The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-28

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probably know the meaning of that word.
Conservative, Unior-loving men, who
have served their country long and faith
fully, but who dillrr from the AdminiS-
tratun, are Stigmatzcd by Republican
leaders ard journals as traitors AMI some
OF the more ultra 20 so far as to recon-
mend that all who dare question the policy
of the Administration or advocate an hon
nrablc adjustment Of our difficulties, shall
be arrested for treason aud punished ac-
rordingly. They will not tolerate any re-
Election upon thcmotivcS of those in power.
II an army contractor swindlrS the gov
eminent, or furnishes the volunteers poor
clothing and worse provisions, it is con-
sidcrcd TREASON to expose him. IL inctfi-
cicnt officers are placed ut the head of the
-rtttt,1 corrupt frnbrrttic rufiticut
hacks in the Cabinet, no complaint must
hc made, no dismissal rccommcndcd.-
Right or wro x, worthy or shameless,
competent or incompetent, the Admins
tration mast bc sustained. All exposure
Of the weakness and inctlicicncy Of those
in power must be concealed, and it can be
most Ciftctualy by calling those who
have the tCmcrity to promulgatc the fact
AMI warn the people, seccssioniStS and
rebels" But we presume there are no
men among us who really believe in the
doctrine If secession. Those who are
thus denounced, probably agree in >cnti-
mcnt with Mr. Durham, City Marshal If
Albany, New York, one Of the most loyal
places in the Union, who being thus
characterized, replied as follows:
desire 10 say. that IN commrn with cnnscr-
vduve men throughout thu Union, | drirrcAtc
the civil wLr between the States whilr rcCog-
nIl" the duty and necessity If preserving the
| mon and maintaining the { institution IN all
ITS integrity. ! cundrnu the Abolition SrnI!-
m,nI tiltl laid tie foundation tor the equally
nhouinahlr hcrv>y # secession. IN the sane
degree that condemn secession Itself! | wuul
haus on the same cihhrt. had the puwcr t.
do ~, the traitors whn raise the iiag at rebel
leon IN he south, and the inn.r ~, .hin. aud
cpwdraly sIatnrS Whn without daring Ia tIl.i.
would DESTROY the Union by raising the black
banner of Abolition il the North. | would
thrust aside the political dctnagu2uc Uf the
slave - H.. and the ihirying pliahthrupiSt vi
the free tat aud M"dd t,.unic the North
arl the : Iih IN the str ,- honts II the Ca.
SITUATION frame by our l:.in.ts. if,li> is ">r-
ccs,ion, then md, d am | II SccC>SiuuISt,
- A-~s~-
VIZ take the following from the San
Francisco .Norminy Ct', an intensely
Cnion-luyiaS, sccc>>inn-hajiuS, semi, Re
publican organ. 1t contains so,uc home
truths anything but crcditab,r to the loud
mouihtd Union-savrIS of the Republican
party, who in times of Sccurjt, profess
thr utmost willingness To ">riU their
h'cod' for the Stars anu Stripes. but when
called upon t. stand up 10 their irulc>.
>ionS, tini some plausible excuse to
weaken:
Mork Ac1lov ,>n I'>> Gn,Val.>, The
-&rM NMk is 1.,... SAYS: The Administrators
innruNl- are >"ltiu. tl,o AImIoiSrilTf y n it,t
>"liS IT WAYS because they ii" Mt do thus audi
DO 'iri l,rlr. 'ht'ic, Ii''F r,"rt ere, It's j.
not 'n>t. 'h' Administrator HoN sr,D, : .
H. du.h- all that II can It, VIII VI. ui..u e,
hAnd. ~ wI'ttiw Us reach. H." real Grhr.rrr,
-; t.ic uu.ts.>. tie ,nci, rcIVru lie kt;ti II
ca ~ - ! l.'r '.li :,"' u i'-tr N'',> 81; /!
rtt"r ilrs. ~; t., H"'i l. .r.. hUt Il ~. % 4.
liuu # Wld" AN..l. tia, SIR, 4 rl,inu,' n,
last Oc'"i. y and \uNrUthcr. would unlv u.w
>'nt Gp IA nciv sans ut.'i,tm, the Aduiu.
i>irtll' c"'ud soon - Ga To- lit, niurit.t,
both va ('i,' W. a..l Manassas. al >.oi,
fire. hlcE /" Louisiana. Ah,h,lA, G.ot. III. ava!
North C,r",lna, hv lIv'u% regiments III III"
rnt>iS al these States thrlr Volunteers IA; are
~" "n to- hInN> I ;hc i"i"m.c. H.. i."...-
'l.,. = r .'','u .I,'.. ~, -. -. ..'.
"a, H'rsi .... .,.,.,. ,., >, >....f.
".' .''d.." t.An It>i v.,.".. /, mo-, the Ir-
Il" >itouS ut tho Ad'nmIs ration. wuic hun.
Gtc.> 81 H. :" M.dr AWakc> Sru.,L,, 81 ..,tn. .
b,caI>r President lJnroia ,o,> Il Il, tln III.
3 possible. lie cannot make s,iLi,,> liz ~ ~ :
"a mag tralnivt, thai can >'N' mp men tg'ul
@i"n, awI, rr' VI, w""i. WILDERNESS. valley.
dali, Gr"uk, rtcrt, "r nuuni,.Iu. Every gitIm
b,.l against has u"H fit>idt al tttl> - t'u. b,v~
il vain. uNh>S h. iir> b. u.n>h,; .ti ,r.
>pomd> IL tiic h,ud, earliest cab tor nivI,, m,n
men
MoEt pEn>CalriIu>-Thc Boston iran.
script, Il candid Republican Journal, SAWS:
Among the removals in the Custom,
House is that # Mr.. Francis a. Duriyayc
hom the Surveyors Office. Mr.. II. is a
most accomplished aud efficient clerk.
AMI highly esteemed bv our merchants.
lie has long been in the habit of perform.
Ing much extra and uur,compcnScd labor
FOR Government in the way of Transitions
of letters, invoices, Nc., from the French
and Spanish. But he has the misfortune
to he the nephew Of Mr. Evcr,tt's, and
the opportunity for political mcrccnarics
to reward that gentleman signaliy for his
patriotic and magnanimouS efforts in be-
half Of Govcrnmer was too irresistible
to DC overlooked, and SO Mr.. Durivage, in
spite Of his Union sentiments, his ADM.
rablc qualifications, his unoifcnling career
and his excellent character, is discharged
His opposition to our party, honest, open
and manly, was his only crime. Mr.
DurivageS place was given to Mr.. Tucker
nephew of Secretary Chase by marriage.
lie has done but little for his party and
nothing for his country, yet he is appoint.
cd to . lucrative position solely because
he is Republican"
---->SS~S
a PEoPuECY VERIFIED. In debate in
the United States Senate, in 1856. W. H.
Seward uttered the following language:
"The State that begins with denying
the hobc'S corpus to the mcaneSt and most
obscure of her citizens, will not be long in
ton"
The prediction is already, in the main,
verified; but who, at the time it was ut.
tered, was prepared to believe that the
distinguished prophet would himself be
chief instrument in the denial Of the great
writ, and in the prescription wal cd
But, we must add, it is not indiScrimin.