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The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-08-09

NECESSITY on DENnCRlTIC OHGANIzA
TlnH.-It has been we'll said hv saga
cinuS politician, that if an American citi'
zen returning from abroad aud ignorant "i
the events which have happened within
:he past two Years, should hear that civil
war was raging here, his first e%clama-
ton would bc-"Thcn the DcInocratic
party was defeated ut the last Prc>i1en
tial election" We believe that the sue.
crSS of the Democracy now will give
the Union mcn Of the South increased
hope and strength. We believe the de
feat or dissolution Of the Democratic party
would discourage and di>hearten them
1t would convince them that no party
was powerful enough or sufficiently pa.
triotic to arrest the onward course Of the
Abolition (auaticism that now rules every
branch Of the Government and is rapidly
tending to bury the last vestige Of civil
liberty amid the ruins Of the Constitution.
From the ruling party they have nothing
to hope, much to dread. We intend.
therefore. 10 use our humble ability to
once more place in power the good old
Democratic party.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-08-09

LET PEACE BE IIERE.-Forcibly and
truly says the AmAdor Dispatch, let There
be no sectional lines drawn here that
would destroy our social amity, our schools
and our churches, and work irreparabIe
injury to every man, woman and child in
the State. Let US show to our brethren
in the East, and I" the world, that there
is at least one spot on the earth where
men from the North and men from the
South can live together in peace and har-
mony. Let US do all this, and our exam.
pie will do more toward the restoration Of
order than all the gold in our mountains
could accomplish.
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lNToLERANCE.-A certain class of poll
ticianS, without brains but all abundance
of brass, inSolently accuse all Democrats,
who refuse to rcnouuce their creed and
accept the Chicago platform in its stead,
of being seccsSiOnistS. The very men
they said, but fcw weeks ago, were un,
adulterated Union men, they now declare
are rank secesSioniStS. The utter stu
pidity Of the accusation is all that protects
its authors from such rcbukc as would
not soon he forgotten. IL it were true,
what would be the fate Of the country!
Democrats have their way Of conducting
the war, and do not sustain the violent
measures proposed by the Republicans.
They point 10 tie Constitution as the au-
thority by which, and as the end for
which the war shall be carried on. They
live np to the "hond" rs it was made by
the fathers of the Republic-the wiseSt
and purcSt men Of which our country can
boast. They simply insist that the strug-
gle shall not be made political. Have
they not "a right to do this? Is it not
their duty to do this? Does it make a
Democrat any the less loyal because he
will not indorse AboliliOni<m Men who
do not know the meaning of the term Sc
ccssioniSt, apply it unfortunately to all
who differ from the Administration, and
make support Of the Administration test
Of loyalty.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-08-09

SKE the schedule Of premiums Of the Fl Do
RADIO County Agricultural Society
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-08-09
Is the President a HypOcrite and an
AbOlItiOMlst


Some ten days ago the Sacramento
Union published n remarkable letter from
Senator Sumner, Of Massachusetts,, vOuch-
ing for President Lincoln's AbOlitionism.
The letter was genuiMe; it has been pub
liShed in the Atlantic papers and freely
commented upon. Is Mr.. Lincoln AS much
of an Abo!itioniSt as Sumner? Is he la
boring and designing to put in force the
ultra, unconstitutional and suicidal policy
OF the Abolition factiOny Sumner answers
for him, and atfirmatively. The Boston
Courier, one Of the Oldest and soundest
,vNs<,s ". NMe NnNOlI, well remstfT u.s.
1.-The just feeling which will press upon
every honorable spirit, after reading Mr..
Summers letter, and after the first bitter
CaeliNq &C cor>tclnut Ctr such di~honoratAA
conduct, will be the damaging effect which
this disclosure will have upon the position
of Mr.. Lincoln. Everybody, we believe,
wishes to think well of the President, to
believe him honest, to make allowance for
all his embarrassmentS, to aid him with
good wish and good voice in the dis
charge of his arduous duties MS Prcsi.
dent of the United States, for the sake OF
the country. But let it be once under
stood distinctly that, instead of acting i'll
entire good faith in that exalted capacity
to uphold the Constitution Of the United
States, and to MAINTAIN me integrity OF
the Union, he is carried away by any idle
deluSion, such as is minated in the lettsr,
Of carrying forward the principles Of the
Declaration Of Independence that is, ac-
cording to the radical formula--the equal
ity Of black men and white in this country,
instead Of the principles Vi the Constitu-
ton, which make black mrn slaves aud
not citizens in half the States Of this
Cnion-and he would have storm about
his ears, to which the hOwlings OF seccS-
sion would be but the Whispering Of the
summer breeze in comparison. And cS-
pecialv would this bc the case were the
limitations Of Mr. Summer to be credited,
amounting in fact to the allegation that
Mr.. Lincoln is really an AGolitioniSt; that
he only waits favorable opportunity TO
carry out fully the views of this radical
faction that he conccalS for the present
his views from the American people; that
the past confidence rcpoScd in him has
been misplaced; that the radical AboIi-
tiopiSts of the Sumner school alone enjoy
his sympathy and that in due time all
this will become manifest; that III fact he
is cautious instead Of honest Such is
Mr.. Summers presentation Of the cast
Whether true Or not, to sit seems mean
attempt To bolster up himself, 10y reIral-e
ing conversations tii Such) IN their very
nature confidential and that the state
ment, coming from person holding the
position Of IA Senator Of the United States
places Mr. Lincoln i'll an cquivocal attitude
before the country, which it would be out
Of the question for any man long to main
tain"
lNroLERANCE.-A certain class of poll.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-08-09

