The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-31


Ton Fitch, Of ths RPwbIicsn, 10 good
speaker, bat . " missrsbls apology for"
IL political sditoE. He reveals what had
better Be concealed. He is impulSivs,
dashing, incOnsiderate and, what Is far
wOrss, ignorant Of political matters. With
commendable ffaHkness he admits what
the shrewd leaders Of his party have re-
peatedly denied, that
"The Republicans never would have accept
ed The CritIeudeu Compromise, even had they
tureseen the secession movement"
Precisely. They were offered "fair
basis Of amicable adjustment" just and
honorable to all parties, but they would
not accept II, because 1t initiated against
the worthless, sectional, fanStical and in
cendiaFy Chicago Platform, which, to
them, was worth "fifty Unions" They
resolved to push matters to extrewities-
to "yield not an inch" to avert the i'm.
pending danger. They iDsOlently and
insultingly and haughtily boosted that
they had the South in their power and
would make her drink the cup Of degre-
dalton 10 the dregs." They wanted no
compromise they would have all or
nothing. Appeals to their patriotism,
their love Of country and fraternal feeling,
were ia vain. By accident they had tri-
umphed and they were determined to
make the most Of their victory. Greedy
sdveDInrers were impatient to be reward
ed Cor their Services. and Ce~sr"n and
hfs pack Of gtaceiess scOundrefs could not
be put OF longer. The voice Of reason,
OF justice and Of patriotism was drowned
in the thrilling cry for spoils. NOtwith.
standing the " Crittenden proposition had
been Endorsed by the almost unanimous
vote Of the Legislature Of Kentucky;
Notwithstanding it had been Endorsed
by the Legislature of the noble old Com
monwealth Of Virginia" Notwithstanding
it had been "petitioned for by larger
number Of electors of the United States
than any other proposition that was ever
before Congress notwithstanding men
everywhere implOred Congress to pass il,
yet It was disdainfully rejected by the
Abolition Republicans in Congress. Why!
Douglas tells US why, and Fitch inno-
Gently admits the truth Of the statement
Of Douglas Here are Douglass words;
Jet them be remembered:
"The fact can no longer be denied, that many
81 the Republican Senators desire sOdr and DIS
UNION, under the pretext of saving the Union.
They wish to GIT rid Of the Southern Senator's,
in order 70 have . majority in the Senate TO
confirm the appointments; and many Of them
think they hold a permanent Republican asceu-
dancy in the Northern States, but not in the
WHOLE UxToN; for PARrIsAN reasons, therefore,
they Ans ANXIOUS ~ DISSOLVE THE UNIoN, If il
can be done without making them responsible
before the people,"
"FOr partisan reasons" they desired
and worked for . dissolution Of the
Union" They cared nothing for the
country 4; their whole aim was to preserve
their party at the expense of the country!
And yet these wretched traitors talk Of
their love for their Union. Douglas men,
recOllcct your great leader said the Re.
publicans, for partisan reasons, are anx-
ious to dissolve the Union" Can you
fuse with the disunionists your leader de-
nounced! Again, our verdant Repu6li.
can friend says. with bewitching simplici.
ty: s----
1.-THE North has always obeyed willingly the
decisioa Of tie majority, and the South mvst
yield the same obedience"
The above implies that q majority &
the electors of the United States Endorsed
Lincoln and his platform. Is it stupidity
or something not so excusable that in
duces Fitch to make such fOolishly I'M
founded statement? What says the re.
cord? Lincoln and the Chicago platform
received ], 1852, 200 votes; his Competitors
and opponents Of bis platform received,
2,7S9, l74 votes! Majority against him,
his party and his platform. 6S,974H
Pretty conclusive evidence that the PEG.
pie Of the United States repudiated him
and thcm by an overwhelming vote. Sub
hitting to the will Of the majority what
nonsense! The majority was against his
idol and party and platform, and il he be
sincere IN yielding obedience to the will
Of the majority he must abandon old Abe
and his platform. "The North has al
ways Obeyed willingly the decision of the
majority" Has it,? Come, Tommy,
this is "going it . little too strong" II
you know anything about political histo.
Fy-aquestiOnable matter, we admit-you
must know that the Fugitive Slave Law
was passed by large majority in Con-
gress; that an overwhelming majority of
the people Of the United States approved
the Act, and that large majority of the
Northern States ignored, repudiated and
nullified the Act, by passing personal
Liberty Bills" In the face Of this well
known fact, which every school boy
knows, you have the audscity to assert
that the North has always Obeved will.
ingly the decision Of the Majority! I
History and facts are against you, Tom,
aad excuse us Sor placing more confidence
in them than in your absurd statement.
Your Republican readers may swallow
such marvellous stories, but you cannot
impose upon intelligent men.
SUPPORTER OF LINCoLN's POLICY.-The
Marysville appeal, the official organ Of
the Republican party and edited by the
State Printer. speaking of the letter Of