The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1861-10-19

eff Democracy have liked and consistent
meaning. and is not bundle Of the veriest con-
tladicions and al,surdites. for charitys sake let
votulies tell us what it s.''
Our old friend General Allen of the
Nevada Transcript, who has spent the best
years of :. long life in the ,hankess and
prof less vocation Of an editor, naively puts
the above question to us. AS we delight III
impa, lnu information to those who earnest
" seek and greatly need it, we shall answer
the nterrogatory. Democracy is, then, to
use the eloquent language of the Generals
namesake OF Ohio, "A sen iment not to be
appalled,, corrupted or compromised. 1t
knows no laseness: it covers to no danger;
it oppresses no weakness. Destructive only
Of deSpo.isn, it is the sole conservative Of
liberty, labor and property. | is the sen;i'
ment of Freedom, Of Equal Rights, of
Equal Obligations law Of nature per-
vading the law OF the land
as fonndat on> are deep in the human
heart. 1t fastens the affections of men, as
the shield Of their present liberties and the
ground of their future hopes. They per
ceive in i, saving faith, redeeming truth,
a recenera;ing power. 1t is the on Y cart h.
" creed which does Justice to man, or that
can hil Il the entire race in eternal chains Of
brotherhood aud love. Nothing sinks so
deep in the heart of the multitude, for
nothing else is so identified with their NOR
al aud social good. Its truths are blended
too cl. sely with all for which it is worthy to
live and glorious to perish, to be relinqoish
ed without struggle or a pang. They are
too firmly allied to the mpershabe hopes,
the deathless aspiration, the onward trlum
phant march Of humanity, ever to he de
serted The fortunes of individuals may
change empires may be born and blotted
out-Kngs rise and fall-wealth: honor,
distinc.io , fade as the dying pageant of a
dream-but Democracy must live. While
man lasts it must live. It's origin is among
the necessary relations of things, and it can
only cease to be when eternal truth is no
more.
"Democracy, in its true sense, is the last
best revelation Of human thought. We
speek of course, of that true and genuine
Democracy which breahes the air and lives
in the light of Christianity ity-whose essenre
is Justice and whose object is human pro-
press. It's creed asserts a virtuous freedom
of act and thought-inslsls on lhe r'g"'s vi
men-demands the equal diffusion OF every
social advantage the impartial part'-
cipation Of every gift of God-sympath'ses
with the down ,trcdden-rejoices in their
elevation-and proclaims to the world the
sovereignty, not of the people barely but
of immuable justice aud truth. In times
which are gone, its doctrine has been the
moving spring of revolutions-has aroused
the sumtering energies of oppressed ma
tions-has sounded in the ears of despots
and dvnasties the fearful meanings OF com
ino storms-has crimsomed fields of blood
has numbered troops of martyrs-has &c
celebrated tie downfall of emplres-has mo-
we'd the foundations of mighty thrones
Even now, millions of imprisoned spirits
awa, its march with anxious soicitude and
hope. 1t mus: 60 forth like bright ange'
of God, to unbar the prison doors, to suc'
cour the needy heal the sick, relieve the DIS
tressed, and pour flood Of light and love
INTO the darkened intellects and oreary
hearts of the sons of men. 10 protect the
feeble from the strong. the good from the