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The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-09

MILITARY CnANGEs.-Col. Judah, of the
Fourth, and Col. Kellogg, of the Fifth
Regiment, have resigned their commits
sions and returned to their positions in
the regular army. Major G. W. Bowie,
and Col. Ferris FOrman, Of Sacramento,
have been appointed to fill the vacancies.
The Republicans and some Of their neutral
allies object to the appointment of Col.
Forman, solely on account, we believe, OF
his being an Old Line Democrat-an un.
pardOnable sin in the eyes of the hirelings
of the Administration. Col. Forman'S
ability and patriotism are unquestioned ;
he served his country nObly and calamity
in-the war with Mexico, but US Lincoln
opposed that just and most righteous war,
1t is not likely that he will approve or be
pleased with the appointment of Col. For.
man.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-09

THANKsGIvING.-GOvernor DOwney has
Issued his proclamation for Thanksgiving
on Thursday the 9sth inst. He earnestly
and periodically and PiOusIy calls upon
ell the people to lay aside their daily av-
OcatiOns, and meet in their accustomed
religious assemblies, and in ell suitable
ways and In oil due SOlemnity, to pour
forth their gratitude 10 prayers and praise
to our Heavenly Father for eli bis good.
ness; remembering. at the same time, to
suPPlicate ferventIy for the removal Of our
national calamities, and for the perpetuity,
in al it, power and glory, of this Union and
equality Of States, to which, under Prov
idence, We most cheerfulIy attribute the
unparalleled prosperity Of our people,"
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-09

Now AND TnEX.-In Boston, on the
night Of the 2Sd of September, at the con-
cIus:on of Meagher's speech, while the
audience. was still cheering and before the
crowd had left the hall, Captain Treanor
said that he was just requested by the
Governor to state that two Irish regiments
were in process Of formation in Massa-
chusetts, and that all who enlisted should
receive the utmost aid and encourage
ment that it was in the power of the Com.
monwealth to confer. How different this
from few years ago, when Irish com.
Panies were disbanded, Irish patriotism
ridiculed and Irishmen prosecuted and
prescribed. Then as now malignant and
dastardly patriots Of the melancholy
school denounced Us as traitors because
we steadily adhered to the Democratic
creed and refused to affiliate with an in.
tolerant faction in order to demoralize and
crush the Democratic party. Then it was
considered crime to put any but "Amer.
leans on guard; now it is ION the con.
trary quite the reverse" Then sneaking
demagOgues and bankrupt politicians,
= melancholy, boosted of their fiery
their ardent desire to bear
] - Balls fell thickest, fastest,
desS y, where the battle ragged fiercest
and hottest, the "stars and stripes; ~
now that the opportunity is offered them,
they magnanimOusly crawfish, eat their
own words, and call upon the very men
whom they prosecuted and swore could
not be trusted, to protect our national flag!
Out upon such hypocrisy and bogus pa.
triOtism ?.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-09

LIBERTY OF rAL PREss IN THE Souru.-
The miniOns Of the Republican party JUS
tify the arbitrary suppression Of Demo.
cratic newspapers by the Administration
on the ground that the Rebels suppress
journals in the seeded States that crit.
cize their proceedings. II this were true
it would be lame apology for trampIing
upon constitutional rights. But even this
wretched excuse is grOundIess The Phil
adelPhiA Inquirer, staunch Republic
war journal, copies the following from the
Charleston Mercury Of Q late date:
whilst On the other side Of the Potomac. The
liberty Of The press h crushed By mobe and the
military arm, Il b our boast 90 this aide Of The
Potomac. that this great right and safeguard 20
nee goveTnment 70 preserved uatOuc6ed aud
nntaFBished. 70 discuss freely our public If.
tairss although IN the diScussio0 many false
vSews may Be presented, 10 necessary 70 cor.
rect uadeFstanding 81 them; whilst the spirit
OF liberty such Discussion elieits, IL absolutely
necessary 70 the preservation Of free iustit1-
tioDs OfgOVeFDment. All men ere more or
less FESTIVE q their opinions or policy being
disputed. and the stronger the demonstrations
against them the 6ercer The dissatisfaction But
liberty is restraint. Il consists not 10 eveFv
man enfOFeiDg bis own opinions or passions,
but In obedience 70 general principles and the
Liberation OF differences 10 their enforcement.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-09

