The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-06-08
A s.rvIIs InsurrsetIOn.

Southern men may well doubt whether
the excitement and enthusiasm at the
North are the results Of patriotism, Of an
honest devotion to 1.-THE Constitution, the
Union, and the old flag when they OBJ.
serve the actions and weigh the remarks
Of the public men and press throughout
the Northern States. The Admiuistra.
ton, by appointing to prominent posi-.
tons those members Of Congress who re-
commended Helpers book, indorSed its
Infamous suggestions.
The following, clipped from the San
Francisco BalIctin, Of Tuesday last, en-
bodied in the letter of the New York
correspondent of that paper, would seem
to indicate that -1bOIitiOnisW, rather than
patriotism, is at the bottom of the present
passion and fcrocity which rage in the
North:
II will be recollectcd nv YOUR readers that
recently, when y rumOr reached the Federal
camp at Annapolis, that there was slave in
surr"ctiun IN some locality IN Maryland, Gen.
Butter, the commander Of the Massachusetts
troons nj tim, nns,tion. vrry nromn,lv tcndrrrd
To Gov. Hicks his services in aid nt liz supnrrs.
sion CIV Andrews of The Old Ray State
does moi altogether arprove the course of his
subordinate, and takes occasion. in a recent
correspondence, To administer 10 him gentle
I ,La INNS ,in says w. Governor, N a
servile instruction among a community in
;nS r -ardd a." hv Fer'ra, "n, Is no "S"r
SOLELY in military point Of view, and is to be
crn,'npla'eu" one ~ 'he lnneren. wtnkhrsS'S
which we are under no obligation Of military
cnsaTSoep w. t,'arG ,nrn' IN order ,'i"' my
our arms world afford. 50 as to prosecute with
Er ~%T!ey ,me,p ',at" H n"acSS "po" 'he
Gen. Butlcr, in reply, defends his course IN
1nr gIr1nI h, i"|t m'Vnng prevt'uS'y PlcdSed
Annapolis, that he had come 10 reprcss ali hos.
i Iam "sm S ,S ri.,ns "SIIs. 'he laws OF Mary
done differently from what he did do. "What
was tn do: he enqulrcd " had promised
I" put down white mob aud To presrrvr-an
enforce the laws against that. Ought 10 allow
biack one ANY preference III breach Ot the
laws understood That was armed against
aiI lnirac'lnnS at the laws. whit ther by white or
black, and upon that understanding | acted,
Certainly with PrompineSs and efficiency"
THESE are very c"gent reasons, certainly, hut
not strong enough, 1t would seem, To satisfy
some parties, who are consequently calling for
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the black man, armed with British hayonc'.,
c''' a H." v" "l ".,S" "'ivrrS Snan assert ms
against his master; when the torch IF the in
the South ana bio, ont he s 1" ye v,'yS :" e,
slavery; aud slough may not meek at their
vet viii hail it as til, dawn Of r",i,"J MIL
'r"'"h'
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WV "''e'e" '"'se
damnablc thoughts has been appointcd to
lucrative and honorable office by an Adj
mlniStrat'on which Southern men are
now called upon to support, or TO be
cIaSScd as traitors TO the country.
Again. we say IN view OF the conduct
OF President Lincoln, in the Endorsement
OF the lncendlary GiddingS-in view OF
the expressed opinions of Gov. Andrews,
OF Massachusetts, as set forth above, and
lie men and press at the North-it may
well be doubted whether patriotism pre-
dominates over Abolitionism in present
influence upon the public mind Of that
section.
To come nearer home. Mr.. Thomas
Fitch, Republican Stump-orator of some
notoriety in this State, is reported to have
said, at Union meeting in Napa City:
"Tbat the dar was not very far distant whom