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The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-06-01

DI. J. A. w. LundbOTg, DenGIst-
Once, corner Of Main and COlOmA streets, tnp
StairS.) opposite Cary Hou'e, entrance from Main
Sreet-~Ould most respectfully announce to hiS
numerous patrons, and the public generally, that
he has enlarged HE Dental Once, into eOmmodious
and convenient apartments, rendering increased
facilities to perform his successful operations in
all the important branches Of Surgical and Meehan-
icAl Dentistry. No effort will be wanting to the
satisfaction Of all. ~ Calls attended to at all
houIS. myll i'm
The Physician ts often blamed for
want Of success In his treatment, when the dsaPpon
ment In the recovery Of the sick s to be traced to
the administering impure medicines. Robert White.
spOthecary, 10 paying particular attention 70 the
compromising physiciAnS' prescriptions and family
recipes, from medicines Of undoubted rurty. Robert
White, Medical Hall, h appointed agent for moSt
Of the geniine Patent Medicines.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-06-01


TIE fools and knaves Of party unblush-
ingly allcge that no Breckenridge Demo-
crat can be in favor Of the Union, and in
the same breath eulogise Butler and
Dickinson and Cas-, oil sterling Breckin-
ridge Democrats, for their devotion to the
Union The leader of the Union men
their nominee for President, is rank Sc.
cesSionist. The Vice President Of the
Southern COnfe,leracy, was the leading
Douglas man Of the South. These are
indiSputable facts, and we refer to them
to show how unjust it is to class only
Breckenridge Democrats as SeceSSioniSts.
Breckenridge aud Lane both fought nobly
for their country in Mexico; Lincoln and
IIamlin declared the war uncOnstitu-
tional, unjust and outrageous" and prayed
to God to punish the volunteers engaged
in it! And Lincoln and lIamlin to-day
are held up as model Americans and "a.
triots! What perversiOn Of language.
mental Reservations We observe by
the Eastern papers, says the Sonora Dem
Ocrdt, as significant fact, that the Lin
coin Government have Instituted an oath
binding all its subjects to the support Of
the Constitution and the enforcement Of
the laws without mcnM reservation.
This is new reading Of the oath Of allie
glance. We are not surprised at il, how
ever. The great lights Of abolitioniSm
now installed at Washington have been
taking official oathS all their lives with q
mental reservation, and therefore know
the full measure Of its meaning. Hence
the change.
ASSS~-
VINO are traitors and rcbrlS-the men
who defended their country when for.
eign foe invaded it, or tho men who bias
phcmuuNly invoked the vengeance Of God
upon its patriotic defenders: The Re-
publicanS, with Lincoln and COrwin at
their head, let il be remembered. gave
aid and comfort" to the Mcxicans, sym
pathi$ed with aud encouraged them to
protract the war. In that emergency the
Democrats stood up manfuly for their
country, and they are doing the same
thing now.
Tue AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE The clause
in the Confederate Constitution, prohibit.
ing the African slave trade, was adopted
by an almost unanimous vote. The dele
gates from Georgia. Alabama, Mississippi
and Louisiana voted for it unanimous
~. In the last Presidential campaign it
was asserted by speakers who knew bet.
ter, that the Democratic party WAS in "a.
vor Of re-opening the slave trade, and now
we find that even the Southern States are
opposed to il.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-06-01

N0tice.-TAo Beard 81 Education,
for the examination Of Teachers 10 the Public
Schools Of Fl Dorado County, will bold its next
session on the eighth day Of June, In the County
Court room, in the city Of Piaesrville.
BY order Of
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-06-01

Resolred, That VIC unqualifiedly indorae the Crit.
tenden or similar amendments to the Constitution,
which received the sanction othe Union men every
where, and which the Republicans rejected, thus
DanestinR their hostility to n honorable and equi.
table adjustment OF our difhculties, and their oppo.
siton to q united and harmonious ConfederAcy.
Resoirei, That all qualified voters shall Ike allowed
to participate in said primary elections who shall in
dorse the above resolution.
Resotred, That all Democrats opposed to the Re.
publican creed, rs promulgated in the Chicago plat.
form, be cordially invited to join with us-the only
organized Democratic party-to rescue the Govern
ment from the hands OF u sectional, fanacal party,
preserve the integrity OF the Union, and restore the
Democratic party to power-tnat party which has
ever been National and just to the whole Union.
ReaOtred, That We have no sympathy with the Be-
cessinnsts OF the South or the SectionAsts Of the
North that We still cling, with undated veneration
and affection, to the Democratic party, and point
with pride and pleasure to all it's glorious and sue
Liberty and Union, now aud forever, one and In
remarkable"
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WITHDRAWAL.

