The mountain Democrat., 1864-05-28
Tn. working Men OF New York.

New York City, on the 23d Of February,
the following resolutions were adopted
Resolved, That it is time the people
moved in their primary meetings and an
nouDced their sentiments upon the great
issues soon to come before them for decis-
ion-that if we would save our govern
ment, we must rescue it from the hands
of professional politicians, who merely
pursue their selfish ends, regardless Of
their country's welfare.
Resolved, That the present party in
power is revolutionary in its character
and designs-tbat it does not aim to save
the Union, but to destroy it-that its
promises have been lies and its profess
ions frauds-that it seeks two bold and
glaring innovations, either of which, if
carried out, are destructive of the govern
ment as i: was formed. First, it seeks to
overthrow the reserved rights Of the
States thereby establishing a consolidated
despotism, and secondly, it proposes to
change the citizenship from the white
race, as it was placed by the Constitution,
and include negroes as the equals Of white
men, thereby turning it into a mongrel-
ism.
Resolved, That the attempt by the So
called republican party TO equalize the
races, is but the carrying out of deep
laid scheme Of the monarchiSls of Europe
to destroy republican institutions on this
continent, by degrading the laboring and
producing classes to level with negroes,
and to introduce the artificial distinctions
Of classes, as in the Old World, in the
place Of the natural distinctions Of races,
looking forward to the day when the
masses will become as cffcte and dcmor-
allied as in Mexico, thus paving the way
for monarchy, rs in that country, and
we hereby arraign the present party in
power, as in League with the monarchists
and despots of Europe for this purpose,
and as having basely and ANONYMOUSLY
surrendered the Monroe doctrine, prin-
ciple essential to the safety Of democratic
institutions.
Resolved, That the present war, what
ever may have been its design in the out.
set, is now unequivocaly nothing but a
pretext for carrying out the traditional
policy of England in this country, first
commenced by the old Federal or Tory
party under John Adams administration,
and now continued under this, its legiti.
mate successor that the proof that the
Lincoln Administration is acting in con-
cert with England is to be found in Solic.
itor Writings letter, in which he says
that to reverse the abolition policy would
be to "break faith with Europe"
Resolved, That we protest against fight
n Tnr L. n md lncV,nfc Nd
own expenses, to enslave ourselves that
the present war has already inflicted un-
told miseries and privations on the work.
ing classes taxing them 80 cents upon
every pound Of coffee they need for their
families, ten cents on every pound of su-
gar fifty cents on every pound Of cotton,
while their wages are paid in deprecated
rag currency worth only sixty cents on
the dollar, and their shoulders loaded
with public debt which will put them
and their children on halfrations" to
pay the interest into the pockets of shod-
dy contractors and greenback patriots.
Resolved, That the first duty of the
people of the North is to restore the con-
stitutional government which the present
usurpcr at Washington has ovcrthrown !;
that when the Constitution, as construed
by the Supreme Court and as admins
tered by every President, from Washing
ton to Buchanan, is Te.eStabliShcd, the
Union will be re estab blished, and not till
then.
Resolved, That the war is prosecuted
for the sole and only purpose Of prevent
ing this restoration of the Union; that it
is so avowed by all the leading republi.
cans in and out of Congress, and, hence,
all who support the war, aid in prevent
ing restoration Of the Union, and are
allies of the abolition disunon party,
which for thirty years has declared that
it would, if possible. accomplish just what
it has done and is doing.
Resolved, That the time has arrived
when it is necessary to form democratic
Union party upon an anti-war, anti aboli
ton, State Rights basis, place the govern
ment back where it stood before Mr.. Lin
coin and his party dcnoralized it, and
then the Federal Union becomes what it
was intended to be, a government to Sc
cure the domestic tranquility" of all the
States, as essential to the South as to the
North, and benefit Of such transcend
eut importance as to be rejected by no
one of them.
Resolved, That the entire financial pol
icy of the present administration tends to
divide the community into classes, viz ::
those who produce nothing and enjoy all,
and those who produce all and enjoy no
thing and that the time has arrived when
the working men must organize for their
own protection; that the evils that now
atf1ict the trades and mechanic arts are
wholly political in their origin, and per-
manent remedy for them is only to be
found in one grand and general "strike"
to get the present abolition party out Of
power.
Resolved, That we are not in favor of
abolition or negro equality, and that his.
tory has proved that freeing the negroes
is simply tax upon the white laborirg
classes; and that We protest against the
policy which will allow four millions Of
negroes to cease the production Of cotton,
sugar, rice, &c.-aTticleS essential to the
comfort Of the laboring classes gross
outrage upon them, and as tending to in
crease the price OF those articles to such
degree as to allow Of their consumption
only by the wealthy and pampeTed aboli.
tion aristocratS, who invest their money
in FIVE twenties," where, exempt from
all taxation, it pays nine per cent. inter
est, even in war times!
OsCEoLA.-The 0SceOla is situated near
the foot OF Prometheus Peak, and on this
account is considered favorable location.
An incline has been sunk upon it to a
depth of thirty feet, where the lode is
found to be two feet three inches in thick.
ness, with a very superior class of rock.
1t is next above the Oregon and is IN that