The mountain Democrat., 1863-08-15
IL DORADO COUNTY, AUGUST 1863

Congress, strange as it may seem, did not
perceive that the way to end the rebellion
and restore affectionate relations between
the sections, was to place the Union men,
women, children, and the insane upon q
perfect footing Of equality with the vlest
traitor in the land. That Congress be-
lieved that the crime of refusing obediepce
| to the uSurpations of Davis & Co. in Mis-
siSsippi, Arkansas, North Carolina and
! elsewhere, amid the terror3 Of a military
despotism, did not merit the same or worse
punishment than that they had denounced
against titled or official traitors. That
Congress spared the women and children;
It also Sh;"'Acd SrGH hoy"> ~: -. =. .
who still adhered to the national symbol
Of protection. What weakness! But
Congress has adjourned. What vas to
be done? Thank Heaven, our sagacous
President was found equal to the occasion.
You will perceive that on the first of Jan
uary last, under this 50 called Confscation
! Law. the slaves of every rebel in the Uni.
/ ted States who haG not accepted the am
nesty therein provided were de jure free
But how were We to end this rebellion if
the SO called Confederate States were left
in undisputed possession Of their legal and
constitutional rights? If his policy was
adopted, the rebels might become angry
with these monuments Of Federal mcr-
cy," and in that event the spared monu.
mentS aforesaid might cling more closely
to the Federal flag This division among
the people might cause still more un-
happy cta.e Of affairs in Dixie, and our
friends might have to bear additional in
dignitts.
As before remarked, our merci(ul and
consderate President was found equal to
the crisis. In loug conversation will
some inspired APOSTLES from the sanity
city Of Chicago-a place where Cnder-
donking and other worldly ADJUSTMENTS
are unknown - the President candidly
confessed that he wa c9dcaroring (hc DID
not state the means, to ascertain the will
Of the Lord upon this difficult question !;
that 30 soon as lie learned the divine plea
sure, lie verify would do the will Of the
MaS'er who sent him. The reTelal.on
came doubtless, by due course of mail
judging from that " hich is written" it
amounted to this: That in portion Of
Virginia and Louisiana, in Delaware in
Mnfylabd, in tennessee, and Missouri, t
was lawful for traitors who had cctpttd
the amnesty provided 10y the Conlscation
Law, aud a! other persons, to hold slaves,
bat in the tile wat,r re.i MS ot Virginia.
and in that part Of Louisiana which had
not been coNSccrat,d i to slavery by the
military oc upalon Of General Butler, as
a'>l il ,.ortA Carolina FioI;dn, Georgia.
Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas and Tex
a., it should 10 longer be laNtA! +: IT."
LL!on ".eu, w.m q aa;,l children To haId
our Attican tt,'Ow r.tj4:rs - rvicr or
inhur. And yet tL-re are ihpsc Of ihe
"c' fpetl.,.d cr G"sioH' rA0 ,r-f : not
TO ,,c the Wi.fJ&a Of tA;s.c.1at master
stroke Of our most rcblear c9a'tcl Fres
iivut. Sir, ill Il not imm l!at.ly divide
IA. SJuth ana uc.c the North? Were
not our c.H.iS forthwith crowded. with
counties. uyT.a!s of bold and ardent re.
cruit>: Have not OFT American brethren
"t African descent crowded by thousands
int" our ranks, Inspiring our soldiers with
a Wild euthU4iaym, and rendering night
vocal with songs Of outrauchiScd DinahH
and mewl'rg and pnNng Samhos? and
where >inrr the dave af 1S2 71vg'6 Mile
mum If leI3:
know that men Ike General VI. Bray
man Who CON nnnis in yuur vicinity (at
Bolivar, ItunrS>"r.) arr guilty Of ahSurdi-
ties Of speech which afford the enemies Of
oar >agaciou, President excuses for com.
paint AMI criticism. For Instance, on the
l+th # last March. that officer, then in
command at Bolivar, wtutc as follows in
regard to the proclamation Of freedom
with which oar ilu>trIJu> aud far-sering
President greeted the advent Of the new
year:
The lo.a! Aan Is equally helpless with
the d;S,oya'; in fact, more So, for the .cJul
takes his slaves South or hires them in the
army in which he himself serves, willie
the slaves ot loyal men ilee to our camps
beyond reclamation. Untcr this process
the rebel hold his slaves hy carrying them
into a State in which they are declared
free, willie the law.atiiing citizen loses
hi, by retaining them in State where it
is lawful to retain them. As it is now the
loyalty and good conduct OF these men
avail them nothing
In speaking of the e!cvating effects Of
this system upon our armies and the nc.
grocS, Gen. Brayman Shocks our Seusibl-
ities by the use Of such language as th;SI
Their expense - the Government is
enormous 1t requires soldiers to guard
them. They sicEcn and die in crowded
corralS. They become debaSed md De.
moraIzed. They d9ba3e cnl ,.c;.oralisc
the army
Why, sirs, this license of speech must
be suppressed What right have men,
who do not support the prcsenSawiso and
efficient Administration, to criticiSc the
policy or consequences Of it? Within
the past few days have heard persons in
this city-in the capital, which bears the
sacred name Of Washington, AMI which
for the present is the home Of our Illus.
trious Chief Magistrate draw seemingly
invidiouS distinctions between the fate Of
Jesse d. Bright, Of Indiana, and that of
John NJ. Bolts, Of Virginia, How my
blood "boiled with pious Indignation"
when, a few days ago, heard a certain
individual Of the straighcSt sect Of Copper
heads dScourSing thus Jessie d. Bright,
Of Indiana, was expelled from the Senate
Of the United States last year, charged
with reasonable practices. lie then own
ed a farm and negroes in Kentucky, and
still owns them. He accepted the amnes,
ty provided in the contiScation law, which
passed Congress iaat july. He is now
preparing to accompany his family on
trip Of pleasure to Europe, leaving his
large property in Indiana and his slaves
in Kentucky under the protection Of the
law. John M. Potts is just ont Of Libby
or some other Confederate prison, where
he was incarceratcd for his devotion to