The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-25
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systematically and persistently and insid-
iously misrepresented and villi6ed the
Democratic party. 1t is a malignant par
tisan sheet, sailing under the garb Of re-
ligion. 1t assumes this garb the better
to misiead anus influence its patrons,
whom it supposes to be ignorant Of politi-
cal facts. 1t suppOscs they place implicit
belief in what II says, and blindly follows
its advice. With recklessness aud I'M
fairness not to say imPudence, totally at
variance with the character and mission
Of a prOfessedly Christian teacher, the
editor of the Pacific, without the slight
est provoca;ion, vehemently denOunces
Democrats. For the benefit OF his party
he perverts truth and Injuries cause he
processes to be devoted to. He does not
do it ignOrantly for he is not an idiot
In late number Of his paper we find
the following:
1--WE are mortified that Governor Of Cali.
f"rniar at this late day, should be found to pen
such passage as this: | cannot but believe
that the conflict might have been avoided BY
compromise without the sacrifice Of sectional
pride and sectional platforms Did the leaders
Of this atrOci0usly wicked rebellion ever stop
to ask n compromise Have they not declared
| again and again that il was not compromise
but an independent government, dissolution
Of the old Federal Union that they wanted
nothing more, nothing lessg"
Yes, the leaders of this atrociously
wicked rebellion" did, on the floor Of
Congress, iOplnre for a compromise. The
most eminent and influential Southern
members expressed their perfect willing
ness nay anxiety, to accept a compro.
mise, even at some sacrifice In hi,
speech made on the Sd of January, 1861,
in the United States Senate, in speaking
of his Compromise ~ SaVc the Snitm,
which the Republicans rejected, Mr.
Douglas said:
al believe this to be fair basis of amicablc
adjustment. Ii YOU Of the Republican side ar,
mot willing TO accept this, nor the proposition
81 the Senator from Kentucky, Mr.. Cri.ten
den, pray tell us what You are willing to do,
| address the inquiry tn the Republicans alone
for the reason that in the Committee Of Thir
te2, es>'.'A' d.''s .1c', cccy tKEai''ey r.,a Is,
| SD"'h, including those from the Cotton States
| tMessrs. To"nbs and DAVIS. expressed Hej,
readiness To accept the proposition If NV ven
cradle friend from Kentucky. Mr. Crittendcn,
AS 4 FINAL SETTLEMENT of the cuntrnver
sy. if rendered and sustained by the Rrpubli
can members. Hence, the solf rexJ.o.S;b;iity o
our disagreement, and the only difficulty il
the way Of an dm;cubtc sehj.mtnt is with tht
Rwnd|icam Fary."
This is conclusive evidence that the
leaders of this atrociouSly wicked re
bellion" were perfectly willing to accep,
| Crittendcn's Compromise, compromise
that all Union men approved butt mere,
receicei one solitary rote from the lie
/ pUJlicdH members in either U0use Every
proposition for adjustment and ocmpro
mise, submitted to Congress, came from
the South and was supported by South
ern members. The Committee of Thirty
three in the House was appointed on mo
ton of member from Virginia. In tn,
Senate the Committee Of Thirteen was
proposed by Senator from Kentucky
(Mr. PowclD; and the Crittenden prop
ositions were drawn up by Southern
member, and submitted by another anC
sustained by all yet all these PROPOSE
tons, reasonable and just and honorable
were disdainfuly rejected by the almos
unanimous vote Of the Republicans il
the Senate and the House. 1t cannot b,
possible that the Pacifc is ignorant o
these facts facts well known and incon
trovertible.
We have still further proof Of the trutf
of Gov. Downey's assertion "that tn,
conflict might have been avoided by com
PROMISE" an 1 it is furnished by the high
est Republican authority. Thurlow Weet
advised the Republican members Of Con
gress TO agree to the Crittenden PROPOSE
ton, which was acceptable to the South
and, to use his own emphatic language
his suggestions aroused storm Of in
dignation" among Republicans every
where. The New York Tribune, in tn
progress of the discussion, insisted tina
the Chicago Platform was sacred AM
binding, and that the duty Of Republi
cans to the Union was subordinate to tn
duty they owed to party. The Tri6un
exultantly declared that if the Republi
cans had to chose between their prnci
Piles and the Union, they preferred thei
principles to FIFTY Unions"-we quot
its own language. 1.-THE arrogant ant
flashy fulminatiOns Of the Tribune, Xix
the howiings of tempest, drowned tn
voice Of truth and reason" and compro
mise. BY following its advice the Re
publican party, to quote r.>Weed, " ha
cost the country treasure and blood, dis
aSter and humiliation, anguish and tears.
But it was not Congress alone that sui
fered its independence to be crushed b,
the Chicago Platform, or used that mise
rable structure to shut the gates of mer
cy on mankind" Mr.. Lincoln, in his In
augural. declared it a law to him, ant
placed it before the Constitution, insisting
upon preceding his official oath by dec
laraton Of fidelity to it, lie encourage,
his friends in Congress to reject all com
promises, and they did So If the edito
of the Pacifc is as ignorant Of religion
matters as he seemingly is Of political, h
is incapable of imparting correct inform
alton to those who need it and look t.
! him to furnish it, IL he, through gno
) rance, perverts political facts, might Ii,
not, through ignorance, pervert facts of
sacred character! Is he not an unsal
teacher? He is, must be the answer q
every intelligent person.
/, INuNDArED.-Last Monday night PlacervIle
from the keokuk House to the foot Of Main
street, was "pretty much" under water Til
, rain fell in torrents, the creek rose higher thai
ever before over1owed its banks and scaitprp,