The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-28
National POlIce.


cannot he too highly commended, have
Resolved To employ an army of s2'i's and
Place them in Prirdi, .'dmiiicS, To report
the free and uurcSrrvcd opinions Of those
who are SUSPECTED oI hcing opposed t.
The Republican party. No rank, age q
>rN is To- he exempted from this terrible
iului>ition. Paid agents Of the govern.
mrnt, with the smile oI friendship, are to
he introduced into the homes Of unSuS.
prctins persons, apparently casually speak
about the war, for the >nlc purpose OI
a>rrrtainiuS the opinion Of those who en-.
terrain them, and report them to the pow
,r~ a; Washington. Could party re-
sort Ia anything more dcspicablc and de-
grading than the spy system: Thus
writes the Washington correspondent Of
the n tilIrffriFfTiI ffT7HfTT7'.
"rhc arrangements for the formation
of the National Detective Police force are
now nearly completed. y celebrated
Western detective. whose reputation is
we'll established all over the county, viii
he made the head of the new organization.
and its operations will extend, not only
to every city and town in the country,
but also, by means Of its agents, into
~ EEy FAMILY aud ncighborhoOd."
This dcSpicablc Y'y System will cngcn-
der universal diStrust. 1t will cstrangc
friends and make dUplcity aud hypocrisy
necessary and respectable. Deceit aud
trcachrry will flourish aud he regarded is
virtues; hanknc>S aud sincerity he rrpu.
dated aud looked upon as dangerous and
foolish. 1t will he unsafe for man, in
the SANCTUARY of his family, to give free
uttcrancr t. his sentiments. \ spy will
dog his steps and report his movements,
and il that Nl.y he an cncmy, in the dis
gui>e of u friend, he viii mi>rcpre>cnt ali
his acts He who is base enough to act
a> Il SPY would not Scruple to puTjnrr
to serve those who employ him.
There is no necessity for this new or.
eahih1tion," other than the nee, s>itv oi
creating oilitc> !nr the pets of the Admin.
i>tration who have not yet been rewarded
for their services last fall in clrction,tr-
ing'for the President elect. We mistake
the temper and intelligence Of the people
if they vii! sanction the spy system.
THE NOTE oF ALAGM SurNnrn. The
NV York Trtb0n, of Il late date sounds
the note cf alarm and Announces danger
to the tapital-dau.cr to the Cabinet
It, cry Of "On to Richmond" is changed
for the shout Of "I.nuh out for Washing.
ton :" 1t announces with apparent alarm,
that thu purpose of the rebels is To clos,
the lower P"tolnar--tn throw a StrDn.
army into Charles AMI ST. May COUNT ,
in Marylan,!--to SEIZE Annapolis, and tc
close the Baltimore anil OhieJsrilr"a'I hy
y midnight fnrav upon the hrid.4s.- Lii,
done, the ,rcc>>rli>t> Of MaYvla,nl vii,
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>ciionMrS>, "thr Car''ai is not out q
hlrn-tr. and l. roof III the assertion, il
states that "a" rcE'l' force ia Nnai.ia out
m'mhor> ours, a''d is daily increasing
Wide "m augmentation Is a'H''t At :
>'ard, IN 'nn>cqicucr # the di'!nc'inr'in'
Of mvn to volunteer since I'll" return AN,
DISCHARGE Of thu tarrr m"iih,' trooi ;
wh" speak irc.ln.iy OF tlci@ wrttcheG
treatment. on"'haIt >"ch predictions anr
comments IN Democratic journal, say
the Alha"y ,II"s, would he drnounrcI
as an aud comfort + the cncmy,' a'd
hemp and moh la" wnnl he threatened
The "On I" Rirhmond ORDER was i,>ncd
10y the Ir'b4"' II II ia" hcca ur=cl by
Il 't'hNlfu' joan hal, II N""'d nave beet
torn down and It's editors ar'c>'cd ar1
punished for treason y mans patriot.
ism Is measured 10y hi> devotion To the
ltcpuhIlran party, not 10y his >riN ices and
sacrifices for his country.
800.
urrGA"tut PR", EEDI\G>. --Our liberal
and patrio,ir Ee,ublicon Admin ,tra,i,n
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tend III '"' 'o'"r u suppress Democrats
State Conventions 10y force. No oppo>i.
ton to RcpubliraniSm will he tolerated
TIM v,nr.n.,y If tho, soc,;or,, c,no,;,.,
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party Tue Administrative" l" determined
to prrprtuatc at all hazards, Democrats
NAV have the privilege of fighting rs pri.
v,,.s far III. country hut ,hoy viii mn,
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sLcakinr or thinking. unless they meet.
speak and think in favor of the Rcpubli.
can party.
The Washington correspondent Of the
Philadelphia MqUir.r, one Of the Clerks