NtAIIFORNJA BACON, Hams. Lard and CAesss.
~ for salc by HUNT : CHACE,
d26 On the PiSAa PiAeeTVllte.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-06-01
On the 22d day Of June, A. ID. lse
APPLICATIoN FOR PARDON,

NOTICE. i' hereby gwen. thai an arpI,c alton y III
~ he made To It's EAc-lIrDcv. John a. DOvn~y.
GnVeInOr 81 the STATE Of Csiii"n'A. the hrst dAv
81 July. 1851. for the I'Ar'Ion ~ THOMAS PArTEK.
son, ShO uAs convicted ~ tn" tV,l,- ~ Grand Lar
c-hy At the February Term, ISIS. Of the Court u
Sessions OF " Dorado county, aud vas therefor zen
;euced to the State Prison for term often wars
d. TX COLA
Piaeervilie. May Sis', i>5i.
hereby ackn"wI-,lg- .ervice NJ the foregoing.
Jel-Sw JAMES JOHNSON. County Judge.
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Union Party.

A movement for the organization of a
strictly Union party, ignoring past Issues,
has been started by some Union men in
San Francisco, who deprecate the Union
movement being taken advantage of by
broken down and unprincip1ed party
hacks, for purely selfish ends. If il had
been started earlier, BY well known and
prominent moderate men, not aSpirants
for office, it would have become forlnda-
BILE al once and swept the State next Sep.
TENDER like whirlwind but coming as
it does, we know not from whom, all par.
ties diStrust and are afraid Of it. Still,
even at this late date. il properly man
aged, it might be made the party of the
people. Party ties are weak, and it is
useless to disguise the fact, the new move
ment is growing in favor among the pco.
pic, who are more strongly attached to
the Union than to party. According to
the Marysvillc appeal. a courteous and
able Republican organ, the following indie
pendent newspapers indorse it,
" Onion, Alta. CaN, .Nyada oour1al, .N"rad'a
Transcript, Hvi/wuiic PresS, .Nountdin Mes.
sen9er, Ret BlgF Independent. Sonora i'm,
L'Lcer Courier, EtsRiny ,I'Mr"aI, San .lndrtns
Independent. NnripOsG GGz.tte, and possibly
others. The only papers that positively object
to it are the Times. Bee, Union and National
Democrat"
With such respectable and influential
papers to back it, what is to prevent it
from becoming popular and powerful
But to become and continue so and retain
the confidence Of the people, it must not
allow corrupt politicians and brainIess as
pirants to control it. Union Clubs in diff.
ferent parts Of the State have Endorsed it's
call, and II starts under favorable circum-
stances and with tlattering prospects. 1t
is proposed to hold the first State Con-
vention on the 18th OF June. 10 that
Convention the unconditional Union men,
If they be sincere, should send delegates.
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s.v.RR-Summer Arrangement


nN and alter MONDAY, APh I3h. IsGI. the
~ Cars Of the sacramento Valley Railroad gill
leave A. follows, Wis;
Leave Sacramento At ~. ~, ga and 3. ~.
Leave FOLSOM at Gu, a. y II, y aud So, ~.
ON SUNDAYS.
Leave Sacramento o. 6k.A y.
Will leave Folsom At3. -
FREIGHT
Will he taken by every tram from Sacramento Tex
eepi SundAy,), and By the 81. a. n. train from Pol
s1m.
Tie 81. A y train from sArIAm and the u.
train II om FOLSOM connect with sisSrS To from
all the
Mountain Towns and Carson Valley.
TICKET OFFICE opposite the Car Landing. un.
der the What Cheer H"use"
Up ROBINSON. superintendent.
Av. r. z. Once, April Btli, 1851. mars
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Strength of the American Constitution,

The Liverpool Post says that, perhaps,
rightly considered, the present movement
is pslpable proof of the strength Of the
American Constitution. There is some.
thing like rank rebellion in South Caro-
lima. Civil war is talked Of and the
Government is inactive or trimming, yet
every thing goes on as if nothing was the
matter Trade is brisk, the banks are
liberal, and money tolerably plentiful. In
any other country there would be COM
mercial panic, cessation of dealing, and
terrible alarm. The army would be
called out, the national forces augmented,
and any number of suspected persons in
prison.. But Jonathan acknowledges no
alarm, and, if not Indifferent to the result,
seems to care very little what it may be,
The free States are quite strong enough
to stand alone; and while people talk OF
North and South they seem to forget that,
greater than both, there is mighty West
drawing within its happier influence the
resources of the North and South Trea
son and rebellion are, therefore, merely
incidents in q republic so vast, and are t.
be extinguished rather by neglect than b.
force There will be any quantity of talk
!but probably no lighting.
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Governor Chase.

