The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-04-13
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crut in our cOunty, Who lnsOIlitOUs Or
the success Of sound principles and Op.
posed to the triumph Of RcPublicanism,
to reflect upon them carefully.
We repeat what we heretofore said
when il was proposed TO unite the Demo
cratic party. Previous to the last elcciion,
as well as since that event, considerable
was and has been said o. 10 the feu16ility
Of uniting the two sections Of the Demo
cratic party in this State under one Or
ganizatiOn. Some in both wings have
deemed all efforts for such = result as L..
bOr wasted. How this may be We shall
not presume TO assert in tho face Of the
conceded obstacles lying in the way Of
such a contamination. That the two divis-
ions, whole and entire, could be brought
to act in concord together, under any cir
cumstanccs, We do not believe yet il IL
possible that the great majority Of both
might be brought to rally under single
and common organization upon the only
true ground Of uniOn-uLity OC political
sentiment. To reach point VI harmony
like this, would require the sacrifice and
oblivion Of M small amount Of treasured
wrOng-real in some cases, apparent only,
it may be, in others; yet men, when dc.
SirOus Of accomplishing an object, deemed
OF importance to themselves and others
and their country, are equal 10 such sac
rifces, and the instances are not few in
which they have furnished striking cvi.
denccs Of this fact. The Democracy Of
California are not unwilling to make sac
rifces, IL, by so doing, they can promote
the public interest and restore tranquility
to our distracted country it MAS I'M
portant ID unite tho Democratic party last
summer, how much more essential it is
now when new and alarming issues men.
ace the peace and integrity Of our Union.
It were triAing with the subject TO as
sumo that the obstacles to rccOnstruc.
ton are merely imaginary, not real, lie.
cause every rejecting man knows this is
untrue. Aside from the pride Of opinion,
cherished with no little tenacity by all,
there is an equal, if not stronger, Obsta
Gle interpOsed by two diverse and conflict
ing State and county organizations. These
are the main difficulties in the way Of an
attempt at reconstruction, but these may
be removed by proper means. II may
cost some time. but the question is not
how much il will cost, but whether the
end sought is desirable and worthy Of a
sacrifice.
II this is conceded, the objection van.
isles for union accomplished in an hon.
Orablc way would enlist the sympathics
Of al, and give vitality and force to the
union which could he secured in no other
way. IF it should accomplish the end
sought, il would be cheap at almost any
price-not to mention the comparatively
insignificant sacrifice at which it will have
been attained. The address adopted by
the Committee meets the approval Of ali
National Democrats, and the test recon
mcnded is unOhjectiOnable. II is believed
that q similar address and test will be
adopted by the Douglas Central Commit
tee, and IL so the Democratic party will
once again he united and powerful.
If the right policy be adopted and eau.
tiOusly and persiStentIy and fOrbearingIy
pursued, we are now on the threshold Of
. new era in politician era in which
truth will be in the ascendant-in which
promise and fnlfillment will walk hand in
hand, and Democracy will rule BY her
own inherent virtues and excellence. The
great mass Of the American people ART
now and always have been Democratic,
and no process Of reasoning or system o.
measures can ever make them anything
else. Unfortunately for themselves and
their country, they were divided at the
; last election, and their antagonists tri
umphed on account Of that division. Lei
, them avoid divisions in the future and
again rally under one flag and all will bt
, well.