The Placer herald., 1866-10-27
Democracy VS.. Radicalism.

democracy VS.. kadlcallSm.
Who through long years of trial and suffer-
ing won for us our liberties, and established
one of the purest and best Governments ever
bequeathed to man! The answer is: White
Rebels, at whose head stood the spotless and
patriotic Washington, whose fame and noble
character is known wherever Christianity and
civilization extend.
To administer this government the free and
sovereign people Of the United States chose
in the year 1900, as there agents and servant,
Democrats, whose standard bearer was the
renowned apostle Of dem ocracy, author Of the
Declaration of Independence, and champion
of State Rights-Thomas Jefferson-the first
purely party President ofthe Republic. UNI
der bis democratic administration we acquired
the vast domain known as the Louisiana pur'
chase. Thus giving us absolute control of
the entire country drained by the waters Of
the Mississippi, and command of the Gulf Of
Mexico. This was accomplished in defiance
ofBurr's expedition and Federalst opposition
from every quarter.
1t was also under Democratic rule and
the same administration, that the memorable
and successful expedition of Lewis and Clarke
was organize and sent on their wearisome
and hazardous journey of exploration to the
far Oft shores Of the Pacific, and through it we
acquired by right of discovery our first foot
hold upon that rich and almost boundless
domain now constituting the State of Oregon,
and the territories ofWashngton and Idaho.
In later years the Democracy acquired
Florida, and subsequently, Texas, New Mexi-
co, Arizona and California. Yes, through
the war with Mexico-which was denounced
by Abolitionists as ian unholy and damna.
ble war"-we acquired this fair land Of Cal
ifornia, which was proclaimed by them after
its acquisition as being "a sterile waste
aboundng only in rocks and rattesnakes."
Reader, would you believe that this fair
domain of the Pacific, acquired through
Democratic blood and craftsmanship, num-
bers amongst its population shameless crea'
lures who, while enjoying the untold bes-
sings which surround the Californian, could
so far disgrace manhood as to denounce the
authors of their prosperity and happiness,
as TRAITORS" etc. The daily experience of
every one teaches that such vipers do exist
among us And where shall we 90 to find
their origin but to the PuritanicaI Quaker
hangers and Witch burners of fanatical New
England Such men, if indeed they can be
called so, are indeed, as they publicly pro.
fess TO believe, the fit com panions of the
lower orders of mankind.
We warn our readers to beware of all such
fanatics, for persons of such doctrines and
practices must be possessed Of wicked and
abandoned hearts-their cowardice prevents
them daring openly what they secretly de-
sire. In this, we have no reference to the
honorable, upright gentleman, for no matter
to what party, or wing Of it, he belongs, be
will not SO stigmalize those who have legal
right to differ with him politically, neither
will he disgrace himself in the eyes Of his
whole race by lowering his status.
For nearly sixty years the Democratic
party made the country prosperous and hap
py-uuder its sway the rights Of persons and
States we're respected, Constitutions were
veneraed and upheld-in six years the Rad
ical Abolitionists have made it what we find
it to oday:-d dismembered, torn and distract
ed; its fair homes desolated, thousands CT
its young and manly sons filling untimely
graves, and the people groaning under op-
pressive taxation and mighty debt, which
it will take generations to wipe out.