The Placer herald., 1862-06-21
Address of tho Democratic Congressman.


address of Democratic members Of Congress,
published about the middle Of May last, in
the papers Of the Atlantic States. 1t is wor.
thy of careful study, as it emanates from
men Of talent and responsible position, all of
whom for the past session Of Congress, at
least, have been at the seat of Government,
and have an intimate knowledge of the man.
ner in which our Government is administered
by the agents Of the Republican party
They reason with the people, in favor Of ad
herring strongly to the organization Of the
Democratic party. They recount the ma
tiona position Of that party in the past and
its principles at present; showing how it has
been the stay of the Union, since its organi-
zation, the preserver Of the rights and dig
Hity of the States, and the guardian every
where of the liberties Of the people-at all
times-whether in peace or war. Taking
the facts relative to its past usefulness, and
they draw the conclusion, that it is the only
party capable of administering successfully,
our Federal Government, and therefore ought
not to be disbanded. Upon this latter point
they say:
But it is said that you must disband the Demo-
cratic party to support the Government We
answer that the Democratic party has always sup
ported the Government; and while it was in pow
er preserved the Government in nll its vigOr and
integrity. not by force of arms, but by WISDOM
sound policy. and peace. But it never did admit.
and never will, that this Administration. or any
Administration, is the Government 1t holds,
and ever has held that the Federal Government
is the agent of the people of the several States
composing the Union; that it consists Of three
departments-the Legislative, the Executive. and
the Judicial-each party of the Government,
and equally entitled to the confidence and sup
port Of the States and the people; and that it is
the duty of every patriot to sustain the several
departments of the Government in the exercise
of all the constitutional powers of each which
may be necessary and proper for the preservation
of the Government in its principles and in its
vigor and integrity, and to stand by and defend
to the utmost the flag which represents the Gov
ernment. the Union, and the country.
in this sense the Democratic party has always
sustained, and will now sustain, the Government
against all foes, at home or abroad, in the North
or the South, open or concealed. in office or out
OF office. in peace or in war
AS these gentlemen were all elected by
the Douglas branch $50 calIed) of our party,
their position on this point, addresses itself
with peculiar force to the gentlemen in this
State who have been urging fusion with
the Republicans as the only means of sup' |
porting the Government in the present crisis.
Disband the Democratic party in order to
support the Government!-as the 10th LIE.
gion was to the Empire Of C@sar-as the
Old Guard was to the Empire of Napoleon
I-so is the Democratic party to the Empire
of liberty in the United States-no,hing but
momentary insanity could have suggested
or tolerated auch an idea for moment
1t is time when all true Democrats should
come together like brothers, should counsel
with each other in their awakened senses,
and stand against the common enemy
shoulder to shoulder, with the compactness
of Grecian phalanx.
"But no, Democrats, (says these Congressmen)
it is not the support of the Government in re-
storing the Union which the party in power re-
quire of you. You are asked to give up your |
principles, your policy, and your party, and to
stand by the Administration of the party in pow
er in all its acts"
This charge is confirmed, if it needed such
confirmation, by resolution passed one
week since in the county Republican (called
Union) Convention Of Placer. Here it is:
"I2esolued, That the Administration of Presi.
dent Lincoln should receive the support of every |
friend of Republican institutions, and that we !!
have as little confidence in those who, while they |
profess to be in favor of the Union, at the same
time abuse and vlify the President and his ad-
visers, as open secessionists."
With them President Lincoln is the Gov.
erumeut, and you must support him and
back all his measures and the acts Of all bis
advisers, or become in their judgment, op@
avowed traitors. From the tyranny Of all
such Union O. parties, the Lord deliver us.
These Congressman assert that the public
expenditures are now running at the rate Of
four million Of dollars per day. This the
Sacramento Union finds fault with, asserting
that some official report to which it refers,
represents the expenditures at less than one
million dollars per day. We do not decide
as to the facts ourself, but We would suppose
those gentlemen quite as apt to be correctly
informed, as the Union. A party that sup
presses newspapers, rifles the mail bags and
sezes the telegraph, in order to suppress in
formation, can expect but little confidence
to be given to its official representatives-if
it has strong motive to misrepresent. The
address is worthy the perusal and calm con-
sideration Of every good citizen-Democrat
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