The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-07-04
Meeting Of the Democratic County
Central Committee - Democratic
Address

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Central Committee - Democratic
Address.
The Democratic County Central Com
mittee met in this city on Saturday last
Three Of the Committee, appointed by the
last County Convention, have left the
county, and the Committee appointed
Charles Meredith, for Mud Springs town
ship, John S. Upton, for White Oak, and
c. L. Brashier, for Big Bar, to fill the
vacancies. The Committee is now full
and will meet again on Saturday, the
18th inst Previous to adjourning, the
Committee unanimously adopted the fol-
lowing resolution
RtsOtrett, That we most cordially and hearth
" indOrse the Address of Democratic mem
bers Of Congress TO the Democracy of the Uni.
ted States; and invite all Democrats who ap-
prove it TO unite with us in rescuing the Gov
eminent from the hands Of an incompetent and
corrupt party.
Democrats, who are such from principle,
not from policy, who are not impregnated
with Rcpuhlir~~ Ah~';aionism, vino arc
not awed by power or seduced by promi-
SEES, do and will indorse the Address Of
Democratic members Of Congress" re-
ferred to. 1t is platform broad enough
and strong enough and patriotic enough
for all Democrats to stand upon. 1t EN-
bodies what the great and loyal people
i x ,Ssy> 80. :: :, .;.SHI -. > - ~
will indorse again, with more unanimity
and enthusiasm than ever. 1t presents
the issues before the country clearly and
boldly and meets them fairly and snuarely.
1t shows the rUinOus consequences Of Re-
publican rule, points out the remedy, and
warns the people Of the danger of keep
ing in power the representatives of IA
naticaI, sectional and corrupt party. 1t
pleads, fearlesSly and frrvently and warn
ingly for all that every true American
holds dear" A jealous care Of the right
Of an election by the people; the suprem-
acy Of the cirI over the military author
ity economy in the public expenses,
that labor may be lightly burdened free.
dom of religion, freedom of the press,
freedom OF persons under the PsSNtLt,N~
of the habeaS corpus, and trial by juries
impartially selected" The Democratic
party inScribe these sacred principles Of
their iaith-principles which were pro-
claimed by the immortal Jefferson, Sus.
tanned and enforced by the illustrious
jackson, and which have been in1eXibly
adhered to by the friends Of liberty and
humanity to the present period-On their
banner, and they will maintain them in
spite of all opposition and persecution
while they live. All the great, wise and
pure men of our country Endorsed them,
and what they Endorsed can neither be
unjust, injurious, proscriptive or unpatri-
otto. We challenge the opposition to
point out a single disloyal sentiment in
them and yet men have been arrested
and inmurcd in vile BastileS, by the Re-
publican party, for advocating them.
The Address goes farther, and Invites
all men. without distinction of State, sec
ton, or party, who are for the Constitution
as it is and the Union as it was" to unite
with the Democracy. The Republicans
and the mongrels do not desire rcstora-
ton OF the Union; and they have violated
the Constitution too often, grossly and
CauselesSly, to wish to see it respected by
a powerful and triumphant party, with
the power, the will and the ability to
protect it from Dissertation. This is why
they denounce the Address so vehemently,
mSrepresent its meaning, deny its state
ments and Islander its authors and sign,
ers. All their efforts are directed to de.
ceive the people and induce them to regard
the address SuspiciouSly and coldly. But
their efforts will be unavailing. The
masses everywhere are rallying under the
old Democratic banner, and calling upon
the Democratic party to take the reins of
Government.
Sam. Medary, a veteran Democrat Of
the Northwest, the friend and confident
and able supporter of Gen. Jackson and
his Administration, says in his paper The
Crisis that-"We have not yet seen a
single Western Democratic paper which
has not approved of this Address. a few
New York Democratic papers, and one or
two New England, object to its being is
sued, while they admit the soundness of
the arguments The cleveland Plum
dealer, once Democratic organ, but now
a virulent Abolition sheet, of course, OPP
poses it. The Plaindealer opposed jew
EFT, the regular Democratic candidate for
Governor of Ohio, and has been, for some
time, the mere echo of F0rney's Press
Opposition from such source is recon-
mendation to Democrats.
The State Register, the acknowledged
organ Of the Democracy of Illinois, fully
indorses it, and says" Every Democrat
ic paper in this State that we have seen,
and we have examined the most of them,
publishes and approves of the Address.
We have no hesitation in saying that it
will receive the ,,,.,A,AU,iGed and unani-
nous Endorsement OfSthe Democracy of
Illinois" Douglas Democrats of FL Do
RADIO, how stand you, for or against it
You must take sides; you cannot occupy
neutral position.
The New York FreemaR'S Journal thus
comments upon it: "+A-is the most hope
full political act that we have noticed for
a long time. We are glad to see the Ad-