The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1861-08-10
Where Stands the Douglas Democracy?

Where do the Douglas democrats of Cali
fornia stand in this fight? What position
do they occupy9 These questions we often
hear asked at this time. Our answer is, they
stand united, shoulder to shoulder and hand
in hand. with their brethren who supported
Mr.. Breckenridge last fall, ralving under the
banner of peace and constitutional liberty.
They are opposed to Mr.. Lincoln and his
Black Republican crew-they are opposed
to coercion-they are opposed to sutJnga,
ting the Souh-lhey are, in short, opposed
to carrying out, through the instrumentali'y
of civil war, the abominable and atrocious
doctrine of the rrepressible conflict, as
preached for wears and wears by the priests,
fanatics and politicians of The Greeley school.
We say the Douglas democracy are against
these things, and will he found battling side
bv side, in his contest, with the late sup
porters Of John G. Breckenridge. OF course
we do not mean to include in this category
the old anti Lecomp'on tnr,ion who took up
ike cry Of Popular Sovereignty in tue last
campaign, for we have no idea of chasing
such men AS John Conness and Di. Powell
as democrats. But the real democracy Of
that paltv-the men who supported Mr..
Douglas because they believed him to be the
regular nominee. and not through any love
for his princi les-are with us heart and
soul. They could not stand their new asso
Citations, whose every step was move fur
Their from democracy and nearer to the camp
Of repAbkcansn, and were only too glad to
return to their old faith When the party
to which. they had become unfortunately
allied, met al Sacramento on the 4lh OF July,
~, 4 II, Il
tirelv. sanctioned the Invasion of the South,
adopted black republican PLATFORM, and
placed a set of broken down bnikhead poli'
ticians upon it, the democratic element Sc
ceded ON the rotten concern, leaving the
old hacks and tricksters to do their own
dirty work.
Where now are the leaders who conducted
the Douglas canvas last yexr? Where stands
Humphrey Griffith, who was their most
effective elector. the man of eloquence who
rallied the people with his stirring appeals,
and Travelled further, spent more money, and
made more speeches than any other Douglas
lite in the State. Let his able speech before
the Democratic State Convention answer.
His voice will be heard ringing through the
mountains ere long in behalf of peace
Where do we find Major R. ?. Hammond,
of San Joaquin, another of the Douglas
electors? In the ranks of the democracy.
Where is John r. Mcconnell, Of Nevada?
At the head of our ticket. Where can he
found the eloquent Col. lnge, the gifted A.
=. Cltlenden, aud the eminent and talented
Edmund Randolph? AL, all in the ranks of
the democratic party, battling for the prin-
ciples of peace justice and humanity. They
are with us now and forever. Ii there be
vet one single democrat remaining in The
Douglas ranks their thrilling appeals will
make the scales Of error drop from his eyes,
and cause him to cut loose from party that
would uphold black republican fanatics in a
sectional abolition crusade upon the rights
and liberties Of the Southern people The
men we have named were the leaders,
the great captains, in the Douglas party
of California. They are men of brains,
Of wealth, position and influence. The rank
and file have come over to us by Thousands
and will be found true as steel in this strug.
gle. The democracy once again are united,
and will 90 into the contest with the old
motto, Equality and Justice to all the
States" inscribed upon their banners I'm,
der this flag will they fl ht and conquer
Union Democrat