DEFINITfOS or \ SEcEssiOSIsT. The
Columbus .StdtesmGn gives the following
definition Of a seCcssiOnist:
"A secessidnist ia one WhO rithdrG'es or
separates himself Jr0m the LOmstitWtiOH
and the Union. lie may or may not take
up arms against those who maintain the
authority OF the former and the integrity
Of the latter. To constitute a man n Sc
cessioniSt, it is enough hdt his position
iS one Of hostility 10 and rPudidfiOn 81
tie COhstitUtiOH and tie LHiOh formed
Un,1er it,"
This, it strikes us, is a very proper
definition; we are ut least willing to adopt
it as the rule by which to try the political
standing Of men upon that question. The
only party in the adhering States which
ever denounced the Constitution. is now
without personal exception acting with
the administration party the only party
which passed State laws directly in con-
traventiOn Of the Constitution, and re.
pudiating their obligations to the Cedeval
government, was the republican party.
The only party now in existence in this
State which does not specifically pledge
its members to the maintenance of the
constitution as it is, and to Use their best
efforts for the restoration Of the Union as
it was, is the party which calls itself the
Union party" If there is Il single man
in this State who was opposed to the
Union and denounced the Constitution
prior to the breaking ont Of this war, you
may be sure to find him with this party,
--,.>. l,,>'v 'aIS,I>N>S 'c>vfy man who diSagreeS
with him as to the best means Of restoring
the Union, as seceSSioniIt. Their APP
plication Of terms is as false as their pro-
feSSionS, and it has always been so. Here
60 49, Is -, ,,,..'.
age to resist the flnaticiSm Of his section,
they would call dough face" every
one who opposed the agitation of the
slavery question by Congress. was called
II" slavery propagandiSt; every one who
defended the rights Of labor against the
monopoly Of wealth, was called IAN enc
my to home industry" and every one who
wonld maintain the independence and
dignity Of the white race against the de-
graduation CT an equality with the blacks,
is called an "ari>toc'at." BY the same
rule every lifelong Union man is now a
" scceSSioniSt." Is not this literally true:
-Sm JoHYHin HYnbtirW.
-. Ss---
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THE AccomMoDAT1oN LINE.
LOUIS MeLANE T. CO.,
PTupTicturS.

N"ties.-Thr candidate of,ie las; Republican,
county Convention are respectfully Requested Ia.
call uPon me- and settle their bills, contracted fOr
printing bills, rreulArS, Tickets, &c. b. promptly
attending TO this call they may avoid expense. II
have begged earnestly and waited patiently for
wha; I. due me, aud shall put on a settlement NJ.
bnger. unlr" settled speedily will publish the
names Of the delnquents or repudiAtorS.
u. '0EGOLIA.
lrae-r,ilie, July 10Th, Is62.
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Dsmecrati, st.te Convention.

