The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-01-12

I interests and welfare ut the Whole cummuuity.
IL is by these means that even despOtic rulers
have often gained popularity. have been de.
clarrd gVest. snd tIuat their names have been
transmitted u the generation and 20 the Rr.,i.
tude II the succeeding generations. Hence.
u"bOdy can be considered sialesmau who =
MT dominated by these high principles, and Il
IL always great misfortune Er any land to fall
into the hsUdsd faciiORs, which, By their prin.
CiPIes and opini"ns. ere 10 OpppsiIion aad COO.
niet not Only with public sentiment, but viii,
the very Constitutional right OfA large portion
Of tie eOuatry.
The storm which now threatens 10 annil,laIc
this Union, Was not GoTmed in one day. Hs eI.
erneDts have been gathering for more than thir.
" years, and Il is to be deeply regretted that
tile eminent and wise men who have been. du.
ring that time, ~ The helm II State, and who
certainly ought to have fOreseen IL, took only
palliative measures, but never radical means 10
disAipate IT, ]. has been evident to everybody,
aud We have thereGre always been impressed
that a. long ~ balance II power would be
kept up, betWee1 the cOs0iciiHe interests Of
the N'~th aud south, no serious disturNanee
c''uId take place, but that e sGOa - this bel.
ance II POWer in the cOupciIs II the eOuntry
wOald become deranged, the Continuance OG
this e"ofedeFacy mu.t bec~@e precariOus, and
even imp"sHible. Thus, b. maintain ~ much
~ P''asible. By oil meanr this balance Of power
ought tn have been the P,hicy II every raiional
high minded man VII" lOVed his couairy and
was proud II is prosperity. Cnfnrtunntely,
this simple view has H1G been predominant
! Everybody SonGat more his own Interest or
that 81 his party, thnn the welfare II all, and
very few were willing tn sacrifice their perSn.
al sentiments ~ the necessity of measures
Anne capable Of prrPetnaiiny aud rendering
! i"sOlSatIe the beads b. which is kept u,xs.l.-r
~ large a e"nwuniIy.
| Dy the increase " power Of the free States.
aHd tlIr h"sIiIe attitade many Of them sgzinst
the vital Interests Of the South, al the slave
/ StHteswcreb" und sDbecome Aeri~Hsiy alarmed,
aud 6ndiuK that By M constitutional means i,
was PnssibIe tn SEaintAiM peace sud their Iesit.
innate rights, that ell compromises, attempted
, during number "f years, weFe in vain, IL is
quite pasurs' ss-Aay, latees che eIsetssu Of Mr.
Lincoln, WL" u ca'nsidsTed to 6e O6e Of the
leaders " the Northern uIIra Isarty, that they
are determined tn Withdraw from connections.
which, sOI0Sr or laiss. must lead 70 their utter
rUin.
16sagh the Consultation NJ the Gated States
gives ~ night IN any State to withdraw from
the Ca'nEsasrAey, the laws enacted BY sIsven
NSFtbern States virtually nuiIifyinR some Of
de P"~isiOas " she Rsderup eumpaet. sD0uI
this cssmisct ifselk sHd - by the public opiu.
ian isculcaied ell GhFOugh The North. By the
ugrncy VI faDatcism, Il 10 impossible neither to
| the FedeFaI ESeO0iivs power. nOs evea 70 Con. |
gress, N enfpree In those cletep Nnrthcrp
States. the FedrrsI CVAaiitaiiOs according TO
its spirit and letter. the States whiCh sre there
BY injured, have q manifest right n repWdiate
a government. which can aAord them no pro-
lection D"F security.
In such = state II aRaiFs, il would be idle to
discuss farther the P~'ceedings Of the South
for ~hcnever pe"pie feel oppressed. they have
tho Ashi u ibAraie tI1s"Aclves' sad, IKE the
! EnGIiah Colonies Of NefIA Ame1tca, alone had
the right IN lie the judS.s Ut Ihs oPpress,ou
they FELT from their mother c..unIEy, asd had
tl'e right N nsP"diAte u: ~ the sOaih is alone
entitled to appreciate the grievances IL has re.
ceIved ffOsn iIs cOnfrdcrsaes. aud II the OpT,r.
