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The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-23

"CowARDLY AND UXPATRIoTIc New
YoRE AND PENEsYLvANIA."-Thus sncer-
ingly and unjustly and contemptuously
do the Republican papers of the West
speak Of New York, Pennsylvania and
the New England States There is no
excuse for such unwarrantable, ungener.
Gus and Infamous language. Do we mis-
represent the Republican press Of the
Westy Do we credit them with language
they never used? Here is what the Chi.
cago Tribune, the acknowledged organ Of
the Republicans of Illinois, says. Read it,
it, New Workers and Pennsylvanians,
without indignation you can. See how
the services and sacrifices Of your brethren
are appreciated by the hirelings Of the
Administration
"The West will demand, not for the purpose
Of compelling her own SoDs to do their duty,
but for securing TO the army of the East the
services of c,,o1rdly dnd Unp0triOtic Near En-.
gland, Neg York amt PenHsyLDGnid, that the
work Of drafting be at once begun. But in this
heavy draft, made upon us in the face of i'm.
minent danger, there il this consolation with
our brave boys in the van Of McClellan's army,
there will be NO more such pitiable exhibition
as We saw at Big Bethel and Bull Run. They
will teach your Fire Zouaves and such like
cutie, the art of war But il for nothing else.
let the East be subjected TO draft for men to
carry our ns"s baggage and to serUe az cOOkS ."
camp"
Fire Zouaves and such like CATTLE" is
not very complimentary, to say the least
Mr.. Lincoln has stated, says the Cincin-
natl Enquirer. that the party that can
carry an election must necessarily be able
to carry the field in battle. He evidently
did not take into consideration what his
organ intimates is the fact, that his friends
are more ready and valiant in taking .
ballot and voting it at the polls than in
shouldering musket and marching up to
the enemy's breastwOrks. The complaints
of the Tribune may not be grOundless,
and its friends in the Republican strong
holds mentioned as cowa:dly and unpa-
triotic," may defend themselves from its
assaults if they see st. We certainly
shall not attempt the task. It is an indis.
putable fact that in the States named, the
Democratic party has furnished q vast
majority Of the volunteers Whether
this is owing, as the Tribune boldly states.
to the cOwardly and unpatriOtc" spirit
Of the Republicans, we shall not under
take to say. but may be excused for re.
marking that " It looks like It"
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-23

The Shasta Courier, a semi Republican
paper since the death Of General Dnsh,
speaking Of the opponents Of the Admin.
iStralion and the friends of peace, makes
this laundering remark, which exposes
its intense ignorance of history:
We all know what is thought "f the tories
Of the Revolution, the "pposers "f the war Of
lsl2. and Of those who "pP"sed the MeAlcan
war.
Lincoln opposed the Mexican War"
and is now the President Of the United
States. Corwin opposed the Mexican
War;" and has been appointed by Lincoln
to a lucrative and honorable position -
Ninc-tenthS Of the Republican nppointcc>
in the New England States "opro>ed the
war with Mexico and the war of 1872 "
The Courier has a very high opinion Of
Lincoln and Corwin and men Of like ilk
who opposed the war with Mexico" and
we are not much di>plcascd that, after
much twisting and screwing, it has at last
found its atIiniteS."
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-23
your party.

CoXcILIArow.- president Lincoln has
appointed the notorious Helper, who was
expelled from the South for swinding and
stealing. to an important position. What
y petty manifestation of malice and vindic-
tiveneSs in the President Of the United
States! A more Objectionable appoint
ment to the loyal men Of the South, who
despise and detest the felon who villified
their institutions, the President could not
have made, had he tried his best. He
knew that the appointment would be in.
sulting to the South; but what cared he +!
The South had opposed his election, and
he had both the power and the will to
make her feel that he neither forgot nor
forgave her hostility to him. Such ap-
pOintments are admirably calculated to
restore harmony between the free and
slave States
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-23

