The mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1863-1943, 1865-03-04

contesHOsy prove ano Shat II u ps[ma-
nent ssesniEatiO9sits psst history atests.
1t Is founded On principle. It has sur.
vived every party that i1sbsPn sTraysd-
against it. y sshSped tbe pslicy IT suF
country id lis brightes: and hapE'iest days.
and msd6 flrpoWeffaI and ProsPeFoIS.-
1t il the party. Of the people, the party n
tho Constitution. ths party Of the Union.
DUring its long and glorious rule it ad
ministered the affairs Of Government
honestly. impartially, judiciallv, and its
defeat inGuguratsd . reign Of extrAvA.
gance, corruption and tyranny unexam.
pied in the pages Of history, The people
the Intelligent and incorrupiible REQ.
ple--religiou>ly believe in the snunhness
Of Democratic principles. and that the
application Of thesa principles TO the adj
miniStration Of national affairs can alone
restore peace, Union and prosperity to
ne country. Having gone into the can
VaSs with q sincere belief in these princi.
pies, and with more Of devotion to truth
and patriotism than to party, defeat
brings to the Democratic party nothing
Of humiliation or disgrace or discourage
ment. The Democratic party comes out
of the contests with honor untarniShed,
ard with it's ranks flied with nearly one.
half Of the voters in the STATES adhering
to the Union. And among these may be
fairly recknned even n majority Of all the
voters who have acted with true devotion
to principle; for on the side of the Ad
Ininistration were the hordeA Of Office
holders, stipendiaries, sycophants and
mercermries, who "crook the pregnant
hinges OF the knee, where thrift may fol.
low fawning," and whose votes were Civ.
en- with direct reference to retaining place
and securing reward. In the face Of these
we'll known and notorious facts, the Sac
ramento Union, with refreshing verdancy,
says:
1.-THE MOUNTAIN DEMocRAT 10 one of the few
demented parties who believe that there is
some vitality left in the generally understood
to be defunct corpus of Democracy
If the Democracy are "defunct" why
war against them why SANDER and
misrepresent them Is it manly or mag.
nanimous? A party that polled, in the
face Of the f1erceSt opposition. in defiance
Of power and threats, 1,796,562 votes, IN
not quite 'defunct', and has sufficient
'Vitality" to give the supporters Of the
Administration good deal of uneasiness.
To use the language of a contemporary
"When we consider that the votes OF
Maryland and Missouri were almost alto.
gether fraudulent, or forced, and that the
soldiers vote was, in the main, forced
vote, the 1906, 1862 Democratic votes may
be considered big capital to keep watch
with, upon the Administrator" The
difference in numbers between the two
parties is not great, Lincoln, with all his
immense patronage and force and fraud to
back him, received only 2,2o3, 943 votes
Lincoln had at his disposal one thousand
millions Of dollars, the Democracy not
one hundred thousand, and with this vast
amount at his disposal he could easily
buy up, without resorting to military
power, more than enough voters to elect
him. The very fact Of his receiving such
small mHjnrity, with the immense pa
tronage and power at his disposal. to cor
rupt the venal and intimidate the iimii,
proves that the Administration party is
unpopular, and that. in fair election, it
would he badly defeated. Reverse the
positions Of the parties -give the Demo.
cratic party the patronage Of the Govern
ment and the control Of the army, and
the Abolition party would not cast 70.
spectable vote. Power and patronage
give it influence and strength; deprive it
Of these and men who now support it
would be its bittcrcst opponents. Is not
this soI A few years ago, when it was
doubtful which was the stronger party in
CaIifnrnis, John CONFESS and his party
could scarcely find epithetS sufficiently
odiuus to apply to it. lit had been de-
featrd then, he and his followers would
still be abusing it. Its SUCCESS converted
him and them.
The Administration has now every
thing in it's own hands. Its policy must
now be carried out, with 'al its burdens
upon the people of all parties, or it must
be abandoned for . more conservative
policy, and one more in accordance with
the principles Of Democracy; and this the
Radicals will not allow. Every month
that passes without favorable progress
must render it more apparent to all that
the Administration polly is q blunder.
And when that policy has been tried
as, in our opinion, it soon will have been
to the satisfaction Of those who voted
for Lincoln, they will be ready to give it
W and gladly return to the principles Of
the Democracy and the Constitution
They nobly bore our country onward, till
in an evil hour they departed from them.
Experience, with her severe lessons, will
recall the people to the principles and
ways of the fathers of the Republic
Let the Democracy. then, stand firmly BY
their principles and their organization
The country will certainly call for their
aid and a briOht and OIorions day NAV