Mariposa Democrat., 1857-07-30
OUR POSITION.

Editor of the Gazette? What passion he
displays for calling people hard names. And
then, too he is unmarried-and lets all the
ladies' see that he has such bad temper. We
are afraid our Mariposa neighbor viii never
get wife if he keeps on at this rate. We hope
the skeleton hog has nothing to do with his
rawlings Bad whisky and hard times may ex.
cuse him little STILL neighbor, you must re-
member that the dog-days are approaching.
You must be more moderate and try to keep
more cool, if you would enjoy good health
through the summer months. You very fierce
ly complain that our leaders are but ordinary,
and that you do not particularly care what re-
ference or bearing one Of them has in regard to
yoursef-and yet you devote over column in
dear sir, is not consistent with your gentecl
attack upon us in your last famous issue. II
an ordinary leader will so arouse your anger,
mercy on usl what would become of you if
we were only capable of producing an un-or-
binary one. We shudder to think upon it,
All the hogs. dogs, jacks and cats would be
exterminated in your vicinity; and as orlager
beer-no matter-nuif sed. To relieve all
your wrath against us on account Of that lead
er, we will simply say, that we intended no.
thing more than to caution the Democratic
party against taking men for their advisers and
leaders who have but recently fallen into our
ranks, while we had so many good and true
men who merited our confidence and support
by their past noble devotion to our cause. As
regards turn-coats, nobody will ever accuse
you of being one of that sort, Of whom we
made mention. We had an eye to Sam Bell
Do you know him? First Democrat, then
\ Know-Nothing, and now a Black Republican
We suppose you refer to D. B. Milne when
you compared us to our prototype, but we
think there is no similarity between us and
that of the present political positions assumed
by Mr.. Bell and Mr.. Milne, which will more
closely assimilate to that occupied by yourself
at the present moment. All three of you have
changed in your political views, while ours are
the same 1t is not our intention to be severe
on you lest we drive you also into the ranks
of the Republicans. Our thoughts, opinions
and principles are recorded in the columns of
the Democrat We believe the views therein
expressed will be found fully, freely, and
wholly Democratic.
Your Merced correspondent has sadly erred
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into this County. We mined on Indian Gulch
during the winters of 80 and 81. 3D. As re-
CARDS our being Vigilante, we defy any one
to prove that we have ever spoken or written
any sentence in favor of that lawess body Of
men, organized and banded together last sum
mer in the city of San Francisco, and known
as the Vigilance Committee. We never were
in favor of mob law, and always witness a
I lawless demonstration with terror and disgust
You must perceive that your Merced cores
pondent was well aware that unless his article
began or terminated with some epithet usually
found in the subject matter of your leaders, it
would not find place in your columns, and
he therefore acted accordingly. You must
really excuse us for not being more pointed
and filthy in our language when addressing so
refined gentleman as yourself If we offend
you in this we have only to say, that we have
never mistaken vulgarity for wit nor slang for
argument Ephemeral Democrats can now be
found in this or other Counties. The winning
side always draws within its circle the waver-
I ing and the doubtful, and we have little doubt
that had the Black Republicans been success
ful, it would have received a large accession
from the Know Nothing ranks who now rally
under the standard Of Democracy. We look
upon every man as a good Democrat who voted
for James Buchanan for President, if he still
claims to be Democrat The Whig party
contained many noble patriots within its ranks
No man respects more than we do the conduct
of those gallant wings who stood by the Union
in the hour of danger, and gave Mr.. Buchanan
their votes; but your later day, aft and aft
whigs are like the rabble that follow in the rear
of victorious army. Any one can see by the
moderate and respectful tone Of this reply that
we wish the Editor Of the Gazette TO harm,
and that the little fun he has polSed at us, was
to enable him to check the decreasing of his
circulation; TO aid in which VIC have with all
kindness, placed this article in our columns
for bis especial benefit But all our efforts will
be of no avail if he does not quit multiplying
his witticsms on the swine question. We
know that it is difficult to teach an old dog
new tricks, yet if he will only try and be de-
cent, something Of advantage to the communi-
/ ty may yet be effected, and the Gazette live
upon something more. substantial than "ar,"
terror to the enemies of Democracy-as a
specimen of Mariposa political production, etc.
The NEW DITcH.-Major McNcal has re-
turned from San Francisco and has cheored
up the dropping spirits of our population with
the important information, that it is more than
probable the Ditch from the South Fork of the
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