During the last Presidential campaign
the Republican blowers and orators loudly
and vehemently, and with apparent sin.
certify, declared that they and the party
they represented were in favor Of "free
soil, free labor. free speech and q free
press! CredulOus persons, believing in
the sincerity Of their professions. voted
their ticket. Well, they elected their
President, and what is the result? What
is the condition Of our country which, for
the last seventy years, has been the boast
ed home Of the free and the refuge Of the
oppressed? Have the Republicans lived
up to their professions? Let us examine
and see. Liberty Of thought and speech
is suppressed; Democratic presses are
Silenced or destroyed or denied mail IA
cilities; searches. seizures and imprison-
mentS, without defined charges or trials,
are continually prrpetrated; the writ Of
h1beds corpus suspended private houses
are entered and innocent inmates driven
from them; and the supporters of the
Administration which orders or sanctions
oil these attacks on the rights Of the peo:
pie, boldly announce that State necessity
is now the rightful and proper Govern
mcnt. In many Of the States it is trea-
son to advocate peace or Cancellation with
the loyal people, our friends, neighbors
and countrymcn, Of eleven States. In
Maryland, the members Of the Leg iSlature
are imprisoned, peace meetings are bro.
ken up by Federal troops by order Of
General Banks" and judges of elcctiOnf
are commanded by General Dix to not
allow free citizens the right of suffrage
q right heretofore regarded as sacred
unless they swear allegiance to the Adj
ministration! In Missouri, the legally
elected Governor and Legislature are driv.
en- from the Capitol Of the State, and hunt
ed as traitors, and bOguS,S Govern
ment inaugurated under friend of the
Administration But it is useless to con-
,inue the dark catalogue Of Republican
outrngeS. They stand out in bold relief,
and are iattering commentary on Re.
publican sincerity and respect for free
speech and free press" Under Repub-
Iican rule we certainly enjoy GLORIOUS
freedom" but it is freedom" Of such
n character as not to inspire US with un-
bounded admiration and affection for it
or those who have substituted it for the
genuine article which we were blessed
with under Democratic rule.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-23
wIldey TestlmonIal.-I. o. o. F.


At o regular meeting Of MemeutO Lodge. M.
81, I. o. o. F., held a; their hall on Thursday
evening. the 14th inst, the following resolutions
were offered BY p. c., W. T. Gibbs, which
were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, II has pleased the Grand Master Of
the Universe IL remove from this world IL that
bourne trum whence nO Traveller returns, nur
well beloved brOthcr, Past Grand Sire Thomas
Widely, the founder Of Odd Fellowship in the
United States, therefore, be it
R'~lrsd. That MementO Lodge No. 81, O..
0. f.. has received the sad intelligence with
deep sorrow.
Rtmlced, That in the death Of Past Grand
Sire Th"mas Wildey. the Order has met with
great loss, and mankind deprived of the conf
partnership Of u true Odd Fellow, good and
just man.
ResOirei, That to give further expression to
our sorrow at the decease Of our brother, and
Ia mark our sense Of his exalted worth, these
resolutions be entered upon the record If this
Lodge with black lines drawn around them.
and the Secretary be instructed to forward u
copy Of them to the Grand Lodge of Califnr-
MIA under the seal If this Lodge alsn. forward
u copy 1T them to the MOUNTAIN DEMUcRAT,
with request to publish them.
A. BELL. y. q.
I l. Arrt1soH r. =
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-23

TIE Independent says that the farmers
in San joaquin are very busy making
preparations for their early sowing. and
that the streets Of Stockton are lively with
their ranch teams. The farmers in our
neighborhoOd, since the late rains, have
commenced plOwing, and contemplate
sowing more than usual, in anticipation
Of scarcity and demand for grain at fair
prices. The failure Of the wheat crop in
England and France, and the disturban.
ces in the Atlantic States. will cause q
demand for grain which California may
be called on to supply.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-23

No RIGHr To VoTE.-Thc editor of the
SolanO Herald is Senator elect to the next
Legislature. Politically he is Of the Re-
publican persuasion. The Herald says
that a SeccsSionist-and al who are OPP
posed to the Administration are indis-
criminately classed as Observation-Disclosures
no moral right to vote, and that the rep.
resentatives of that county "in the next
Legislature will cndeavor to deprive them
Of the legal right to do So" Judging
from the result Of the elections in Penn.
sylvania and Ohio, the Republicans will
be forced to resort to some such uncon-
stitutional and outrageous measure il they
wish to retain ascendency in this State.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-23