The Democratic State Convention,
which closed its laborS on Thursday, was
admitted to be by the citizens of Sacra.
mento, with respect to enthusiasm, char
acter. responsibility, patriotism and talent,
far superior to the late Union. Admins
tration" State Convention. 1t was more
largely attended, and its proceedings were
characterized with decurum and dignity
Distant counties were represented, some
thing unusual under the circumstances,
considering that but one candidate waste
be nominated, and that, too, Cor an un-
important office. The delegates from the
different counties, fEesh from the people
and knowing their sentiments, gave the
most cheering accounts Of the prospects
OF the Democratic party. The fusion
movement has disguised the honest por-
ton Of the Republican and Union Demo.
cratic parties, and they are rAllying under
the old flag, said the delegates.
The Convention re-affirmed the plat
form adopted by the Democratic State
Convention of last year, adopted an add,
tional resolution indorSing the constitu-
tionol principles embodied in the late adj
dress Of the Democratic members of Con-
gress," nominated o. p. Fitzgerald for
Superintendent Of Public Instruction, Sc
lccted n new State Central Committee,
and adjourned. Harmony and good feel
ing prevailed, and the delegates left for
their homes satisfied and sanguine of sue
cess.
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SUMMER ARRANGEMENT.
THE FAST LINE,

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DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.
For Superintendent OF Public Instruction
REV. o. p. FITZGERALD,
OF San Francisco.
f.r
For State Senators,
in. DOUGLASS, D. C. MCKINNEY.
For Members Of Assembly,
a II atiuveu. n. L. Mcdonald,
3. RoSehSn. s. Stevens.
For SuperviSOr-2nd DiStTiet
WILLIAM E. REIBsAM.
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DKMOcRATIC NOMINATIONS.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-08-09

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vIVug PAc-rvil'r Al "'rl"ck. nr1t morning Atp4'
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LOUIS MeLANE T. CO.,
PTupTicturS..
Once Agents:
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For Members Of Assembly,
OF San Francisco.

IN. DOUGLASS. D. C. MCKINNEY.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-28

you that my friend, Maj Joyce, says Sc every
man is To be- nut IN Il rubber case and hoated up
the rlver.' Not bad We are short OF trans
portation. and the idea lmpromptu AMI orglna
IS not much behind Gen. Mitcbe's cotton bale
bridge BY the way, this reminds me OF an
other good thing on Il Washington County Off.
GER, and when you are short tor copy, just
ask, IN a mild but not exactly leading manner,
Capt Randall about his novel mule trade, ana
| he will tell you something rich. once owned
a mule myself, and can in a measure synpathlze
with the Captain when his transaction, like my
own, comes to be q standing joke. Don't be
afraid the Captain is the best na'ured man In
the worlu, and IN self defence, will give you at
least "a plain, unvarnshed tale
| For d wonder, we have not seen wuod-tlck
since we have been in This camp. Yet it Is no
wonder either, for we are fully quarter of
mile from timber But we have the marks OF
our old friends still about US, in the shape OF
blo,ches and scars, and to make clean breast
of it, we are Just about as well tick, flea and
bug bitten, dirty, ragged and cross as We can
be and still be in d condition to make good
fight. Soldiers must have something all them
besides hunger, or they would be OF little ac-
count. | said hunger, for can think OF noth'
ing else that plaques us more. Yet we nave
enough tC eat, such as 1t Is at the same time
we can call it nourlshmenG; il is simply sub
sstence. And Just as feel row, though an
not hungry, and do not expect 20 die just yet,
would freely give five dollars, II had II, tor
the measure Of good bread and milk tiiag contd
" NOW away" 'ha1 may look hctie cAtrav-
ag4nt Ia your :" price current bnt the late
sutier tariff has uscu soldiers to SUCH GXtraY
! aGatce. " Uncle lrA says, " nc saw Niger
this morlug milking COW, and be mas; IL nlud
IL ran up and knock him over and take tuu
milk - and there are macy sUldie;s acre "ho
that way, they wouid haze Knocked niln oyer.
Bua aln writing more than Intended TO,
and taking time THAT should b4 giving 10 p1tp-
araGions for the march. Richnond klchmond,
the great Babel Of rebellion, ~ all We think
about. Shall we ever get ihpre? | hope 50,
and II We DO, your correspondent viii nave
something besides ii dei.it:l OF rcws fer lis let
ters. What Il field will then be open for the
rvalship of scrbbers. Somebody will "spill -
in attempts at sensation. Ariemas viii be
there to tell his tale and open his show, exhlb-
ting to the astonIshed natives " wax works >
OF their torefathers, and the Dixie mumnies Of
| their descendants. And can't Greeley, or some
one else, he there to tel OlheI.os tale, = of men
whose beads do grow beneath their shoulders,
the anthropOpaaSi,' aud older monsters that
picture best his horror and his hate? Certainly
ne can. We'll, we I see by-and by. We may
be weeks on the road the IL Nyrmon- has been
year already ,-but some OF Us will get there,
or The war viii not, as predicted, be speedily
closed Yours, Nc SEE ;SE f.sS.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-28
% the Ladies' Of Vermont.
Vie Chronicle saws !:

