The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-08-23
sIAssraty ana Honesty Of Coansss.

JOuu OOuueSS u Tue IalueT Ot the AOO-
lition fusion movement in this county.
lie boasts, rather extravagantly, we be-
lieve, that he has transferred a large ma
jority Of the Union Democrats to the
Republican party. He processes to agree
in sentiment with the National Admins
tration, and with fulsome adulation. char
acteriStic Of a sycophant, eulogises "the
patriot who stands at the head Of the gov
ernment;". we quote his own language
He has renowned his Democracy and EN-
braced Republication, and now stands
tiat.footed upon the Chicago platform.
lie is now its defender and champion, and
grossly and causelessly villifies those who
prefer principles to interest-those who
supported and gave him the little standing
and influence he possesses.
Have tho. H~i~Ssc\Ss s6 tlte different par
ties changed since the last Gubernatorial
electionr Isa "UniOn Democrat any
the less loyal now than he was then ?
Does adhering to the principles Of his
party, and his refusal to be transferred to
the AbolitionistS, make him Secession.
ist!" Does the mere change of the name
Of party make man better American,
a etter citizen, better loyalist? These
are questions the people desire John or
his minions to answer, and to answer ex-
plcitly and categorically. They can be
easily answered, especially by the apos-
.tateS, who are not blessed with an excess.
i've amount Of constituencies
Less than one year ago CONFESS boldly
announced on the stump, that he was
Internationally opposed to Mr.. LincOln's
doctrines and to those Of the Republican
party" Those doctrines have not been
modified, amended or changed in the
slightest degree; and yet now CONFESS
cordially indorseS them! To what are
we to attribute his conversion? Certainly
no: to patriotism, for his own declarations
against the unconstituti onal measures
and reasonable purposes Of the Republi-
can party" are sufficient to satisfy US on
4hst nnint.. Net tear admiration of the
doctrines of the Republican party" for
he Solelnnly surcs US that he is "uncon
ditionally opposed to them" Not to an
ungenerOus appreciation Of his services
by the party to which he belonged and
which he has betrayed, for he was the
nominee Of that party for Governor
Not to his respect for the laws and the
Constitution, for he boldly ACCUSED the
Republican party with seeking to nrllify
and virtually repeal the Fugitive Slave
Law of Congress-" and taking from the
South "that property which was secured
to them by the Constitution" What,
then, S, suddenly, so causelessly and so
shaInefully induced him to renounce his
principles and betray his party and ira
duce his former political friends and ben
efactors? There is, there can be but one
answer: Ambition, interest and revenge.
CONFESS knew that his ambition could
not he gratified by adhering to the "Union
Democratic" party. He had tried that
experiment several times and failed--hope-
leSsly, mis- .rably failed. BY superior
management, by pipe-laying, by number
less promises, he carried conventions, and
thus secured nominations but the mass.
Is Of his own party, more honest and in
telligent and discriminating, disdainfully
rcpudiated him when so nominated. lie
was afraid, and justly, to try the expert
ment again. lie thought and probably
not unreasonably, by breaking up the
party with which he had acted, and join
ing the Abolitionists, he might crafty
both his ambition and revenge, and sub.
serve his personal interests. This ex-
plains his apost cy.
Can his Abolition allies have confidence
in his sincerity or honesty, knowing the
motives that actuated him? Will they
trust him? Do they believe that he
agrees with them in sentiment? During
the last campaign he made speech at
Red Bluff, in which he said:
"lIe was willing to sustain the present Ad.
ministration To the utmost extent in sustaining
the Constitution and putting down the rebel
lion. But to Mr.. Lincoln's doctrines and to
those Of the Republican party, he was uncon-
dilioualy opposed. lie accused the Republi-
can party with seeking to nullify and virtually
repeal the fugitive slave law Of Congress, by
passing in their States, Personal Liberty Bills,
and throwing other obstacles in the way of its
execution. lie said that the Republican party
had for a series of years, by their action, an
noyed aud abused the people Of the Southern
States, by threatening and endeavoring to de-
prive them of their property; that though the
South had no ground of justification for their
present position, yet they had good reasons to
fear that if the Republican party had it in their
power, they would take FROM Them that pro-
perry which was secured To them by the Con-
stitution."