The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-02-09
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IN RaSt.


IN Ra0t.
ThsO nsvsg WaA IN effort moro unman-
N ~ ut which d nov being made in
ahis 0lnAs by sspFineiplsd fellows to con-
vIOe othR wsa, Who have been better Pc
Hissoa1GEuss PaTtIssna, OfPOsitivsly de-
eaass1 expedition to the UniOn Of the Uni
Ted States, Il utter disapPrOval Of the
bsses end goOd uses Of The Confederation,
aad u unFssssvod preference for the ab.
sdluts withdEawal Of the State Of CalifOr.
ass Aoa ths Fsdsfal relation, with view
10 The EoSAaGioA Of On independent Re-
pebble. Thors never vase more deSpica-
be means Of raising popular fFOth than
that which b applied by the unsubstan.
tial, uMSeEupnsOus and generally unintiu-
eaNlal iadividuals who are now miSreprc-
ssnIiag msn who have acquired honorable
posi,toas - practical citisenS and for ad-
AsFSseo b snd advocacy Of principles
whssA eAaim respect for good order, and
wOuld gnassatee equal laws, equal justice,
anA oV.aI rights 10 full conformity with
EAsatplt r. tAs Constitution and the man.
~ InasatiOa Il the comprehensive pa
GviOts whe, IN a. earlier generation than
Our owA, were able to properly estimate
tAs blessingA responsibilities and dangers
q - free government, and to provide for
The continuation Of the benefits to gencr-
aGions having different wants, influences
snd susceptibiIities, bat who might per-
petuats the Union in no manner different
fro@ . purely fraternal relationship
There never wssa cause In al the illusOry
and TOughIy graded way Of political party
ism, which had beginning 50 miserable,
20 contradictory and % mixed with frauds
on sxcslloat principles, aud which had on
approach 10 On ending 90 base, 80 indefen.
sibls and 90 inconsistent, Is that which
destroyed the wise prepOnderance Of the
Democratic party, disturbed the fraternity
Of the pa0ple, forced the sections to threat
sniNg snnaity, and now makes merit Of its
wickedness BY charging good citizens, who
WoaA maintain The government upon the
same principles which have protected the
Republie from actual Internal danger, with
being the projectors, and defenders and
advocates, Of State secession, rebellion,
rsvolulion and new natiOnalities. Popu.
lar sovereignty Democracy, which has bad
no other but IN Ubiquitous course Of con.
faaioa. b at lat descended to slanderous
sesusAlioa end shameless pretensc only.
Having .ssvsFsd The true party Of the
Unloa, Il would establish itself as the prin.
eipA element Of The Union, with no other
msans thea The bald and braxen charge
that every citizen who does not stand on
its side naOutbing lies, OF who does not run
with the Black Republicans to card sec.
tiOaal wool and pull public plumber, is Ger
taialy = secessio0ist, disunionist, plot
org !. Knight Of Ne Golden Circle, - u
orator With cunning designs on the State
ar1A. . secret enemy Of the State govern.
Inent, . Southern extremist, an emissary
Il distant communities, deep worker for
the formation Of Pacific Republic, and
that be expects to Be rewarded at the
breaking up By being enabled to steal into
O@es end from tho public treasury In
this malignant, insOlent and unexampled
GctioNal Pelicy the late followers Of Sena.
tSe Douglas are aided BY the Northern
party. .agaiast whose uRcitisenIike inter-
AFs0os with the rights and opinions Of
States other than The ones which they
have alwUysNssa permitted to inhabit un.
molested, The South now 20 strenuOusly
protests % to render the existence Of the
Union improbable. The two anti. Demo
cratic, anti-conservative clements are uni
Ted N slaAlsr and deception; they have
co@biMed, not to sustain the assumption
Of being IN favor Of the maintenance Of
the Union by devising just. Americanlike
end UHiOnliks means Of preservation, but
that they may palliate the erOrs Of their
partisan operations BY saying that they
arc for the Union In opposition TO such as
have % Ear differed from them in political
transactions since the sbrOgatiOn Of the
Missouri compromise, % 70 firmly assert
that an oppressive majority has no sane.
ton Of the Constitution, no support from
common justice, no Endorsement in any Of
The constituent principles of the national
compact.
The allied political enormities have no.
thing 70 do nov which l. 30 exceedingly
important - The denial Of their instru.
mentality In tie causes Of State disaffsc.
ton; no form Of denial Is 50 available Is
that which duplicates another party; no
catcA-schems is % immediate AZ that
which modiaes past treason, in fact, to
the appearance Of present loyalty; no
Affirmation IL 90 strong to affect the i'm.
PslsivO classes Is ave are for the Union
e I'll hasards"; therefore, We will now
strengthen ourselves BY continually say
Ing the UniOO must be preserved, and
whatsoever does not cry with us must be
sahjecs TO the OdiOus accusation Of treason
-thareiore, Ne win be eased under the
NEessuU Of the truth that our own agita.
ton; our own ultraism, and our own dog.
mas hsvs indeed caused this great national
jeopardy.
Ths despicsbIencss Of the mode of ad.
SOcaey aSd dsssass adopted BY the false
sceas~A and tEaitOrSin Eact, Is daily made
@sFsIaiqeltsss ~ the evidence that the
tedy eGthss dsaandIOr the presentation
"@t6s Uasea hasaO such filing a. gen.
esOus asnli@snls tDwasa The excitsd Dao.