The Shasta courier., 1853-08-13
The Nicaragua Line Again.

our article of last week headed The Nicara-
qua Line in which we took occasion to say
that DR.. e. B Winston, i'll letter published on
The outside of our previous number, iad in our
opinion. done that company great injustice Mr.
Mckenzie seems to think that, in saying this
much. intimated that the Doctor :. was in
fluenced by impure motives to write in
of the Nicaragua Line" We disclaim ANYTHING
OF the kind. We are incapable of acting SO lit
tie like a gentleman as TO impue imprre re motives
to any man. simply because he =. ffers from us IN
opinion. We have long and favorably known
Dir. Winston by ren' ttaiion and il was this verv
thing that ga.ned his letter place in our col
umns IN the manner s'ated-wihout perusal
from MS. Being convinced, however, that, by
Its publication at this time it wonid do Capt.
Garrison great injustice, so stated. We are
convinced that the Agent in San Francisco, who
incurred the displeasure of Or. w by his un-
gen lemanly conduct, not Capt. c.. and
therefore it duty 10 state what we did.
We do not feel under any sort of obligations
10 publish any portion OF the communication OF
+. S Mckenzie; but as T. s. Mckenzie seems
DESTROYS of Obtaining little newspaper notori-
ETY., we publish snch portions of The said letter
as we naturally suppose the aforesaid F. s. Nc
kenzic deems particularly severe and cutting.
We do this in order 10 show cur supreme con-
tempt fer f. s. McKenzie's iusinuatious They
are unworthy of his good name:
You say, =" we did not see the letter before
1t published, otherwise it should not have
appeared, as we are convinced that it does great
injustice 10 the Nicaragua Co" Now. is it no,
very strange indeed, that such an article should
have crept into the columns of your paper-wilh-
outhe knowledge OF lis editor or editors IT'S
scarcely TO be believed. Probably, some slight
hint or promise from the agents of the Nicara-
qua company drew forth your rejonder Such
All article would MOI have surprised any of the
Dr. s friends, had it appeared in San Francisco
paper, because it is we'll known fact that the
most of them well and regularly paid to keep
silence or speak may best suit the interests OF
the company for which they may be employed
bnt to find paper published in the mountains,
nearly four hundred miles from San Francisco.
using its influence for q company which has
been universally condemned by all who may
have been so unfortunate as 20 have been gnlled
by its misrepresentation and induced to pat
ronize its steamers, is surprising indeed.
Such of the Dr.'s friends who may chance to
see the article in question, will at once know
what to think of it, as nothing the Nicaragua
Co, It's agents or employees, any hireling
press may say, will induce them to believe that
the DR.. actuated by anything but the purest
motives or that he wrote anything that was not
strictly true"
After these paragraphs. containing insinua-
tions as uncaled for as they are base, and as
false as they are uncaled for, he winds up as
follows:
1.-THE Doctor is now absent from the State
and probably will not return before next sea-
SON for which reason have thought proper to
notice your article. and will take it as particu-
Jar favor if you vii! give this insertion in
yoIr next"
There is degree Of modesty ~ in this last
that strikes us dumb with admiration. He would
" take it as particular favor if we would pub
lish several vile charges against ourselves! We
have heard Of modes'y occasionally approach
ing the sublime, but never witnessed it before.
Mr., Mex in all this may have meant we'll
may have meant to defend an absent friend-but
in doing this there was no necessity for making
charges against US which are entirely and who'll
ly untrue We have never received any COM
municaton of any kind from any person con-
nected with the company, except an advertise
ment for which paid something less
thar So We have no personal acquaintance
with the company at San Francisco. But do
know that, according to the papers below, it is
fast becoming the popular line. Numerous in
dividuals have also spoken TO us of the line un-
der Capt. Garrison's superintendence in terms
of the highest commendation. the assertions OF
Mr.. Mex, that all who have patronized it con-
denim it, to the contrary notwithstanding. We
know it is the shortest route, and believe that it
is preferable to the route via Panama in many
respects.
It's very easy matter for any man, like Mr.
Mckenzie, to charge the press with being hired.
Any man with even thmbleful of brains can
make charges. We, however, have always no.
ticed that corrupt men the most ready to
charge corruption upon the press. They know
that they can be purchased, and they ttink that
every man has his price.
In conclusion we say again, that we impute no
impure motives to Dr.. Winston in writing the
letter referred 10, and we hope his friends will
not think anything of the kind. And to Mr.. r.
s. Mckenzie we would say, that although we
might, with some propriety ask. by way of re-
taliation, il he is not paid advocate of the p
NJ. Company, yet we are incapable of doing
thing so ungentlemanly, because think him
incapable of doing anything of the kid.
The BALL AT tbs ST. CAARLEs.-This affair
came off on Monday evening last, and we are
happy 10 state was one OF the most pleasant gath
erings of the kind we have ever witnessed in
Shasta. The attendance very large, and
everybody was delighted, as may be inferred
from the fact that the dancing did not cease un-