Year: 1862




4 correspondent; Of the Marysville Express,
writing from Grass Valley, advises the Express
to stand firmly by the platform Of the MeCon-
nell organization adopted in Sacramento in
June last, on the ground that the war is
getting Democratic, aud the people are getting
Democratic all over the country The corre-
spondent truthfaly says:


The war is now advertised 10 the people OF
the United States, aud the world, as a war for
the Union. the Constitution, and the Sove-
reignty Of The States.


II was 50 proclaimed by Congress and the
President in August last. long after which
time, the Express and its party was clam
oriug for peace" and for recognition of
the Southern Confederacy." Who induced
such declaration of policy? Was it the re-
bels, who were armed and are still lighting fer
the destruction of the Constitution? Was it
the sccc ders from the Democratic Convention
at Charleston? Was il the Mcconnell organ
izatioa of California, who proclaimed, in their
desire TO destroy the Constitution by recogni-
zing the government of the (socalled) Confed-
crate States? 1t was none of these organiza.
tions, neither was it the Republican party, for
they demanded that the Government disregard
the provisions Of the Constitution in dealing
with the seeded States, and go in for uni
versal confscation, and the abolition of State
Governments. and the substitution of Terrific
torial ones" Those who demanded that the
war be conducted for the maintenance of the
Federal Constitution and the integrity of the
Union, was the National Douglas Democracy
of the LOYAL States, and conservative men who
had been seducei into the Republican organi
zation. Is the Express, or its correspondent
insane enough TO suppose that the Democracy
who have accomplished this great national
purpose. in opposition to The seceders from the
National Democratic Convention, in opposi
ton TO rebels, and TO Republican policy, will
now yield an iota to party whose platform
cries peace " and recognition Of the rebel
States? Why not exhibit the good sense TO
say that you are wrong that your party or
ganzation, which had lis birth in the secession
of a rebehous minority from the National
Democratic Convention is failure 1t is 10
disgrace for you to own it. Your party is an
initiated 1t has gone the way of all minorities
who seeded from the National Democratic
party. While the Breckenridge Mcconnell or
ganization were believing for peace " and
for a recognition of the rebel government, the
National Democracy were acting on the senti-
ment of jackson & Our Federal Union-It
must be Preserved That is the only basis
upon which they will act in concert with any
set of men. The National Democracy despise
your June bug Sacramento platform hearth
y to day as they did then. There was nothing
in it, considering the progress that the rebellion
had made, that looked to the maintenance of
the Federal Constitution and the integrity of
the Union, with the rights Of States and the
people unimpaired.


There is no Democracy in the rebel attempts
to destroy the Union There is no Democracy
in the attempts of the Republican organization
to disregard the Federal Constitution There
is no Democracy in your Sacramento June bug
platform The only way for rebels, Republi-
cans, and McConnellites to be happy yet, is to
drop their several heresies, their old issues. and
sectional jealousies, and aid the Democracy in
the maintenance of the Constitution and the
integrity of the Union. If you are not dspo-
sed to do this, do the most you can against
these objects. as the rebels are doing. and see
how you will come out.