The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-07-19

i ~ NSSSN VIZ DSAAAOShAuS Ub0sHAt WA0 u@s
upheld the Democratic banner in many I
hard fought field, who has stood by th'
PFSHciptes Of his party in times as peril
OUs and menacing AZ the present, speak
ing Of the late disgrsceful fusion between
Puritans and prOAigates, gives the follow
ing excellent advice to Democrats:
"FOr the present, under the disheaFtening
circumstances that have borne down all our
energies aud wasted our very triumphs, Dem
OcIats have only TO cultivate paiieDce-to bide
their time-eapecinlly to beware Of entaDgliag
alliances and schemes calculated "a cOR'mlt
them to the fortunes Of unworthy iatrigOers
and to parties OF no principle, Or Of doubtful
reputation and purpose, sach a. COaHeas il or.
ganizinG The Olds Democratic bugle will, ere
! long, call IN arms, in tones there will be mn
misIaking. Let reOegades heed the warning. "
We say that this advice is judiciOus ard
weIi-timed; for it is too apparent that in
the present unsettled political condition Of
the country, there may be Democrats who
are heartily attached to the principles of
the party, and who zee only in those
principles the future preservation and
prosperity Of the Union, who may be So
duced into entangling alliances" with
factions whose purposes, however plausi-
BILE and attractive at present, are at war
with Democratic IDEAS The Democratic
party is not to be lost or merged into new
isms with fancy names, adopted but to de.
ceive, but it is to rise from it's present
misc .4Ns, -nOA Ns~." Uvire ,ne helm Of
the good old ship Of state, GUd gQiG. * cC,
as prospcrOusly into the future, as it has
conducted it in the past. Reflection has
convinced the 'UAsses that 1 - .>-s-e.- ~
dangerous to cOnfide the destiny Of the
country to other hands-to the hands OF
fanatics and mere political adventures.
We have no respect for that mans pc.
litical principles who cannot "bide his
time"-whO is cast down in the first mo-
ment Of disaster, and surrendcrs at discre-
ton 10 the first new idea which is pre-
sented to him-who gives up in despair,
in the hour Of gloom, principles for which
he has contended and which he believes to
be correct It is not the first time in the
history Of the country where the Demo
! A1c Parry mas ueen' obliged to struggle
boldly and manfully for its ascendency-
when it has been betrayed and diShonored
and Slandcred by recipients Of its bounty,
and has sounded its bugle call loud and
long ere it could rally for victory. Great
er and better men than CONFESS and his
tools have predicted its dissolution and
renowned its creed, but it marched on,
steadily and defiantly and grandly to vic.
tory, in spite of their predictions and re.
nunciations. So it will again.
One of the most specious arguments
used to draw Democrats from their allie.
glance to the party is, THAT the Demo.
cratic party has been successful in all its
principleS-that they have become incor.
porated into our institutions--that old
issues arc, therefore, obsolete, and are moi
now discussed anywhere" Is this SO :
Is not this the very arch.mock" Of the
enemy! 1t is sought to confound princi.
pies with measures for it is true that the
leading measures of the party have been
adopted by the people, and are generally
acquiesccd in. No one now doubts the
wisdom Of the war upon the United
States Bank-few doubt the Democratic
policy on the tariff question-and so, or
I other measures of the party in its pas
days. but is it true Of the great princi
Ptcs Of the party, that they have beer
adopted and are generally acquiesced in
From these principles have resulted tn,
measures of policy Of which we have
spoken; but while the latter may fine
now no serious opposition, the former
may still be the ground Of bitter hostility
They have not become obsolete; for t
those principles we must look for guidanc,
upon every public question that is agita
ting, OF may hereafter agitate the public
mind. Has the country already rcapeC
the full fruits Of the wisdom and patriot
ism Of Jefferson and jackson and tn,
fathers of the Republic, SO that there i.
nothing left TO be struggled for?
Are there no inen or parties who gain
say these doctrines? Is the Constitution
faithfully construed and Observeds Ar,
all men, under it, allowed equal rights anc
exact justice? Is it universally recog
nized that under it the BLESSINGS of gov
eminent are TO flow equally upon ALL
To secure these blessings was the mission
Of the Democratic party-it was no sec
tional mission, but it was to all, of every
creed and every cline, who sought tn,
protection Of our government
We ask again, are all these ideas acqui
esccd in? Is the new Union party in IA
vor Of themy Has not the Constitution
been distorted, by the very party Comes
has affiliated with, with improper con
structions: Has not the chief of tina
party, in the language of Chancellor Mich
olas, Of Kentucky, often, causelcssly anc
viOlo0,!y violated it"? No ground o
aiorm that inc " blessings Of government
may be narrowed and restricted to classei
and creeds: No fear that equal and OK
act justice may be denied where our prin
cipIes require them to be given! Have
not Democratic newspapers been excluded
from the mails for daring to advocate
Democratic principles? Have not Dem
ocrats been arrested without warrant anC
imprisoned without trial for denouncinp
the villainy of Cameron, Fremont, Steven.
& Co.? Let Democrats who have al