The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-26

There is mt u more rabid opponent Of the
United States Government anywhere than the
MOUNTAIN DEHOcRAT-a paper which several
months ago published articles in favor Uf 9
Pacific Republic in case Of the secession Of the
Gulf States aud war, but now saws il is for the
Union; paper that denies possessing seces-
sion prucvies, yet justities TebeIli"n.-Nd
ryTriRe .4TPtdt.
There are almost as many miSrepre.
sensations IN the above as lines. The en-
rmirS of the DENuCKAT aud the Democrat.
IL party have for months past wilfnlly and
Professionally and Systematically misIepre-
scented our course. 1t is Ease that We
have ever been or are now opposed 20 the
United State Government" We have
opposed the Black Republican Admins.
lration and shall continue to do so, but
not the United States Government. We
have been taught, probably enormously,
that the Supreme Court of the U. S. is a
part Of the Government Of the United
States" and for that part Of the Govern.
ment we entertain the most profound RES
pecl. and regret that the--lppeaEs- party
has treated its decisions with contempt
aud ontragrouSly Slandrred its brightest
ornaments. When the appeal and 1its
party were deIaming Mr.. Buchanan and
his Cabinet, were they "rabid opponents
Of the United States Government" or Of
Mr.. Bnchanan'S Administration? And
If they were permitted to oppose the :" l..
S. Government" under him with impuni-
ty, why dcnouncc us for eXerriSig the
Saur privilege with respect to Mr.. Lin.
coin? l. it n crime for us to follow the
rirtu""s example of the .APpe"l? l. it
entitled to rights prohibited To US, simply
because We have the audacity to oppose
inbrcilty and pcculation, and it has not
Ii is false that 1.-the MOUNTAIN DENU.
GRAFT ever published articles in favor Of a
Pacific Republic" We published one
communication on the subject, written by
u prominent and talented Douglas Demo.
clat aud ardent friend Of the Union. But
We did not even indOrSe that article. In
the same number Of the DEMOCRAT that
contained the communication, we stated
distinctly and cmphaticalIy and unmi>,
takably that
Ia. 4. NiaN-
ing state uf affairs, the intense excitement ev-
erywhere so prevalent, the bitterness Of feeling
between the North and the South, the hostile
attitude which each has assumed toward the
other, which threaten 10 destroy the finest
COVE rnment and the trtesi aud prOudest and
bravcst people the sun ever shune upon. We
are for the Cninn uue und indiViS,ble; We
are not tor Il Northern or Southern COntedera-
CIV. but we ure. without equivocati1n Or Teser-
vathn, for n Nationdk Cnntedrracv- II Cnnfed.
eracy embracing in one harmonious whole. the
Norih, SOUTH East and West u C"nirderacy
ot mutual benefit aud rrotectinn- "a Cunfedera.
cy Of equal rights aud privileges"
Are these secession sentiments: II is
false that VT have ever justified ScceSs-
ion. = Assertions are one thing, facts an
other; and we call for the proof II We
have done as the appeal alleges, it can
easily ohtai" the proof, and we challenge
it To produceit. Either admit, Mr.. appeal,
that you have vilcly Slandered the DENo-
GRAFT, or sub>tantiate your charges by
quotations from its columns. The latter
you cannot do-thc former you may not
have the Disposition TO do.