The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-15
The Democracy Of IIlinOiS.

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The Democracy OF Illinois.
A mighty reaction has taken place in
Illinois since the Presidential election.
Her indnmitable Democracy, undismayed
by defeat, rallied with enthusiasm under
the old flag at the late election for dele.
gates to the Constitutional Convention,
and carried the State by a majority Of
-sixiy MOMsand We have paper before
us-the Belleville DemOcrdt--which gives
a list of tie delegates elected. or the IS
elected, ~ are Democrats, 90 Republicans,
and 8 Democrats nominated by fusion
conventions. Every effort was made by
the State and Federal Governments to car
nv the State for the Republicans; they
wished il to indorse the policy Of Lincoln,
but the sturdy Democracy Of Illinois were
proof against tlattery and promises. They
had experienced the blessing Of Rcpubli-
can rule and found it not to their taste.
II was fair enough without, but rotten
within-fairly ''reeking with corruption"
Finding that they could not seduce the
Democrats by promises or intimilate
them BY threats. the Republicans changed
their tactics, and following the example Of
their California brethren, denounced as
seceSSionists and traitors their Democrat.
ic opponents.
, We have u letter before Us from II
Douglas Democrat Of Illinois to Duu- ias
, Democrat in this county, giving an ac.
count Of the election, and. triumph Of the
, Democratic party, from which We extract
I the following
We are ruined people here, one and all.
There Is no eale Tor anything produced III ihfy
state, aud every thing We have la bny Is tw"
prices. C"ti"n gumds. Of every kind, have
doubled IN price. Brown domestic, II cents
/ bv the wholesale; coffee - cents per pound !;
tea and sugar in the same proportion, and no
moneN 10 buy with
/ The oppusIiicn IN the war is growing every
day mere bold and defiant. At the last cleo
/ iiun We elected delegates 10 IA Convention /"
. frame a new Constitution, and out 0f seventy
fire in all we have ftty.unc. and the popular
/ vote was over sixty thousand Demucrnlic.--
! Quite change m one short wear; aud remcm-
! Der the opposition ticket WAS beaded Union
and Uo party We just nailed nnr C"l'rs to
! the mast all over the State, inscribed Demo-
cratic ticket ON it. bad our regular conventions
and Nominees for every office. pissed resblu-
tons cOndemni"g The tcdT, went IN aud made
clean sweep.
| IAN over the State 'secessionists' and trail
tors Was the war cry Il the Republicans, dibis
Union men, in reality Abnliti0nists. But it
did no gOod. Our folks accepted the Issue dRf
| Eedt them on il. In this tMnnIgOmerY) county
the Blacks nominated Richmond for County
Judge; Henry Phillips for Assessor; aud
Maddux -LlE Clerk. They denuUpeed ms AS
RebeIA. Well. We beat every man. R"untree,
our candidate for Judge, who was 6ercely de-
n0unced Is traitor, beat Richmond upwards
If air k1n.Erof vOtes, aud our other nominees
we're elected by nearly the same msjOrity. Call
ing US traitors didn't hurt US at ALL
"Of Course there is nothing like improve
ment going on. UUless there is a change for
the better in a year, the whole West will be
bankrupt. Wagon loads Of corn are sold every
day here for ten cents bushel, and it takes =
busLel aud half To buy yard uf calico. and
tw0 aud = half bushels u bug pound Of
coffee. You will hear Of trouble here il this
thing keeps on another year.
Montgomery county gave Lincoln four
hundred msjority-it now gives the Dem
ocratic ticket sir hundred, and this too at
time of unusual excitement, when it re-
quired nerve and honesty to be Demo.
crat. All "fence men" all INSCRIPTIONS
politicians. all aSpirants for army appoint
mentS, and all contractors, some with
plenty Of money, united to defeat the
Democratic ticket. Under the circum-
stances the triumph Of the Democracy of
Illinois was glorious and significant. A
remarkable and healthy change has taken
place in public sentiment; the people
have become disguised with Republican
ism; and have no confidence in the hon
esty or capacity Of the Administration.
They see the necessity of restoring the
Democracy to power. and have COM
menced the good work in earnest. There
as here, the menials Of the Administration
called old, estimable, reliable and patriot.
ic Democrats, who refused to worship Re.
publicanism, secessionists and traitors. I"
There as here, the lick-spittleS Of power,
fawning, whining knaves, villified party
that had generously but mistakingly con-
tributed to their support in times past,
and kept them out Of the aims house or
the pepitcntiary. Nobly did the honest
and intelligent masses of Illinois rebuke
the Administration and the creeping YER
min who were employed by it to SANDER
Democrats. Let the "leprous lazzaroni"
of California, who are constantly abusing
Democrats, be warned by the fate Of their
brethren in Illinois.
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