The mountain Democrat., 1865-12-30
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H. u . AID se-ae -sae establishment Of our paper
'',--.-'--cslve years ago, . long period in Cali
I'fOrnis journalism Demcratic party
has experienced seasons Of sore trial and
tribulation-has achieved victories and
suffered defeats; but at all times and
under all circumstances the MOUNTAIN
DSNocRAT has consistently and unswerv-
ingly adhered to its fortunes. We have
seen no reason to desert our party or re-
nOOHce Opr principles. AZ Saa,S&ars
ago we we're asked to shoulder arms for
the "best Government and the freest and
happiest country the sun ever shone up
on" This was the deathbed tribute Of
the Abolitionists TO the wisdom of their
predecessors. The Democratic patty
made it the "best Government and the
freest and happiest country the sun ever
shone upon"
What the triumph Of Abolitionism has
reduced our country to We blush to men.
tion. Out Government is verging to a
military despotism and our people arc
burdencd with ruinous taxation. Under
Abolition rule the wealthy are "priyil-
edged Glass;" exempt from taxation and
living of the bounty OF a Government
that was formed to dispense its blessings
alike on the rich and the poor. Under
Abolion rule the rich derive all the bene-
fits and the poor are subjected to all the
burdens of the Government. In the short
space Of Eve years the Abolition party
has slaughted million Of men, and Great
ed a national debt of unequalled magni
tude-a debt which Thaddeus Stephens,
a leading and influential AbolitioniSt, says
twill be curse from generation to gener.
tion." Before the Abolition party came
into power we had no Government in
formers and spies, no bastiles, no mock
courts organized to convict" no perSe-
cution for opinions sake, no military
Governors" no mobs protected by the
scourts and the army, no taxes on every.
thing we eat, drink and wear. We are
indebted to the Abolition party for these
manifold blessings; and that party the
MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT has fearlcssly and
conscientiously opposed, and will continue
to oppose,
The record and the achievements Of tie
Democratic party form the brightest pages
of our country's history. When it was
in power our country was prosperous
and happy, and our taxes SO light We
scarcely felt them. What a contrast be.
tween then and now! That party made
our country great and kept it free, and
on the future success of that party de-
pends the perpetuity of civil liberty, now
mperilled by the wild fanatics who gov.
ern the country. We shall in the future
as in the past, advocate the principles and
labor for the triumph of that party, and
we ask those who entertain similar senti.
ncnts to second our efforts. With un-
diminished ardor for the good "old cause
for which the DEMOCRAT has laborcd so
long and SO earnestly and so faithfully,
but not always successfully, it will COM
mence its thirteenth volume next Satur-
day, and without making any promises We
submit its claims to generous public
We are grateful to the people Of Ell Dora
do county, and especially to the good
residents Of Pacerville, for their uniform
kindness and for the many favors they
have extended to us. We shall endeavor
to deserve a continuance Of them. In
conclusion we ask our Democratic friends
to increase the circulation Of the Democrat.