The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-14
FhO lINeO Rloetion,

The Republicans have elected their en-.
Sire State ticket by sweeping majority.
and while weUeeret their triumph We rin.
esrely believe It will ultimately result to
The benefit Of the Democratic party. The
result Of the election is attributable to one
causA, and ono only. The Democracy had
tire power. in this county, to elect every
Democrat. But. in addition to th'ir di.
- visions. they courtrd. the favor ard gave
strength and encouragement to all organi
&ation which has weakened and paralyzed
but not Subdued them. When will they
learn from experience that eesry departure
from the straight line Of duty ami princi.
pie. only cnieebles and destroys them -
Will the lesson they have heeu taught this
election be needed, or will they once again
psrpetrate the same piece If folly? Give
US, in the future. q sound, united Demo.
cratic organization, every man standing on
principle and rejecting all alliances with
parties or factions Of doubtful character
or ephsmeral existence. and we have n
sure guarantee Of success.
We think We express the feelings Of all
true Democrats In tho State, when we
urge both wings Of the party to forget past
diderencCG and preferences and unite To
defeat common enemy. We All SEE now
how wChave wasted our strength, dashed
victory from our grasp-how We have dc
livered over the State to our opponents,
and surrendered counties, Assembly, Sen
ate and Judicial Districts to the tender
mercics Of Republican rulc-how VIC cat
away from orr friends all the advantages,
honors and emolunents Of the numerous
Offices which were filled at the late rlce-
tion-when we look back upon all this, We
cannot hut condemn our folly AID resolve
not " 10 guilty Of its repetition. The
Democracy had tho power to have carried.
not only the State at large. but most Of
the local elections. An insane internal
contest has defeated US. Those who stood
in the way Of united action Of the party.
have encountered fearful responsibility.
But the past cannot bs recalled. We
have only the command Of the future, and
We are not mistaken in saying that the
feeling Of regret over the result of the re.
cent election, will not brook longer con.
tinuance Of our division unfor.
%t6nate, unwiSe and disastrous to the State
but will demand a cordial. thorough re-
union Of the party upon platform which
viii enable all the Democrats Of this State
to stand shoulder to shoulder with their
brethren throughout the Union. A few
ambitious leaders, exaxpcratsd by def; a.
and sOured by Disappointment. may or.
pose such union, but their opposition will
not DO regarded. The masses of the par.
y, Ne feel assured, are right: 1t is only
necessary for the leaders to get out of thr
way. and they will. like kindred drops,
wiMgle into one.
It Is idle for Dcm ocrat to expect gym.
patty or support from the Republic n
party. Il was conceded that Mr.. CoanrsS
vas - devotedly attached to the Union,
would 60 as far to maintain its integrity
e Mr.. Stanford, yet because he proftSs,h
TO b a Democrat, refused to swear ale
glance to President Lincoln, dared to run
IN opposition to Linco!n's candidate for
Governor. repudiated the Chicago Plat
form, and exposed the corruption Of the
leaders Of the Republican party. he was
shamelessly defeated. Men protesting t"
Be lovers Of the Union showed the hollow.
ness Of their professions by defeating the
candidate and champion Of the unadultei-
ated Union party. It was not Union
victory they desired, but Republican
victory. Mr.. CONFESS had reason to hope
and believe that his well known and 10
peatedly proclaimed Union Sentiments,
would induce Union processing r publ
CANS tO support him, but the result proves
that they voted against him to man. pre-
ferring the triumph Of their panty to the
Integrity Of the Union. Let the Demo
Gratis hereafter, like the Republicans, vote
- unit Had they done so at the late
election. as they could and should, thcv
would have carried nearly every county
in the State. The old issues are deaf
let them be forgotten ; let dllEcnSions and
divisions no longer disturb the harmony
or dissipats tho strength Of the Democrat
&c party.
In this connection It may be well to re.
fer to the action Of the Democratic State
Central Committee Of New York, ofwhich |
Dean Richmond is Chairman, and Peter
CaggCr. Secretary. The Republican State
Central Committee proposed to the Dem |
ocratic State Central Committee 10 unite
IN the nomination Of n Union ticket. |
pledged to \ vigorous prosecution Of the
war" Tho Democratic Central Commit.
tee respectfully refused to fuse with the
Republicans. and in their reply to the
Republicans, use this language. Mark it,
Democrats:
eve regard It a. the duty of the Federal
Government at all times 10 hold out terms Of
peace and accommodation IN the discovered
Statss-ihat ~ our political system was found
20 u" O0UhPE"."'sC eno IN" Deen 20 perpetnnird'
II can never 6e diShon0rable in Any admins
srztiou 10 seek N restore II BY the sanle msans.
"Above all, we repcl the idea that there ex-
tsts between the tw" sections Of the Union,
each an inc0mpatibity Of institutions as to
Gre riae u al irrepressible conflict between
shs.n. which can only terminate in the snhjn.
GAaiaa 1t one or the other. Repelling the dnc.
NtRe that any State can rightfnly seceds from
the URioa. we hold next 10 adherence that az.
gresstye and IAnAiIcal sectional policy, which
hss % largely contributed to the present dan.
gers Of the couatTy."
a few days later. the German Demo.
cratic Central Committee Of Now York,
uaet. andadoptedthe following resolutions:
RssssceA That We exprsAa our hearty An.
prevail q TIE acti"9 OF the Democratic Stats