POPULATION OF NEVADA TERRIroRY.-
The report Of the census taker OF Nevada
Territory estimates the population at
1884. Emigration from the East and
from this State, since the above census
was taken, has probably increased the
population to about 10000. 1t is an I'M
favorable time in the winter months to
work in the mines, and consequently for
the next four months bat few additions
will be made to the population, but in the
spring miners, spectators and traders
will flock by hundreds to the new Terri.
tory.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-09
aaaA RiAAanee.

However much the organization Of =
purely sectional party, appealing to section
81 feelings and measures for success, is to
be deprecated, the Republican party has
done and is doing service for the Dem
Ocracy which is gratefully appreciated
Since its successit is taking from the Demo
cratic ranks those discontented, broken
backed, shutting politicians, who have
chung to it solely for SPOils; who have
been q continual burthcn upon it, and
who have done more TO injure its charac-
ter and weaken its influence, than any
other cause. We say it is relieving the
Democracy Of these egOtistical and i'm
Fortunate gentlemen and, we are glad to
perceive, by bestOwing favOrs upon them,
and nominating them for Office, has taken
. step which, il persisted in, will secure
their eternal fidelity. We are sure the
desertion-if such it may be called--Of
such men will be hailed with joy by the
Democracy. They have been altogether
too impOrtunate for office--altogether too
exacting and arrogant in their demands,
too selfish in their political views, too in
sOlent in their opinions, aud have had too
exalted ideas Of their own individual i'm.
pOrtance, to make good and true Demo-
Gratis; and nov that they have left the
Democratic camp Of their own free will,
let US hope that they have done so never
to return. That they will repent their
action we are well aware. That they will
find the Republican party, in q few years
at farthest, nowhere, and themselves in
the same unpleasant situation, is sclfap-
parent. The party with which they have
united their fortunes, solely for the spoilS,
contains the seeds Of its own destruction.
After its disruption, let them not seek q
return to the Democratic camp. They
have left it to 60 over to its unrelenting
enemies; and il they have reckOned with.
out their host, aud il they find that in the
end they have been wOfully cheated, they
have themselves to thank for it, and may
the lesson he not without profit to them.
We congratulate the Democratic party
on this suspicious event. 1t ribs US Of
most malignant and dangerous enemies
false friends; and leaves it free and un.
trammeled to do battle, as it ever has, for the
Union, the Constitution, and the rights o.
all and we arc sure that we but speal
the unanimous voice Of the Democl acy
when we say these gentlemen are no.
: wanted in the Democratic rankS-let then
never return-never! Educated in q diff
ferent faith and actuated by different mo
tives, they were incapable of understand
+ ing or approaching rhc sublime truths o
the Democratic creed. Selfish, sordid
unprincipled, they have attached them
selves to faction which rewards rene
gades and bestows favOrs upon politician
reeking with corruption" They hav'
"fOund their affinities," and We have n,
reason to regret their fighting under a sec
tiODal flag.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-09

SECRETARY or SrATE.-The Sacramento
Bee says that E. G. Waite. late Of tho Ne.
vsda Journal, has been spoken Ofas prom
inent for appointment to the Secretary Of
Stateship-although the impression down
this way ia that citizen or stumper Weeks
has the call upon that arrangement Fat
ty Weeks is an effective stumper, and has
contributed rs much IL not more to the
success Of Republicanism in California
than any man in the State. The labOrcr
Is worthy Of his hire, and IL Uncle Weeks
desires the appointment, it would be un-
grateful to withhold it from him. Ills
zeal, sincerity and ability are beyond
question, and his claims on his party are
equal to any, superior to most.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-09


