The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-10-25
a. MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT.
M, emancipation Proclamation.


rhs emancipation Proclamation.
II significant fact. says the San
1o,ouin Republican, that those who are
constantly prating against parties and
nrring the necessity of uniting the loyal
ssrtimeRt Of the country insupport Of the
administration, are the very last to forego
marty advantage and are utterly incapa-
BILE Of viewing any measure of government
or peril to the country from any other
than a party stand point. When Mr..
Douglas was pleading for compromise to
cave the Union, in the most eloquent
eueech of his life, he Silence
Is criminal when we are on the eve Of
ssents like these" Eve Of an election -
sneeringly responded Senator Fessenden.
40; sir ! said Mr.. Douglass, mot on the
eve Of an election, but of bloodsled and
civil war" Thus spoke the partisan and
thus the StateSman-each a representative
man of his party; the one forgetting eve
ything but the great peril of his country
the other thinking Of nothing but the ef-
feet of the impending crisis upon the for
tunes of his party, or how it could best be
turned to party account. The same mo-
i've has been aeqa,He]t IL erery movement
Of the Republicans in every measure of
government from that day to this. a
leading Administration paper, in speaking
Of the division Of the Republican party in
New York between the Seward and Gree
lev factions, pending the State Conven-
tot, S1yS: .
"The Emancipation Proclamation, how
ever, was published in time to stop the
mouths Of the radicals as they were en-
,sring the Convention"
II mattered not what effect the proc
lamation had upon the restoration or de-
sruction of the Union; how many other,
wise loyal men in the border States were
driven into opposition; it stopped the
mouths Of the radicals and saved the
dissolution of the party ION the eve of an
election! This is the great purpose of
the pitiful, peddIing politicians, who are
now in control Of the destinieS of the ia
ton. Our nationality, our liberties, and
the blood and treasure Of the people Of
this great country are all regarded as
merely SO much stock in trade TO reward
pariizans and propitiAte.factions.
~O~S
BRANDY FROM GHAPEs.-Mr. p. Graves,
says the San joaquin Republican, contrib
utes the following: =" send you enclosed
an article on the making Of btandy from
the refuse Of the grape, after being used
for making wine. The recipe is simple
and answers a very good purpose" DR.
Graves is practical chemist and >hi|lfnl
horticulturi>t and therefore wr commend
tie plan, a. che which has been tested
and proved by experience to he valuable,
" " RiuNtN~ ANU WIN llilNNIN
TO make brandy from grapes and their
refuse, and it yon wish T. make from the
rriu>t-tlIat Is, the sters and what re-
mains after pressing out the juice FIR
al..e -vuu must add 10 tlrin tel'l Nlir'.
10 extract tn" >plr.tGou> part lett in the'n
Take now Your cXtfa't.i iiul, AM pIt
!h- SAM. i,,to v,,ur >tili and ,.t>ti. IT "V-r.
,he same As whisky. This ti'>t Urn .H..'
pat into tab Nr,h "a..f.urth p.r".i -.
rc>n burucl puivr'il i 'iar'ri, - fr'
gallon. Stir the whole Wv! up lor al a.,
rour. and thea ill again your >'i.', AID
1 ii>Il il over again with a SLOW tr-. II
the heat l. too >trun-. Yen viii uot ~. y
o>e in strength, but ii flavor also. Ia
| order TO make first rate brandy, it IL.
qulrc> third di>ti,,ati'n. Ani II y"u -
through the process right. v"n Will have.
when Of proper age, an article Vastly 81
pefinr To any impaired article you can
tuy a there is very IirIic brandy i'm
ported hat what i mad. fiUm a,"nh"l, co.,
At least airoh i and hrauiv mtNri t. ny
LuthinS ri TIE inscription, ">c'i .''V>~r'
acid, which il sometimes u>-I 10 NV 1T a
savor To represent age, thc,,hy Iv>t %! a.;
aealth, and often ME.
The ah"vc .iircctinnS viii answer e.
make good aud cheap brandy, If lrnpcj .,
followed; and nux - the tune that such
information is most needed, a. our gar
ieners scarcely know what to do with
their abundant crops. II, sir, you can
afford this a corner in your widely circu.
.ated paper, you will add a benefit to a
Arge number, and obIge
Yours. truly,