Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-06-01
The Auinnus of Democracy.

mn % VI lliS u HUcIdcS tOh aus
the Union party sometimes find expression
in print. We will say that Democratic
editors on this oast are more outsp"ken than
some OF their compeers in the Eastern States.
ihere. they are more circumspect and
cautious. and although they NAV feel as Bit
ter. yet they have sense enough to keep it
locked within their breast and never publish
!. to the world. The Amador Dispatch. the
organ of the Democracy of Amador and CAL
averas counties. III its last weeks issue uses
the following language: There would have
been no war. for there would have been no
Lincoln in the Presid mt al char. position
once hunnred by Washington. and never
disgraced until the Springfield ape of great
man s'ieaked his way into it in Disguise II
LINCOLN went into Washington in disguise.
II was a. a man, which is at least bt tier than
sneaking out of collapsed conf deracy in
the dress of an old woman, as did the para
gon of chivalry. JEFF. Davis. The animosity
President while living, and which eliminated
! in his assassination follows him to his bloody
grave. They hate the very sound of his
name. and all because he performed an act
which will immortalIze him in history. The
Emancipation Proclamation, which broke
the schackles of their chattels. renders him
odious to those who grew rich in the sale and
labor of human beings; they could pardon
the desulaion of their States. and the loss of
fri nds and brothers. but when they were
deprived Of their slaves, the iron went into
their very souls, and the mention of the name
of the great Liberator now fills t..em with the
bitterest emotion. To speak of their victim
as all ape. bubboon or gorilla is mildness
of expression, which they think does honor
to the gcnrleness Of their hearts. Yet the
leaders Of the party now pretend to be con-
s,Tvatlve; say that the war is over. and men
who fought and voted to maintain the Union
| can come on TO a common platform with
those who favored secession and glorified the
name of Booth. They are endeavoring. by
specious arguments to make proselytes. and
win over tlmid Union men to tleir party,
and thus again get political ascendency in
the country. They are wolves in Sleeps
clothing. and were it not for an occasional
growl, such as we have quoted above. we
might think we were fondling an innocent
lamb. wh,n we would suddenly find our
selves fastened by the claws of a cowardly
but vindictive wolf. Union men should
never loose sight of the fact that copperhpads
hate and despise the government. That while
they talk of high taxes and oppressive rev.
enue laws. yet if they should ever get into
power, they would double our debts. by add
ing to those which We incurred in suppresslng
the rebellion, the amount contracted by the
rebels in their mad endeavors to destroy the
Union. They aTe singing sirens song
while out Of power. but give them control.
and the iron hand of de>potisn would again
paralyze the prosperity of the country.
There are Union men who say the party has
performed Its mission, that it has crushed
the rebellion, and restored the Union, and
now they are willing to give back to the
Democracy the reins, and allow the party
which jeopardzeo the government to once
more assume control of its policy. As well
give back to the wolves the lamb w! ich the
shepherds have rescued from their den. Of
what avail would be all the blood and treas
ure already expended in order to wipe out
secessionists. if we restored the government
to their dominion; no, the true policy for
Cnion men to purur, is, to stand by the Or
ganzation until the South has been recon-
structed, until peace and harmony prevails
throughout the whole country, and even then
it would be safer to continue men in Office
who during the dark and bloody hour of our
national adversely stood BY the lamented
Lincoln. instead of aiding those who call him
an ape and a monster. The animus of De-
mocracy will occasionally show itself in
words; we cannot judge of men except by
their actions and expressions, and from all
that VIC can ser, we know that the copper
heads are as venomous now as they were four
years ago. Be not deceived by the cry of
negro equality. or exhorbitant taxation. for
1t Is under surh guises that Democrats will
try to win over Union men to their party
They appeal to the passions and not 10 the
senses of men :; Union principles are founded
npon patriotism. justice and right. The
party was organic d to protect our nationality
and will be maintained. in order to perpetu-
ate the blessings of freedom. We should be
wary of our treacherous foes, and not be
deluded into voting their ticket by any ap-
peals. however strong to our prejudices or
our passions.