LATEST News The Union has tclc.
graphic dispatches up To the 9Th, from
which we extract the following:
1t is rumorcd that General Braurrgard
has resigned and gone To Charleston.
Nothing definite has been heard from
Floyd, but it is rumorcd that General
RoScncranz had repulScd him.
General Price, at latest accounts, was
at CaSSvllr, with $4,000 men, and Nc.
Culoch within ten miles oi him, with
10000 more men, and expecting a rrin-
forccmcnt Of 10000 more from Arkansas.
The Rebels intend to make stand on the
old Wilson Creek battle ground.
General Fremont has been superseded
- hv ti;rttetui IlHt+ter. -retiaev0++E Efe-
mont has caused intense excitement in
the army and throughout the West. lie
was on the eve Of giving the enemy bat.
tie when he was removed. 1t created IN.
dc$cribab!c excitement and Indignation,
and numbers Of the officers Signilicd their
intention to resign at once. and many
companies laid down their arms, declaring
they would fight under no one but Ere.
mont.
His removal may have dvmora!ized the
army.
1t is reported that General Wool has
rendered his resignation.
On the morning Of the election in Ma
ryland General Dix issued instructions to
the judges to allow no man who refused
to take an oath Of (talty to the Govern
ment administration. To vote. This
virtually DISTINGUISHES the Democracy of
Maryland. What miserable tool Dix is.
At GAINESVILLE, Ohio, President Lincoln
was burned in ctiigy by his party friends
for removing Fremont Will the burners
he arrested for treason? Had Democrats
done anything If the kind they would
have been Sumnarily dealt with by min,
ions like Dix.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-09

FRKMONT'S ARMY.--The St. Joseph No.
Gazette says the army under command Of
GeUeTal Fremont, now in eager pursuit Of
the TeOsl General, Price, numbers fifty.
i've Thousand men, and carries ITO pieces
Of cannon. The force embraces six thou.
sand cavalry troops. The GGsetts repre-
ssnts Prices army 10 poorly armed and
wOrss drilled; and thinks that Fremont,
with his large and ven appointed army,
'will have no difficulty in Ovsstakipe and
COuapIstsly annihiIating the rebels
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-09

RESIGNATION AND ADMINISTRATIONS
raj Scott has resigned, his resignation has
been accepted, and General Mcclellan has
been appointed to command the army.
Advanced age and increased infirmitics
are the reasons assigned by General Scott
for rendering his resignation and request
ing that his name might be placed on the
list Of army officers retired from active
service.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-09

The Marysville Appeal is one Of our most
able and interesting exchanges. Zri"Ry Jour
nal.
We indOrsc the above. The appeal is
courteous, dignified and worthy the sup
port Of its party, and We recommend it to
the patronage Of the Republicans Of Ell
Dorado. We like to see an uncompro-
missing party organ, not a milk and water
concern, and the Appeal comes up to our
standard. Aside from its politics, which
are detestable, we wish it every success.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-09

A PosER.-Wc suhjoin the following
from the Des Moines Iowa) News: Where
does Lincoln, and his Cabinet, and U. S.
Marshals and Generals, get power to
abridge the freedom of Democratic papers
because they call for peace to save the
Union, and permit their own party papers
to proclaim that the Chicago platform is
worth fifty Unions and that the Consti-
tuition is league with hell and a cove.
nant with death?
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-09

"PURE PATRIOrs. The Marysville Ap.
peal, an able and candid Republican jour.
nal, has very correct but very con-
temptible opinion of the patriotism Of the
merchants Of New York. Says the Ap,
peal:
1.-THE New York merchants have run up the
price Of tea, coffee and sugar tOAdOuble the old
rates, by buying up and storing stocks, so M
70 control the markets for speculative purpO.
Ses. Pure patriots, those chsps."
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-09