ADVOCATES OF PEACE IN lieu QUARTERS.
The Republicans and their sickly sym
pathiSerS, call all who are advocates Of
peace, seceSSionistS and traitors. Sumo
Of their own party are gett!hg sick Of the
war and would gladly welcome peace. In
recent speech Vice President lIamin
said:
There are two ways Of efTrctinG a peace
one way is To make peace with rebels whose
hands are dripping with the blood ct ynur gal.
LIANT brethren. and dnothrr IL (" max, peace ruth
hyil men +; and lam t"r tie LITTER and any
time When they rW dll"w me lam reddy 4" act"
Will they arrest and imprison the Vice
President for uttering such reasonable
SentimentS:-for repeating and indorSing
what we have. so often advocated: We
now quote, with equal pleasure, words
from another high official Republican,
Gov. Morgan, Of New York. In his speech
to the Regiment of Col. (Senator) Wilson,
of Massachusetts, he said:
Before leaving yQWTpermit me to say that
as Massachusetts WAS the first State To go fur
ward IN aid If the1g"vernncnt TO suppress the
rebellion, ~ my sic b, tie .hr~t to erttmd The "i
ire bydhch 70 al loVdtand IMion.ioring men in
reJelious States for ajust and hOn"rudle peace"
(APPlause.J
The same parties that applaudcd Gov.
Morgan for favoring peace, would cruelty
Democrats for doing the same thing
Such is Republican consistency.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-23

FREEDOM OF THE Press. Chicago
Tribune, the leading Republican paper in
Illinois, having been taken to task by the
Springfield Nllinois) JOurndl-the home
organ Of President Lincoln and edited by
his nephew-for its structures upon the
President and Cabinet, thus responds.
We copied the Journals article in the
last issue Of the DEMOCRAT:
"The journal can't understand how we
should venture to differ from the National Ad.
ministralion, without intending to jeOpardlze
the loyal cause and break down the Govern.
ment. II evidently thinks that we ought to
indOrse and applaud what We deem to be NOT
only wrong IN principle, but dangerous to the
cause IL the cnuntry we love. We have never
learned that theory, either az journalists or pa.
triOts. We believe that he who labors to
change fatal policy, either through the Exec
utive or Congress, or the people, occupies q
higher and nnbler position than he who ap.
plauos everything that comes from Cabinet
Council or o President. without pauSing to
Judge whether it be good, bad or Indifferent.
That such independence shOnld seem scanda.
lOus TO the Journal does not surprise US how
ever"
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-23

SLEIGHING AMI SLEDGING. -Sleighs are
making regular trips from La Porte to St
Louis and other towns in Sierra county,
where the roads are blocked up with
snow. This is to be improved upon by
an expreSsman named Francis, who con-
templates, says the Mountain Messenger,
new style of conveyance. He has or
drered three sets Of dOg-harness, and a
peculiar style of Sledge, which establish
ment, exclusive Of dogs, cost him ell
The sledge is calculated to carry 800
pounds. 1t strikes US that similar ex.
pertinent was tried in the same county 4
year or two ago and was noticed by the
Messenger. Whether it was successful or
not We do not now recOllect
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-23

HEALTHY CHAHGE.-It is with more
than ordinary pleasure that We record the
change in public sentiment in Pennsylva-
MIA since the last Presidential election.
1t shows that the people have become dis
gusted with Republicanism, have repent
ed of their error, and are prepared to
make reparation BY restoring the Demo
cracy to power. Had the election been
for members of Congress, Pennsylvania
would have sent Democratic delegation.
In twenty counties, according to the off,
cial vote, the Democracy have made q
net gain Of .Jifty-two thousnnd over last
year, when Lincoln carried the State by
80, l50 majority. Such an encouraging
result should elatO every Democrat in
California and make him adhere more in.
hexibly to his good old party.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-23