O'''"''
The t,lowln. IS sent US oy Dr. Pa3i's, with
the rcqaes; to hespe2k inr it, as we 10, N inse.-
uon in our exchanges :" she STATE -
CAMP NEAR Wuir&u9UsE.
D Miles from Richmond, May 18th, 1862.
70 mig kind C0untryDoneu, the Lo6ies Of
Vlrmont:-- Your toretnought and care Of our
solIe's ias proved eminently penrficial and has,
not oniy in The pes.Irnce which scOurged ua at
Camp Griffin and the wounds received by US at
Warwi;k Creek, but at Ill other times been q
source Of coniur5 ncY easily described.
& Oug marches have been those of great priva-
tons, bat the one thought that oar friends at
home have not forgotten US. has holp ped 10 make
even the hardsh!po OF W ilamsourg endurable.
As we approlch eHe great end OF taIs campaign,
the CONTEST b lore Richmond, now 50 nelt us. we
still rejoice t. fin chat hat WIS sent us 50 kind
and freely II Yorktown. viii l9liOw Us and 10
Of iuc4lculable vnluo t. Us. ii we succeed IN en-
agin. au en- envy whom ~ nave followed almost
rom lAe sources o. the Potomac 70 ljs mouths
4nl rom the ocean up the Virginia Pennso[ar,
tpr0ug ali 81. ',rm'llD,a blrtj3cs tllt N.turo
and rho ski u modern engineering could op-
oea.
In this marcia it may DO gratifying 80 sou 70
know 5aat III ~ PLACES your sons, proteers aud
Illus "a vac q mont I1itSauS, 'ltNc DflH ledU-
ina .Ae aivaac!ng column. AT Youngs Mills,
al Lee 5 Nils, ana at Warwick Creek, they were
in font, and ut glorious Williamsburgn they
furnished The first support 10 our successful sis
ter Brigaue, that Of the noble Hancock
But now your laDors mey turn in anothe, di
rection, as we send home to you those who have
bee,, enfeebled by disease, or who are suffering
from wounds so honorAbly received. Bestow
upon them your kindness, and rest assured we
who remain here will ever strive to keep safe the
honor OF the State and the glorious Union.
Let me say one word TO those whose friends
have won glory by dying in the rifle pits at
Warwick Creek. That stream IN its dull flow
will ever sound sweet and solemn requiem for
the fallen Mortimer who rushed ~ iearlessy
upon the hostile bayonets of the SOUTH
history will renew her record that the Green
Mountain Boys are brave
Respectfully inscribed by your faithful friend
and servant,
EDWARD Il PHELPS.
Brigade Surgeon OF % Brigade, Smiths Divi
sion, Franklin's Army Corps.
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The Burlington Times Of Wednesday, pub
fishes The following:
A gentleman of this village received last even
ing, dispatch from 1agerstown, Md. from an
officer in the Cavalry Regiment, which states
that three hundred of The regiment ,cere missing,
including Maj. Collins, Capt. Geo. II. Bean, Of
Co. g., and Lieu,s. John S. Ward, of Co. X ,
and A. II. DAnforth, of Co. 6. In Company
A. (Cap. Platt's) all but five are missing-
Capt. Platt, Lieut.. Edwards, and Corporals
Frost, Reynolds and Whipple are sale.
THIS news will cause many sorro~ing hearts
amongst US, as Co. A was recruited eatircy in
this county. The BODY Of the company were
from Burlington and WesttorI.
AS We have yet 10 mention Of our cavalry
regiment in any Oh tho news dspitchu, from
Ge1. Bank S army, We trust rAa. when official
intelligence Is received, it viii greatly reduce
the extent of this ther disaster. it Will also be
remembered shat the LIST Mar, laud regiment
Was at first reported AZ losing 3O0--..! bat forty
have since come in.
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A DAILY FREEMAN

