The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-04-13
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To IN, tjssousAcf " Twx sYsys or Car.,
vdESii The DemscTs.is Htsts Centsui, Com.
nIlttee, simultaneously With the issning 81 this
Address, call Democratic Siate Convection,
sud recommend . new qualiae1ti1a Ofpssmafv
electWH-a qualification peoeesitaeeA b. tho P1s
trn1rdinagy ehaaGcs h ths psaidoaf uVamts
which have transpirsd sineo Ne session Of our
last Convention.
Justice 10 de ComGlIttee, To the sabIect, and
tNRshe penple fasbid tiat we ahHuld present the
abstract qaaliAeaika - eOataised IN the rsaoIu.
tim, without accompanying It with the cORent
Feaeoaa IN W ad0psias.
We, therefore, invoke your calm consideration
OF the terrible dangers which envIVUu GDtir eOan.
NY. Our great and giasiOus UniOa 4 divIdeA.
II Is vain 10 call the pFeseat public condition by
any UlheF ussRO dian diyiACn. BE anAeeeivud.
u h scarcely possible fOF the AmeFican aitnd 70
keep pace With the rapid march Of real events.
All ihOugit, al aeiiOn should nOw be directed
10 the future, IN the preservation Of peace. and
10 the pFeVeHtiOn 1t that worst Ut all earthly
ealamitIeA-eivil war.
il IL idls NOW 70 eOnsidg The OaaaasO0 dieaaIu.
tim. except ~ Tar ~ may be ncsessaFy 70 theiP
removal. 10 the present dilemma, Il e equally
- idle 70 eoatend abOut ihe right " aansssiOn.
~ the right n cOeFciHn, fsT Il 10 ton plainly ~.
Paseat that thia very qneatiOp Of FiRbtesa nsIw
"uIy Dc SELVES Nv settbesnene u tBFeedl W tie
arbttIa9ent OF the swOtd. u matters mt
Nbeshev esfetslsoS - ~ ebe ssght 81 sgesestn
o. by the night n revolution. The movement,
whether II d called so1esSiOn OrTevolutitW, has
assumed magnitude and proportions 100 great
70 ju4tiIy the attempt v Fcpress Il BY Gsce. Let
this National disturbances, thea, be treutsd ne
great question 81 policy In which ore deeply IN.
vOlved tbV hblsFty, haPpiaeas apd pFDspsetiy Of
every State In the Union, and II every citizen
theFct1, and IT miIliOnS yet uUbOwn. UnVeiI the
qnesiiOn, and u n simply one Of PaAcG o. Was.
HeveW States have seceded and ha re formed
Confederation, nv causes aatisfaetsFy IN them
seiVeS. 1heSe 3tates contain miliiuns of ~ M
bic. brave and true men ~ does any portion Of
the hsbitahle g!OlDe. They ere OaF bFOthaFa
" let slip the dogs az war;" and nnnihilaii0n
might E,lkIw in the eOuFsc Of time, but snbnIis.
sun never. The clIimcrical idea If suceeasftIi
seTvile insurrecti0n, even " realized, could only
resnltin turning the cotton country Ofthe world,
np"n which DEPEND 10 many millions If whitcs
for labor, aud ~ mauy move millions Gnr faI,Fic,
over IN the TetF0gTsdiDR African. Should the
bOFdeT Hates mite with the SDutheFn CDnfeder.
atom las II 10 quite apparent they will, IN case
~ e0efci1H,J rheu would be mUFv terrible the
bl00dy cOnteat.
Must we base war? war between brOthePs
between the grandsODa IT the Revolution
ShOuld the men IT the AHgIO-AmeFieaB F1ct,
wh"se Immediate ancestors net ancss m example
II eelfgDvernment. gave such hope TO liberty
and 10 mankind. andehed ench llatEe upon our
political Institutions. turn thvir steel uIIOn each
others bOsOma. ~ " loldemo0sirate IN ihe crest
and gDaTiDua trial, IN America, Ofman's capacity
fer selEgoveTnmen1, that u is failuref most
sublime example Of the capacity Of man for
self government would be- found 10 the stlcce6s-
fnl and peaceful termination Of our mOmcntOus
impending diiiculties, ek>tksr Il BE- ~ lie r..
SN;ON n Tie 0tt or Ns IovRSIt;OA If seHo 0OlJed.
Svot;OnS, either II which es'uld command at once
the respect n the nations ~ the earth.
