The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-07-19
THE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT.



COrresySassu-t IT the DruA"crAt
FL DORAl,S July 14Ih. 1869.
MEssKs. EDITuKS You will pardon the
liberty Of Democrat Tor expressing feel
tngs Of delight and joy at the many good
things sent to Us weekly in the DEMOCRAT.
Il would advance the good cause were it
issued daily, We were cheered in read
ing the bold and mastery speech Of Rich
arlson Of Illinois, a true Douglas Dcmu-
crat, and ono Of the Staunch supporters VI
the Illinois Senator Tor many years We
hope all the Douglas papers will publish
the speech and give it free circulation.
A refusal to do SO must bc taken us cOn-
elusive evidence of the lack Of Democracy
nm their part. The people should see In
what light the friend Of Douglas views the
selCstylrd Union party. Most truly due"
he Sav, they have stolen the livery OF
heaven to serve the devil i'm 1t Is cause
If cOnGratulatiUn, to see that we still have
men with holiness to stand up In Con-
Eress and expose corrupt aud rotten
bsrty, There rs yet hope OF brighter
day, strengthened by desire for our
country's prosperity, and expected in the
certain and overwhelming uprising and
reunion Of the great, hOnorcd and almost
The Republicans are about used up;
and arc running the Union machine in
",::,::- 20 ,...-,I s;r."UA!acA, oue al see tne
trick and will not be caught.
The course pursued Ivy the Democratic
County Genital Committee, in indorsinG
the address Of Democratic congressman,
meets the hearty approval Of all true
Democrats. Without exception they will
rally to the support Of that party that has
inscribed on its banner the patriotic sem
,iment-" the Union as il was ard the
Constitution as it is" X. {. U. H.
.ABoLITI0NIsrS SmowING TmEK lIANDs.
Jim Lane, the notorious Kansas jay
hawker and murderer, on the 9th Of June
1ieiive4rti' i lecture NJ cooper irS,n6rr,
New York, upon the Union and the War.
bryant, Greeley, Chccver, Beechcr aud
uther distinguished Aboltioni>ts were
present and checrcd the convicted PERU
rer. Lane took ultra Abolition grounds,
to the delight Of his friends aud audience.
Speaking Of GovrrnovStanly'> proclurna,
ton, he sail
I'VE must not leave single vcs,lgc ct
slavery. lie WAS not "a believer ~ SPECIAL PREV
(deOcr, but It seemed tn him that ~hrn
that proclamation enanHtcd from the zen If
Stanlv, the military t;"vern"r Of North
CAV,,l1Aa, IL would have been we'll II the earth
had opened aud let him through Laughter.
II waa = Disgrace 4" ali the civilization at the
nIneternth century. Emancipation Is no" u
neceSsIiy. We may as well cUme square tnU.
In the refined and Christian circl, Of
New York, this NillOinous wretch can ut
Ter treason and hlasphcmy with impunity
and receive the plaudits Of eminent men
Er m doing! Emancipation, he says, is
nnw necessity, and il the party in pow.
~, If which he i leading member, in
si>t upon il, all hopes OF restored mon
may rs well tie given NJ. Adopt the
emancipation policy "f the At"liti"ni>t>.
aud the South will present united front.
II is worse than folly. it is criminal, To
represent that there is strong tnioI
sentiment in the South. In none Of the
States has IL manifested itself, although
Svery indmccmcnt has been held ont I"
she UnonistS TO show their colorS, Let
'rrS from the army, from officers and Pri-
Natrs, state that there is no MON feeling
En the South, and late events 60 far To
prove their correctness. And this, We
heieve, is all attributable to the folly aud
madness Of the Abolitionlsts in Congress,
who seemed determined 10 eXa>Pcratr,
not conciliatc, lnyal southern men.
MVFTARv CONVERSIONS. -Stanly' course
has given great offence 10 the Abolition
lists, ma Sumner has introduced a resVlu-
ZION in the niteh States ScnStc ,tcnonn.
cling, in severe hut just tcrmS, the APP
continent Of Military Governors 10y the
President. The resolution pointedly dc.
ciarcs. ttut ASSUMING 10 create any per.
~SA military Governor of any State, is
without SuncpiOn in the Constitution and
laws, and thkt its effect is 10 subordinate
the civil to the military authority; that
it it contrary to the spirit Of our institu-
tionx and is in dcrOgation Of the powers
,"f Congress" This is n hard hit on Andy
''TuhnSon, whose every act, as military
Governor Of Tennessee, is declared to be
by his brother Senators, "withOut sane
tinn in the Constitution and laws The
AbolitioniSts are beginning to discover
that the people will not sanction all their
arbitrary and unconstitutional acts, and
that it is necessary for them, to retain
power, to repudiate their pet measures.
Will the President recall his military
Governors, whom he has appointed with
out authority and in Hagrant violation of
{" the Constitution and the laws?
S~S~S -
POINTED. Whenever you hear fellow
particularly vociferous in denouncing
Democrats as traitors because they adhere
TO the Constitution, says an exchange, ten
to one he has received share Of the one
hundred millions Of dollars which, accord
ing to the assertions of Republican mem
bers of Congress, has been stolen from
the treasury during the past year. Part
of this vast sum has been given to party