The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-06-28
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Political prostitutes and needy sdven
tuFeEs and aspiring ds@agOsnss, uDds
the Piausibis but Ialss plea Of excessive,
devotion to the Union and unconquerabl,
hostility to secession, have fused to defea
the Democratic party-the only party
that has ever been faithful to the UniOu
aud maintained the Constitution inviolat,
the only party that has the fairness
wisdom and patriotism to restore and per
petuate the Union-the only party thai
the masses turn EOndly and hopefully t.
in this the hour Of our Nations trial and
peril Intelligent Republicans long sine,
perceived that their party could not again
deceive the people by bOuOdIess promise.
Of retrenchmeNt and reform; that it,
principles we're OdiOusA and would be 70.
pudiated; and that it was necessary tC
change its name speedily and boldly
and Union Democrats" Of Abolition
prOclivities, who had sympathised with
the Administration and Endorsed all its
arbitrary and unconstitutional and tyran.
meal measures, discovered that they wer.
distrusted and would be discarded by the
party they protested to be attached to
and political trimmers and fence men,
looking out for the spOils and taking I'd.
vantage Of the Union sentiment, thought
the present prOpitiOus time to combine
and organize Union ieartI" Jh-.s
! several cOngenial elements met compared
UOteS recOnciled past differences, laid
aside old auimositieS, and resolved to Eorw
'}Es'xa >AsOt4atG5ar :" Spp6SftiOn 10 the
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"lOve FEAST" but lacked many ingredi.
ents to- make it palatable to the people
such as honesty, character, principles,
ability and patriotism. The people look
with suspicion upon the indOrsers Of the
honesty of Cameron, Fremont & Co., and
will not follow their lead.
By uniting their forces they hope and
expect to carry the State, elect weak and
subservient and corrupt men 20 the LeRis.
laturc, and enact such laws rs would graf.
lily the vindictiveness and intolerance Of
the Administrations, and YS+eSNHt IemO.
Gratis, under penalty Of imprisonment,
from expressing their sentiments or sus.
tanning their principles. Worthless as
the last Legislature cOnfessedly Was, the
next would be infinitely more 80. These
Hessian politicians have fused. not FIR the
public good, not because the Union is in
danger, but for the purpose of disOrgani.
zing and destroying the Democratic party,
perpetuating the supremacy of the Re.
publican party, and placing in power men
whom the people have time and again re.
pudiated. 1t is = shallow trick and de-
crives no one. II is Abolitionisin under
. more attractive name. What Democrat
is willing to join such a corrupt and ephem.
eral organization? Will the Republicans,
whO have Joined it, renounce their Plat.
form: Did the State Convention Of the
AmalgamatiOnists say q word in deroga.
ton Of the sectional Chicago Platform
Not at all. 1t was Republican Conven-
ton and it approved Of every act Of the
Republican Congress and Administration.
What more could an Abolition Conven.
ton have doney
The sacrifice Of principle. Of everything
honest and manly, must come from the
Democrats whom they expect to entrap
And what have Democrats to gain by re-
nOuncing their principles and following
the dictation Of the leaders of this self.
styled Union partyi If they are actua-
ted by principle, as CONFESS and his
dupes and allies assert, will the new party
embrace and advocate them? Has not
the new party ignored them? Certainly.
Democrats should recOllect that Republi-
cans will enter into no fusion that de.
mands sacrifice Of their sectional prin.
ciples. They may profess to be sincere
and patriotic, may resolve to discard par.
II ties, names, prejudices and principles.
but their professions are hyPocritical,
their resolves . cheat. What says the
head Of their party. whose word is law
with them, on fusion? Would he repu-
date the Republican party and its plat
form 10 preserve the UniOni Would he
affiliate with Democrats on Union plat.
form. Not unless he eats his own words.
Democrats, you who are appealed to to re-
nounce your principles, betrAy your friends
and assist your enemies, listen to the
frank and honest language Of President
Lincoln on fusion. Read it carefully and
see where John CONFESS designs leading
you. Lincoln says:
ain respect to fusion. l am IN favor Of it,
whenever it can be effected on RePSOticdn
fusion upon Gay Other platform would be - TO-
sane as unprincipIed. l shall oppose the low
ering Of the Republican standard even BY .
hairs BREADTH"
Lincoln boldly and de6antly tells Dem
ocrats that under no consideration would
he affiliate with them, unless they re.
nOunced their principles and embraced
Republcanism. He is Gin favor Of it,
! whenever it can be effected on Republican
principles, but upon no other condition"
Ts his followers he says, rebukingly, "a
fusion upon any other platform would be
as insane as unprincipled." He is Top.
posed to lowering tho Republican stan.
dsrd even by hairs breadth" He thinks
more Of the Republican standard" than
he does Of his country, and he would not
lower it to save the Union. With un.
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