The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-04-20
= Advice 20 Republicans.

A Republican journal in this city COM
plains Of the tone Of criticism to which
the Presidents Inaugural address has been
subjected by . considerable part Of the
Democratic press, saying that VIC think
that We can fairly claim thnt in this great
worki Of rescuing the Union from disso-
luton and from civil war, the administra-
li0n can claim Il least temporary forbgar.
ance Of partisan hostility" Without stop
ping to inquire whether the Democratic
press has dealt unfairly with the Inaugu.
raj, which would involve, ofcourse, a fresh
examination Of that production itself
without taking issue with our cotempo.
rary upon most extravagant expression
of partisan adulation which Il utters when
It prOnOunces the declarations Of that ad.
dress "as clear and frank as ever were
uttered within the precincts Of the Capt.
tol"-it Is enough to say that if the Dem
ocratic press does assAil the Inaugural
with unreasonable and unbecOming sever.
ity, it does but repeat the lessons it has
recently been taught by the Republican
press.
When President Buchanan issued his
annual message, In December last, the
state Of the country was most serious, as
it now is. One State had taken. tho pre-.
paratory steps towards secession, and it
was very evident that other States would
follow It's example. The situation of the
Executive was then most trying, as it Is
now then, as now, the President was
called upon to deal with an exigency never
contemplated by the trainers Of tho Con-
stitution, and for which there was no pre-.
cedcnt on the fle. The Democratic party,
which had elevated President Buchanan
to power, had been defeated, and the sun
shine Of success had gone to tho other
side Of the hedge. There was q majority
against the administration In the House
Of Representatives; and In the Cabinet
ITSELF among the Presidcnt's town fksnil-
iar friends" there were double. faced trait.
ors, who, if they had their deserts, would
at this moment bc hammciing stone In q
pcnitentiary. When, therefore, the Ex.
ecutive met Congress in December last,
the situation Of tile country was such that
the administration, which had to govern
for three months more, was fairly entitled
to "a temporary forbearaDce of partisan
hostility" and the position of the Presi.
dent was so trying and arduOus that he
had . right to claim reasonable amount
Of kindly judgment and forbcarance.
On Monday, December 8, President Bu,
chanan's annual message was sent to Con-
grcss. We have taken occasion to read
this document again, and to compare il
with the inaugural address recently pro.
nounccd by President Lincoln. Ofcourse.
an elaborate exposition Of the state of the
country, in writing, sent by the Execu-
tive to Congress at the commencement oil
session, Is different thing from the
brief popular discourse pronounced by the
new President, when first introduced into
Office, and should be tried by different
standards; but while bearing this distinc.
tion in mind, and making due allowance
for 1t. we have been struck not only with
the resemblance between the message and
the inaugural, in the general drift Of dis.
cussion and augmentation, but with the
marked superiority Of the message in
clearness Of reasoning and neatness oI
style. Both agree in declaring that there
Is nothing in the success Of the Republi,
can party to justify or excuse dissolu.
ton Of the Union and both sMbstantiallv
affirm that In no essential way have the
, constitutional rights Of the Southern States
been invaded, impaired o. endangered
Both deny the right Of secession: e dis,
tinguished from the right Of revolution,
and both dissent from the doctrine chat
the Constitution Is . mere compact, anA
the Federal Government mere voluntary
association Of States, 70 be dissolved e
pleasure by any one Of Ghe eoatsAnting
parties In regard 70 che course and bolI,
, cy Of the Executive, thsrS = ~ eAhsthni
) tial difference between theis ,visws. Dsah
recognise the great constiiaalenal - Ia
the President can only execute IL tawn
and not make them, and that e INV -
: powers are wanted, COxgrsss shask esSs I
] them. Both affirm their lmesaslsa : -
i cute the lAwss bul beth with II hsna1aa IN
= the same Qualification, Ehak - netane
will not BE- made whore Is he's bSuo.I1n ~
q possible, o. where lt wodIa & = q ~
= psrasloa, vlolonoo end Nd - -
e deny tha Eiehl end euDsa ,'|'
. State President BachaasR AEgeaf1s ~
elAboraislyy but Eta1 tak 1aaesls ~
imPlisdly ana ~ iH " = -
:! So, TOO, the policy u President Bu