The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-08
/" rae Only Consisten. I.sus."

The radicals have forced the Admins.
IrutiOn to adopt their policy with respect
to the prosecution of the war. Emanci,
patton or determination is their motto
1t is not to be prosecuted for the preser.
walton Of the Constitution, for that sacred
instrument guarantees slavery, and wal
on it is a war on the Constitution. But
what care the Radicals for constitutional
guarantees! They have declared time
and again that they desired no Union
with Shareholders" Cameron's policy
meets their views and commands their
admiration. 1t is useless for the wal
journals of California to deny that the
Administration has adopted the policy oil
the late Secretary Of War. jim Lane
boldly and, doubtless, authoritatively de-
clored, in his speech at Chicago, that
"For the next eight months the Radicals
are going to manage the war. This has
been agreed upon at Washington =" As
ts how they are "gOing to manage" it,
we are not left in the dark. At the great
meeting lately held in New York. at the
Cooper Institute, the following resolution
was adopted unanimously
Resolced, That the doctrine enunciated by
Major General Fremont. with respect TO the
-. 4 al,
utterances If General Burnside, Senator Viii
son, and the Hon. George Bancroft, in this city.
and of Col. John COChrane and the Hon Simon
- u,-~@b.. '> So = - -@a.~'''s>> 'be
eventual roofing out ol Slavery, as the cause
of the rebellion indicate alike a moral, politi-
cal and military necessity and, in the Judgment
of this meeting, the public sentiment Of the
North is in full sympathy with any practicable
scheme which may be presented for the extir-
patton of this national evil, and will accept
such result ms The only consistent issue Of this
contest between civ Ilizat'@0 aud barbarism.
Plain, positive and unnistakablc that
Is it not a hearty Endorsement Of Came
ron's policy? They resolve that free
ing and arming the slaves" is "alike a
moral, political and military necessity"
They further declare that "the public
sentiment of the n nth is now in full
sympathy with any practicable scheme
which may be presented for the ertirpd-
tim of this national evil. and will accept
such result as the only eONSisteHt issue
between civilization aud barbariSm"!-
RecoIect, reader, the meeting that adopted
the above resolution unanimously, was
not composed of needy political adventu
rers, aspiring demagogues and heated ia
natics, but Of the staid and wealthy and
unimpressiblc Republicans of New York
of men Of mature judgment and high
character-of men whom it would be
dangerous for the Administration to Of
fend. 1.-THE only consistent issue Of the
contest" they say, is the extirpation Of
slavery" and they will consent to nothing
else. Here is the issue distinctly marked
out. Hereafter the war is net to be pros.
ccuted "to maintain the Constitution and
restore the Union," but to emancipate
the slaves. "The roll is being called and,
as the soldiers answer, they take sides for
ever" Republicans and nominal Demo
Gratis will respond to the call of the Radi-
cnls-all who respect the Constitution
and love the Union will oppose them.