The Empire County argus., 1856-06-07
CADvERTISEMEkT.1
CARD.

CoLoMA, June 4th, 1856.
In tho last issue of the P!acerr.Nc Anerlcan serious
charges are made against Mr. McKcnney and myself iii
connection with the late election frauds to which
have simply to that the as they came in were
locked up in the safe which belongs to the Office and no
except Mr.. McKenney and myself was permittcd TO
touch Of them until they taken out and broken
open for the purpose of counting them in presence of tho
Board of Supervisors and hundred other citizens of the
County, including many f.om Pacorvillo The returns
from the two precincts that most complained of as frau
duen received in presence of Mr.. Carr gentleman
who stumped the County for Paceve during the County
Seat canvass, and who into the Office in the evening
and told MIR. McKcnncy that he believed those returns
fraudulent When the returns wers brought in from
Dry Creek and McCowellve, believing them be frau
ducnt, from the quantity Of paper in hem took the pre-
caution of writing the oath administered to the person
bringing in the ON NcDowclve entirely across
the side of the envelope that sealed and enve
opc containing the from Dry Creek, (they being
brought in by of the clerks of election of that pre-
cinct) his and the date Of receiving them writ
ten the SEAL that in neither could they be
broken open without dofIcing the writing But con-
sumg too much time in conradcting charge supported
by no evidence and that but liar and blackguard
would make, and but knavcs and fools circulate
credit without proof to support.
And now o the good and truhloving citizens of Pla-
crilc, would say, come TO the Clerks Office any time
returns
yourselves, and think you will dismiss every suspicion
that may have hecn your by these charges
against the Office.
And nOw, ask the Aner,can the following ques-
tons, which will explain to extent, his motives for
making the charges he did:
10 you rccolec Offering sell your paper and influence
to the Democratic party last fall [Do you take q
DO you ecocc laying black mail the candidates last
fall, and that you threatened take their names down
fr, bn,A
your extortiou? [Co you take j
DO you recollcct trying swindle the Central Commit
of the Ame lean Party of this County of consid
eralls of money last fall, by bringing in extravagant
bill and that your present spleen towards D. p. Tmadge
grew up because he thwared you in your swndling at
tempt? [Do you take j
DO you know that you bought by the r epublican
party strike death blow the American party of this
county, by creating distrust ii feeling amongst its
,lembcr and that your lasy issue but the commence
ment of series of like attacks to be made all aiming at
that result! r DO you take j
Do you low that while you crying out against
tioaaism you trying sell your interest in the An-
for the purpose Of starting Republican paper? Do
you know that, you hypocrc Do the people of Placer
VILE know this If they do they will [Do you
take ]
Do you know long, gander shark kcd cadaverous look
ing scoundcl by the name Of Wadsworh who would havo
been sent to the pencnaiy for forgery, If he had not
made tracks for California and left his bonsnon to suffer?
(Do you take j
10 you recollcct that the hombrc privately
whipped short distance south of this for stealing five
hundred dollars, which found his person DO you
take
Do you rccollcct printing I'll kinds of spurious tickets
last fall, when other Office in the county would do tho
dirty job? lido you take j
And now go, you poor, miserable sanderous cur, thou
than Venetian Bravo for he could only kill the body
and his intended victim might upon and slay him
but with thee the st life is unequal for thou hast cha.-
acte to lose but like the snail drag your length along be-
shining thing touch nothing foul that does not
become oathsome by contact with you-the unna.
tura that after Life of dirt and filth and devours
her litter, l verify believe thou wouldst sacrifice
thy young Go seek within the walls of Pcntenti-
ay where you ought to have been long ago, congo
nal spirits than you find elsewhere and learn the th f
to do his wok ado.ty for IT'S said that he Who Will
lie will steal ard judging you by that standard, thou art
the very prince Of thieves Go with your friend Howard,
rid Pacervllc Of your presence and perchance like the
ship in which Jonah saed she may reach the haven shc
has so long sought.
23-1* THOS. WREN.