The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-23


Speaking Of the opponents of the Ad.
ministratiOD, whom it basely and malig-
nantly and falsely stigmatizes as "seces.
siOnists," the Sacramento Bee says:
1T has crushed hundreds alreadv; but the
graveyard is n"t yet full and those who dO not
cOvet place in it, with the words an thpir tomb
stones, Here lies = traitor had better step
speedily out Of the road that leads to destruc-
ton"
The " crushing" operation has wonder
fully increased the strength and improved
the condition Of the Democracy Of Ohio
and Pennsylvania. IF the Democracy
were as mercenary, base and cowardly as
their slAnderers they might court the IA
vor or tremble at the frown ofthOSc in
power, being independent and incorrupt-
IDLE, they laugh to scOrn the blandish.
mentS, threats ard prosecutions Of the
Administration and its hirelings, among
whom the Bee is not the least Contempt.
bic. The Bee is closely following in the
wake Of the old FedcralstS oriSina.
tors and supporters Of the "Alien and
Se,litiOn Laws" which we're enacted to
silence Democrats and perpetuate the rule
Of the FederaliStS Precisely the same
prediction Was made BY tte Federalists
with respect to Jefferson and other patri.
otto AMI illustriOus Democratic leaders.
Democratic members Of Congress we're in.
suited at the theatres, some of them fled
from the halls Of Congress they were
groaned in public meetings, and even
jefferson, who had done so much for our
independence, was Obliged to shut him
self up for a while at his home at Monti
cello, and almost to suspend correspond
cnce, lest his letters should be opened by
the secret agents Of the Administration,
which sought occasion to persecutc him
under the "Sedition Law" Jefferson
and Madison and GalIatin were called
TRAITORS" All opposition was attempt
cd to be silenced by mobs. or suppressed
by the strong arm Of the Administration.
The Democratic party, weak, powerleSs
and prosecuted, still manfully struggled
On-as it is doing now-and soon hurled
its prosecutors from power. Then it was
regarded as dead party, and President
Adams, in reply to an address from the
Legislature Of New Hampshire, said
81 am happy to assure you that, as far as
my information extends, the opposition to the
Federal Government in all the other States, rs
well US in New Hampshire, is too small to merit
tie name of dicisio"."
The country swarmed with informers,
employed by the Administration to hunt
down Democrats; and Democratic men,
bers Of Congress, looking out for the
strong side, instantly changed sides. How
closely their example has been followed
by Congressman Of the present day! JET,
ferson calmly, philosOphlcally and patient.
~ waited for the reaction. which he knew
must follow such excuses. On the 9th
of May, 1898, he wrote as follows to
James Lewis, Jr.:
"Party passions are indeed high. Nobody
has more reason u know than myself re
ceire daily litter proOfs IF il from people rho
nersr sdT me, 1,0r knotc anything Of me. At
this moment all tue passions are boiling over,
and one who keeps himself cool and clear of
the cOntagion is 50 far below the point Of ordI-
nary cow ersation, that he finds himself is"lu.
ted in every sOciety. H1werer tile Erer rW
MT last. Udr. LdHd tar and stamp Ne are &C.
ddtiUes rhich must COL III dr,ior They will
bring on reflection, and that with information.
is all which our cOuntrynen need, TO bring
themselves and their at1Girs To rights"
The "fevcr did not last" In less than
two years the Democratic party triumph.
ed, and the traitor" Jefferson was elect
ed President. Adams's Administration
went down; his party perished, and its
name and its principles and its measures
have been hated and cxecrnted for now
more than halfa century. After the lapse
Of half century the spawn Of the old
Federalists are attempting to revive them,
and the editor Of the Bee is one Of their
most servile and serviceable instruments
in defaming their opponents.