The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-04-13

80.
ADOR ESS, II
70 TtiE. fiEnOcnAcf -. Yur sv,v. m C.,,,
foRxii; The DeWnocr,,ia H.s.s Gss.rt. Cnm.
n1ittee, Fundamentally ,yI,h ~. iss,ins ~ thIa
Address. cali Drmccrstlc State Ton Srw,; t.-
aud recommend new duSliNeSfinS " Stlu;rSxx
eIectosa-a ousli0e~tiosl ssoSssisssei hs ~ n.
trnnrdiuarV eh~nUr1 In IN p~litIo1f 1vnn,.
which have trauspjreA einee ~ sesSion al our
last Convention.
Justice 10 the Committee. IN the sN6yecT. and
t0She penOle EnrbId that We sh,,uid Dresent II,e
iNrnet O',aliaenain ns cOn,aIrrd IN ihs r.solr.
tion. withOut arcOmnan vin0 n w,ith me cCu.n,
reueona SOv ~ aAoWsi01.
We, therefore. invoke vour calm consideration
Of the terrible danRrrs Which envjT,p r,l,S c1.
nv. Our great and RI0ri0us rnjo1 4 divIIod.
II IA vain I0 eaIl The nresent uhIi,, St,on IL
anV u,her name thar, SlfvivIon. H nrN.rs;v-3
II Il ncarcelv possibls for The Amrrie@m -,ini N
keen mace With The raDId march n rrSl evca,s
All thought. all action should now be directed
to the future. 10 the DreserVntIon Of neacr- ard
10 the nreTen,iUn III thst Worst ~ IN esstl,ix
calamities-civiI wnr.
Il il idIa now 10 eonsidar The aof iinsOlu.
ti0n, except ~ FAR a. NAV be ncees1aFv 20 thrir
removal In the nresenf dilemma h 4. sowaIIv
a. Idle u Sos,eHd chouI he ricIt ~ ssSSE-i,H
on the right I coerci0n. for Il e Too nInniv NM
parent ihai ihiS very 0I,seiion Of riekrHS1 n,,rv
;,uIV Be Se;tIed m eettIement \ k,reedi u ~
arbitramenI Of 1hs swOtd, - Il mat.ers mi
whether spumraaion h. nv 1l,r r;Vht ~ r-.n.si,r
or bV the mini N revolution NvnrS,reU,
whether Il a called ,a,essi,,n or revolmtis~ has
arsumcd magnitude and DrOnoriiona Ion great
to Justify The attempt 70 TCprsss Il bv ;Sca. lei
this National disturbances. then be ireo,ed M :
great question Of DnIIcV m Witch ara dorniv n.
vOIvej In. Iil1evtv hnnnincsa snd nS,'~Ssri;v n
every State in the Union. and If everv ciiizen
therc.f. and If miIIions vet unb0Tn, UnTeiI tLe
aues,i0n- and a 4 siU,ntv one n prsrr - " =.
leven Stntes have aeceded and hn ~ Snr~,ed =
Confederation FrF rnussr a. tl,sv,,
selves. These States contain millions Of "A no
BILE. brave and true men A dOea anv nOrtion of
the habi,aLle globe, They are oar bro,hern.
=. lei ain nv. do0s of vrnr. and annihiia1ior
might GILu~ in he coursc or time IN, snl,n,;..
s~,n never. The chimcricaI idea az swcceesi,l
seryiIe insurrcction. even n realized comId oniv
resnltin turning The cotton conntrv Ofihe ,rorId
uoon which DEFEND 40 manv niIIiona ~ y h;ie,
far labor. and ~ many move milli.,ns FDr C,l,r;c
over 10 The retrosrndiuw African. Hhowjd Inc
binder states unite with the SOuthern C.,nIeder.
mt,nn las n IL unite APPARENT ther will In crse
~ coercion. ! then would he mofe terrible The
bloody cOntest.
Nust " . have wars war between brother.
-bctwccn The Srundsons nf the ReyolutI,,m
Should the men Of the An1lO. Anreric~n rrce.
wh"ur ImmedinVe ancer,ors set smch an examnIe
II self.0OvernmenI. rave such hone TO liberty
md 10 mankind. and Hhed aucl1fuHtre unon orir
t,ii,icaI inatitwti0na n:lhvr steel uI,nn EACH
others bOsomn az IL ,oldem strate IN he STest
and 0I,,ri,rpa trial In ASner;en ofman'a ennacitv
for .rlfwovrvnment. that IL Is faiIuref mont
swhI,me rxnmnIc Of the csnnciIv ~ n,an m
r.If. government would b. found n the s,IccesS.
mi and uerce(;1I TERMINATION of Our momcnto,,a
;mn.ndir0 ,liiiicmltics- ,rISi6Sr h h "a IL ~.
v0:on Of II. al or H. E,rU.rf;on ,f ,,.so eO1,c.f.
1rot;Urs. either az which es,uId eoU.mand Al once
tho res,,ect "A the nati"na ~ the earth.
