The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-15
oOusspOuAesoe Of the Democrat.
Endorsing the AdministratiOn.
GEoRGErowN, Feb. IL. 1862.


GEoRGETowN, Feb. IL, 1862.
EDIToRs DEMOCRAT: When tie agents
of the people are actuated by no political
principle-when they are ready to give
their acelanations to the dominant party,
whether right or wrong, just or unjust,
then the people, who clothed them with
power, may we'll distrust that there is
something rotten in Denmark
find, among other things, the follow
ing concurrent resolution passed by the
Assembly of California, a few days since
ResolCed. By the Assemble Of the State of
California, the Senate cuncurring, that the wise,
efficient. and conservative policy Of the present
National Administration, in its efforts to sup:
press rebellion, meets our entire appreciation,
discSTdlng. as it does, all mere passion aud re-
sentiment, both ia lite domestic aud foreign pol
icy, remembering its duty to our whole cOun
try, and seeking to defend the Union and main
tain the Constitution with dignity, equality
and rights of the several States uninjured."
That resolution was, as am informed,
heartily supported by men calling them;
selves Democrats! MessrS. Dean, Fras
sier, Dennis and Parker, of this county,
voting for its passage without murmur.
Does it express the sentiments Of Dem
Ocratsf IL so, then | am no longer one
for have failed to discover the ''wisdom'
Of the present National Administration,
unless it may be urged in the appoint.
ment Of John Charles Fremont, the extra
binary manner Of using them, and the fine
opportunity offered his abolition friends
to make themselves rich at the expense Of
the Government.
Its efficiency" l have no evidence Of,
for Mr.. Seward, the head and front of the
Administration, promised the country
soon after the war commenced, that it
would be put down in sixty days. 1t has
been three times sixty days and yet its
deadly hand is felt even more than when
it first began.
The conservative policy Of the present
National Administration" ! am unable to
discover, unless, however, am to believe
it such because every prominent place at
home and abroad is filled by very stiff
backed irrcpressible," whose whole soul
is bent On the service Of making all the
States, the new as well as the old, " free"
States. AS to the Administration dis
carding "all mere passion and resent
ment," it is probable that our members
have not yet heard Of the stone feet. Is
there no resentment or passion" in that
IL none, then the burning Of bridges,
houses, or even scalping those who may
fall in battle, shows no evidence Of "paS-
sion or resentment"
Its domestic and foreign policy: If
the Administration has any domestic pol
icy, will venture to assert that Mr. Sew
ard himself, could not, upon oath, tell
what it is, unless it be Cameron's system
affixed plundcring of the public treasury,
his contract swindleS, &c. Its "foreign
policy" seems to be actuated by cowardict
and consequent decentralization ofour own
people. .
"Seeking to maintain the Constitution
with dignity that is worse than farcical
Notwithstanding all this, our members,
Democrats, of course, endorsed every
thing, and no douL:-Stand ready to call
for more. The truth is, MeSsrS. Editors,
the tyrant rod was over ihem-tbey dare
not finch. Nero was but an Indifferent
speaker, yet the Senators checred him
Justify when he addressed them because
they were afraid to do otherwise.
The dominant party, by the appliances
usual to the establishing Of false doctrine
and tendish plans of usurpation, tyranny
and corruption, obtained its present posi-
ton. And now that they are in power,
the leaders Of the clan take it upon them
selves TO decide the political status Of every
man. They make their own standard,
and should any one, in their opinion,
come short thereof he is condemned with
out even the benefit Of clergy. The fear
of being treated thus seized upon the so
called Democratic members Of the Assem-.
bly,, and they, like Peter Of old, denied
their calling. Democracy! No, said they,
we are none Of her followers.
JACKSON.