The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1851-01-01
A FEARFuL RESPONsIBlLITY.

A FEARFUL RESPONSIBILITY.
s We are informed by gentlemen recently
+, from California, that warm and strong
feeling of Indignation has been excited
throuGhout that State, and particularly a
,nono the new emigrants, against Messrs,
Fremont and Butler King, tor their alleg-
ed MISREPRESENTATION Of the country, in
their publications in the States. These
misrepresentation are averred to be OF the
the most palpably aad VIGOROUSLY false
character. A highly respectable gentleman
assured usthag it woUldnot be safe tor eth
er of the individuals referred TO, TO trust
themselves in the mines. We were slow
TO credit such serious and damnng lmpu'a-
tions against men, who was honored with
the confidence Of the people, but the source
from which these charges emanate, and
the particularly with which they are
brought forward and sustained, leave us no
excuse for disbelief. If they are true,
fearful responsibility viii be thrown upon
the heartless spectators, who have thus
sported with the lives and happiness OF
thousands. An immense number OF persons
have been decoyed from comfortable homes
by the gloing and extravaganza descriptions
which have been put aaoat respecting the
facility with which fortunes could be made
in the mines.
There is no escape from this responsible
ity on the plea of the generality of the de-
scriptions and the universally Of the reports
upon which they were founded. Men &C.
cupying the positions Of Fremont and But
Ter King, were under a solemn obligation
90 ascertain the truth of every statement
issued by them. They either neglected to
do this and credited idle and unsupported
rumors, or they purposely disseminated the
most false and decepHble accounts OF the
country i'm order to promote their own spec:
ulations. Oue'illustration was given which
NAV be taken as a fair specimen OF the
General character those misreptesenta
lions. Ii will be recollected that Mr.. l..
Butler King published g.owing and ex-
:ravagant description Of the richness OF the
quartz rock, from which, by means of SIM
pie machinery gold in large quantities could
. be extracted. This publication went into
every part Of the country, and excited IN
thousands a desire TO emigraterw which would
not have possessed them even from previ-
Gus descriptions. This class Of emgrants
was composed of those who had some
means, who possessed skill IN the applca
zion Of machinery, and would not have
been willing to go to to the country to en-
gage in the drudgery Of mere physical labor
such as that Of the miners. One gentleman
from ar adjoining State, who had capital
energy and skill, invested some $4,000 II
the necessary machinery, and hired twent!
good hands 10 accompany him to California
with a view of working the quartz rocks
On his arrival in California he proceede
with his machinery and hands to the very re
gion indicated by Butler King, as that il
which this quartz rock abounded. Here b
found a great quantity Of the rock, but wa
asionished to observe that the miners, in
stead Of beating up the rock, were diggin
inthe beds OF streams fifteen and twenty lee
deep, and making bare support with tn
produce Of the most severe and e1haustin
labor. He inquired of them where th
quartz rock could be found in the create
abundance. They replied that any quaint
" of il could DO found anywhere. "Wel
asked our informant, "why don't you get Ii
gold out Of IT," "Gold out Of III" replied II
miners, "you may get blood out turn
before you can find grain Of gold in tn
rock;-if that fellow Butler King, ev'
comes out here, We will beat his bones =
smaller thaa.upa have beaten some Of Oh
rock in pursuit Of gold"
Our friend, however, determined 70 sati
~ hlnsele went to work on the rock a
continued beating il up, uniil he was 2
minded that If be weht on working at II
Improbable employment, he would be out
provisions before bic labOEn could yield hi
anylhing. He. therefore. abandoned Z
region of quartz rock, and leaving bis expe
siSs machinery behind him, proceeded
another part Of the country, where he wol
"a long enough to get the means Of conf
home. This gentleman is highly resPe
liable citizen, RGeorgian by birth, and p
4ecily. responsible for his statement.
rpronounces Mr.. Butler Kings publication
.iissno Of gross and cruel ialsehoodsirom,
,ginhing 70 end, He also AYERS g'ns a. :,
statements respecting the fichpess q Z
NOME possessions, are eq1aay unioan'
and alse.--i0 use bis OWE lahgu aso'
would not give asblind mate ior al tne s
shat could Be found ia fho lands which
mont prslehds 70 ovn."
Having been Instrumental ia giving
-cnlalion - fha5a 6lalemsnis, We deem L
.dutfto give Publicity % the dsnial and e
fcstion Of them BY responsible witness
We have received COMMUNICATIONS from
), x sons who have gone 20 California un
rthass false representation cenguling us,
common with ether Journals Of the coUn
fof giving them currency, khis, Of con
~ in.f - ryo hadnn fenaon 10 bgll