The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-15

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Tie paid ssesis Of Tia Republicans il
The Democratic ranks ere yiOleatly Op
pOssd to union Of Democrats, knowing
that u such union were effected on accep
table terms, their masters would be ruin
ed and their party defeated. In othel
States the Breckenridge and Douglas De
mocraey have united to save the country
from irretrievable ruin, aud they will have
to unite in this State il they sincerely de
sire to defeat Republicanis.n. So far as
we are concerned, we have no terms tC
propose, no concessions to offer, no re-
fractions to make. We are and have al.
ways been the relentless enemy Of Re
publicanism, and the Union Democrats,
not tinctured with RepublicaniSm, must
either affiliate with US or march under the
black banner. They cannot occupy a
neutral position, nor can they consistent
ly or honestly indorse ReDublicanism and
vet eight its nominees Some self-styled
Union Democrats are doing so, but it is a
blind to deceive the unsuspecting, and to
ultimately transfer their allegiance to the
Republican party. At heart they are
Republicans, and only remain in the
Democratic camp the better to betray it.
Is this not apparent? Look at their or
CANS and speakers. Not one of them has
said nor dare say a word against the Ad-
ministration or the Republican party.
Frauds, bOundless in extent and matchless
in audacity and numberless in variety and
infamous in character, have been perpe-
trated by leading Republicans, with the
knowledge if not the cOnnivance Of MEM
bers of the Cabinet, and yet the Union
Democratic papers of California pass them
by in silence, so fearful are they of weak
ening the strength, lessening the influence,
blasting the character or destroying the
hopes Of the Republican party. Both
factions seem to be actuated by a single
0Aoeeee, 9NN tSgSt is "a zs0ite <tseiT power
and use their energies to "uipe out" as
one Of them. elegaRtly c:=;; ;-sTssSeS it, the
OH xwH uncO,npFUsssfoi;.Ygs -sS5vmnocratie par
ty, which harbors not traitors nor das
tards. Having no confidence in the in
tegrity and party fcalty of such men, We
shall strenuously object to their being re-
ceived into the Democratic ranks. We
prefer defeat to an association with men
at once so treacherous and worthless
The Democratic party is now purged of
apostates, adventures, fools and knaves;
let US keep it SO, and accept defeat while
pure rather than triumph by the aid Of
the Hessians of politics. All who are sim
cerely solicitous for the success Of the
Democratic party will come together and
act together in harmony, without impo.
sing useless conditions. 1t is our desire
to defeat the Republicans and their allies,
and others who desire their defeat, to
make their opposition effective, will unite
with u.s.
In this connection we copy the follow
ing from the Harrisburg (Pa.) Patriot
and Union, the able and reliable organ Of
the Democracy of the Keystone State
The Breckenridge Democrats Of Pennsyl-
vania are as much "secessionists and trail
tors" as the Breckenridge Democrats in
California; and the Douglas Democrats
of Pennsylvania are equally as wise, pure
and patriotic as the men of the same faith
in this State. If they could unite with
out any sacrifice; if they could forget past
dissensions; if they could stand on a
common platform, what is to prevent the
Democracy of California from initiating
their example2 Nothing but the opposi.
ton of the Republican menials in the
Democratic camp, who fear and dread and
hate, as they have always feared, dreaded
and hated q united and harmonious Dem
ocratic party. But to the extract:
"DEMOcRArIc HARNoNY.-The meeting of the
Democratic State Committee, On "Wednesday
last. was harmonious reunion Of temporarily
ptatical friends. The Leading snp-
porters Of Douglas and Of breckenridge in the
unfortunate contest of last fall, met together as
brethren. forgetful past dissensi0ns and So
lcitapus for the success of those great cOnstitu.
tional principles which furm the basis Of the
Democratic creed. Nothing occurred in the
slightest degree calculated to mar the harmony
Of the proceedings. The same spirit manifest
ed in the committee prevails throughout the
Democratic ranks in Pennsylvania. II is once
more u united and harmonious party and
when Il is thus united II is iuviuciole."
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