The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-07-20
Corrssponasaso o1 iAs De.aooTaa.
Com Hn,r, IuIx 1K. 1871

GoLD HrLE, July Is, 1851.
EDrtoks DRnocRAT: The Gma Il GasG spproaeh.
ing when We shall Asais be called upon By the
hO6ls DID Democrats party y cast our votes 70
behalf Of lie glorious neutrality-suspicious.
that still live. though rsiCdneed By miny-
principles Of equsl rights, equal laws; add
equality or States. TIE spirit Of Jefferson,
Madison and jackson still aHILhAtes the heart,
OF all true Democrats.
A faction; which dsssrtet lie fsstiousl Dem.
Octaiic party and renowned ~ principles ana
invited the sdhsrents Of ell factions and isms
" meet 10 Convention Ia brotherIy love, ars
now raliyiDg under the nAms IL '' Union Cnot
R'gvla>) DsmOcsGyf' Who are The proper
aud legitimate leaders OF the Democratic party :
Have we " look for them In The miserable TAO.
tion that indirectly assisted 10 the election % Z
sectional President. for the purpose Of iuauRu.
rating 9 civil war; Have We to take them
from f.cti"O that Endorses Republican Ad.
miniS.taadH f-frOm faction that denOunces
Democrats more bitterly than the RspubIIcaus
dor Are editors aud creditors, = hO lately
were SueeFing ct Democracy and cursing Demo.
crats. competent 10 teach answering Demo.
Gratis their dntyI But short while ago they
were editing papers which opposed the Demo.
cratic party.
Some Of these same fellows wers Wild with
delight ct the marriage eetemOny btskteu fac.
tionism sOd Republicsnism, when O. D. hall
married McKibben and Baker 10 the city Of
Placerville. They are willing TO embrass any
faction or ism 10 opposition to the Democratic
party. Such fellows, all true men, Of whatever
party, shnuid treat with contempt.
Look at some u the leaders and nominees Of
this faction: 10 . neigbbOrisg village I and
others heard one Of them cay, "ths great
American party may die, but the principles Of
the party will never die 10 me-" He denounced
aOmS Of the pursst and Wisest men Of Our coun.
try, because they wvrO EoreigD.born. Another,
. candidate on The ticket Of the isc,iOuists,
said tina, "cettsln class Of foreign born citi-
1eDs owe allegiance to the Pope. add although
they have sworn allegiAneeto thia government.
IL availeth not, fOr they cannot nor will they
recognise IN oaih they have taken upon Pm
testGnt Bible" lie also stated that no for
eien.bOrD citizen ought 70 be permitted to hold
office" and that be ives 10 favor Of extend ling
The naturalization 10 twenty one years." Now.
Task adopted citizens u they can Conscientious
" support such men. Il Il remarkable that
such men should be prsjudIced against the
Southern people Ahen We apd then 20 mach
imbiitered against adopted c'si1enA one par
tieuIAr sect especially.
I end, siFs, in THE county. men who an
loud. montheA- sAEiekaea fur iha uaion. -bOia.
erOus for ess6eeI0g che laws, asd Furnishing
rebellion, who took up arms against tue State
Of PeansylVaOia In May. ls44. and assisted /
bignted mob to lay In ruins the magnificent
Churches 0f St. Michaels and st. Augustines
and in the July following they took up srm'
against Gen. CadwAllsdeT aud his gallant army
Yet thess same men have che audscity to stand
up nov and call BTeOkinidGs Democrats trait
ors aud d'saniOni'tS, becauss they ere opposed
TO . civil waS. the destruction Of Southern prop.
euy. aud slAughtsring Southern peopls. Now
have only to gay 70 these violstors Of The law
these adVoeates Of mob SiOleace. that Ihs
Breckenridge Democrats love the UsiOn. have
fought for il, revere the Constitution and I'D
here to its eumpacts-
NOYANENSING.