The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-12
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InGamy triumphant.
The present Assembly have earned for
themselves an Immortality Of infamy.-
They have passed an Act exceeding in
inEamy the darkest legislation Of the
Reign of Terror" RObespierre, mon.
ster of viIlainy as he was, would have hes
itated long, in the height of his power,
before he would have sanctioned such
bill os the mild, charitable and Christian
CD Maclay introduced and advocated in
the Assembly. His bill is ironically styled
ian Act to deprive traitors and aiders. Of
treason Of the rights Of citizenship, for the
confiscation Of their property and the sur
render Of their persons and property to
the United States" Properly it should
be styled, ian Act for the encouragement
of perurers, plundcrers robbers and as
sasSins." The bill declares that "any
person convicted of the crime of treason"
ION the testimony Of personal enemies or
perjured witnesses, it matters noO 'Shall
be debarred from all protection Of the
Courts Of this State" Could anything be
more monstrous, more inhuman, more vii
famous! Mr.. Kendall justly character
lied this provision as "a deliberate license
to plumber and rob and assasSinate man
who had been convicted of treason. II
this was the test of loyalty, then God help
the Constitution aud the Union. Shall
&c Gcbaug23,=< az protection by the CouCtS
Of this State! Had sueh = SRfSu9u2,
provision Continued Mr.. KendalD ever
before been heard of? This Act was not
only repugnant to every sentiment Of hu.
manity, but was in effect bill of attaind-
er, and therefore repugnant to the Con-
stitution of the United States, and of the
State Of California, (both of which Maclay
and the supporters of the bill soemnly
swore to observe). 1t was repugnant to
common sense and to plain constitutional
provisions"
"This bill partakes of the furious ia
Goblin cry for blood hlood' 'blOOdH-
The second section contains provision
which for COOL COW ar6Hyp savage barbara
ty is unparalleled in the history Of iegis'a.
ton" At any other time and in any
other State its author would be Kissed.
In spite Of the unconstitutional aud saw.
age and cowarjly and brutal provisions
of the bill, or rather because of them, the
Assembly voted for it! Every man who
SO voted will be regarded with scorn and
lOathing by the pure, generous and patri.
otto, when excitement subsidies and the
author Of the bill will forever bear on his
brazen forehead, in indeliblc characters,
the cankering brand of infamy.
Worthington made buncombe speech
the only kind he is capable Of making
in favor of the bill, and it passed by the
following vote:
J
ton, BgeOw. Brown. Cunnard, bore. Dow
Eager, Eliason, Evey, Fay, Hillyer, Hoag, Leach
Machin, Maclay. Moore, Orr. Read, REESE
Reeve. Sargent, Saul. Sears, Seatnn, Teegar
den, Tilron. Of San Francisco TitOn. of San
Maleo, Van Zandi. Warwick, wor,hington
Yule, Zuck, Mr.. SPeaker-3S.
Noes Barton, Of San Bernardino, Cot, Dean
Dudley, OF Placer Dudley, of Solann, Frsser
Griswold, Hoffman. Irwin. Kendall. Lane. Lo
ewy, Matthews, OBrien, Parker, Pemberon
Printy, Smith. Of Fresno, Smith, Of Sierra
! Thompson. If Tehama. Thornbury. Waddell
Watson, Werk, Wiicuxon, Woodman, Wright
-27.
This is the fruits of Rcpublicani>m-a
pet measure Of that fanatical party =
Wherever they have had the power they
have prosecuted their opponents, without
regard to decency, justice or reason. Or
the passage of the bill, 20 Republican.
and 9 Union Democrats" voted in tn,
affirmative; and II Union Democrats,
s National Democrats and Republican.
-Messrs. Dudley, Loewy and Smith
voted in the negative.
Sclf.respect, if no other consideration
will induce the Senate to reject this pre-
cious Republican bantling. If they have
any regard for their own honor, or for tn,
interests or fair fatne Of the State, they
will reject it at once and by a unanimou,
vote.