WHY sh,n,Id mot Che south be DermItted ueace.
fully 10 prOd,ce. and the Nnrih 70 freight and
b. done under sers rata coufrdernt,uns Of SIateeP
Il n mn, more CRTlaIian. bTuaherly. humnn IA \ nd
profitable than Warf WOuId Il nat Contribute
more q, the national wealth. hahn mess and pra
neritv Of ench IN direct The Is6,r of ia knrdv
soNs. the one n the Dr,ductioD ~ the raw ma.
terial. and the other "a The manufacture OF Il.
rather than TO G;wm them into hostile armies 10
dsvnstntr the land, and destroy the last yes1iRe
oS.Amsrjcsm libertyp
What ~iII he IN. con.eoueners NJ warP Nh
mortal man can f1llv fOreteII. M the experi.
enee 81 naIIOna. and tho l;rht Of hintorys We
can age cOnscr;na Iava drn~vsn, Tho oona II soiI
int" military serSiee. Gamil;s. deeIn,ssed indus.
nv ,,.ralv1cd. eooamrrce densrov "a indIv idoaIs
and States bankrupt. ruin. rloOm and dc,.,Ia.
tion Ia thr lsud-ti,e civil m ldinR 10 the mar.
tjal inw-mIIiIarv snirit and military chiefs
sizing milIiuns II ivss aacrili.ed. fin.lir =. nd.
inn N dcs,n,tiam. with IIhertv l,at forever.
81" what nurpcre are re toh.ve wsrf Ia |,
IN nre..rTn = IInion hv E,rcep Will vou make
,hc S.,.,th Lor1 the MIRA I'd the noiht ~ 1ke
~ come, and consent tr live wi,h her ss a fam.
liz ~ SIn,rse n Ia madness! Madness
W..lnass'u Amer q bundled vic,cr;"us hat.
lies IN favor If the North. she w,w,ld need an
immense standing army 10 hold her conquered
nosses.Ions. Lei The reader pause here lar re.
e"c,;,'r md a. %;n,ssiT ~ ~Sa, "I,;ss, i,
there ~ he VAR
Ii"w can an appeal N arms lie avoided
Til, i ,he great ctcaI question of Ina oaaa
tn. S..,,h y de,srw;Cs1 and united ana M
dscl.reI n" mn lI,. ihreat, that IN c",lect rev.
enne and hold E,rtiRcniioOS In her uorts n MI be
sreaisd sa acia ~ vnr. PreSident iincoln al
swnIv deciSrrs, In Lis nawouraI Addrers. that
+. ,r;ll ~ III an ,,o,rer M H. eommsmA 40 Al
ho.h lie has aIreniv snenns en0mvA tO initi
az i. q S.r ,he 1wfnI traoedv' ty,,rtinc there
-iS.r ~ The rrv M !. hlo~AS "a hrin0 fhs neces
s.rr Cor~res:;on.l Ala to nro.scnss ~ mnhoi,
| coc,.ss Ma i1enre rhsr~e ~ dirool;os
~ "v.C,. rn;;i ,Hs aoer aer.,.X 1ho,.Sh1 al n.
n.c,,le ~ ~ fhee San1ea ean d snnken upO1
M ou~s 49, rnlmlv A me haIIot H,yx.
W. m~sf sneaE AZ thin1s ss thev nov exik
-of sc,m"I nrr.cns rrnIi,ies-insIes6 IN anenE
at
=. thew once we're. and. from nsc.ss;fv. m,,s
trent Nth ths S,m,h as = fDrmidnbls bodv. RI
,her ,han undeTtake 60 I,,,re,,s ard hang eacl
man i;,r tTeasOn. The eHixepcv. deunands fhs
,hA eoO, c,ise;oW or eontinW8Tce "a al ncAa tend
;n0 h" ~rayate the exIasinr dilacnltieS nend
inc - sstsmnt At settIement. should be Scru
nnlously nyO,ded,
Tha tsxati,1 az commerce In the harhOr Of .
S,sse. sg.inSa ia viii. e he hiehesl insult Il
vn1 r. and tha M. Al nrOvOkinr Of conflict
Thsr,. is ~c S;siine{i"n In nrincine. between ~,
dutv IN voods In The har6or ana he direef ia,
ON he zane Rois in toe warehouse, OF uPe.
1hc rcnl nronertv Of he Htate. And 4 would !,
eouaIlv pr,vocative of war n enIurce ahe CoTmcl
Win = nav. r. the after with sn IN vadiNa arMv
The De.wle If The seeding States 6eiiere Vha,
thew NAVE r;0ktTwVv wjthdTnwvI rum the UnIos
and formed 4 new Confederation. and lIs must
be wilfmITy or stupidity blind 10 the nlainsprinR
III human and national action. whD eaunoa g,
that the exercise Of suct acts " sOveFeiRntv d
their pcrts BIZ what thew regard a. be IorriRs
nower would never be Submitted n for = mi,
ment withOut c,,llision. We recur 10 ire cues
ti"n. how can war be avnidedf Those ri.
hsv. the DoIilicaI D,,wer OF he North mus, s,a,
,he;r hand. and avUid an prOvOeation Of isnme
! a. 4 -. IA "a 49, ~. - ---..