The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-04-13
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Thc COiOSa IT,, PT BPS the better
70 Est pa1 rob aiOusness, With
mere sagcrdls & dence. takes us
to task for aerti u the Douglasitcs
and Rcpubli ans lhe Legislature, "fol-
lowing in the COOs sps 81 their Industrious
predecessors in Oregon" fused, and at
tcmpts to convict US Of inconsistency, BY
referring to the election Of Col. FOrnian,
which VIC approved.
Unfortunately fer .thc EpeA It SEpeDs
its ignorance without benehttihg its cause.
EssVy Rspubaisa0-tRt hSa&si~st,1sS~'
ton voted Ov McDOugaIl, and tt'e Rspub-
lican organs claim bis election as Re-
publican triumph. But few Of them vOt.
ed for Col. FOrman and their organs
mourn over the defeat Of McKibLiR. For.
man madC no bargain with the Rcpubli-
cans, McDOugall did. A membcr or the
Convention Iearlessly charged. while the
vote was being taken, that McD0ugah
had signed an agreement to the Republi-
can party, to support the Republican Ad
ministraliOn, and to assist in building up
the Republican party on the Pacific coast"
lf his friends could have rcfuted the
charge, they would have done 50 prompt.
" and Indignantly. Dut they could not;
nor have they attempted TO Offer any OK.
PLANTATION. The proof was In the posses
sion Of one Of the members, and the
friends Of McDougall were too discreet to
challenge it Not only did NcDOugsll
promise to support the Republican Ad-
ministralion, but lie went further, and
sOlcmnly promised tho Republicans, in
the event Of the two wings Of the Demo-
cratic party uniting, to join the Republi.
can party. These arc well known and
indisPutable facts, and yet the Times con.
Sidcrs him good Democrat! In this we
are proud to differ from the Times.
lf McDouSall is not Republican and
his election not a Republican triumph,
why did the Wide Awakcs Of San Fran.
ciscon turn out TO receive and escort him
to his residence md chscr-his Spcoch- On
his return to San Francisco! Had q
Democrat been elected would they have
done Sos Did they Cxult over the cleo.
ton Of FOrman The San Francisco
Timcs, an ultra Republican organ, grOans
over the defeat Of McKibbin, and says,
tive confess to no small degree Of dissp.
pOintmcnt at his defeat for Boundary
Commissioner" The ncutrals took up
the mOurnful strain and dismally echoed
the disappointment" FOrmsn was OBJ.
nOxious TO the Republicans, the neutrals,
and, judging from the comments Of the
Timcs to the rencgadcs, solely because Of
his adherence to the Democratic party.
Again; is not the Tmes aware that the
Republican organs have taken umbrage
at their Douglas allies for calling McDOu'
CALLS election Democratic victory! They
demand, very justly. q division Of the
glory Of his election. The MsEysvills
AWedl, an able and courteous Republi
can journal, gently admonishes them to
" AcknOwl ledge Il maninlly. Mcssrs NcDOu
gall Democrats, aud don't, if your candidate
shalt HEREAFTER be rlected by RePubiiCan vUtrs
Claim his elecli"n as a Democratic triumph"
i 1fthe Tmcs is not irrcdeemably stupid
it will soon discover that the DEMOCRACY
regard ten. McDousall as. Republican
Senator. The Republicans claim him
and no true Democrat has the SlightcS
disposition to dispute the claim.