ARREST THE ABOLITIONIsTs. 1T is con-
coded that the arrest and imprisonment Of
suspected persons has not produced any
effect favorable to the Union in the sece-
died States; it has created disgust and
i'll feeling in the minds OflOyal men; but,
if the same policy is to be continued,
would it not he well for the AdminiStra-
ton to try its hand on the fanatical sell.
tiouS AhOlitioniStS, who are and have
been preaching treason for years, and
thus prove to the loyal men of the South
and to the world that the Government, in
working with laudable energy TO preserve
itself, does not forget to punish. with
equal severity, the -4bOIition instigGtors
of the rebellion As well as the Southern
tire-caterS! Why permit AbolitioniSts,
with IMMUNITY, TO damn the Union aud
the Constitution and drride the enforce
ment Of the laws? Why encourag. them
to provoke and drive into rebellion the
loyal men of the South! Deal alike with
the fanatics and traitors Of both sections,
and no complaints will be heard.
THE San Francisco Ldii, remarking on
the possibility that drafting may have to
be resOrted to for the purpose Of filling
up the regiments ordered in this State,
says drafted men are not entitled to the
800 bounty or the land warrant given to
volunteers. There is little probability
that drafting will have TO be rcSortcd To
in California. Nearly oil the regiments
ordered are full, and more will no; he
called for, if Mr.. Stewards prediction,
that the war will be ended in sixty days,
shall be verified.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-23

Coal IN ANADoR.-Thc Amador Dis
patch calls attention to the fact that coal
Of an excellent quality for manufacturing
purposes can be cheaply obtained in that
county, and says that Messrs. Hall & Har-
ron, of the lone City Flour Mills, have
opened a vein for their own use which
affords variety Of coal which burns free.
ly, leaves no cinder, though much ashes,
and is ofa light brown color, not so heavy
q
IS anthracite, and is found in vein six
feet thick A tunnel was run to the length
Of $50 feet to reach the coal.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-23

a MOST horrible and brutal murder was
perpctrated at Humboldt City, Oct. 9th,
being the first that has happened in those
mines. The victim was young man by
the name Of Sheath, formerly from Red
Bluff; he bore good character, and was
gentlemanly and courteous in all his trans
actions and dealings However, he became
somewhat dissipated while there, and was
murdered in his own store on the morning
Of the 9th, by a man named Frank
Archer, who inflicted four or five fatal
wounds on his head, with the edge of a
shovel.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-23

How IS r?-One Ofthe Minnesota reg
iments contains eight hundred Democrats
and one hundred and twenty Republicans.
Several regiments raised in that State,
says an Indiana paper, are composed al
most entirely of Democrats. The same
may be said Of the regiments raised in
Illinois. The Pennsylvania regimentsgaVe
the Democratic ticket fifteen thousand
majority. In ell these States, . friend
observes, the Republicans are good at
Dragging aud voting, but not st Fighting.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-23


CooL.-The MOUNTAIN DEMocRAr claims the
vote Of Jewett. the Democratic candidate for
Governor of Ohio, who ran upon II war platform,
as an indication Of the strength of It's party
Republican.
Yes, sir, and very properly We claim
the vote Of Jewett is an indication of the
strength Of our party-the Democratic
party. Jcwett was the Democratic nom.
inee, and was hercely opposed by the Re-
publican party and its unprincipled allies,
" so0.head Democrats" Jewett is in "a.
vor Ofpcace-in ravorofholding National
Convention to settle our difficulties so is
and has been the MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT,
and the 100, 900 Democratic voters in Ohio
who supported Jcwett, Endorsed the
course Of the DEMOCRAT. Proudly and
truthfully, therefore, may we claim the
vote Of Jewett as an indication Of the
strength Of our party.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-23

COMMISSIONED. Governor Downey hiss
commissioned J. A. MOutrie, Esq, Coun.
ty Judge of Mono county, for the term of
four years from the first of April next, in
pursuance Of his election. Judge Moutrie
is an able lawyer and an uncompromising
DemOcrat-twO essential qualifications for
good, impartial, upright Judge.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-23
PIaasrviIlo Railroaa.


