The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-12
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DiseEaSsfsl PrOssSAms.
The Administration has inaugurated
Q new order Of things, which is not exact
y In conformity with Constitutions rights
end privileged nor altogether as liberal as
was to be expected from the boosted
chsmplOns Of the Largest liberty" II
was once the proud and just boast Of
Americans, that In our happy country,
freedom Of speech was granted to the
humbIest citizen; that no official { no
matter how high his position or absolute
his authOrity,) or his miniOns dared in
terfere with pcaccable meetings Of the
people; that the rights guaranteed to the
people by the Constitution were sacred
and inviOlate. This was once true, but il
IL not 80 now,
Jefferson said that "erro- might be
tolerated while truth was free to combat
It," but Jefferson was q Democrat, aud
had confidence in the intelligence and res
pscted the virtue and patriotism Of the
people, and lived in the purer days Of the
Republic. before knaves and iInbeciles as.
pired to be statesmen aud were selected
to Gil responsible positions; before AbO-
Observation-Disclosures and fanatical and
vindictive - sprung into existence aud
had horde Of sycOphantS and minions to
encourage and support its outrsges.
Things have sadly changed since then.
Then the civil Was superior to the militia.
~ power; now the military has superSe.
ded the civil power. Then small stand
ing army was considered dangerous to
the liberties Of the country, now an enOr.
NOUS one is considered essential to pre-
serve them. Then it was not regarded as
4 crime to differ from the Administration,
or criticize its acts, or question the wis
dom Of Its policy, now it is a very seri-
Gus crime. Then men were not insulted
and imprisoned Tor fearlessly uttering
their sentiments and protecting their prop
erty, now they are. Then the laws were
not violated, nor the Constitution disre-
garded, nor legally elected officer Of the
people depOsed by military upstart -
Surely the American people have much
for which to thank the Republican party
The new order Of things which they have
introduced Is certainly an improvement
on the old.
We have still another outrage TO add to
the above catalogue. as insolent and infa.
nous as any Of its predecessors. 1t is
one which no loyal American can approve,
whatever may be his Sympathies or preju'
dices. The Washington correspondent
Of the philadelphia Inquirer, IAN ardent
Republican Organ,) under date of Scptem
Der 10Th, says:
"a PEAcE MvErIHo BRoEEN UP-0n last
Thureday peace meeting was called ~ take
place at Rockville, Maryland. which waH pro.
jectsd By q plumber Of prominent DemocrAis Of
that place. BY or.ier Of General hanks con.
adorable forcs Of Federal troupe was on hand al
the hour appointed for the meeting, rho ar
rssted SoTS tlpsRty Of the most noted indlvidu
ais concerned therein"
General Banks is the same fellow who
wanted the "Union to slide! What
right, what authority had he to order 4
considerable force Of Fedcrnl troops" t
break up . "pcacc meeting" OF loya
American citizensP What crime had they
committed? None. Is it REASONABLE L
hold "peace meetings"G Certainly not
Had they q Constitutional right to Assem-
bic for that purpose? Most assuredly
Their crime consisted in being Democrat,
and opposed to the sectional and fanatica
and prOScriptive Republican party
more igh,handed outrage was never per
pelrated by an ObsequiOus instrument o
a dCspotic Government