The mountain Democrat., 1863-08-01
Who desuised and loathed and had ever

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denounced the Ambition party the party
vi o+e candidate Hi b. iS Shame IN the
rccklrSs traducrr "f the dealt Highly is
a radiral AIoliIioniSt and lie made vin
lent Aboli'i'n speech. All his sympa'
thy, all his affection WaS fnr the negro
h~ bad none fT white men. lie said:
"The Uui"n men uf the Country will not
have the Uni"n Restored as il was Slavery
n,usi n. r,sh. G,'d E'rb,d that the Unrn shall
be resiured until that which Wns the Cause If
the rebellion be destroyed. blow after bl"w
has been struck upon iJS fr Mt. and bn~ shall
E'llnw blON until slavery shall 6e wiped Uut
and trred"m shall I'ervade the nation"
The Union oG Washington and Adams
and J,tfcrSOn aud jackson is not good
enough f"r this Addition traitor. lie
saws that he and the party he represents
are opposed I" the UIi0u Of the fathers
Of the Repuhlir-the Union fmmed by
the pat,iots Of the Revolution! AID this
vitlainnuS sentiment WAS vec, ive,l with
cheers by fellows who are constantly
h"asting "f their attachment to the Union!
Are they not hypocritrs o, knaves =
With matchlcSS mcndacity he asserted
that the Democratic party was resp"nSi
bic for the war. when history and the
Congressional record prove that that par.
~ MAS vi ling aud anxious to make any
sacrifices to avert civ lwar. The South
ern Senator'S implrrrd the Republican
Senators to accept the Criltend.n Cum
promiS'. and had they done sn, our coun-
try would now be peaceful, prosperous
and happy. Judge Douglas stated in the
U. S. Srnatr. confirming Mr. Pugh's state
mvnt that Southern Senators desired the
Crittendcn compr"mi<e. that
"I can confirm the Senator's declaration
that Senator Davis himself when IN the COM
inIiiee ut thirteen, WAS ready al all ZINES 4"
cnmpr,miSr 'n the Cti'tenden proposition.
will Y" further aud say that Mr.. TnOnlbs was
alSt ready to do a."
This is a we'll authenticated historical
fact and if Highly does not know it lie is
an ignoramu> il he does know it. he is
knave for lcrvc'Iing history. lie char grd
Senator Gain with having stated in -
speech in the Senate, that the election OF
n Republican Pr, sidrnt would orcaSi"n
the dissolution nf the Union, aud in such
an event California would 90 With H.,
South; AMI that Floyd had sent out S5.
200 stands "f arms to accomplish that OH
ject. G"in, i'll reply to Mr.. Latham. thus
met the lie:
"lf nv cnllragne will give me nm orpnrin.
nifty. will state that never sad 3 here ~
rlHew here. ! have never made thar statement
on any OccISInn. II was Snutie " drsiIinte ut
iInih that ] did not think II nt sufficient imlnr.
lance In contradict II. unless sun,r a!usi"n WIS
made iO the smhj'"I IN the Senate, and | a,n
obliged tn INV colleague far refer ring I" it, anh
giving n'e the opportunity "t c"ntradicling IT,"
Ihgby, know ing it To he lie, rcp.al>
it. Each Of the speakers stated. AMI
seemed to think he had made strong
point ny the statement. that
a. The Administration and the Government
are ihr same, and "ppuSi'I"n I" the Admins
iraIl"n Is opposition tn the Government; ard
opposition To the Government is IreaS,,u."
R"aher. what think y"u Of 1nch stuff.
uttered hv men who clai II Iu he inle!li
gent? They recklcSSly and vilrly >lan
lred the greatest and pure>t men on,
C mntIy ever boa't.d oE j Her>on op.
posed the Administration Of Adams: wa
he traitor! jackson up nScd the Ad.
min>tratinn "f Adams was lie a traitOr:
clay, Webster and Adams oppnS,d tn
Administration nf Jackson: were the,
traitors: Lincoln aud Srwarl and Chase
and Welles and Stevens orpnSeh the \ !.
miniSt'a'i"n "f Pork: are they traitors
Col" and Phelps aud every man who vo-
teh f'r Fremont anh Lincoln opposed the
Administrations Of P,arce and Buchanan:
are they all traitors? We repent what
we have said heretofore, the man WIN
saws the Administration is the Govern.
Inrnt is a fnnl ar Scoundrel. They are
a< distinct ms day nd night. One is the
creature of the other. Administrations
die. the Government does not. Admins
,rnti"nS change. the Government dors not
change with them.
Highly thought it was magnanimnu< in
the State authorities to permit the IIermo
Gratis To meet III State Convention. If they
had not been allowed tn make nomina-
lions Highly would have had no oppt,>i
tion for Congress. A man who would
''rnv American citizens tie privilege Of
meeting in Convention is II slave, not n
freeman. aud is nn~Orihv tine name Of
an American. he,zriEging, lOalhSnmr
creature dliSgraces the country that gave
him birth and even the party whose
Champion he is. IL him dvsp"ti>m u oul /
find n willing tool. II his cou,age equal.
ed his inclinaIihn and he had the power
he would strangle every man who rnier
iained different sentiments from his own
Neithrr of the speakers touched on
State policy, nor censurei the corrurtinr.
extrnvagance and swindling 80 prevalent
in all drpai tneTtS "f the Govcrnm"ni!-
They denounced Fl"yh as a thief. hut had
not n word nf crnSurc fnr Cameron. whn
alone stole more in few months than
was stolen during tho Administration of
Buchanan.
The PLacerVille Brass Band, fireworks
and other attractions ere used to draw
crowd, and they partially snccee,led.-
The meeting was respectable in numbers,
and the black part Of it waS certainly IN.