!. IF we are to believe the telegraph,
President Tyler's speech had the most
astonishing and gratifying effect upon
Chase, who was so ,enraptured with it as
to declare he would follow wherever Vir-
ginia ledl We hope MIR. Tyler will keep
on speaking If he succeeds in saving
the Union. the old Wings, we are sure,
will heartily forgive him for the evil they
believe he once did their party.
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Texas seeades from the Union.

The Southern revolution isprogressing
steadily. Texas passed an ordinance se'
ceding from the Union on the l st inst, by
vote of l56 TOT. 1t is not to go into
effect until it is submitted to the people,
on the a3d Of February. They will un.
ioubtedIy ratify it. Texas makes seven
States that have seceded-aIi the Cotton
States but Arkansas. Governor Houston
recognizes the Convention as legal body.
The Texans are threatening to take pos
session Of the forts in the rpdian Terrific
ry;. but it is thought the garrisons are
sufficiently strong to. protect them.
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DUFF's COLLEGE, PITTSBURGH. The
following letter speaks for itself:
"Impaired health having compelled me
to resign my Professorship 10 Penman.
ship in this College, 1 was succeeded by
my associate teacher and former pupil,
Mr. VIM H. Duff. who always exhibited
q high talent for this ART. His twelve or
thirteen pieces on exhibition at our late
Fair have rarely. if ever, been equaled
with the pen in this city. an sustained
in this opinion by the judges of our own
aud the United States Fair, at Cincinnati.
who awarded him Nire First Premiums
in all branches of the art. His specimens
are certainly remarkable performances for
SO young man, prepared, as they were,
in a short time, amid the interruptions of
business. JOHN s DUNCAN,
Late Professor of Penmanship in Duff's
o. College, Pittsburgh, Pa. FL
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Your humble servant,
a JAS. M. STOUT.
Scene in the South Carolina Legisla
fnra

Scene in the South Carolina Legisla-
ture.
In recent debate in the Legislature q
Senator said he saw no hope of South
Carolina ever assuming her Independence
in fact, as she had in name. There was
a large party, he thought, in the State
disposed to allow the ship of State to be
dismantled and submerged. He closed by
charging the State Government with weak
ness. Hon. A. G.. Darlington, men,
Der Of Governor Pickens' Cabinet, replied.
He was astonished and indignant that any
gentleman who professed to be Caro-
linian should believe that when his State
ordained an act, that she should recede
from it. Not prepared to consummate-
to carry out the Ordinance Of Secession
Making no effort to do it! What meant
this srming of the people? "Let me tel
the gentleman, continued he, in solemn
voice Of deep assurance, "Fort Sumter
must fall; yes, sir, it must fall! This il
the deliberate purpose of South Carolina
It must falll This I utter in full con
sciousness of what I say, and l hope th'
announcement may 60 to the world"
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; ~ A friend sends Us 4, q copv Of III

az A friend sends US q copy of the
Noble County Republican,, in which is an
editorial denouncing the Union meeting
held inlihis placesic We thank our friend
but that sheet has long since ceased to be
noticed by any respectable paper. What
respect is q paper entitled to, which says
thai if the Union and the Constitution
''cannot be maintained without the entire
abandonment Of every principle of Re.
publicanism, the sooner the Union is cast
70 the dogs the better?" And again:
1--WE are opposed to the lowering of the
Republican standard single irch to save
it Ethe Union at this time.'' No man
who Is net traitor will endorse such sen.
timents. lam Aafitaiis9 p '~o
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q J II
~ Horace Greeley came very near
being the successor of Wm H, Seward
In the United States Senate. In the Re,
publican Legislative caucus, on the eighth
bsltet, 'herseeised 4Tvotes to Mr. Evarts'
%, and Mr.. Harris 10. Finding that
Greeley would be nominated if his oppo-
nspts did not ot.s,concentrate,i MIR. Weed,
Stewards fnglemauy onrthe tenth ballot,
sEestediit upon Ira Harris, who received
81 votes, and was nominated. As Gree.
lex is against all compromise, and for dis
union, while Seward, Weed and their
friends are for making some concessions,
We regard it as fortunate that he was de-
sSSeeAsq,sii AZ an a. a..fs.T47ii rs SIR.
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Republican Platform Worth More
than the Union.

