The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-03-09
senator Harvey First for the Union


, Senator Harvey First for the Union
/ and First for New York.
After Senator Crittcnden, of II Dorado
county, had expressed his views upon tho
secession question, "thc other side" gig.
gled extensively because Of the irrcsisti.
bly, tickling fact that he had spoken we'll
of his native State. Mr.. Crittenden was
born in Southern State. The CONFESS
and Harvey followers in this county were
exceedingly busy in Sneering at Mr.. Crit,
tenden's defense Of the rights of the peo-
pie of Carolina aud his m InIy illusions to
his birth place. We must suppose that
his colleague, Senator Harvey, snccred
broadly and laughed vigorously; indeed
the show Of Crittcndcn was SO funny and
absurd that DR.. Harvey rolled right over
in worse fit than Crittendcn had seemed
to him to be in. Senator Harvey made a
speech, which we find printed and Indoors.
cd in the Coloma Times The Timer says
that besides its own Endorsement, the
Doctor will be heartily indorscd by those
who by their votes placed him in the po-
sition which he now occupies with so
. much credit to himself and honor to bis
county"
Now, here is the lotion which the Doc
tor gives for the removal Of native State
frcckcS:
"Much rs love aud cherish my own native
land and State. ! hope time with me will cease
To be when ] shall fail IL ndvOcat. and defend,
first, the CNIoN aud then my native State: for
it was under the protection and fostering care
If the Union that she is 10 day tue proud Elm.
pirc State of the Union"
Goodness gracious Doctor! that is not
what you meant TO say, is il? What are
the natural infcrcnccs? Why, that next
to the State Of New York. the Union is
the greatest object Of your Solicitudc; that
next to the Union, New York is the first
object Of your admiration; that you arc
thankful to the Union for the pride with
which you look back to the Empire State;
that you esteem it your first duty to see
to the Union as whole, land then my
ndtire State" alone, not caring tinkcr'S
curse for California. Mr.. Crittcnden stated
his petition as Californian, and said that
he would not fight against Carolina, his
native State. Mr.. Harvey states his posi-
ton as n New Yorker, and SAYS that lac
will not fight against the Union; the
friends Of Harvey advise Crittcn'lcn to go
to Carolina, but he prefers to stay in Cali.
fornia; Harvey himself ycarns for New
York and docs not even seem to regard
himself as connected with California either
in "thc flesh or in the spirit"
The Mulish Ism-ites.
The Ccntrdl Californian cntcrtains the
opinion that there are many persons in
this county who are unacQuaintcd with
the fact that DouglasiSm and Breckinridg.
ism have altogether passed out of plaus.
bic consideration. The GaiJornidn has,
perhaps, been troubled by some persons
who call themselves " DouSlasitcs" when
in truth they arc another Kind OF ties
who, longer ago than the flush times
Of Douglas Squattcr Sovereignty dogma,
became the d>turbcrs Of the Democratic
party; they are Republicans exactly
nor semi Democrats exactly, but they
like to follow leader who is n peculiar
disturber Of the Democratic element, vet
who contends that he is a Democrat.
They are not the ones who preferred
Douglas because they took him to be the
regular nominee, but they adopted his
doctrine because they saw that like the
doingS Of Broderick it would interfere
with the success Of legitimate Democratic
principles. They arc stifF.ncckcd set
almost totally blind to facts ard events
which do not confirm and enlarge their
prejudice ; indeed they arc so obstinate
as TO sometimes cause us to believe that
though they might become wholly Repub.
licanized it would be impossible to get
them into that party. Like angry mules
they will stand at the stable door never
SO hungry and refuse to enter. They
have no leader now but it would be fool.
ish to attempt to convince them Of that,
TO all others self evident, fact They
have the most acute perception Of error
in the regular Democratic partisans and
are entirely incapable Of Distinguishing
merit in any intellectual effort or mani.
festatiOn Of liberality or exalted virtue
which docs not contribute somewhat to
the maintenance Of their pcrvcrscly ism.
atized likes and dislikes.
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The MAGSIFYING EYES OF UXXANLY
OPposInoH. The Sacramento Union never
fails to falsify its own statements. 1t says