The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-11-08

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particalaf sslbAslea
claiming 70 bssa
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help 10 Mold e ii
truly says the 'Am1z e9 ~
on Democratic ps5ael
run on this principles, sd
tempted to run Il upoa anH
war Is the result: !.
Ours is Q dsmOcFaaip npgaEa
was founded upon democfHtio
Il has grown up under ~
democratic principlea Tho
}haVe ever S9en Ilsr tSsven ~ 49,
and compass To talk Of ~
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this government ID 70, love delldel =
to be patriotic citizen Of thin
meat is to be . lover and adulirss
loocYacy-is TO be democrat. lie H.ess
+ Democracy Is the fuDdamentS
pie of our Government-its C6aslit
and its laws are peculiarly democls
Democracy and our government nEas6
and in this government we lind t1e
est and most perfect form Of deNie
which has rs yet entered into the tszz
tion Of any system OF goveFK6EnE III
are one and, we might say, insepalE
1t is peculiarly Of our governuene
it will only run on democratic pri9e
It was started on them. Il yin rn4 ~
other. Figure It as you may TFals -
many sectional Chicago plattotm1ea -
please; fulminate as many
secession dogmas rs you will, ith s
sible to make the " mathcen" run
TIE "masheen" was started upoa
cratic principles-it has since FunalseAe1o
principles, and when it is atter -
run il upon any others. civil waEs -
result! The least attempt to a6t1khesSS
ignore the principles Of democracy, WhltA
lie at the foundation Of our KOyetmmsnt
and which are set forth IN '0Ee Gug eitu-
tieA, and (which -it-was- iAteMaeas T.
should run, by attetnptIag 10 Sa1 4 auFbn
either Of these tFtas6nable dkIIacisN silt
surely end in failurc-it ever Wili faais
has now, result in civil war. sslF saaI gHt
The Inauguration of our ecFpnnmenA
marked an era in governmental philaser
phy and formation, which phil0epRAeF4
and statesmen love to contemplelesia IL
was'the grandest reform that ever eeaed
the people Of any age. II was 3 lsfPoEie
tyrnntS, Kings. and oppressorH NbeEeFes
existing, but the glory Of the ps6ple ead
the lovers Of liberty the wide world u.
Never before was a government I0fuhed
expressly for the aggrandizcnIsit u the
people; never before was a g61efadS.nt
formed upon the principle Of NtiekSSsSn-
ment; never before was gOverasasGtl1s
auguratei and carried forward apaM 10
consent Of the governed Why's ennipops
ular and democratic form of gOsernment
was so novel and magnificent that aies epe-
mics abroad thought it but gligkeFing
toy, and were pleased to call Il tr6ubbIe,"
and when our unfortunate civil var con.
menced, they aVerred that the "Da6blS
had burst;" but its enemies IL home.
party enemies-oiten uncOnAciUn6ly 'ex.
claim, "This is theiyeFy best eossFnmsnt
on the face Of the green easshs- The hsss
government ever vouchsafeA to snoH .rtssn
Other and older. geseFnmeaaseoaa.n .npsNi
standing armies, . hired soldisSHs 1, the
nOrctbe bayOnets the stronger itbe aag-
eminent! Our democratic loFgnsQf Gen
ernment rests in the affections Of Ahe ne0-
pie; it finds its strength in the ~
and equality Of its laws. SoEeEeikHff
with those is inherited by the m6naFck q
king, is centralized power, 8 consoiida-
tion in ours it remains with the 13DI&,
and is delegated by them when GbtmiER
state or general government, ns9lfeSiG
exists as distributed and deleRa1eassgrl
ereignty. In those, the pcepleaaewahA
servants Of the lawmakers tlIsisuhiecls
of those who irgiSaate- for tissiiv
and oppression; in ours, the law-z1akasR
are the servants of the peoples ard leais-
late for their protection and Wpl1eNo an1
for securing to them more Of thSF Eghss
and greater measure for freedoW. af
Democracy, therefore; in Ony ~
government, was truly grand fef5
Our war Of the Revolution k1S ESeh
fought, and by It We cstabiIshS IA
wrote in letters of precious 6ld6as IL
right of three millions Of pssplS1 - If
government .-. * aso lsesI u.
But amid the wreck 0f f,warGps
may temporarily lose sight sf thsiR Rqlisi
cal liberties, sudden rssolntion sa - ~.
time impede successful pEaesiek ~ d.
Ocratic principles !; wicked md Ninsnifnz
rebellions may for the time heine nnRs&Fb
a democratic form Of goverpmenk ref u
the people are fully enlightened, and 10.
roughly comprehend these tu6g III BE- T:
nign principles. these checks cdd u knA;
temporary. Now, If the AmtsaGaIE ia
have been fully imbued during slh9 -
eighty years with the prinelpi -.
government, (and the people mn1t eAsst.
lightened before reform caA -
full; but indOctrinate the peoplaull
ideas, and your reform is alfeSlg 49,
tisiicd,l | saw If the people aFni itlloblR
lmOiied and fluffy. ,a1pFecrats M
Piles Of self-governmenI and caaeaiaaf anal
liberty, then the reform 10 pernlal asd
lasting. Not all the shock ~, ;aersasr
influence Of rebellion, can Gag - -
cessful progress. u :. =. - IS. = g
But it the people have failed u c6@ss.-
hend these principles, and 10 pfppxsiy
appreciate them; II, in natlbE4 lly
or civil commotion, when these b YsGE aks
are put to trial, we resort to tliS IL 0f
despOts and tyrants to heal ~ 11tk1,
instead of listening to the elsaszs =
government, and iaVentine abnlt -
bene6cent laws; If we forsaks OF g.
: pies in the hour 1T DAM SeS Il 8 !.
those of despOts and barbarians
reform is of no avail and ItaEs
another age to witness q silcee1(1
tion of our system Of selEFdte
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