The mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1863-1943, 1865-05-06
Its DiAOlUaIOn.

luton OF the Abolition rarty-a party
which has been a curse tn the country
n party whose platform and purposes are
wholly sectional--a party which diSre.
CARDS laws and makes a mockery Of Con-
stitutions-a party which, in derision Of
the Declaration of Independence, makes
the military independent Of, and supe.
rior to, the civil power" "Othello's &C.
! cNNAtiOn" will then be gone; spurious
philanthropistS and sanguinary preachers
and Shoddy patriots will then find their
proper level. The people will tiud them.
selves forced by the grinding taxation
resulting from few years Of Abolition
fniSrule, to give their attention to the
legitimate affairs Of Government. 1t will
be found necessary to give some aiten.
ton to the frightful leaks in the public
treasury, through which the peoples
money COWS like water. The corruption
and rascality by which hundreds and
thousands Of superlativeiy "lcyal" men
have made fortunes during the present
Administration, have been covrged up hy
loud professions Of patriotism and regard
for the poor negro. Hundreds and thou
sands Of spies and inf rmcrs will be driv.
/ en- to some other employment to prolong
their miserable existence, scorned and
oxccrated BY the brave and good Loyal
organs and loyal editors, owned by Shod-
dy contractors, will die of neglect and
contempt The settlement Of the negro
question will bankrupt them in character
and fortune, and destroy their party.
Selfish Shoddy contractors have taken
advantage Of the excitement OF the times
to enrich themselves at the expense of
the country, and by how!inS for wig
orouS prosecution Of the war" and thr
emancipation Of the Saves. have diverted
attention from their vi'airy. legislation
Of vital importance to The county, has
been neglected to allow hraincS$ d, ma.
g0gueS TO harangue on the insutirrablc
sin Of slavery. Men without principle,
character or intellect have been elected to
honorable AMI responsible positions sole
y because they prof, SScd to he opposed
to slavery Mob violence has been in
voked and employed to Sthc opposition
10 Aboliiionism. The Supro me law Of
the country has been violated and
higher law" appealed to in vindication
Of Abolition outragcs. The temples Of the
ever living God have been hcsecratrd, on
the holy Sabbath, by ,iolcnt Abolition
sermons. Men Of stainless character and
unchallfngcd patriotism have been insult.
ed, slandcrcd and thrust into loathsome
dungeons for daring to question the wis.
dom of the Abolition policy Of the All
ninistration. 4 long, a bloody and an
NOTORIOUS war has been the result Of the
! reckless and persistent agitation of the
slavery question; for no war can be g,ori.
aus IN which citizens Of a common coun-
try are array,d against each other. That
question has occupied a great part Of the
| time of Congress to the exclusion of other
and more important business. 1t divided
our country into sections and created iii.
feeling between sister States. Dcma.
gogucS seized upon it, and bv their is.
nanmatory appeals to the passions ana
prcjndiccs Of good, well meaning bat mis-.
Guided people, made it paramount issue
in political contests. The Abolition par.
ty triumphel. and tho amendment TO the
Constitution to abolish slavery throughout
the country will soon be submitted to the
penplc for their ratification or rejection
IL the amendment becomes a part Of the
Constitution the slavery question will be
dead issue, and the Abolition party will
die with it. There viii he no longer any
need for it. 1t is already divided into
factions and held together solely by thu
"cohesive power If public plumber. -
Its dissolution is at hand. We conccde
that it has accomplished its mission, but
at fearful cost.
With its death, which is certain and
inevitable, the Democracy will ag1in come
into power The masses, when no longer
led astray by excitement, will once more
rally under the proud old Democrats
standard. During the next two ,ears
the great controversy between the two
sections must be settled. This work will
involve question Of the highest import
ance, demanding wisdom of Il high order
and enlightened patriotism. Men OF narrow
ideas and sectional pr judiccs and into!.
rant feelings, are out Of place in handling
such matters. Statesmen not flnatics,
patriots not parasites. are needed to IT,.
store peace and the Union. This is thr
mission OF the Democratic party and to
accomplish this, it must abid, by its faith
with the tenacity Of mar tyrS, and hol
itself in position TO save the country
when the whirlwind Of passion and fanat
ici>m shall have passed The one duty,
therefore, which Democrats have to per.
form is, 10 adhere to the principles and
organization OF their party, whether i'm.
mediate success is hopeful or not. We
know it will come at last; and when it
comes we hope the Democratic party will