The Shasta courier., 1863-07-18
The Confederate Democracy.

Every Union man cannot but be gratlhed
at the fact that in the present political cam
pagn in this State, weare to have buttwopar-
ties,-one Of patriots, who viii stand by our
Government, whatever may be its fortunes !;
the other composed of all malcontents, mar
shaled together in open opposition to repub
lican liberty and seeking to overthrow the
Constitution and law, simply to obtain the
spoils of Office. The great Douglas, at the
commencement of the rebellion, in his wis
dom and foresight, declared there could be
but two parties in the present contest for na-
tional existence,-patriots and traitors
When we see with what unaniminity the late
followers of Breckinridge and Mcconnell af-
filiated with the spoils hunting Office seekers
of the Union Democracy, uniting together
in open and declared hostility to every thing
that has been done by our Government to
put down this infamous rebellion; without
one word Of denunciation against tho conspir
ators who are seeking to destroy that very
Constitution which they pretend they are de-
sirous Of maintaining; without one word of
cheer or congratuation at the success of the
| Union armies in the late great victories, we
can truthfully say that such class of men
as assembled in Convention, at Sacramento,
on the eth inst, are only in favor of the
Southern Confederacy, and if they dared to
do so, would have cheered the cause, which
they are laboring with all their might to aid
and comfort.
Those men who have heretofore claimed
to be Union men, and who went into
that Convention and associated themselves
with open and avowed secessionists men
who have refused to take the constitu-
tional oath as prescribed by law; who have
sent their sons and their money to fill up
and sustain the Southern army, and unblush-
ingly upheld the traitors cause from the
beginning Of the rebellion, cannot disguise
their true position longer by claiming to be
in favor of the Constitution and our Govern
ment. 1t is an utter impossibility for any
true Union man. in times like these, when the
existence of his country is undergoing such
Il severe trial, to unite with known enemies
to their country, and so stife his feelings as
not to feel a throb of joy at the success Of
our brave army in such important operations
as those at Vicksburg and Gettysburg, the
news of which was received during the ses
sion of the I" Democratic Convention. There
were men in that body who profess all the
love of country that any one could ask, and
yet they did not propose even cheer for the
victors, or pass single resolution condemn
ing the rebellion or its authors; said not
one word of cheer for the heroes who have
fallen on the battle field in maintaining the
Government against the worst Of enemies
home traitors. What an insult to reason and
humanity for such men to pretend they are
in favor of maintaining our institutions, and
the Constitution as it isl 1t is mockery against
all that is held sacred by every patriot and
lover of his country.
Men who associate themselves together
der such circumstances, simply to gull the
people into supporting them for office, under
the name of Democracy" are no less tories
than those who opposed the revolutionary war
of l776 and the war of 1872, and the very
arguments used by the present leaders of that
party in this State, were used in lsl2 by the
party known then as the "Biack Cockade Fed
eralists." Such elap-trap doctrines, even
under the head Of Democrat" will no long
er deceive the people, who have too much in
telligeuce to be humbugged by such men as
are seeking Office on the Confederate ticket in
| this State.