The Empire County argus., 1854-04-08
A LITTLE MORE "MANNA. -

A LITTLE MORE "IANNA.n
! We are inclined to be humane towards our coal-
ltion trends in their transition to the arms of Whg-
gerry, and therefore furnish them another small
dish of mamma to invigorate their wcaricd frames
in their hours IF travail.
GARDEN VALLEY, April 5, 1854.
Mr. EDIToR.--We have read the statements of
the "Mountain Democrat" and also the correspond
ence Of "Junius' concerning the Democratic meeting
held in this place Saturday evening, March 25th
We are not surprised by learning that the Editor
of the "Do"ntain Democrdt' is somewhat displeased
with U.S. for we have not complimcntcd him very
highly; but still, we cannot think this is q good
reason for his misrepresentation. With his lou,
uutgdr, fHhy attack on Mr.. Van Gueder we will
have nothing to do We will, however state that
he who asserts that Van Guelder wrote or composed
the resolutions adopted at meeting or any one
of them, utters downright falsehood
We admire the wise Editors arguments in proof
that the Committee not the writer's of the
resolutions adopted at this meeting The Chairman
Of the Committee coud not read the resol,t;ons there
fore the Committee dW not arrite them. On the con-
trary one member Of the Committee could and did
read the resolutions, therefore the Committee did
write them. lis true that the Chairman did not
read nor did he make an effort to read tho Com.
mittces report to the meeting, but to saw that he
could not, is speaking falsehood The resolutions
were in the hand writing of the Secretary of the
Committee. and we think it was quite proper for
him to read them. At all events, oJunius, ;nt;-
mates that they were well read. The Editor says
that 1.-THE Chairman of the Committee on resolutions
has since lett the State and three other members
OF that remarkable Committee repeatedly told N
him they considered it the greatest fraud ever
sought to be perpetrated on any people" Now
will say that the said Editor has never even Ind
conversation with four members of this sremark.
able Committee on this subject 1--WE suppose he
means the Senatorial question.) The gredt Editor
may be equally as false in his statements concern.
ing conversation he claims to have had with the
reader OF the resolutions; but of this we care but
little. Our meeting is the question
we would like to know who the "Gentleman
from Garden Valley" is that knows every voter in
this Precinct. We would not, however DISPUTE his
word He evidently 'knows it ALL" How callous
he must be who can give utterance to such words
as thesc-'he malignant and enuious ulo are inca
pa6lc OF oppreciatng fair dealing, since,4tu uerucn
G!m 'nteg1Hy' while writing such an article as the,
Editors comments on our meeting
The very interesting letter of "Junius' interest
ing perhaps because of its fnlsehoods--is subject
worthy of but little attention, for it is entirely de-
VOID OF truth IN every essential particular and we
will prove 1t so too Our meeting was fairly gotten
up. Notices for calling the meeting for the psr
pose Of considering the Senatorial question: were
posted up in Garden Valley, Upper Johntown, on
Empire Creek, on Manhatcn Creek, and on Dry
Creek, several days before the meeting The meet
ing was large, (seyeral times larger than sJunius''
asserts, and the resolutions were adopted almost
unanimously. Col. Thomas did not attempt to read
the Committees $ report to the meeting. We suppose
the reason Junius" did not know of this meeting is
because he was at his 'ioHely abode' several davs
before the meeting. We did wrong in getting up
the meeting without his knowledge" especially as
he is such ''gO0d democrats Wonder ifthis sSood
democrat' voted the Democratic ticket at the last
election and had he not better remain little longer
on 'prohduon' before claiming full fellowshp?--
We may ''o mistaken in the character of 'Junius,
but if we Judge rightly it would not take many ten
thousand such men to render the name Democracy
a word of reproach.
GARDEN VALLEY, April G, 1854.
To tie Edt9r Of the Empire County Argus:
The citizens of Garden Valley having seen the
statements in the "Mountain Democrats and also
the statements OF its correspondent ''Junius" and
knowing them to be without facts and wholly I'M
true relative to the Democratic meeting held at our
store on the 25th of March, have thought proper to
send you the enclosed affidavit, which YOU are at
liberty to use in any way you may think proper.
Yours &c, Thomas McCoNNE1L, JR.
The undersigned citizens of Johntown Precinct
who attended the Democratic meeting of March
25th, make this dcclaraton that the statements of
the "Al0unfctA Democrat" and also the statements
of its correspondent "Junius," concerning the DEM
ocratc meeting held at Garden Valley on the 25th
ult' are false in nearly every essential particular
j. r. HIGGINS, SAMUEL MCCONNELL,
J. E. PRICE, HIP. Lorr
WILLIAM JAMES, THos. McCoNNr11 Tn
]. +. WoDDAIL, AUGUSTUS M1IIrp
Personally appeared before me- LEVI PIERCE, an
acting justice OF the Peace, in and for Georgetown
township, FL Dorado County, and State of Califor
ma, the following named persons-Samuel MoCon-
nell H. r. Lott, f. Higgins, Thos Mcconnell ir,
William ", James, j. E. Price, Augustus Miller, j. F.
"ouuall to me known to be the persons whose
names they bear, aud who being dulv sworn. stste
under oath that they were at the meeting set forth
IN IN the foregoing declaration or statement and that
they dd OF their own free will sign their names to
the same, knowing it to be true statement.
sworn and subscribed to- this sixth day of April.
A. D.. 1854. Lrv1 p1rpcr 5
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