Mountain Democrat., 1857-11-28

listers TO their most depravtd tastes. Con-
victed of falsehood, it dares not even bra
zen cut Its gross offences against truth,
but snGaks into its dirty lair until public
attention is directed elsewhere, and then
iteratcs the OM SLlAderOw untruth, or
from its fccund fcculcncc cvacuates new
one, to excite the aversion of those even
whose morbid hate is aroused against the
subjects Of its vituperatIon. 1t seizcs,
with loving zeal and amorOus avidity, the
sloughed skin Of its snaky progenitor.-
1t rcjoices in the whilom covering of the
roaring lion, forgctful that the asininc
adornmcnts of its primal being arc discov-
cradle beneath its stolen livery. Faugh!
We sickcn at this putrid cxcrescncc on
the editorial corps. Age, worth, reputa-
tion-nonc of these or other exccllcncies
are safe from its Shiny touch. Conscious
Of its own low designs and grovclling in
stincts, it would drag the most venerable
and respected among men, to horizontal
degradation with itself If incapable, from
deficiency of the raw material, of manu-
featuring a novel production, it scizes up
on the mcrcst rumor, and magnifics it into
fact, adapted to its own moral cOmpre-
hcnsion; thus proving itself oblivious to
the general belief that those who pro-
pagatc evil reports frequently invent them;
and it is no breach of charity to suppose
this to be always the case; because no
man who spreads dctraction would have
scruplcd to produce it; as he who should
difFusc poison in brook, would scarcely
be acquitted Of a malicious design, though
he should allegc that he received it of an
other, who is doing the same elsewhere" :"
a speedy demise and an eternal sleep
to all such prints, say We.
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SLow.-Thc Ti- Weekly rymsstrongly hints
to the Maintain DemOrIut that its promised
revelations concerning the denqucncics Of ex-
Treasurer Reed, are rather tardy in their forth
coming The flourish of trumpcts was heard
two weeks ago, but as yet no army appears
.Stdfe ,J0urHdt
All in good time VIC will show up some
of the Journdrs particular friends who
were connected with Reed We arc in no
hurry. 1t does not surprise us that the
Journal and its satellites arc defending
the dcfaulting ex-Treasurer of Ell Dorado
county. Their friends, men whose orders
they dare not disobcy, Tom Reed assisted
pccuniarily, and they arc excessively anx-
ious to create the impression that Tom is
an innocent. prosecuted man. The "prom-
iSed NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. which tell
Gcarfully against some Of the Journals
friends, will be forthcoming at the proper
time Don't be in hurry, Mr.. JOurn0 !
you'll be sick of them in a short time.
WELL PUr IS.-In referring to the exultant
manner assumed by the HoMnt1in Uem0crdt
and Shasta C0Hritr in announcing the name
VI GOlcDncn ~. DOuHluS III LNO'g
the Sierra DemOrrdt observes that the papers
mentioned, spell his name with a double 3, and
Significantly remarks that Erred Of Rochester
spells his name in that manner, while Stephen
4. employs the + but once at tho close Of his
hOnOred cOgnOmcn.-.Sfate JOuThdl.
We expected the editor Of the Sierra
Dcmocrat to snccr at Stephen a. Doug
lass. The same fellow, previous to the
last Presidential election, edited malig-
nant but impotcnt Know Nothing sheet
in this county, and blackguardcd our pa
triotic Chief Magistrate unmcrcifully.-
Then as now we defended prominent, dis
tinguishcd Democrats from his assaults.
For weeks his paper was filled with arti
cles abusive of James Buchanan. lie
called him an "old Fcdcralist," "tcn cent
Jimmy" and vehcmcntly opposed the
Democratic party. AS long as Know
Nothingism was in the ascendancy and it
paid he was an ardent Know Nothing,
but a. soon as it lost its popularity and
patronage he tnrncd and bit the hand
that fed him. Tho Journal is welcome
to the sympathy Of such Democrats. (O
lie is not of our kind. Our Democracy
teaches us to dcspise men who are "ev-
crything by turns and nothing long" He
has no little presumption in debating to
Democrats, and snecring at the great and
honorcd Chiefs of the Democratic party.
We much mistake the Democracy of
Sierra if they will submit to the dictation
of the apologist of Tom Reed, our de-
faulting ex Treasurer, and the apostatc
Know Nothing. We congratulate the
Journal on its company, and hope it will
continue to quote with pleasure the ma
liciOus remarks of renegade Know Moth
ings against Judge Douglass. No true,
respectable Democrat ever connected the
names of Stephen and Fred Douglass
Judge Douglass enOmies have done So
are doing SO, and the Journal shows good
taste in copying their comments.
BALL AT CAVE VALLEY.-Thc ere will be
a ball given an tile Care, at Cave alley,
on Monday evening next, by Messrs.
Flagg and Tout. The dancing hall is ca
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