Why sbGNiId not the SOuih be permitted peace.
fully 60 produce, and the NUrth 10 freight and
manufacture the great elttOn STAPLE, even II il
b. done under separate contederati"ns Of States!
IL II mi more Christian. bTOtherly, humane and
profitable thsn war; WOuld II mt cO0tFibute
more t"the national wealth. bapp iness and prm
perity IT each 10 direct the labsF Of its hardy
Sons, the one IN the production u the raw ma
terial. and the other ~ the manufacture Of II,
rather than 10 firm them intO hOatile armies TO
dsVaatate the land, and destroy tie last vestige
What viii be the consequence of war; No
mortal man can fully foreten. BY the expert.
enee II nations. and the light Of bistngy, We
can sce eOnacVip1 hWa dFngEiag the sOnA ~ tell
intO military AeSvtee, families dectusated. tudus
try PaFalyEed, commerce destrny ed, iadIV Ideals
and States bankrupt, ruin, gluNn and deM'ta.
ti"n ia the lsnd- tie civil yielding ~ the mar.
iial aW-miIiiary spirit and mNitaSy cbiefs
Ti.ing, miIlisnA II HIVES sacrificed, 6ually tad
ing in dcsIntism, with liberty IOst forever.
For what purpose are we t0hsve war? Ia Il
to preserve Union by free! Will you make
the SOuih me the NOEfb ct the p0lht IT the
baraIlci. and consent 10 live with her m q fam.
ily ~ States? II Is madnesS. Madness !!
Maluexs!.! After q hundred victOSiOus bat.
ties IN fAVOT Hf the North, ahe wsHild need en-
immense standing army 20 hold her conquered
possessiOns. Lei the reader pause here i"v re.
hectiOn. and ask himself for what Object Is
there ~ be war.
lIOw can an appeal N arms lie avoided
ThiS IL the great practical question OG tho case.
The H4Mih e determined and united, and has
declared fas no idle ihreatJ that to collect rev.
enae and bold Notifications 10 her ports will be
treated a. acts Il war. President IJincOln cal.
emnIv declares, In his Inaugural Address, that
he will use al the power 1t HE eOasmaad 20 d.
bath. lie hes aIrsndy M,eana eNOngh tn initi.
ate IL day the awful tragedy, trusting there
nIIeT 10 the CIV Of bIOnd" 10 bring de neces.
saFy Congregational aid to prosecute the unh0ly
eOoteSG Nay Providence change The divoetion
~ events mill The sObeV seeUaa thUught Uf III
peOple n The free Statee eau be spoken upOu
this Quoa1ins ealaly ct the ballot boz.
We mast speak AZ 1hings as they now exist
of aetnal, present TeaIiieb-insiead Of speak.
ing " things "a we would desire them t0be, nF
a. they once were, and. from neceSsiy. must
treat with the S.'uih o. fOFmidsbl, body, RI.
Their than undertake 70 p,sTssss ss1A hang each
man i.S iseasOA. The ezigssey, depaads fhst
The e"N.WisAioW or continuance ~ al acts tend.
ing ~ sgeVavate the ext0aiaK dilaculties peaA.
ing H. attempt at settlement, SAOuld be scru-
pulOualy avoided.
The taxatiOa II commerce. IN the haFb0r Of q
Ssaae. agaiass ita will, 10 the highest insult IA
sweFNGnay. and the mOst provoking Of eou6iet.
There iS no distinction, 10 principle, between the
duty On gOods 10 the harbor and the direct tax
On the same R'Uds IN the warehOaee, o. upon
Sl,c real property of the sitate. ASd 4 wosld be
equally provocative Of war "a enGDres The GSFWcv
With Rsvy. - the latter With an iavedinS army.
The pe''ple II the seeding States Afkisre That
they have rigkl fsNy Withdrawn rum the Union
and formed q new confederation. AAd lIs must
be wilfnlly or stupidity bIInd To the n'ainSpring1
II human aud national actioH, who ca9nOt zee
that the exercise II such acts " sOveveiGuty 10
their pOrta By Whist they regard u be . foreign
power, would never be Submitted IN for q mO'
ment without eUlliSiOD. We recnF 70 the Ques-
tion, how can war be avnidcdf Thnse WhO
have the political pOwer Of tie North must stay
their hand and avid an pFOvOeatiOn Of iDme-
dtnte conflict cNgssideF we'll the cauaes Of neNeS.