The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-10-18
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says the New Hampshire Patriot would
rejoice to see the Government rigidly and
impartially enforce the recent order for
the arrest and imprisonment Of all persons
engaged in "dislOyal practices" tending
to discourage enlistments and giving AID
and comfort to the enemy. And first to
be thus dealt with should be the editor Of
the alleged organ Of the President at
Washington, the National Republican
who boldly prOclaims that ''the farce o.
restoring the old Union is played out"
This is just what JEFF. Davis says, and it
is to render this declaration true that he
and his followers fight. The next subject
20 be dealt with should be the editor Of
the N. Y. Tribune, Horace Greeley. He
is doing more to aid the rebellion-more
to discourage and divide loyal men-more
to give aid and comfort TO the enemy,
than any other man in the Northern
States The Tribune daily abounds in
covert assaults upon the President and his
policy, declaring that the President refu.
ses to adopt the only remedy that will
save the country, and that il he persists
in his present policy Of refusing to arm
the negroes, 1.-The nation is undone." Its
,,r1s,slent attacks weaken Inc G6vefn-
n'ent, >!iVi4le the. 3sFlS1 * y~aqA - -
the cause Of the Union. No man has done
as much to impair confidence in our lead
ing Generals or labored so hard to thwart
their plans and defeat their purposes
Another "pestilent traitor" Of the same
character is Wendell Phillips. who boasts
that he owes no allegiance to the Consti-
tuition, and that he has labOred for many
years to break up the Union. The N. Y.
Times says OF him:
"Wendell Phillips is stumping Massa.
chusets against the Administration. He
objects to its method Of carrying on the
war, and denounces the President, the
Cabinet, Gen. Mcclellan and everybody
else connected with the Government
He speaks of Gen. Mcclellan as no better
than Traitor" Now, we should like
to know what Mr.. Phillips means by
treason" A year or two ago, in apub
lie lecture delivered at Brooklyn he de
clared that he was not an American citi
Zen--that he had never taken the oath Of
allegiance to the COnStitution-that h
never voted or took any part in public at
fairs, and that he never would do SO a!
long as the Constitution tolerated the ex
iStence Of slavery.
1--WE should like to know whether Mr.
Phillips has changed his views on THU
subject or not. Has he yet taken tl''
oath Of allegiance? Is he now willin- L
acknowledge himself an American citizen
and to assume the responsibilities ant
perform the duties that citizenship in
wolves? Does he now recognize the su
premacy of the Constitution? IL not
what does he mean by denouncing Gen
Mcclellan as no better than a traitor
Traitor to what? To the Constitution
Yet he himself is in the same predicamcnt
He has taken no oath Of allegiance to il
He will not agree to support it. lie hold
substantially the same relations to tn
Constitution and the Union as jeff Da
Wis"
This impudent and lawless traitor open
ly denounces the war, openly discourage
enlistments, openly proclaims his desir
for permanent dissolution of the Union
and fearlessly declares that it is "bette
the South should 60 to-day than lose an
other life to prolong the war upon tn
present detestable policy" Is this 10y
al or disloyal practiceH asks the Bostol
Post. "DOes not the utterer Of such sen
timents hold the same relations to tn
Constitution and the country, as jeff. Da
Wis? Why not arrest him, then? s.
do his tools who repeat his treason at en-
listment meetings"
There are hundreds Of men, editors
speakers and public officers, who pursu
course scarcely less criminal than tina
Of Phillips--men who possess large in
Auence They profess great loyalty, bu
all their talk and conduct Aends to tn
encouragement Of truly loyal men, ant
thereby to aid the enemy. Yet all thes
men are safe in their ''disloyal practices,
because they are Republicans; arrest ant
Imprisonment are visited alone upon Dem
ocrats.