The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-11-12
Ned NECGOwaTl,"

During the troubles in San Francisco and the
reign of the Vigilance Committee, every mail
from Caliiorni would bring us something about
Ned McC}owan,' an ''old patent douhle-back-
action politician, with white hat" who seem
cd to give the Committee more trouble than any
other man, and who enjayed the reputation OF
being the shrewde8t and greatest unhung rascal
in the State. The difficulty between Ned and
the Committee settled down to this: they want
to hang him, and he declined to participate in any
such proceeding, until the little preliminary OF
catching him was first gone through with AS
a consequence Of this misunderstanding Ned
suddenly disappeared and armed parties were
sent in search of him in all directions at the cost
of $500, but they were unsuccessful. Nothing
was heard from him for long time, but the San
Francisco AeruI by the last steamer gives us a
letter from him which shows that he is still alive.
The letter is lengthy and racy. He gives de-
tailed account Of his fight in humorous yen.--
He says:
I desire to orcply to query in the HeJaW, da-
ted about the first Of July, in which the writer,
after indulgiug in pleasant bit of satire at the
expcncc of the g Sour Flour and Scft Pork Com
mttee," in reference to their juvenile attempts
at capturing that sold pateht back action politi-
clan" with the immortal white hat, asks tpo very
pertinent question, "Whcre is Med NCGowanH'
In the words of the immortal S4uibob and the
somewhat we'll known Mr.. Webster, ofMarsh-
field, Il still live" and claim the reward ofmy
body (tcheo Heg catch me!D Upon mature refioc-
ton, do not think | came SO near drinking at
"Dcath's f0untain' as the God-likc Daniel did
when he gave utterance to his celebrated and
classical remark above quoted although for the
past few months | have played the "Game Of
Life" very Glow down." hut have always kept
| the deck in my own hands. | will not say
have stocked the cards on the ''purest and best"
or that have held more than four aces in my
sieve at one time, but in this last deal my native
talent has bcnn brought out into bold relief and
by dextrous shutting of the papers have thus
far managed to win every trick. Iacknowledgc
it was a very tight game at Santa Barbara--siS
and six on the last game, and turned up Joch
mighty good pun, ifunderstood. lfthe Vigil
ance Committee arc still holding on to the expcc-
tation ofcatchng me they might as well disbvnd
for it is not in the cards; and | think they are
themselves pretty we'll satisfied Of that for they
have expended time and money enough in the
experiment. have at last thank God, de0l o.
good luck, and being Catholic Dad . one as
any | am safely landed on the 'othcrside ofJor-
DON" and hard road to travel it was, you bet
ter believe.
On some future occasion when l have moro
time and facilities for writing, it will afford me
the most eminent satisfaction to give you a faith,
full Dagcureotype ofmy ENW o the Wisp exis'
tence in the city of ''higher law" previous to my
departure to a more congcnial cline.
think "know hawk from ahandsaw," /" and
it never yet entered my head to form asource 0
amusement for the Sacramento gentlemen.
am easily pleased, and am perfectly willing tc
die in bed, although sympathize heartily will
the blood thitsty Committee on their mortifyina
and defeated efforts to elevate me to "a high po
sition"
While my horse is leeding, and the person who
has promised to mail this for me waits, | viii
write and am actually writing with ganp0loie'
najaal gih oater Necessity is truly the moth
er Of invention, (although can't just now thinA
who the father Of it was) and the law oft com
pclled me to stretch my genius to its utmost.