win be published at this Office until further
notice. Two editions will be issued, enc to be
ready for the mail Vest, and the stages that
leave Montpelier in the &fternoon, the other in
;he morning. in SCISSOR ur the morning mails.
Each edition Will contain the latest Geographic
news to the time ol going to press.
The Terms viii nt,
,54,N0 per year, OF :, go for three months to
mail subscribers and thoSe taking the paper from
ahe Office.
$500 per ye&r, OF 81 - FOR three months to
village NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. delivered at their
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Advertisements inserted on reasonable terms,
Orders nre sOil;ited. L. W. v LIZARD.
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to be used b, them in meeting such acquisitions
ns should be directly consequent np"n 'ha mil
| itarv and naval measures Tor the defence ana
SUPPORT of the government requiring thcm
only to act without compensation. and report
their transactions when duly called upon. he
! several depar,mells Ut the government at tiiat
| time contained 50 large Il number vi dlsio} al
persons, that it would have been Impossible to
provide safely through official agents only f"r
| The performance OF the duties thus conhded to
citizens tavorably known Cor their ability, 10y
atty, and patriotism. The several orders, issued
with these communications, were Transmitted oy
private messengers who pursued curcuitous
way to the seaboard cities, inland, cross 1he
States of Pennsylvania and Ohio, and the Nor
them lakes. | believe that by those, ana other
similar measures taken in that Crisis. some Oh
WEIGH were without any authority OF law, tht
government was saved from an overthrow. l
am not aware taat dollar of the public funds.
conGded without authority OF law to unolllc'al
persons, was either lost or wasted, although ar-
preheDsions IF such instructions occurred to
me- as o. jectons to these extraordinary proceed
iDgs, and were necae a:lly ovciruied
recall ttese transactions now because my
attention has been directed to II re8o utlon which
was passed by the House OF Representatives Oh
the Both Of last month, which is III these words :
" RcsolUed That Simon Cameron, late Secretary OF
War, by investing Alexander Cummings with the con re"
Of large sums public money and authority 20 purchase
military supplies without restrictions, Without requiring
from him any guarantee for The faithful performance ii
his duties when the services of officers were
available, and by involving the COVE III rash number
Of contracts with persons not eitma ely engaged III the
business perAiniu the subject Of such contracts
especially he purchase Of for future delivery
has adopted pocy highly injurious TO The public service
aHd deserves n: censure .. tins House."
Congress VIII see that should b. wanting
equally in CANTOR and 10 justice. II | snouu
leav9 the cetHoro expressed in tl;s Resolution 10
res exclusively and chiefly npon MIR. C"'ne'Gn.
The same nenJiDen5 Is unanimously entertained
by the heads OF toe departments, " no purtlcpa-
ted iii the proceedings winch the House OF ker-
resentGtiVeS has Gctsuret. Is ~ due 70 Ny am
eran to say thar, although he fully approved the
proceedings, they We're not moved nor suggested
by himself. and that not only the President but
ali other heads OF departments were at least
equally responsible with him for whatever error,
wrong or fault was committed in the premises.
(Slgnedl ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Washington, May 26, 1862
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The ATLANTIC MONTHLY for June is at hand.
1t contains articles by j. G.. Whittier, j. r.
Lowell, II. D. Thorean, Prof Agasslz, Richard
rockingham, Harriet Preccott, Alice Carey
Rose Terry, L. W Higgnson, E. E. Hale, John
Weiss, F. G. Tuckerman, and I. B. Aldrich.
This number closes the 9th volume of this val
liable Magazine, the most popular and success
full of the American Monthlies. The very best
writers of this generation of Americans contrib
ute regularly to its pages, and make them re
Election Of the living, thinking, educated Yan.
kee. One who aspires to have any knowledge
of the literature or politics of these times read,
the /" Atlantic " as matter Of course.