GRAPEs.-The editor Of the Visalia Post
has been presented with several punches
of fine grapes of the second growth this
season, from vineyard in that county.
1t is nothing remarkable for vine in the
mountains to bear twice in q season.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-09

WILD PIGEONs.-AmOng the oak forests
two or three miles east Of this place, says
the San joan Pres, wild pigeons have
made their appearance by thousands.
Several Of our spOrtsmen visited their
haunts day or two ago, but were not
very successful in staying them. The
pigeons fly too high, and when they alight,
It Is almost invariably beyond fowling-
piece range.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-09
euwucmrnn-We cordially thank Ou

6UnscassE-Ws cordially thank our
generous friends who have voluntarily
sddsd to our list Of subscribers, and invite
an these who like ~ our style" to make a
IittAs eGorE In our behalf It agrati6ca-
ton 20 ~ that our circulation Is CONSTANT
y Increasing, in spite Of the unmanly e.
lDrts Of some vindietive partisan OPpo
Se0ts to injure our business Ithas been
eur fortune, on moro than one occasion, to
Be On the unpopular side, but We have
never iaIteTed in discharging our duty
fsasIessly, according 70 our convictions Of
right and wrong.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-09

Qua ARMY ON THE PoroMAC.-The Gin.
cinnati Commercial counts up 100 regi.
ments OF Federal volunteers on the Poto.
mac, exclusive Of artillery, regular troops
and cavalry, the addition Of which would
raise the number to about 100, 900 men.
or these, 5000 are stationed at Baltimore,
and perhaps 5000 are in the hospital
This would leave 100000 men under Nc
-eiefi1u and Banks, occupying . line Of
about twenty-five miles In length. The
force Of the enemy is not known, but as
he Is doubtless aware Of the strength Of
our forces, and has advanced upon our
lines, It Is presumed that his army is equal
in numbers to ours We may therefore
safely assume that there are now 100000
men in hostile array on the Potomac.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-09

BURNED TO DEATHS. II. Cooper, for.
merly of Cooke county, Tennessee, and
aged %, fell into shaft, which was tim.
bered and on fire, in Sierra county, on
Wednesday Of last week, and was burn.
ed to death. He was q temperate and in
dustrious man.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-09

AT Los Angeles, on Sunday, October
9th, party returned from hunting, when
one Of them named BrinOdell, in handing
gun out Of a wagon, was killed by the
accidental discharge of it. He lived but
q few moments after the shot.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-09

GENERAL SHERMAN, now in command
Of the Federal forces in Kentucky, several
years since resided in San Francisco, and
was the managing partner in the banking
house of Lucas, Turner & Co. He is q
gentleman of irreprOachabIe character
and has fine military education.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-09

PLACER COUNTY.-The Assessors roll
for Placer county fOOts up as folIows:-
Real estate. $5OS, OsS; Improvements,
1914, 166 80; personal property. 80, O7s..
$50 4O--tOtal. .$3 ,225,24s SO. The Rail.
road to Lincoln has materially added to
the wealth Of the county.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-09

HEAvY FREIGHTIKG BUsINEss.--The Ter
TitoVial EatsgPriss, In statement Of the
vast amount Of Ireighting business carried
% between Nevada Territory and this
State, instances one GRIN which has paid
Oh, SCI Is for fteighting during the past
four months, an average Of about $3.50
per day. This is bot the business Of .
single firm, and is an additional encOur-
agement for the carrying forward with
vigOr, Of the proposed Railroad enterprise,
the necessity Of which has already been
fOreseen by Shrewd capitalists The
fFeighing business must steadily increase
and Placerville, with her unrivalled natu.
raj position, should use every exertiOn to
connect herself by railrOad with Folsom
ct the earliest possible moment, in order
to get capitalists Interested in her line,
before purchasing stock 10 other and rival
lines. The Railroad must and will be
built, and the longer it is delayed the
worse it will be for PIscervilIe. Come,
gentlemen, you who have taken the mat
ter in hand, act promptly and vigorously,
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-09