The New York Tribune thus assails
Senator Seward for hislate speech:
Senator Seward, in his speech of
Thursday last, declares his readiness to
renounce Republican principles for, the
sake Of the Union. IH this readiness the
Senator differs totally from the almost in
comparable majority Of the Republican
party, and from the President elect. They
regard these principles as sacred. They
will not forswear them at the bidding of .
world of seeding and reasonable slave-
holders. They see no necessity to choose
between them; but such a choice must
be made, they prefer their principles to
fifty Unions" This is, the sentiment Of
the radical section of the Republican par,
ty; their political creed is worth City
Unions. es ssip sosfs
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Senator Douglas Speech-Itss
Effects on the Sensts- Graphic De.
sc,iption.


A correspondent of the Philadelphia
Inquirer. Republican paper. says,
Senator Douglas long.looked for
followed on the report of the Commit
tee of Thirteen. It was doubted if he
would speak; Senator Baker had so en-.
croached on the patience of his listeners.
But Senator Douglas had to speak to the
crisis; his friends, too. were most anxious
that he should be heard; and they were
right; for his speech was the greatest
which that new Senate Chamber has ever
heard, and one which has rarely been
equaled in the old one. It was truly no.
BILE, and was sat out by all the extreme
Senators--every rare occurrence, no mat
ter who speaks. sic 81 gaiGlJl
| On the right of Douglas sat Vice Pres
ident Breckinridge, his head thoughtfully
on his hand, with marked immobiiity, lis
tening to every word; within arms length,
on the left, sat General Lane; close to
him Slidell and Jefferson Davis; and in
convenient places Mason, Hunter, Wigfall,
| Benjamin and others. Great manifesto
tions of pleasure were made by many of
those Senators during the delivery of the
speech; and they evidently were not less
struck with the self-sacrifcing nature of
the no-party propositions advanced by
Mr.. Douglas than the manliness with
which he made them. 1t was terrible
Lesson of disinterestednes to those whose
personal ambition has paved the way for
all the ills which now encompass US. 1t
vas not less effective on the conservatives
of the other side. and as they looked at
each other when Douglas came down
with one of his forcible blows, you did
not know whether to applaud him o. their
appreciation more. ~ 80 ife . i
One of the Democratic Senators who
labored hard and effectually to defeat
Douglas, and create secession at Balti-
more, said, after listening to this speech,
that Douglas was the foremost statesman
in the country. z1afa 3a
Description of the scene in the Senate
during the delivery of this speech by the
correspondent o. the ST. Louis RepubR.
can:
Mr.. Douglas followed Mr.. Baker, and
though went to the gallery at ten o.
clock, two hours before the session CON-
menced, found it rapidly filing up, and
by eleven O'Clock every foot of space was
occupied. and multitude could gain nc
admittance. Mr. Baker had agreed only
to occupy an hour, but spoke over twe
hours. making it late when Mr.. Douglas
began; but could you have seen the deeE
quiet and breathless anxiety and interes
of that most densely packed crowd, which
had already been continued for over foul
hours, you would have understood what
power Mr. Douglas has over the hearts
and intellect of his countrymen. Seldom
if ever did 1, in the palmy days Of Cia!
and Webster. see anything to exceed it
When he arose, all was client as tn,
grave. At first, Davis, and one or two
other Secessionists, as also several Re
publicans kept on writing, and tried, a
usual, to be Indifferent, if not contemptu
Gus; but the attemp: was useless, ant
sooD all were with eyes and ears intent OF
the Senator, and no word or look wa
lost.
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The Peace Conference.

The Peace Conference at Washington
is making some progress. The following
is the committee to whom all propositions
will! be submitted: - sf..
Mr. Guthrie. of Kentucky, Chairman.
Fowler, of New Hampshire.
Hall, of Vermont. ig.a5 t. ess
Amos, of Rhode Island. ia
8 Baldwin. of Connecticut. s5
Vroom, of New Jersey. ia o ~ sseg
White. of Pennsylvania. 7sU4 -:ad
Bates, of Delaware. sos 81 4
johnson, of Maryland. = 3E la
Selden, of Virginia. 81 sai haa s.-a
Rufin, of North Caroline.
Ewing, of Ohio. a.a.5 9i
Smith, of Indiana.
Logan, of Illinois. sly aaa 1s'
Harlan, of Iowa.
The Union men are hopeful of the
committee at
1t is thought National Convention
will be recommended.
As the Conference sits with closed
doors, little of its doiugs are made public
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The Home Organ Of Gfds
dingss

