The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-08-10
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Popular Fala0OIOO.


The future historian will Be ct loss tn give
. reasonable excuse FoF the many popular lalIa.
ciea with which the American poOple-the most
enlightened and free Of any that now exisis-are
10 completely blinded and dsluded. Fighting
IeV MS EaiOR." b now the wAichwOrd-ih
shibboIeth Of great part Of the hitherto sen.
sibIe freemen Of this country. Nov. IL must
b selCsvideot to the mind Of any saDe man
wh0 will reflect for . moment, that " war Is
bIsUxIox, FINAL AND ETERNAL." All history
proves this great bot eternal truth. No great
asas 10 this county from Gen. Washington 10
the present time, has for moment entertained
the idea Of using cOeTcios or military force 10
govern free people. None but fOols or mad.
Ine0, would beat, bruise. stab Or murder peO-
pie in order "a units them-t0 knock out Q
mans brains to make him frateruizO with you
to slaughter mans family and destroy his
property to stimulate bis a6ecti"ns for xeu-in
short. 70 do him mortal injury 10 induce him g.
mite with you, 10 just nov the popular religion
1T the cOerciOnists Of The countrywide are now
so loudly crsiDg Er war.
Are theSo people mad? Has the country
become one vast BedlsmH Has Z" mercy 6ed
10 bruitiSh beasts, while men have lost their
reasoal" Well, reaSo0. common sense, Feli:
gion and charity. thank God, cannot always be
irAmpIed under foot. A mighty reaction will
rome day diaPlsy itself, even 10 the land Of Pu.
Fita0ism and biGOtry. aud then tbers will Be 20
question in regard 10 who were disuniOnists.
f"r every journal. preacher and political dema
gOgue In favor Of forcing the Chicago PlaifoFm
down The thrOats Of the Southern people. at
the point of the bayOuet. and thus destroying
the Union under The pFetsnce Of saving Il, will
be execrAted BY the wise and good 10 Ill com.
ing time. Every maa. therefore, who 10 in
favor of var LD preserve the Union, is dis
uniOuist per ~. IL an hosest man, but dis
,HiOnisl, HeveFthsleas, although knAve or .
E'Ol. Not only is there great danger Of . 6nal
aud permanent dissolutiOn Of the Union Of the
State, but far greater and moro terrible dan.
kor threateus part, IL not ell the States 10 the
future. There 10 now great danger Of IOss Of
liberty By the people, BY the erection Of . mil.
itary despOtism on The crumbled ruins Of our
"Dce glorious republican Union. Already the
safeguards Of the liberty Of the people have
been broken through. The right Of trial by
jury ia denied. Punishment GOr alleged crimes
has been inflicted. without having BEEN pre-.
,ceeded BY even the forms Of legal trial The
right Of The people to bs secure In their per-
SIMS. houses. papers aud effects, has besn viola
ted. The right Of persons freely 70 speak. writs
aud publish their sentiments on ell subjects. has
'besa assaiIed; not. % Jet. BY the snsct@entOl
say Aw TO restEain OF sbridge the liberty Ol
speech and Of the press; but under such an iua-
piled sanction Of public sentiment. a. 70 author
'izs The prsSamptiOU, that such Q law wOuld meet
the hearty approval Of . large portion Of sAs
community.
The COustitutiOu and the laws have been sst
at defiance By the military PsWsr q the govern
ment and The writ Of AsSsGs eOrpus denied
UnOGsnding women aud children have besu
shot down By brutal aud morceOaTy OOldisFy.
and eiIiseas have been murdered iD The Capital
of the nation SOr the expression Of their OPin'
ion. TAssS things can Oaly b done In viola
siOa Of hw, aud Il submitted to BY the people,
thea IOog farewell 10 liberty; Il viii have
5efI this nation forever. The people should
nov prepare 10 dsGsad tAsir rights aud liberty,
against dsspOtic military power. COnstitutiOD'
and Unious can DO made ct ell times BY free
men bat liberty Ones tamely snd eOwardly
'surrsnderSd by . people. is lost, end last ior'
svsr. Let all sAoss wbo ere dslsr@insd 10 b
Sres. s1elAin WiA sAs great orator Of DataFs
~SivS ne RbSFty o. give ne dsath."
Power. wherever sxsFoissd. = liable 10 abuss
A free psOpIo will thssseOss. watch caFsfaIly
all their rights. and wsea Invaded By The gov'
rnmsaS tAey WiM q saoS ESslst By ell ~
means at tAslR eO1@asd, end u ths pessssva'
sioa Of hbsEv requires tAs aAesiacO u thOss
who usarp dsspOaie power 70 destroy hesr'y,
thea Tie SAosaes viii be mads. SSR rssistlaos
TO tyrants is Obsdisues % The hw u nAsaFs
Remember that "RtssHal visilaaoo b he psios
OF liberty" COMMON SENSE.
HRanrTAGE. July I, 1851.