italists, outside Of Placerville, manifested
an interest in the enterprise and sub
scribed stock are questions daily asked
us by those who desire to see the work
commenced at an early day. We nnhes-
itatingly answer that the road will be
built. or this we have every assurance.
Capitalists in Sacramento and San Fran.
cisco, who cautiously embark in enter.
priseS Of this character. convinced that
the investment will be safe and profitable
and permanent, have signiied their will
lingneSs to subscribe a large amount Of
stock. They are satisfied that Railroad
to Placervile would command all the
freight aud passengers, constantly increas-
ing, bound over the mountains.
Some Of our citizens are laboring under
the impression, miSled by the comments
Of the Sacramento Union, that the Sacra.
mento Valley Railroad is opposed to the
Plaeerville Railroad, and will use its influ.
ence to prevent or diSSuadc capitalists
from rendering us assistance. This, We
have no hesitation in saying, is mistake.
The officers and stockholders Of the Sac.
ramento Valley Railroad are sagacious,
energetic business men. II is their in.
terest to assist Placervillc and connect by
Railroad with her. by so doing they
would almost monopOlize the freight and
passenger business Of the Eastern slope.
They are not so blind to their own inter.
est MS to "turn the cold shoulder to Pla.
cerville," for the very reason that Placer
Vile is their best customer and worth far
more 10 them than Auburn and Nevada,
and they cannot afford nor have they the
disposition to offend her causelessly.
The road from Folsom to Auburn, il
we have been correctly informed, and We
derive our information from gentleman
who is acquainted with the facts, is not
an extension Of the Sacramento Valley
Railroad" as the Union broadly asserts.
1t was constructed under an entirely diff
ferent organization, and for the benefit Of
Placer county. 1t does not materially in
terfrre with Placerville; nor is it likely it
will be extended beyond the limits Of
Placer county should our road be built in
a rraSonabletime. The Sacramento VAL
ley Railroad may have extended it some
assiStance-we may safely say it will do
the same for the Placervllc road, and as
siStancc such as We should highly value.
No company would be SO foolish rs TO
turn the cold shoulder" to q "section
from which its main trade is derived;
and as the interests Of the Sacramento
Valley Railroad are identical with our
own, it is reasonable to presume and We
feel safe in promising that, as interested
parties, the officers and stockholders Of
the former road will not be backward in
assisting Placerville to construct her road.
In this connection it may not be out Of
place to quote the following with respect
to our rond, from the annual report Of
Mr.. j. P. Robinson, the courteous and
energetic Superintendent of the Sacra.
mcnto Valley Railroad. The report was
Suhnlittnd IN tho stock holders IN tho 9th
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-23

A SEVERE HIr.-An Eastern cotempo-
rary, has the following, in an article with
respect to the mobbing and suppression
Of Democratic papers, which manfully
refuse to indOrse the Administration:
"An Administration that cannot stand up
under the criticism Of . paper in New Hamp-
shire o. In New York city, is weak indeed
With thousand pe1siODed presses Of it's own,
with mIlli0ns Of treasure and armies Of armed
ulsa, e mWst b conscious If Unborn weakness
ifit Fscsils before paragraph Of hostile criti-
oiam."
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-23

THE IIENNESS ROAD-It is more than
probable that the late storm has etfrctu.
ally closed up this pnfftl up road for the
present. 1t is ridiculous to compare it
with the Placerville route as a winter
route, and highly reprehcn>ible to attempt
to induce transfers to venture over it.
The Nevada Democrat says:
I'VE learn that the Henness Turnpike Co
have a laI re number nf men emplo, ed in I'M.
proving the county road this side Of Eureka.
This road leads into the HenneSs Turnpike. and
being the most difficult part If the Rad to Vir.
gina City. the company are putting firth eve
~ exerii"n TO improve it before the snow falls.
81 that communication may be kept open ell
winter. Unless the winter should be very We.
we're, and the snow unusually deep, the route
Gun be kept open without difficulty"
Can the road be kept open, should the
winter be mild? Has it not ever been
impossible during the winter months:
The San Juan Pres, favorable to the Hen
ness route. comments as follows on the
above extract from the Nevada Democrat
The road can't he kept open thu Winter, Mr..
Democrdt, no use Of trying. If you desire
to know the cause, those we'll informed will re-
ply-fhe drVt."
This, it must be remembered. is the
testimony Of a paper friendly to the road,
which would not Intentionally misrepre-
sent it 1t says, very frankly and cor
rectly, that it is useless to try to keep the
road open this winter-that it can't be
done, owing to the drift" It is can.
did admission and ought to have weight
with those unacqnainted with the road,
who might, by false representations, be
induced to venture upon it. with the ex-
pectation of crossing the Sierras safely
and without difficulty or danger.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-23

SMALL parties are constantly passing
through Tulare county on their way to
the Southern States-sOme to join the
Confederate army, and Ehers to see and
protect, in these PerilOOs times, the "Old
folks at home"