Mountain Democrat., 1857-10-31
From the San Francisco Globe.
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The conductor Of public journal may
sometime commit assaults upon private
character under the prctcncc of advancing
the general good. lie may even some
times, IN ovcr-zcal, err in his facts, sciz-
ing upon idle runors in lieu Of reliable
truths When such mistakes occur, how
ever, and are pointed out to the inn0ccht
slandcrcr, he instantly makes the "amcndc
honorable hy II speedy rctraction; fail
ing to do this, he willfully takes his place
beyond the pale Of common dcccncv, and
consorts with that vile herd Of rutlany,
tlackguardS, siandcrcrs,d ID omnc gcnu>,
which makes us blush for the frailtics OF
our race.
These reflections are prompted by the
pcrusal in yesterdays issue Of the Black
Republican organ Of this city, Of an arti.
Gle entitled "Sycr W. Vim. N. Gwin."
The statements contained in the article
in question, 50 far as they affect the rcpu.
tation OF senator Gwin, have on several
occasions, through the press Of the State,
been shown so maniicstly false, that an
apology is due the reading public for at
tracing attention to them again. \ con-
else narration Of the circumstances and
facts of this vastly important case, as the
Blacks deem it, has, however, never yct
been furnished, and We propose to give it
now.
In the year 1854, when the entire fam
lily Of Senator Gwin first came to this
State, an old and valued woman.s servant
was brought along of her own free will,
to serve in the capacity of cook. 1t was
promised her that she should be carried
back to Mississippi (whcrc her husband
and some Of her children rcmaincGD on
DR.. Gwin's return to the Atlantic States.
Being detained here longer than was cX-
pcctcd when this promise was made, the
old woman became impatient and com
planning, desiring either to be sent back
or to have her husband brought out here.
TO crafty her, the latter alternative was
adopted, and in January, 1856, DR.. Gwin
arrived with the interesting $50 the Black
Republicans think) Joseph Sycr and n
servant girl about fourteen years of age.
En- Pa&SaMt, in less than six months time,
the writer in the CAr0hicic, or some of
his Black Republican compeers, induced
the girl to run Off Sycr for several
months after his advent in San Francisco,
acted as carriage driver GRAND boy, etc,
performing none but the lightcst duties
of a servant, perfectly delighted with this
side of the continent, and regarding his
sojOurn here as n most agreeable visit
Operated upon at last, however, by the
Vaccinations Of his Black Republican
brethren, he began to play that part in
the drama which has since obtained for
him such distinguished notice in the
Mr0nicIc Of the day. lie suddenly be-
came SO insolcnt and almost insulting, to
different members of DR.. Gwin's family,
that he was forbidden to visit the house
or yard. Every persuasion was used, and
every induccmcnt Of reasonable char
acter was offered. to prevent the old wo-
man from being led astray by the worth
less fellow, but she would listen toneither
advice nor rcmOnStrancc, and Of her own
accord placed herself in the deplorablc
situation which seems to awaken snch
lively commiSserAtion on the part of these
"pSeudo" phiantlrOpists in the Black
Republican ranks. Even at the time of
this dchoHcmCht, viz--whcn the negroes
left DR.. Gwin's protection or service, as
the case may be- Sycr appeared to have
no idea Of instituting suit in the prcmi-
Scs. But the case was soon noscd out
by some of those hounds of fanaticiSm,
who nowadays bark at every honest
man, especially if he bc Democrat A
lawyer Of ability and dcccncy commen-
suratc with the circumstances was found,
and the famous suit Of Sycr VS.. VIM. NJ.
Gwin was commenced. BE it known in