The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-06-14
Now and Then.

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duct of the War, in the United States Sen
ate, has recently says the San joaquin
Republican, made report in regard to
the barbarous treatment by the rebels at
Manassas of the remains Of officers and
oldiers Of the United States killed in bat
! tie there. In the conclusion Of this re-
port Ben says:
History will be examined in vain for n
parallel to this rebellion against a good
government, long prepared for by ambi-
tiOus men, who were made doubly sure of
success by the aid aud counsel Of former
! Administrations and by the belief that
Cnrm I5Tsa,s MrTe NrNn>SeTSeo ny a 'wrNa5-
ranimous people They prccipitated the
war at n moment when the general gov
ernment had just changed, under circum-
stances of astounding pertidy, without
single reasonable giesDh of complaint,
and IN the face Of repeated manifestations
of moderation and peace on the part Of the
/ President and his friends.
/ They took up arms and declared that
they would never surrender until their re-
hcllion tad been recognized, or the insti-
tutiOnS established by our fathers had been
destroyed. The people of the loyal States,
at last convinced that they could preserve
their liberties only 10y an appeal TO the
God of Battles, rushed to the standard Of
the republic in response to the call Of the
Chief Magistrate. Every step Of this mon
StruuS treason has been marked by vip.
H.. l.,
! been too great, no wrong too startling, for
! It's leaders They Ai>rcgarlcd lhe SaUcN-
/ ty Of the oathS they had taken to support
/ the constitution. They rcpuliatrd all
/ their Obligations to the pcoile Of the ir' {
, States. They deceived and betrayed their
/ own fellow citizens, and crowded their ar
mie> with forced levicS. They drove from
their midst all who would not yield to
dc>potiSm, or filled their prisons with men
who would not enlist under their flag
They have crowned their rebellion by the
pcrp, tration Of deeds scarcely known
even to savage warfare The invcStiga
tipuS Of your comiuittce rave established
this fact beyond controversy.
These patriotic and loyal sentiments
and brave words call to mind auothrr re-
port OF Ben'S made under Il little different
circumstances, when it vas his bull that
gorcd the other fellows OK, and that al
tcrs the case" the OK might have kept
out Of the way Of the bull, you see. The
occasion to which we alludc, was in 1859,
when the patriotic "Oberlin reScuers'
were in prison at Cleveland, arrested for
violation of law OF the United States
the loyal citizens Of Ashtabula county,
under the lead Of John Brown, Jr, pa
triot son Of the martyr to liberty Of
that name, organized themselves into a
band, under the name of "SOnS Of I.iber-
ty," for the avuwed purpose OF re;cuin@
tac prisoners and resisting the United
States authorities. The strong.minded
womcn Of the vicinage presented banner
to this gang of cut-throatS, loyal free
hooters. and patriotic outlaws, for which
Ben. Wade, as their chosen champion,
returned thanks in the following loyal and
patriotic terms:
"LApIES: stand before you tonight,
to say that those men Of Oberln and Wei
lington acted just as should have acted,
and will act whenever occasion presents
itself And more: | will seek opportuni-
ties to violate the Fugitive Slave Act.
Ladies and fellow citizens, the hour
d. of trial has come. Twenty of our neigh
borS are in custody for helping John on
to Canada. Now, shall We tamely submit
in the face Of all our boastng and threats:
In the naAte Of God It uS be true to ou,
..ero.ds. Let US be true to our professions
and principles. II Mt Supreme Conrt Gt
! Ohio do,S not tqyuat tie hdLtds rorpHS, tie
. people cf Tie Western HcSerre must graut
H-Srord IL ha"d, Unc"i be-regardlc>S
of the threats Of tyrantS-rtgardlcss of
the cry of save the Cnion'-regardless of
everything but duty, but morality, God
and Justice. We will march to Cleveland
and libeiate these Christian ftlons. There
is no ether alternative left for us. If we
are not towards, cringing Slaves-if we
are not dead and inScnsib!c to the princi
pies Of our fathers-if there is one spark
Of give US liberty or give us death left
in uS--if we are not ready to become field
hands on Il cotton plantation, we will rise
and shout in the ears Of tyrantS 'rciyh ne
rsopk, p until our State and Nation are
relieved from the base thradom into
which they are now plunged
Nor Ben. tells us "history will be eX-
anincd in vain for parallel to this re-
N~lgiMN against s~ai Sovcrnment'-
7Heh, rebellion against this good govern
ment was demanded BY "4atr, yp"9aGlE.
God and justice" -No'', the people OF
the South "have precipitatcd the war
without single reasonable ground of
complaint" Then, the people of the
Western Reserve were called upon to re-
sist Federal law, "srOld in hrHd," and
thus precipitate war without a single
reasonable ground of complaint" Noe,
the people of the South are abused for ta-
king up arms and threatening never to
surrender until their rebellion had been
recognized. Then, the people of the North
were asked, "Shall We tamely submit Ito
Federal authority in the face Of all our
boasting and threats ?" No! sword in
hand we will march to Cleveland We
will rise and shout in the ears of tyrants
until our State and nation are relieved
from the base thraldom of Union with
shareholders and constitution which re-
cognizes their rights" Non,wc are told,
the people of the South disregard the
sanctity of the oaths they had taken to
support the Constitution" 7Aen, none
but towards, cringing slaves, ready to
become field hands on cotton plantation,
would recognize the sanctity of that oath,