Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-07-26
JACKSON. July 90. 1856.

Editors Ledger: Il notice in today's
| Union a communication from Volcano cor
respondent who signs himself IS" which con-
tains some inaccuracies to say the least) both
in relation to the ratification meeting held by
the Democrats at your place on Friday even
ing last, and also myself beg the privilege
of replying through your paper, as have
reason to believe that my explanation and
sentiments will reach the eye of more Of those
whose good opinion | covert through the
columns of the Ledger than by means of any
other channel.
As to the meeting, rs" asserts that Col.
Handays speech was received with mingled
applause and Kisses feel perfectly conf
dent that this is not true. ! was in the room
during the whole of the Co.'s speech was
there for the purpose of listening, and did
not hear any Kisses. Granted that my testi-
mony is of negative character still it is OF
that order which approximates nearest to
positive and affirmative proof. Col Handy's
speech was argumentative and courteous; it
contained neither invective nor sarcasim it
did not offer the slightest provocation for a
hiss, and any man who would attend upon
inritafion meeting expressly called for Dem
ocrats, and hiss such speaker, is in the full
est meaning of the words both a blackguard
and a scoundrel
Col. Handy had too many friends present
at that meeting for such thing to have oc-
cured and passed unnoticed. / have reason
to believe that tue hbelants would never have
| reckon, the fact is, they Kissed the Colonel
much after the fashion that the nigger cursed
bis master-they went off into the woods by
themselves. So much for this, in my opinion
malicious, wilful, and deliberate -" freedom
of speech"
As to myself, rs has made use of another
deliberate freedom" in falsely stating that
am native of New York-an unimportant
freedom" it is true, for it is notorious that
care as little for the accident of birth, as
any man in the world, yet as it is falsehood
| and malicious one, | choo7e to brand an
a." upon the brow of this "S.," in order
that his friends and mine may see that too
have set my seal upon his mendacious front
/ characterize this falsehood malicious. From
the context he reasons that fear certain
parties will not support me, because | was
not born where they were born. l take
pride in saying to "S' and all of that ilk
that neither do | covert, nor would / accept
the friendship of any such bigots all good and
, true men love, wherever born or of whatever
nation am more citizen of the State oi
California; and the fact that have heretofore
been resident and citizen of other States
makes, so far as ] know my own heart, nc
difference whatever in my feelings towards
any of my fellow citizens / deprecate the
slavery agitation; believe that this issue has
been forced upon the people by the action oi
Northern fanatics and this very issue which
IS" prejudice on account of birth
PLACES one of the very bitterest fruits Of
the controversary.
AS to my remarks in relation to the say.
age rhetoric of the scholar Sumner" and the
very natural consequence of bis ferociou;
blackguardism, | will only say l consider
them both culpable l consider that Sumner
struck the first blow by his outrageously black
guard speech-asserting for instance, o
Brooks or Hunter, or both, that "there wa
no possible deviation from truth which he die
not make" Hook upon all such premedtateC
: provocation in the highest degree eulpable
and while will not assert that they justifl
the breaches Of the peace which often fol
low, they provoke and instigate them, and arr
in fact the prime cause of the violation o
the laws. "A soft answer turneth ava,
wrath, but gricvous words stir up anger"
would ask any gentleman to compare Web
ster's immortal reply to Hayne with Sum
+ ner's philippe against Brooks, and then tel
me whether the Gaming which followed tn
o other? And l can but express my sur
; prise that the neutral press, while justly cen
suring Brooks, haveso uniformly spared Sum
ner
In conclusion allow me to say that lool
upon this attack of "S.' as quite uncae,
for; and while have not the remotest ide
who he is, | will venture the assertion tina
u wherever born he was badly reared
! Very Respectfully,
u Il XTEII