Iuniiy 60 withdraw ffOm them.
The dissslutkn Of this Uwi..a il certaialy the
greatest caIamiy that e'''Id fall upon ihi. cum.
try. asd which IL I" 10 deeply rrkre'Ird by eli.
Bu' are there NO means to prevent ity The
Su"Ih des'ands the ALsOgaIiOn u all boaiiIr
mrasurrs Against its inatituti..ns. aud the riEh'
" extend slavery. wiz The NOFth acecac "
il! All those who know the bigotcd spirit that
prrd"a'inaIes IL mast parts u the N"r'lI. win
u"hcsitAIi0gly Say. m. IL there any way {"
,N'I.rOn,ise between tle conaictiug Psrtics
II airy eumrrmIise can be worked out, its rf.
'ects ca" only be temporary, Er the intereats
~ the E.Duih are vital aBA absolute, AID dO mol
admit II neither trining nor palliative means.
The preirniiOns IT the NOPth. on the cOntrary,
are based upon Abstract psiDc.pIss inculeaAeA
frO@ ehiIdbOod up By dangerous snd PerniciOus
iutiueaces, and We hare Dsrer seen, in any
coustry nor at sny ePOch, that such principles
could be DOdi6sd ~ changed BY compromise.
For these VcasOns. Whatever snay be the means
eInployed. tbe evil aud the aHtugOnism wall re.
main uslbAgi!I 3 AT k,AttiItt 4
To resist disunion by force, and plunge the
Country inb6tls0d ESD FUN. Would Sbe the most
impra,Iens Sud worst Of an meaus. for history
trachHs " thet eirN wss Abhp geeatsSa Of Al
evils. and leads dirscilyt 70 6ppteiSiOA aud loss
Of liberty. and Il would be indeed sad specta.
Gle To the world IT, see tile nov free and pOw.
erful Americaa pespar GAiiyued and exhausted
By q long and desperate struggle. obliged to
bend their heads to the yoke Of deapOtiam ~
the only meanS Of safety and peace.
However, the UuiOn may be savcd-not BY
compounds, bat By striking at the very root o.
the c~A, asd there alone can an efficient rene.
dy Be found 10 fsc,. we ell know that the
SOoah demands soothing else than 10 be let alone
aud ~ enjoy its epHsAitutiOnal Tiyhts-tO have
% Ss,ure, bat alsS Bsloss Fight than the North;
and II this Last wObla not interfere in slave mat.
tevs. these wOuld Be no trsable. Thus the rU4
Of the evil being The undue interference IL the
KusA h slave ssatteFs, caused, kept up, Hnd
prOpssassd. hy .exasaaEAssA sPariispicsl teach
ings, the only remedy 10 be f0aRd is in the
abatement 6Ftkese h6AtISAl sAAasate1t /
| Dat h0v l. Il possibls 10 sbats ssutiae~t
! seated 10 The very so6Iof Northern popHlstiGal
ThioA @noinl0 sstan Saay naataOVy ut stlll
is h sCs Tupossible. Indeed. no one l. ignorant
thsI tss Razii@l part Of AbOlisIsai6m is only 10
Be s6ee& II majority b ne small Ney EnsIapd
SIassaS thAA Ihssah New YOsk, PsaSeylvaaias
lows. IaAlAAe, leeasGlpa MA MIchigAn, have
alaO nalli1ed he FsGiAiSS Slave Law. tAssabiA
AbOlitiontsts hAys w basaaAedAt inauencs Ia
thOssSsssss; lhaG New YOEAasd PsassylvaniA
are BY their interests 100 strongly hteted 70
The South, aHAtse litAlss iaassseoasb By Abols.
tioniSa TO Ieays tte leSs doabt ~, thsy w,ll
easily b brUugAe y 4nsnaAsOf duty that the
same may b. ssSA II shs wsssssA States.
VITO certainly will never sacrifice the key NJ
the MA.ksEtlsA ~ dA6sGsSes iSSAb6sk IT
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