Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1857-09-19


bic efforts Of xwretched and iTrcsPOnSi-
BILE faction to defeat the Democratic nom-
inees, We alleged that some prominent
members Of the opposing division of the
Democratic party" had scratched our
ticket, had elcctioneered against it, and
printed and circulated spurious Demo
cratic tickets on the day of election. The
editor of their organ does not deny the
charge nor even attempt to justify the
conduct of his friends, but seeks to cvade
the issue by coming out in a card and
charging us with making ian Improve
ked, ill.timcd and personal assault" upon
himself. Now We have nothing to do with
personalities; nor arc we to be diverted
from our course by false issues. We
did not mention NJ. Smith, we never al
luded to him either directly or indirectly.
we never thought of him nor held him re.
sponsible for the acts of his friends; and
his barefaced attempts to excite the sym.
pathy Of the public in his favor, by inge-
niously though gratuitously asserting
that VIC had made IAN -uRproveked, ill.,
timed and personal assault upon him."
does not rebound much to his credit nor
will it to his advantage. 1t sickening
appeal for sympathy. We have no quar-
rel with Mr.. Smith, scarcely know him;
what his antecedents arc and how long
he has been Democrat are matters of no
consequence and of perfect indifference
to us. He may be all that he mOdestly
claims to be; he is certainly too unim.
portant an item for us to give notoriety to.
We dismiss him by simply remarking
that it is false, meanly and malciously
false, that VIC made ian unprovoked, ill.,
timed and personal assault upon him.
We have made no assault upon him
whatever.
That there was deep-laid, concerted
plan to defeat the Democratic nominees
by some Of the Opposing division Of the
Democratic party" acting conformity with
the Americans and Black Republicans, is
an indisputable fact; and that they were
unsuccessful does not in the least excuse
their treason, nor should it screen them
from censurc. That they had the will
but lacked the power to defeat the Demo-
cratic nominees, is evidenced by their
clectionecring for the opposition candi-
dates, peddling spurious tickets, and cir
culating infamous ISLANDERS against some
Of our candidates. That they did this,w
have abundant proof That they did it
is we'll known throughout our county, as
tho communications VIC publish to day
bear evidence. They indirectly admit it
by not attempting to deny the charge
They may try to cvadc the question and
force us into false issues, rs they have al
ready done, but it will be in vain. We
have nothing to do with outside issues
We arc after the 6olters, after the men
who profess to he Democrats and who
yet work with and for tho enemies Of the
Democratic party, after the knavish crew
who arc ready to sell themselves and their
party for an insignificant Office or pitiful
sum of money. We would be false to our
principles, unfaithful to our party, un-
worthy the position we occupy as the or
gan of the Democratic party Of Ell Dora
do, did we overlook their treachery or
shrink from exposing ii. 1t my be pre-
mature at this carly day to alludeto their
boiling, but while the fact is fresh in the
memory of all, it is proper to record it
for future use. A year hence these fel.
lows might say, "why did you not make
the accusation at the time, when we had
witnesses to prove that we voted the clean
ticket? You wait until our witnesses arc
gone, until it is impossible to refute the
charge, and then you bring it against
u.s." This frivolous excuse they shall not
have the benefit Of They stand charged,
and the charge has not been, cannot be
truthfully denied, with scratching the
Democratic ticket and attempting to de-
feat the Democratic nominees. II this
charge be ian unprovokcd, ill-timcd and
personal assault" those assaulted may
make tho most of it"