The mountain Democrat., 1865-08-05
Frank AdRAssASn.

and fanatieism. Its leaders admit that
there is no issue now to hold It together.
In nearly every county 10 the State its
members are either uniting with the De-
mocracy or forming independent Orgahiza'
tions. They have repudiated the old or.
ganizatiOn; they say it has accomplished
its mission, and that there is no longer
any use or necessity for its existence. II
was organised to put down the rebellion ;
the rebellion is crushed, and With it the
Union party. The Red Bluff Indepen-
dent an influential organ Of the party,
says:
"The question Is nov asked what is the is
sue or aim which keeps the Union party to-
gether? For our part we are at loss to see
anything more than spolls OF office"
Isn't that frank admission Here We
have it from leader Of the. Union party,
from one of its recognized organs, that,
the only thing that keeps the Union par.
ty together. is ''the spoils of oficel 1t
is n party without principles party
composed of ''selish politicians, ruffians
and blackguards," to use the language Of
the Sacramento Union, another Of its Or
gans. What stronger evidence do we
want Of the usclessness and mischievous-
ness Of the Union party than the admis-
sion of its organ, that the only issue that
"binds it together is the spoils Of Office!
Something more than "the spoils Of Of.
fee" is necessary to keep up party and
get the masses to support it. The leaders
know this, and they have started new
issue and that is, granting the negroes the
right of suffrage. But this issue, instead
of binding the Union party together, has
created dSSensionS in its ranks and will
lead to its speedy disruption. Not con.
tent with having sacrificed 100000 lives
and So, 900, 100000 for his nominal free
dom, they still ask for more. They rode
into power on the negro question, and it
is too good hobby TO give up. 1t an
swered their purpose once and it may
again, and they are determined to keep
up the agitation. us he not man and
brotherP" they ask; and so regarding
him, they now insist that he shall be in
vested with all the political and socia
rights and privileges pertaining TO that
position. They evidently regard this
immense sacrifice as not by any means
too dear price for possession of power
thereby secured and retained. To the
same end, and under the same false pre-
tense ofjustice to the negro, they are now
laboring to fire the Northern heart in IA.
vor of negro suffrage. According to their
ideas, the salvation of the country de.
pends upon permitting the plantation
negroes to rule the South through the
ballot Lox. Many Of its leaders and a
majority Of its organs in this State have
declared in favor Of negro suffrage, not
because they love the negro, but because
they are anxious to retain power and en-.
joy the "spoils Of Office" and they know
they cannot do it without riding a negro
hobby. Not principle, it must be recol.
lected, but "the spols Of Office keeps the
Union party together" This an organ
Of the Union party frankly admits.
1t seems to US it is time for the people
to look at this matter in its true light,
and no longer be humbugged by the po.
litical prostitutes Of the Abolition party
Their loud professions of devotion to the
Union, love for the old flag, and loyalty
to the Government mean simply the
" "spoils of Office" They are trying, by
lying and deceit, to frighten the people
into the sanction of their new negro
scheme. They were successful in their
crusade for negro freedom, but the cru
sade has resulted disastrously to the
country. 1t has deluged it in blood,
shrouded it in mourning, overwhelmed it
in debt, and burdened it with taxes. -
They will persevere in their new scheme
so long as they see the least hope of po.
litical profit to result from it. But we
believe the people have had quite enough
both Of this sectional agitation and the
men who have carried it on for their own
personal benefit; and that they will not
again be induced to support party which
It's organs admit is not fighting for pTn-
ciple but solely for "the spoils Of Office" I"
PEoPLE's UNION PARrY.-A new political
party, form idable in numbers and ability, has
been organized in our county. 1t has adopted
he name of the "PeOple's Union PARTY" and
is composed Of those Union men who are
"dsSatisfed with the factionnl course and
nominations of the Conven tion" held in this
place on the 18th and 10Th of last month. 1t
has adopted Il platform and nominated an ex-
cellsnt ticket. The nominees are old, respect
able and influential citizens of our county-nnt
carpet bag politicians. 1t has issued circu-
lar, embracing its platform and ticket. We
are informed that large number, some claim
a majority, of the members of the late Union
party, have signed it. The platform takes
strong and decided ground against negro snf-
frage. Here is the ticket presented bv the
"People's Union Party" of El Dorado County
for the suffrages of the sovereigns: For Sher-
id. James b. Hume; Recorder, W. +. Gaylord;
County Clerk, c. P. Jackson; Public Admins.
traitor, W. II. Bodfsh District Attorney John
Bush County Surveyor, w. W. Harvey;
Treasurer. J. L. Perkins; Superintendent Of
lip Teare, James Burr,J. McClung, N. Osgood
TOWNSHIP Convention. Long Hair
friends have issued a call for convention to
meet in this city on Tuesday next, for the
purpose Of nominating Township officers. The
primaries take place this evening at 7 o'clock