The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-02-16

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~ NatiOn6t !ISiTs:
vsLGOw cIvIsGxs % 4 COnHON COUxTaY.
A crisis has arrived IN our existence 20 Da.
tiO0, that demand Of every l0ver Of bic country
every lover Of his rAee-6very lover Of peace,
prosperity, order. sHd goOd government
thaa they shOHld PsaSs and exsmiue carefslly
The causs or causes that have produced The
alarming diseasS that now atiiIets The body pol.
itic, asd thVostenS iiS speedy dissolution.
Paine. one Of the greatest and most accurate
Of the writers o. the science Of government
says: "if fmah wAs In bic Hrst state, his con.
science Pere and its dictates strictly followed
b weud Wsat no other Iawgiver." Again Be
says, thSssaa who studies closely the teachings
Of uotuss end sbeysiIS lava, is seldom, n ever
wrong. The Fathers OfOur system Of govern
msut tAs Easa who framed the Constitution Of
the Uoitsd States, iOIlOwed - closely as posi-.
bic The laws 81 1Aaavs. The American political
sysss@ 10 % exact supy Of the law Of nature, or
s'Faaseript Of the solar system Ofthe Universe
AstSOoOmy prsaeHted 70 the world the solar
system, composed Of the Sun, - the great cen.
ter. with sevea planets revolving around II,
each kept in itS proper nrbit BY the law Of
gravilatiOn and though differing in size, and
independent in their motion, ,.yet BY an immu.
table law each lei kept in its proper sphere
without any conflict or cOllision with each
other. AAd e. the science Of Astronomy i'm.
proves, and telescopes and other mathematical |
instruments become more perfect, new planets
ere discovered and added to the solar system,
aud their laws and motion accurately deter
mined.
And such is the American political system.
The Convention At PhiladslphiA psessnted 70
the world . political systOsa Of free national
0OSs~S1ssHt - the great center. with thirteen
independent States surroundiUE II, each NOV.
ing in its independent sphere or orbit, and
though differing IN size. varying in climate,
soil, productions, habits, msnDsrs, customs,
Laws, government and population, yet the
sOSitSS Constellation Of the Ualted States, acting
on the whols like the laws Of Eraviiation; each
Of thess bright slars moves SAeOtRly along,
without any collision or eoeAict 10 lie c0urse.
AHd - tho system becomes perfect, and lie
benefits are felt and understood, now flelds ere
opened, aud larger bounds are given 70 the
political armament, BY the addition, FegulA-
tioD and settls@s0t Of rev sta. 0 70 that bright
GALAXY, which now numbers Misty.tArrs stdrs
Of The 6vst magnitude, end the orbits Of many
more are under calculation.
This, fellow citizens, is the beaatiGaI, harmO.
nious ayStem Of government given to US by the
SOunders Of this RepublIc, under which We
have grown iu wealth. prosperity and power,
unil We have become the wonder and admira.
tiOH II The world from . small, weak govern.
aOsna, " thO GFst Tank anOaR the nations Rf
Tie earth. An this prosperity, greatness add
power; have bssn STAINED by strict adherence
TO ths great GanAsmea,al Iaws embodied 10 The
Consultation Oe The United States, and IN def.
ance II ahs ooatinusA OpPOsisiOa Of the enemies
Of fFes sOvernmsutS ct home. aided by the
neney and power Of thS dssPOsism If the old
world. In our struggle for indepshdencs We
bed 10 OOateDd with eli the pOwePi Of the Brit
ish Government, aided by the TOFieS and other
enemies Of their country, and sympathissPs
with the mOusrchies Of Europe.
In the formation Of the Constitution Of the
United States, the advocates Of monarchy, uu.
der the lead Of Hamilton and other Fedsralists,
did everything in their power to prevent syS.
tenn Of free government from being adopted.
This sane party and il foreign allies, cOntin-
uod to harass, and BY every means at command
to impede oar onward pFOgFssS, until the war
Of 1919 brought the aOtagOuisIlc systems into
. deadly conflict, (which monarchy and lie
Federal allisS WOFe put % aieht, Aad taught the
important lesso0, that By force the Americaas
we're - uDcoDquesabls people. The close Of
The vaS tsughs the AFistOGFacy Of Eagland that
they bad spent their thousand Of milliOua Of
dOlIarA IN the dsstruo.iOa Of liberty IN FrAaOe
and Americas in vain; and TO cOuutsrAst the
inascaas Of cur Institutions o0 The minds Of he
cOmmoFeial, manufacturing end labOring classes
Of the British wOnaFChy, It was necessary TO
change thslP m0ds Of attack. When snddsUly.
e. if hy . miRaeA " go thOas who had SpSUt
their thOuSHpdsOf millions Of money and load
ed their natiOa with On eternal debt to destroy
liberty from smOng men, at once enter upon Q
crusade IN he dSisuss Of the liberty Of the Afti-
49, sS~~s 'N
Under The spseious gArh Of FsligiOa aud phi.
lantAFOPy, thsy sswsd tAsiP tares % erOund 81.
ready Psspagea By Ioag cnltars AHd rich har.
yssss e PsFitanical IAnalioisN and i.tolssAnos.
Excessively sAaeeimOsiousb aad Phasiaaiaal,
tAey readily kscans stAsw willing dspss aad tools
ss'tAsbasmissiof liberty IL AAlsgsAsA csusaAs
tOe'ths Hbstty a he yAOls Of ths FAsss which
Ghgaa' ~ SnsaA1a@ily e 0ashiaA, Aat sspsci.
aNy was thsig WhOl saal eallsAeA and al thsir
sUassisAszartad fer The AbsEAy - he negroes.
TAsy Osald, with he ssaaess odmPaassHey, ~
TIER ewa iVass WOsAea tilA dsiOSnsA ed asslsss
-.starssd tlll daAtA esliaFsd itom suasging-
slaagh..ssA By MElllOas In tAsIR wars 70 crush
lihsstV1 1saA.sssa tAoa thSiF Samity aad avAries
wsss NJ aAtiatsati itAs h0ass OG THAR victims
musl b hRoqst As@o and ground 70 enrich
their psaaosly oataAsA As GArly - 1850, tAis
army Of fanatics haS saFOllsa stsoagth s0Oagh
10 make bold aad daring attack on this cOun.