Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-12-25
LETTER FROM "AwnDm1sHMAN."


IDLEvILLE, Dec. "a, 1858.
DeAK SENIOR or TEE DENocRAr: Something un
,,.unI you imagine, has happened, that ! vary m,
address rum the usual IOrn, ano seize on you u
n Is a cold frosty night in Idievle. The mo0I
shines with sOft and sivery radiance, and the star
fling their. light aud mimic rays in thousant
atreams VI liquid light across nights blue and dis
1ant dOure. Yet neither moon nor stars, with oil
their wreath Of beauty, can tempt me out. II wOulC
take warmer philosophy aud greater love Of ma
ture astronomy than can boast Of or enjoy, Il
d. 50.
The moon Is pretty, to be sure, and Ldag sy~,
,,sed 10 love to roam haEmDOn half.lOvc struck
beneath her quiet rays; but there eyes bright
enough in ldleviie 10 tempt rue 10 repeat such bay.
ish freaks. And fur the stats ! hold with AleXan.
der smith, they ''are cold things for human heart -
As the tide Of youth subsidies its romance lry
,,s how we swarm" and COTTON ~ creature COM
forts md household cnjnymcnis. Even to- night INV
cabin tire, il cheery Shines is more tony Iasic
than the nom. What care fur the stars, Willie !
have interesting bOuks and the III the county
lin the shape Ot gO1d MOCHTAIN DENOCRATIC pr.
p~r, beEIre me? But there is more in this cata.
tpgue-I will cut with i'll don't care d-n lbe-
ing wild lrishnan who knows it;-with lUwl
Of good whisky pnncl at my elbow DEFY the frost.
DO you smile at my epicurunism: I tell Num
there il cOmfTt in il; tell YOU there is cnj mrnt
init; tell you II 1.-THE whisky is provocative Of
much mental aud physical diligence. Who can
drink-the true beverage II strong aud fiery ma.
lures. the national cup Of the American, the Scot
the lrishnlan Pure whisky. ihnl AIT the true me-
I.>"H<. How Ne drink Of the Gaul Iiales before
thee, punr tlaret it has neither b,dy nor spirit.
Compare with thee " hat can? We call thee famous
Ipple (it is Iiprri II The TrntOn flngeI before
tice-rrW. For me whisky hail Thee friend
in whatever gniSc thou CONTEST, be il in 'uI b0n
NOnOngalela. Scotch "baIley lee or lFish J"p'hetn
'.that never paid tax 10 landlord church 81 king
You begin to have an iuiinaIion that | am N a
benevolent vein Tonight, that NV usually souI DIS
position is somewhat nollilird Well. my friend,
sio feel piTilanthrOpic; Id0 feel like shaking hands
with ali nature. am all genial y and glow even Ia
TN rips IT nv fingers. ruufd fancy uirnu<t fiTrrp
were some StrcakS If gnUdncsS III llIrk Rcpubli.
can, aud am 50 far lchhnt 10 think renegade
Uemwrai g,ud enough company 0i,nos', for him.
Bu hold Memory, thank thee. I am saved
from an extravaganza Of g"h nature | am out Of
c.ucrii with myself think that even in nv tender
s-s, Mood could relcnt an io;a Of the feeling in
Wh,ch ! h"li the nlcnlbcls If that allied army
~ ~ arc plotting "a undermine The Urinnr uir iar.
~ it, I.,wPr and Us Ihiniplcs. | see by he DkMo
CRIr that the Mobiles nnd Ammoli;cs" held .
meeting in N"ur civ To celebrate the election oi
Judge D,MgaS, Who believes III their sincerity rN-
cent those simple souls whose rIrtulitv il their
greatest vii tue Except t0 stuliiv themselves wLv
should N,y r..jncc vt the triumph of Douglas Even
slaves would not celebrate their own dcfg,. En
gland mi .i rciirc User the lavirg tf The cable but
The o,,niuy If Cherlnyv il another thing
The c,nse ,fU nrL,s aud the cal,c of IIrndcricl.
RrpnI,ilcanisIn ate MT ,nlv not id, niicH u they
arc the most antag u,,.iIc His TRIUMPH in Illinois
Was that "r Democratic prinrir an,l that IT the
Democratic 1mrtv Their defeat in California was
Ihe defeat IL evctv thing that raniitird between
Seward. Br"dcrick aud Grrr Smith II makes one
smile t0 witness thu avidiiv with which Ihev strive
O., TnnnnImiise Mr. Dnnyas the cunning mianu.nv-
Iiny whereby il,v s.rk to make il appear that they
t.tri,ic. the u, nmsnc, al his success But sir
Nc ,mIld hight Them upon this theme" they can
not out.facr IIs bv whining out tlCir iuy There Is
Iun genuine Democrat in California VII" d,rs not
feel yratiiicd aud dciigle, IL, The triumph IL StcIhrn
\. Dnuylas; fur is not his victor, dagger Struck
at III" soul II Black Republic ari,m aud, per c"n>c.
.,,cntc the de Itl Of thai band Of r,r,Irrs from ID
III"crar, tina, ..l"s NJ its tail, II i. Il unnatural
IL il. n" new u,icramcr for u. e. ri ice AZ Douglas
sGiun,rh Ev,u amid al the bitterness ..f the L..
compton struggle. III" D,tnmiac,. whether agrcrilg
or differing Will, hi. view :, never MavcIcd in their
s..imir alton II him "r doubted his Democracy. And