The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-05-11


ME>Srs EnIroHs: We hear great hue and
cry nlr'uI the L niIn, aud M Nnc appears IL be
more exercised 0r bellows louder than that
BLACK Republican Shcct-the official organ Of
the Republican AdmiHistration-the :Sacru.
mrnto F"i"H.
Can any "f these loud. mouthed advocates
for the Cni"R tell What they ucan wlIeU they
make use nfthe word unios The word niOA,
accor,Iine I" Webster, means In bring together;
H. unite ne u hole; cnncnrd good understand
ing; To reconcile enemies, N0w, hOw Ia thiA
I" be brought about. Tan Il be h'ne BY the
nee "f the Lay"nct, or At the caNnOn's mouth.
Can il be d"ne by continual abuse and ala0der!
Can IL be d"ne By simply denying that the
Union is br'kcn. and attempting tO enforce the
authority ~ the Government over the States
that have Withdrawn: Il il very plain tn be
s~rn. that all ihrNc meHns are only calculated
tn " iden the breach, to increase the ennIity, To
rnlLiitrv the strife, and render all future union
utterly Impossible. IN giving fur Cni"n, men
sh,aIld know what kind II = Uni"O il 10 TO be.
There mus, be two parties tn the agreement |;
y"u cannot unite with men who will nat unite
with YOU, and Wl0 W"Usd not be held By any
agreement they might saAke. Al the SeadiHg
men of the Republican party Tcpndiated the
idea Uf Onion Wiih Shareholders and said
"ihcy could not be kicked nat Uf the Union"
Now, a. the South has deliberately with.
drawn frOm Union in which their presence
was u stumbling block and rrprOach, II seems
very unreasonable in the North. totry and con-
lnuc connection which they looked upon a.
u disgrace.
All efforts on the part Of the people Of this
State tn preserve y union with the South on
the principles Of the Chicago rlatEwm. the In.
auguraL ar Proclamation " President Lincoln
will utterly aud h"peleSsly fail. They will not,
aud could not il they would. submit Z" the cOn.
tr"l "f Abolition principles wiIlSOat diShoUoS,
and they will prefer determination I" subnis'
sion. Can the N"rih conquer and cxtermina'e
the pe"Plc VI the S"ulh, without utter ruin Il"
themsclvcsy IL thi% To he q VAndal war "f ex'
termination? Must liberty aud free govern.
ment Aink tU rise no more beneath the gory
waves II sea UfblOOd!
These are QuestiMs which every h"nest man
should answer for himself before he commits
himself tU uIe care Of the fanatic or the dcma.
gOgue.
by t,ining union to uphold the platform
and principles M the Republican party. you
array yourself On the side Of the Union against
the Consultation, on which the Union must
rest. You cannot conquer the South, and they
will never unite with you only as equals, hav'
ing their equal rights clearly defined and guar
antCed BY the Constitution. Whenever the
North will agree to guarantee the equal rights
II the South, they are ready to listen to aprOP'
ositi"n of peace aud = reconstruction Of the
Union on al enduring and just bOsis, and not
otherwise, OLD SOUTH
OvERukARR CONVERSATIONS TO'H-" Which
way Billy" Bill" TO the Court IInuse Ex'
change. tie place TO 'snlile,' without having
vuur mouth pnckered up ~ though you had
boon eating green peFAimmORa, Besides, i'eI
hungry. ana I know Black can furnish me with
the incest little lunch II ham and eggs, or Oys'
tera, that can be had In this tOwn:" Tow
NW6 ced-lTl g0 with you, 0n such recom'
nIendatiaN." They went, aud no d0uOa came
away satis6ed with Blacks gOOd cheer.
AuGusr ORr-of the Lafayette Hotel aud
Restaurant, en- Main street, opposite the Gary
HOuae-is reAping the reward due him for his
nntirinR energy ID supplying bic numerous pa
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