EscAPED.-HeDry PIummer, who killed
William Riley, in brOil at = house OfiIl-
fame in Nevada, on Sunday, the 97th of
October, made his escape from tho NevA-
da jail on "Wednesday night of last week.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-09

: 6MAEL AnogNr.-Ths balance In the
Slate Treasury, ct the close Of business
Oca.Asr siSL was eea,SOA "a. This is
pese aAeWing. bat e may have tsOdea--
sfAe prsvsnt sxtsAVasant appropriations
~ - lnosmlng Legislature. i
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-09

TREAsUEE.-We learn from tho Bay
papers that the exports since last Janua-
~ amount to 1874, sO0,641 SO, against
&S6,960,s75 n last year, exhibiting q
falling of of $780, 80. Much more
has been taken out, but less exported, in
consequence of our national troubles
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-09

The Shasta Herald, Visalia San, Col.
umbia Times and Nevada Journal, all fu.
riOus war papers, OVERLOOKING with pluck
and patriotism, have wilted! 1t is not
probable that any one connected cditori-
ally with either Of the used up establish
ments will volunteer to preserve the
Union! They were ardent in their devo.
ton to the Union and prOfuSe in their
promises of aid to crush rebellion, on
paper, but it is one thing to preach and
another and quite different to practice,
and they were perfectly willing to do the
former, but tits possible they lack the nerve
to do the latter. Patriotism, on paper,
requires no sacrifice; on the field it might.
A profound observer of character, doubt.
less having in his eye paper patriots Of
the Melancholy school, shrewdly remark
ed" Patriotism is the last refuge of O
scoundrel."
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-09

The Pacific DENOcRAr.-We have re-
ceived the first number Of new weekly
paper, neatly printed and filed with we'll
written and selected matter, published At
Sacramento by Messrs. McC Can & Sandidge,
two gentlemen who have lately arrived
in this State from the East. 1t is, as its
name implies, Democratic in principle.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-09

EXCESSIVE MEANNEss. old Melan-
chOly is'ashamed, and justly, of his own
bantIings, and With characteristic coward
ice and duPlicity, has prevailed upon some
unfortunate imbecics-oGccts Of pity and
charity--to father them. 1t was bad
enough to induce them to publish his
childish stuff, but to get them to father
it, is adding insult to injury!
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-09

\ GRAND THuTM-The Chicago Times,
the organ Of the unconpromising Democ-
racy Of Illinois, uttcrs II grand truth in
the following quotation,- truth as pat
ent to all unprecedented minds as the light
Of the sun at monday: "Abolition is
the primary cause Of our ditlicultieS-not
slavery. Slavery is constitutional, Abo,
lition is not. Slavery was entitled to be
let alone within its proper sphere; Abo-
lition arose and asSaied it, and undertook
to teach the people that the Union could
not survive half slave and half free. Then
appeared secession, and between the two
denominations the Union is in deadly peril.
1t is the mission ofthc Democracy, joined
by other conservative people, to bring it
out of this terrible chaos. We pray Dem
Ocrats never for single moment to lose
sight Of this great truth" Democrats
who have been reared in the faith will
cling to the old creed with inflexible tidel-
ity and fcrvent devotion, SO long as they
are permitted the unrestricted exercise Of
the right Of speech. The belief is becom.
ing prevalent, even among the fiercest op.
Ponents Of the Democratic party, that it
is the only party that has the moderation,
the wisdom and patriotism to save the
Union. 1t is an incontrovertible fact, as
significant as glorious, that 81 the Demo.
cratic party is the only party that ever
successfully prosecuted q war, or con-
quered an honorable peace" 1t is the
mission Of the Democratic party to restore
the Union and the Constitution, and all
who are friends OF either will aid it in its
brilliant mission.