Mountain Democrat., 1857-08-08
Correspondence Of the Demo tat.
SPANISH FLAT,

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. Correspondence Of the Demo lat.
SPANISH FLAT,
Kelsey Township, Aug. 5. lSj7.j
EDIToRS DENOcRA1: In the last issue of
the Demoerdt appeared communication
from Kelsey signed "G. A. d." and, As
deem it due to the author of that com.
munication as we'll al the public and my.
self, I will respond to the gentleman as
briefly as possible. though it is with no
small degree of reluctance, that | thus
obtrude upon the columns Of your valua-
Bile paper at time, too, when its cnrr.
gies are required in vindication Of our
common cause, the cause Of Democracy,
which it so ably represents.
The gentleman says: "Firstlv ] was
not the author of the article in the inner
icGn." His secondly" is simply a rcitc-
ration Of his "fiFstiy. lie then very
elaboratcly criticizcs the pleonasm of the
communication in the Democrat to which
he refers, and to his great astonishment
finds his vocabulary inadequate. Then
he says, with truth, that he who charges
others with what he cannot substantiate
with positive proof is slAnderer. Last
but not least is his pCrOration, in which
he concentrates his argument into focus,
or rather into scraping Of faces and dri-
wing Of pegs.
Now, Mr.. D., your ''firstly" | have no
reasons to gainSay, for as far as-l can
judge of you, your verAcity is unimpcach-
able. The denial of your being the al.
thor Of the article in the american, is
sufficient to exOnerAte you from oil the
charges in the Democrat; because any
reference made to you in the latter, is on.
ly on the ground that you have written
the former. Hence, your secondly" is a
mere tautOlogyIOfyOur 'tirstly." Though
literally, you say in plain terms, that you
have been opposed to the convention syS-
tenn: "Nor neUer have been opposed to
the convention system" But, Sir, as
am rather moro disposed to rcciprocate
civilities than to retaliate SANDER, will
be considerate with you, and take you as
you mean, not as you say. ann not in
clined, because Of your vulgar grammati-
cal errors and violation Of the pIaincss
rules Of syntax, (HabOve quOtatiOn"-''a0P
ncrer," &c, &c, to place you in juxtapo.
sition with those quadrupcd, lOng-earcd
individuals to which, you say, evident
" belong. l much rather overlook your
imbeeility-or inadyertcncy IL you like.
Next Mr.D., you, by your own forcible
argument, provo yourself a slanderer-
inadvertently Of course. "Know that the
person assailed is the guilty party. Then,
Mr.. Echo, the finger of rcOrn will not
point you out as petty slanderer."-
Now, Mr.. D., you had not the slightest
evidence to justify you in the conclusion
that am the author Of that communica-
ton, while on the other hand, the evil
dcnce was sufficient to satisfy the most
incredulous that you have written the ar
ticle in tho AmSrie0n. have no desire,
however, to publish the evidence in justi.
ficatiOn Of that conclusion, for, Sir, it is
decidedly at variance with my nature to
oppose any one in the palliAtion of often
ses, though he may have been the most
derelect in duty.
Finally, Mr.. D., your quasi argument,
or spasmOdic wit in alluding to my ''dri-
wing Of pegs and scraping of faces," is
scarcely worthy Of notice. Sir, I think
it not derogatory to my character to en-
gage IN any honorable business, though
you may speak Of it in derision and oblo.
guy.
In conclusion, permit me to inform you
that do not as you suppose, lay any
pretensiOns to political letter-writine, or
indeed any other writing Being young
anG vsrdant am . consumer, not pro.
ducer. But Sir, he, who has imbibed the
fragrance Of . literary ambrosia upon the
editorial tripod Of a Sierra journal, should
have produced something moro creditAble
to his calibre, than your article Of the
Democrat last / forbear, however, to
comment on it any longer, for, in truth,
have no desire to stiAe your geniO,
which may yet be in emOriO. Though,
Sir, am somewhat apathetic, yet, .
Ounce always inspires me with profound
commiseratiou. AS . valedictory, allow
me to assure you Of my good feeling.
HIM.
The Settler State Convention, according