The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-08-03
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We have seen many sPeci "sns Of cool
impudsace in politicians and journalists,
but the following, from the San Francisco
Herald, is absolutely sublime IN its col
impotence and brsGen, baFefaced eifrOnt.
cry. The Herdld, in the art Of perpetra-
ting "specimens Of elongated veracity,"
takes the palm from POpe's "Wite o.
Bath" and she would
YOrSweaT the fact, though seen with both bis eyes
And call her maid 70 witHess hou ~ lies.
The MOUxrAN DsHOcaAF charges that ths
10 secure Q Unitn with Repubiieanism. SWeh
. charge - thiA aflsr all the pains Of the De.
mocracy IA keep itself distinct, and widely dis
tinct. frOm the Republican party, 10 tDO palpa'
bly false 70 deserve notice. We only meniOn
| II IL show 10 what desperate shifa desperate
politicians will resort.
Was ever such impudence and ineffec.
tual mendscity before rpsOrted to By G
desperate pOliticiani" Everybody who
is familiar with the current events of the
past two months, knows that the Doug.
laSites and ultra Republicans Of San Fran
cisco nominated and voted for ticket
composed Of members Of the two factions.
at their last city election, in q vain effurt
to defrat the "people's ticket" and thu,
the foul combination was disgracrfully
beaten at the polls. Everybody knows,
ton. that the State Central Committee Oi
the immaculate party Of which the Her.
aid is the endorsed organ. refused to adopt
a test for voters at its primary elections
that would exclude Republicans from par
ticipating in them; that it discussed the
erpedisney Of dropping the title ii "Dem'
Ocratic" in the call for their State COnven.
ton, and that the same Inody Of unal!oyed
patriots passed resolution ignoring and
repudiating the principles and PIatf"rm OI
Democracy without reservation. Hero is
their recantatiOn Of principle:
That all former partisan differences are lcst
In the present overwhelming crisis; and he
who wOnId seek, BY VevivIng them, a. distract
the people, or IN wrest frnm their honest and
patriolic devotion anne s"rdid partisan advAn'
taRe, IL not true IN the ca'nniry nor worthy Ol
The name Of American citizen.
The above shows what extraordinary
"pains" the HsrGkrs party has been at
Ito keep itself distinct, and widely dis
tinct from the Republican party" II
proves more than we wished. Our only
aim was to show that we had not misrep.
resented il when We stated that the Doug
las Democracy had sought union with
RcpublicaniSm, and we lave not only sue
ceeded II that In Q manner that cannot
fail to satisfy every candid mind, but have
alSo. from tho law as laid down by the
grand Sanhedrim If his party, convicted
the editor Of the Herald Of being mot
true to the country nor worthy Of the
name Of American citizen" lie is place.
in this awkward position by no &c; Of
ours, but by the resolution ii his party.
We arc sorry Cor HIN, fr VIC know him
TO be soci.;iy clever gentleman. and had
Thought him lover Of his country-wC
do not deem every man who differs from
us in political sentiments. a trnit"r-but
the law Of his party shows him in very
different light. We allude to tho dis
cIaimcr Of the Herald "only to show e.
what desperate shifts desperate politicians
will resort"