The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-08-30

either ignOrantly or designedly attempted
to deceive his hearers.
TO excuse Lincoln's arbitrary and un-
UNSUITABLE conduct, SandersOn says Gen.
jackson disrcgarded the writ Of habeas
corpus and the Democratic party APP
plauted him for it. True; but Sander
son forgot to state that for weeks prior to
his doing so he had declared martial law,
which Lincoln has not done. The cases
are not analogous, as Sanderson well
knows. How inexcuSable to pervert his
tory to advance the interests of faction!
Sanderson floundcrcd considerably over
his secession record and made but lame
defence, which satisfied no one. But we
have extended this article to greater
length than we intended and must pass
over in silence many other vulnerable
points in his speech. We cannot, howev-
er, omit to notice his closing remarks
They capped the climax Of absurdity.-
He Called on the Union party" to sup
port their candidates in order to save the
Union and preserve the COnstitutiOn-the
very instrument he had dcrided and said
was nullity in time of war! If this was
not disqualification, We strangely miSap-
prchcnd the term. His exit from the
stand was family Observation-Disclosures for
his speech or his disappearance We are
u0Gb)o IN decide.
CONFESS next took the stand, bSf m"
too hoarse to speak well ond too much
dissatisfied to speak long. His reception
was unyrninS 6dt Watering and his speech
anything SLl AatisSs,"yJ ro1$as hearers.
It was weak and pointless and he closed it
abruptly.
SWEET followed CONFESS, and it was a
subject of general remark that he had
mistaken his calling. In tone, look, gcS-
ture, department, he forcibly reminded Us
of Barry's impersonation of An.inaiab
Sleek. The character would be natural
to him and he could play it to perfection.
What he said didn't amount to much, and
as we are charitable We shall not notice
it.
Staples next mounted the platform, but
as the meeting had nearly dispersed, he
cut his speech short. lie read extracts
apparently for the purpose Of convincing
his audience that if Gen. jackson were
living he would be a prominent member
of the Abolition party. This piece of alb
surdity was little too much for even his
friends to swallow, and some of them
quietly whispered to him that, as it was
late, he had better give way for an all
journment. Takirg the significant hint,
&c closed.
1t was tame and spirtlcSS meeting,
wanting in numbers, enthusiasm and
hope. All seemed to know and feel that
they were laboring in bad cause, with
hopeless prospects. This knowledge de-
pressed their spirits, dalnpcncd their ar
dor, Sourcd their tcmpcrs, chilled their
enthusiasm and discouraged them; and
they left the stand with the conviction
that their drlcctablc faction was "an used
up institution" in the loyal county Of Fl
Dorado.
ARE Iov acknowledgements, are You
ready for next Wednesday: Have you
perfected your arrangements: Ifnot, go
to work at once and be prepared for the
final struggle---a struggle which may
annihilatc or pcrpetuatc the Dcmoc' attic
party. Now, when it is the duty Of every
Democrat to be active AMI vigiiart and
rcsolute and jealous, Indifference is mex
cusable, if not criminal. ...-...
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