The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-02-16

| rcasOneOte ueslgn OI joining Gngland, Dy tneir
commissiOnerb meeting at HSvre de Grace.
MaPylAad, tte gsodOUS.ASWs Of the ignomInIous
dsFsat Of their SllI6s BY Ge1eral Jackson on the
plains Of New QFlssnsr
After the waF Of 1919, the country was com.
Pletely exhausted; its credit impaired, its trea-
sury empty, and = public debt OF ohe hundred
and thirty million Of dollars pressing, like an
incnbus, upOn the energies Of the people. In
this dSpaOTable condition, the government had
TO resort 70 direct taxation; aud many Vi the
States refused u meet the demands made upon
them. Instead Of using force TO cocrce them
as now recommended, John @. Calhoun came
forward Win . tan upon the Industry Of his
Owu ssOtiOU1 10 the shape e snriH sAiIlcient
" meet The wants Of the g6vsTpwsnt, aud, in u
given time, 10 pay of the natiOnul debt.
Daniel Webster, representing the commercial
and shipping Interests OF the Fast, bent ul the
energies Of his mighty mind 10 defeat the pas
sage Of the tariff bill; free trade was then their
motto. Patriotism triumpbed-ths bill passed'
and under its operation the country soon recov-
cred its wOntcd strength, and the national debt
was rapidly being paid Of. Meanwhile. under
the protection afforded 10 the manufacturing
interest, manufactures sprung up like magic
all over the Eastern Suites; there was then no
longer n cry Of free trade. As the natiunal
debt was rapidly approaching extinction, aud u
high tariff would no longer be necessary for the
wants Of the government, the manufacturing
interest at once took the alarm and not only
demanded the continuance Of the existing tariff
but demanded that the tariff should be iucreas.
cd for their especial benefit, and ut The expense
of the agricultural, planting and industrial
population Of the country.
During the Administration Of John Quincy
Adams the tariff was largely increased, and
what was then known as the black turitf was
passed. Here, "a In all former contests, we find
these twO great leaders Ars still In opposition,
but have entirely changed Positions. Calhoun
opposed an increase Of tho tariff Ne unnecessary
for the wants Of the government, and Oppres
sive and unjust to the great body Of the nation
who had cheerfully borne the burden rs long as
the wants Of the country required it Webster,
with his usual tact and ability, advocated the
increase as necessary to protect the manufIc
turing interest that had grown up under the
former tariff, although Il was manifest that tho
increase was to gO into the pockctsof Of the man.
nfacturers, and 1T the expense Of all the other
iudnstrial pursuits Of the country.
Like their great leaders, the two sections of
the country always stood in the same attitude.
The one was always patriotic, generous and
just, to all parts Of the country; promptly an.
swerlng the call Of their country in time Of war,
and chcerfnlly bearing any necessary burden in
time Of peace. The other, always sordid and
avariciOus, always governed in their views BY
seltishness, and always turbulent and often
reasonable In their acts towards the govern.
ment Of the country-neyer Satisfied unless
they could plunder the people through the IN.
strumentality Of banks, tariffs, bountics or
some other scheme Of plumber that would give
them undue advantages in the government.
Inch by inch, they have tested every part Of
The mschireVy OF our Government, to lind some
defective part BY which they might destroy
the whOle-word by word and sentence BY
sentence have they examined the wording Of
the Constitution to find something that they
might USe as q i6lcrum upon which to place
their British lever aud overturu the liberties Of
this country. Failing in all their efforts. they
have last interpolated part of the Dcclara.
tion Of Independence intO the Constitution of
the United States, " as tO carry ont the Brit.
ish dogma Of q unity Of races, or contrary to
the evidence Of all their senses, reason and un.
derstandirg they boldly declare that the negro,
the Indian, the Mongolinu and all the other
races that compose the great family of mankind
ere oil white men and, therefore, It Is the duty
Of the Government to place them all on an
equal. social, political and legal level; but
more especially should the Government place
the negro little above tho white fareign born,
who may seek an asylum under our Govern.
Hssnt from the oppression of the despOtisms Of
Ihs Ola World.
This worlds history furnishes 10 parallel 10
theauhlime attitude which the South hus taken.
They stand 10 an attitude Ot defence, ready aud
willing to meet and conquer their enemies, or
dlst tAS defehce 0f their liberty, property and
lisUS; RAsWsll e the liVeS Of their wives aud
ehndNaAi sRshniAsisA ~ Che demand Of their
pesHhNi q daAlA eiARuaandi timea. Aud defeat
ls annihilatlOu. Let no selEdscsiving political
sOphist tell me that ths. evil will soon run its
coNrss, 'Or'shat the parOxySm will pass away,
aud the disease cure ITSELF Let no shOrt-siKhted
statesman Aatter himself with the vuiueSt Of oil
delusiOns--that either party. by force, will tri.
umph and subdue the other, aud thut by such
means, the restoration Of peace will be effected.
Not particle OF the soul capable Of 90 tame
and dastardly submissinu will ever be found in
the descSudants Of the old iron hearted Puritans
the men Of the race that pledged eternal lib.
erty with the bright blood Of q King; nor in the
veins alive with lightning Of the chivalrous
children Of the Southern summer. Il Is the
apex Of absuSdity, the absolute Of political IN.
sanity. to talk about conquest aud submission
as between the North aud the South. Citizens
Of California Il 10 now your duty to decide
whether you will stand By the S0uth, In defence
Of their equal rights in the GOvcrnment-their
psace. prosperity and happiuess-th liberties
aud the liberties Of the white race Of mankind:
or, will you lend your aid and moral influence
to the British enemies Of this country aud their
Abolition. Republican Allies in denial Of their
rights. deStrUctaOu Of their liberty and the
liberties of the whits race Gf maOkind. The
real question now 70 Be decided By The people of
this country, % not whether tAO liberty Of
white mep shall b preserved, but whether ne.
grOes ehaN be placed On . social, political and
legal lsVel. aad thnuGh the pFncesa Of AmalRN.
nation aud hybrid race, to render liberty Ut.
terly tmpAssibls. You must never forget that,
ThsrS h slavery mere dark,
Than chain " letters ever bind;
hyOa Woald knew h, RsasA--AArk:
II h the slavery Of the mind.
COMMON SENSE.
HERxTrAoE, Feb. l, 1861.