The AshtabnlaI Sentinel of the leth
instant, has an article on "the tines
from which we make the following ex.
tract:
.War is -ineEitable. The South is
preparing in every possible manner to re.
sist coercion. They will attempt to seize
Washington, whom the fight WIN begih.
All must know how it win end, No one,
is foolish enough to suppose that peace
will ever be concluded while the States
remain in their present positions viz:
Slavery in the South and freedom ia the
North. What would be the use of ali
this fuss if such should be the finale.
The result will either be-, slavery every
where, or its total abolition. The watch
word will be "your head or mine - The
hater of slavery will lookTaEthe present
state of things as Especial act of Provi-
dence, that theewar should be begun rat
this time. The South is in comparative
state of starvatioB; the North isl full to
overaowing, we need not raise o. single
grain for year to come and still have
plenty. Oar people will be- q unit; when
one half of theirs will be their deadlisst
and most vengeful enemies. Pos sST
From the foregoing. it is manifest that
the Giddingsites do not want the present
troubles between the North and South
settled pesceably. They hail "the pres
ent state of things as a special act of
Providence, that the war shonld begin 1t
this time" They imagine that if the war
were to commence now, that the sSouth
could be easily suhjugated and che slaves
liberated, 1t will not be long before the
mass Of the people in the North win mark
and treat these political leaders who ad-
vocate coercion and protest sgainst con.
cession, as Traitors. - CAiHcothe Xdver-
tiser. - sAoaH spof "a ssoIa
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Sheriff's Sale. sso etss a.
Isaac Smith, .ss4c,,
against

e-l N. Bishop and others. AnAA
nY virtue of a writ of penditioai erpsaas -
ID me directed from the court of eommsn
rleas of Monroe county, Ohio, will ofer for
sale at public auction, at the front door Of the
court house, in the town of Woods6sld, in
said county, between the hours ofsl 90 clock
a. M, and O'Clock, p. M, on uisi
Saturday. the l6h day Of March, 1851,
the following described real estate, situate in
said county, towit: - '',1 si'' -
The north west quarter Of the south east
quarter of'section twenty-four, township twe,
and range seven, 81 oj ssae,ia gs2s .sesi,,,.
Also the north east quarter Of the south eas
quarter of section %, township two, and range
seven. pa *sf5e q
Also the north east quarter Of the north east
quarter Of section 2a. township three, and
range seven. s@e,a.sssys, sss,t., -
Also the north east quarter Of the north east
quarter Of section sS, township one, and range
four. s ~ff t-se ess,6.ssf Ia, ,-4es-a
Also the north half of the south east quar-
ter of section fifteen, township two and range
four. ~ 5a a - s4s' ~
Also the north east quNrter Of the south
east quarter of section 81, township two and
range four. Ssslg ifafl s;s8s -
Also the north halfof the north west quar-
ter of section fifteen, township two, and range
four. 4ssg saY eeness.stifss as
Taken in execution and levied upon ~ the
property of N. Bishop and others. atSths suit
of Isaac Smith.
| 8 G. M. MORROW, shsrie
Feb. Is, lssl.--ss,4,. Monroe ceansy, o.
ssva sass IsS isHaE "a hsfoe,4 aap3As.
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The Names of the Delegates tc
the Southern Convention.

The Following are the names of the
delegates from the several States repre-
sented, to the Southern Convention which
met at Montgomery, Alabama, on Mon
day, the 4th inst. for the avowed pur-
pose of organizing Provisional Govern.
ment for Southern Colfederacy:
ALABAMA.
Robert H. Smith, Richard W. Walker,
Colin J. McRea, John Gill,
w. R. Chiffon. s. F.. Hale,
David P. Lewis, Thomas Fearn,
j. L. M. Curry.
FLORIDA.
jackson Morton, j. Patton Anderson,
James Powers.
GEORGIA.
Robert Toombs, Howell Cobb,
Francis Barton, Augustus r. Wright,
Martin Crawford, Thomas h. Cobb,
Judge Nesbitt, Augustus Keenan,,
Benjamin Hill, A. H. Stephens.
aj LOUISIANA.
John Perkins, Jr. A. Declomet,
G.. N. Conrad, E. Sparrow, 81
Duncan F. Kenner, Henry Marshall.
MISSISSIPPI.
Wiley P. Harris, Walker Brooke,
W. S. Wilson. W. s. Barry,
A. M. Clayton, j. T. Harrison,
J. A. P. Campbell
saa NORTH CAROLINA.
j. l.. Bridgers, M. w. Ransom.
Ex-Governor Swan. @
95 SOUTH CAROLINA.
T. j. Withers, W. w. Boyce,
R. B. Rhett, Jr. James Chestnut. r.
L. NJ. Keitt, r. w. Barnwell,
G.. G.. Memminger.