The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-29
Daniel .. DtekinsOn.


A Republican paper twits the DENocRAT
for once being an Admirer but now an
opponent Of this prince Of spOstAtes. 1t
requests US to publish extracts from bis
speeches. AS we have ever been accom-
mOdatiRg, and take pleasure in exposing
the beauties Of Republicanism, we shall
do so. What does our Republican friend
think Of this extractS Is it to his taste
AtSyracuse, New York, October 90, 1859,
Daniel S. Dickinson thus bore testimony
to the purity and patriotism Of the Re-
publican party:
al leave il to you, my friends, TO say wheth-
er the course Of the opposite party has not been
calculated to break down, destroy, irritate and
sever the bands which bind together the States
of this mighty and free cuniederacy, both in
form and substancey Hear, hear.) Let the
lke a criminal btJore mankind, for what it has
done in the matter Of inauRuratiDg its 'irre-
pressible conflict.
Truly, says Daniel S., the Republican
party is arraigned like a criminal before
mankind, for what it has done in the mat.
ter Of inaugurating its irrepressible con-
fict'" Strong language, but not unde-
served. Again, in the same speech, he
said:
"The Republicans are sectional, and confined
TO sectional limits their dOctFines are inceNdi.
Gry irr1kIting and annoying, instead of ell
couraging and promoting peace, and leaving it
TO other States 10 manage their own affairs 10
their O~c ~e.R ~ they have LEFT US. Chess
Daniel S. says, and We agree with HIM,
the Republicans are sectional, and con-
fined to sectional limits; their doctrines
are incendiary, Irritating and annoying"
This is great truth, forcibly uttered, and
the people Of the United States are now
convinced Of its correctness. Daniel S.
thOsOOgb@s understood the rascalIy pro-
penSities Of the Republican leaders, as the
following extract conclusively proves:
" You may have read that . Constitution
was found among Browns papers. think
u 'Ods drGWn by The Republican party, and / can
satisfy you all khGt they dreW II. KNOW IL By
particular clause which appeared in it. aud
which was drawn by sQtRe great Republican
ls"dheter' II coutai0e3 (, eeaSiS$uo, that the
President Of the Association should be permit
ted, at any time, to draw out all the money in
the treasury lSi'S'ssN eGs t~'>"Ess~ .taN
= -sss-Illw ~fCA0 our 6 Nadiay ktpddtfd8A S<OurI
everhave thought Ofsuch clause being there ="
In his Cooper Institute speech, deliv.
cred in 1860, when he was fearlessly and
honestly fighting for the Democratic par
ty, he drew the following fattering pic
ture of the Republican party, which all
must admit is true, just and faultless.
The language is much more forcible and
harsh than any we have ever used when
speaking of that party:
This organization, with many elements of
personal clevernesS. 6ORes cell ~ tie Leat inter
estS Of true freedOm and humanity. II is found
ed IN sectional disturJdmce-its ditmer.t is preju-
Dice and pdsson-Its effurts calculated to array
Stte dgatnst Stdte, sectiD1e against section, man
0gdtnSt man, brOtter against Jrother-to destrov
al Kindly relations and light up their tires of Sec
tiondL dlsc0rd and strife to end IN 6dttLes of
blood. Though its managers threw overheard
Its great leader, Governor Seward, because be
had too plainly declared its principles, hoping
thereby 70 conceal its dangerous tendencies
It's true MeOries are 6slcheti ~ the Summers and
the Cheeptrs, and are reduced to practice bv its
John BrotrnS. 10 disturbs and sDlbittePs the So
cial relatOns-it bre0kS tie 6Onds Of u conner
cidi political tdiM 1T bkots ont the memories NJ
tie reCOlutDn-it destroys commercial interests
and the interchanges of trade-it de0rddes US ds
nation before the envious monarches of
earth, and deprives us Of eur inherent power to
Hoo Al A.nwu ,s.,ks l.
ole seeds Of domestic arite aad passion, that tie
people n'dy reap in due Sedso~ harvest Of astee
and desoLdti0n.
What Dickinson predicted has come to
pass. He warned the people of the terri.
6se results that would follow the triumph
of Republicanism. He stated, with that
sagacity for which he is remarkable, that
the efforts of the Republicans were zeal
culated to array State against State, Sec
ton against section, man against man,
brother against brother-to destroy all
kindly relations and light up the fires Of
sectional diScord and strife to end in bat
ties of blood" Has not the triumph of
Republicanism sit up the fires of sectional
discOrd and strife? Has it not, in the
language of Mr.. Dickinson, "sown broad
cast the terrible seeds of domestic strife
and passion? Are not the people of the
slave States Teaping "a harvest Of ashes
and desolation" Had the people needed
the warnings of Dickinson and defeated
Lincoln, the country would not be cursed
with this dreadful Republican heritage
Will the Shasta Courier, Butte Record,
Calaveras Chronicle and other allies of
the Republicans, which have lately "fall-
Ell desperately in love" with Dickinson,
copy the above extracts from his speeches?
Not BY jug full" 1t was mot so
nominated in the bond" when they EN-
braced RepublicaniSm.
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