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

The Sublime fmPudenee Of the leaders
Of the 10 principle Union party Is truly
refreshing. Politicians, they solemnly
assure ua, havS WCshing TO Do with it, arc
opposed to it uad ere trying to make L
obnoxious TO the pcOpte. The Union
movement il . spontaneous and tTepFes'
sible uprising Of the people in opposition
to the politicians. The people called the
Republican State and County COuven.
tons, and instructed the Union Democrat.
&c CcOtral Committee Of this county to
fuse with the Republicans, say CCOness L
Co. They, not politicians not PartisaOS
not Republicans, nominated SWEET, ram.
pant AbOlitiOnist, for Superintendent Of
Public Instruction. They compose the
Union State Central Committee. Let US
examine and see whether the assertions
Of the self-styled UniOnists are true or
false.
The Republican State Central Commit.
tee-all old pOliticians-called a Republ-
can State Convention, at which COnvsn-
ton SWEET, an ardent and uncompromi-
sing member Of their party, received the
nomination for Superintendent of Public
Instruction. The delegates to that Con-
ventiOn were elected by Republican cOun-
ty Conventions and represented the Re-
publican party. Federal officials from
nearly every eONSSJ IN the State, we're
elected delegates to>tho CoOCeatioO. The
people were not consulted, held no con.
ventiOns, participated in no meetings and
tsent 90 &N'~~>%S~- IT, vas = Convention
Of Office. hOfders and office.seekers, . large
number Of whom, If not q majority, were
agents Of the Federal OF State Administra.
ton. We defy the opposition to name
single delegate who was sent to the Con.
ventiOn by peoples meeting! 1t was
Republican Convention, known and recog.
nized as such, and its proceedings we're
marked by all the distinctive characters.
tics Of that party.
Who are the leaders of the Union move.
mcnt in Ell Dorado county-the people or
old party hacksH Are they not men who
So avra 90 -sSugnn: Ano now nofd' once?
Who are the most anxious for fusion L.
Rogers Postmaster and chairman Of the
Republican County Central Committee ::
Reynolds, county collector; Ellis, Wicks,
Burnham, Curtis and Carpenter, deputy
collectors; Briggs, Fitch, NickersOn,
Boop, Ensminger. Humphrey and Mccall.
lum-alI aspirants. The above is sam.
pie of Republican Unionists; and now
let US see who are prominent in the move.
ment among the Union Democrats.
First and foremost John CONFESS, q
mere professional politician-the leader,
last year, Of the Union Democratic party.
Next, DR.. Harvey, late Senator; Perkins,
county treasurer; Mcdonald, county as.
SCISSOR !; Strout and Swan, Supervisors {;
Kennedy and Lowry, deputy assessors |;
Green, deputy sheriff; Parker, late AS.
senblyman Bell. late defeated candidate
for collector; Shnnklin, late ditto for
State Senator, and many others of the
same kidney. whom it is not necessary to
mention. These men have all made them
selves conspicuous in this so.called "Union
movement"-it is Abolitionism disguised
and prate loudly Of their unselish pa.
triotiSm. They, all old party hacks, have
the audacity to Say the people called for
and authorized them to organize a new
party-a party in opposition to the De.
mocracy. Their dupes and instruments
for even such ignOramuses have dupcs
and inStruments-repeat the false aSser-
ton.
We ask the people to examine the an
tecedents Of these men and judge for
themselves whether q party composed Of
such homogeneous and antagonistc ele-
ments, can be trusted? Are they SIN
cere? Have they not combined solely
for selfish purposes? Did they not, less
than one year ago, denOunce each other
as unPrincipled, corrupt. disioyal and
dangerous? Did not CONFESS, with mea.
sureleSs scorn, ridicule and condemn the
Republican platform and party? Did not
the Republicans, in return, sneeringIy al
Jude to his platform and party, Have
the Republicans, in the slightest, modi.
fed their platform? Have they purged
their party Of the scoundrels who have
robbed the treasury Not atall. What,
then, has united these old and malignant
enemies, who differ so widely and radical
ly in sentiment q? The spoih!