The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-07-26
D,sEraerfUi FusioA,

, DtsEraeefut FusiOA.
! The Union Democratic County Central
Committee Of San Francisco have, By a
unanimous vote, fused with She RcpubR.
cans. In many Of the co4ntieS Of the
State the so.called Union Democratic
Committees have either fused with the
AbolitioniSts or disbanded their organiza-
ton. As separate State organization
the Union Democratic party has no ex-
istencc. II has either been sold to the
AbOlitioniSts by its leaders and agents,
or it has given up its organization In a
few counties, where il once had strength,
its leaders cling to it with great tenAcity,
for the sole object, it would seem, of elect.
ing the fusion Abolition ticket thus in.
directly benefitting the renegades who
started the fusion movement. How men
who claim to be Democrats can act with
either factien is mystery to US. Demo
Gratis are men who believe in a certain
political creed-a creed promulgated by
Jefferson and Endorsed by the fathers OF
the Democratic party-a creed ia direct
opposition to the Chicago Platform. The
GENERALIZATION party heartily indorscs
the present National Administration,
and the present National Administration
boldly avows It Ttsv:iS dy he Chicago
Platform and is resolutclv determined to
carry out its doctrines. The Union. Abo-
iitiOn party declares that ISem~tlnNo
principles care obsolete" and that oppo-
Sition to the Administration is treason .
vha ~o,>-'>>.,.>.~>;-,. &C ~ y; y"
cratic party in the Legislature, but few
months ago, indorsed the "wiSe, efficient
and conservative policy Of the present
National Administration" policy which
all Democrats know to be unconstitutional
anU-Dcm0cratic aud destructive to the
country-a policy which Democrats have
always opposed-a policy originated and
approved by the muSt ultra AbolitioniSts.
What Democrat believes the principles Of
his party are obsolete? All who believe
they are not must, to be consistent, coop
crate with that party which advocates
tt,enrEal.shhnrS ibojjtioniSlp. An Mac
believe that they are, as the representa-
tivcS of the Union Democrats in the Leg
islature declared, ought to join the fusion
lists.
1t is folly to keep up separate organi
cations aud call parties by different names
when there is perfect agreement in sen-
tincnt. Men are either Democrats or
they are not. If they are Democrats they
will advocate Democratic principles and
wage relentless warfare against those
who oppose them. They will not re-
nounce their creed or glorify an antago.
nistic creed. Is this not so: Most Ger
tainly. Judged by this test, how stand
the Union Democrats! They have not
nor will they indorse the address Of the
Democratic members of CongreSs-the
acknowledged representatives ofthe Dem
ocratic party. They have not, with a few
honorable exceptions, said word con-
dennatory Of the extrcnc Abolition meas
ureS Of the Administration. They have
not even denounced the vilainy Of Cam
eron and other Treasury robbers; but
they have, and We wish true Democrats
to bear this in mind, affiliated with .lb0.
litioni>ts, dcicudcd and apolQsised for the
Administration, aud inJorscd lis wise,
efficient and conservative policy. What
more could the warncSt friends OF the
Administration do:--what more could
the bittcrrst enemies of the Democratic
party do TO break down the Democratic
organization And yet these men still
profess to be Democrats and appeal to
Democrats to support Them 1t is time
for them to throw aside the mask, which
they have so long worn, and appear in
their true colorS; either join the Demo.
cratic party or follow their former friends
and associates into the Abolition camp.
We want no timid, fluttcring, faItcring
friends who are afraid or ashamed . stand
by the Democratic creed at all times and
in all places; no men who indorsc Abo-
lition acts and measures, and yet damn
the Abolition party. Such Democrats are
not Of our kind nor will VIC welcome them
into our ranks.
REPUBLICASIsM IN ITS GIORY.--Ihe