The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-05-11
AnVnWsv.rInR Democrat.

strangers labUred under this erroneous
We TAXI pleasure in vcntil-
lating the cgotiStical young gentleman.
John llumc's political history may be
up in few words he has be-
longcd to all parties and betrayed all par
ties. Principle he is destitute of office
is the gOd Of his idolatry, and he pnr>ucS
il with n step as steady as time, and an
appetite ms keen as death" There is no
sacrifice that hc would not chccrIully
make To attain even an insignificant posi-
ton. ITO prove this, let facts be sub
mittcd to Candid" people.
In 1853 John Hume, the unwavrring
Democrat, was a blatant Miner and SIT
tier. lie worked zcalouSly but un>ucccSS-
fully for the ticket nominated by that
faction. Finding that he was on the wrong
ROAD for prclcrmcnt, he abandoned that
faction after its di>gracc(ul defeat, with
indecent haste. In July, 1851, the un.
rhangcahlc Hume prevailed upon a gen
erouS hut incon>idrratr Iirnd to put him
in nomination before the WliazkinnIzpW.
ton in Colono, Tor SppStor. ticorsc W.
TheR,a~, Rtlelpgat,,ltau+ pia'HeHI Springs,
objected IL his nomination on the ground
that Mr. Hume was mn AbOlitioniSt, and
he was Shamcfully beaten. Disappointed,
sourcd and rcvengcrul. still greedy after
Office, lie deserted the Wing party aud
eagerly aud jOyfGlty lcnpcd iGtO Tic en-.
brace of Know Nothingi>m. lie soon he,
came leading member Of that hiSotc'l
and intOlcrant and proScriptivc faction,
and was elected Judge Advocate Of the
Order. Then as now he denounced Us
as II traitor" To our country for adhcr.
ing 10 the Democratic party, aud refusing
to join him in prosecuting and proScri6-
ing Catholics and naturaizcd citizens.
Then aS now he laborcd aS>iduously and
inSidiously TO disrupt and defeat the Dem.
ocratic party. Then AS now he brazrnly
asserted that no man could love the Union
and he a Democrat. Then he had holy
horror Of our adopted citizens, and with
upliGted arms, in the presence Of witnesses
'0f'm"Iy Ur"n tive quote from the rilua
Of the OrdcrD "tIINt he would advanc,
the interests Of every nalivc.born .Amcri
can, to the entire anil abwiuh Grri"MoA
Of ell aliens and foreigners that h,
would "uSc all the influence he possessed
il favor of nalivr.born American citizen,
for all offices Of Honor, Trust or Profit :
that he would "ncvcr vote for, or supper
for Office, any but American born citi
zens." All this he solcmnly Sworc to
Not dccmins the above, oppressive a''
prOscriptive as It was, sufficiently strong
against naturalizcd citizens to make "na
tive Americans" pcrsccutc them, this Sam
mocracy, went still further and solemn,
swOrc," gratuitouSly and inSultingly, tina
n"tmrdIi:cd citizens WE'RE THE wol,>,
ENEMIES 0r orRCuI NrRY :" that he was il
favor of hurting them back to their pro
per element y and that, should he b'
elected to any Office, "hc would not an
point an adopted citizen to anv position
however humble it might be-" 1t is moth
ing new for Mr.. Hume to call those politi
cally opposed to him, traitors to thci
country. Gentlemen of the least SClf.rc
spect, after having taken an obligation S,
solemn and binding, would not violate it
Did Mr.. Hume? Let us see.
a Know Nothing Convention was hcI,
in COlOma in August, 1855. The impor
tunate Oliice.sccking Hume asked nomi
nation at its hands; again he was doOme,
to disappointment, aud he returned t
Placcrvillc Inundated and rcvengcful.-
lie piteOnSly implorcd, on bowed knee
and with fearful eyes, to DC admitted int,
the Democratic party. Many doubted hi
sincerity, aud not without just cause, 70
his apOStaSy from the Know Nothing par
ty proved that n solemn obligation wa
! powcrleSs to bind him to party. Will
many miSgivingS he was admitted, bu
he scarcely got warm in his seat bcfor,
he commenced actouS opposition an,
has continued it until the present. lie il
standing candidate for any Office, from
the highest to the lowest. No man in thi,
county has more Indignantly villiiied til,
Democratic party than John Hume, ant
no man would rejoice more heartily ant
sincerely at its defeat. With disgusting
cagcrncss he seeks popularity, and wout
join any faction and advocate any loctrin,
that promised success and reward. Iii.
political record proves this. Right OF
wrong he gocS with the majority.
Sacred history informs us that many
centuries ago there lived perfect pattern
Of human virtue and excellence, holy
harmless, and indebted. An infatuated
majority seized, tried, condemned and
cruciticd him, because it was popular
Had John Hume lived in those days does
any one believe that he would not have
joined in the popular cry!
Our own history tells us that George
Washington was called rebel aud traitor,
by Tories, by the enviouS, the malignant,
the dcPraved. Precisely the same class
Of persons are hurting anathamns on our
head. We arc no better than Washing
ton. and have no objection to be called
what he was. We dcprccate civil war,
and shall oppose it so long US we can raise
an arm or utter word aud our " offence