Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-31

GEoKGETowx. July 81, 1858.


ErIroRS DEMOCRAT: | noticed som, time
since IL u paper nf limited circulation. pub.
ii>hrd believe in YOUR city, n statement that
."nc county official rrx official had ahsqnat.
ulatrd aud taken with him finds not l. giti-
matc'v hrlongimg to him. The source from
which the public derived their Information
being questionable aud your not alluding to il
as public journalist You were in duty bound
to-madc the ruInor appear something like
sell. II has, however, lately assumed a new
shape. aud the DrO'lcIick faction are making
u>c M il To the injury Of honest nn. Hi>
broadly hintc,l hy them that the reason YOU
d" not expose the villairy of tn" scoundrcl is
that he WAS friend of I|r. Gwin and opposed
To Brod"rirk. Now. gentlemen, if this be 30.
YOUR conduct is Inrxcu>ahc. The people
have every confidence in the DEMOCRAT. but
that confidence yOu may fnrG it if you att, mt
I" screen the guilty. II YOU know anything
about the matter, YOU must expose the guilty
parti.S or br regarded Ms their silent dc(rn.
Il *. Hoping that yea viii explain the mat
tr, remain yours.
ANrl FREDERICK.
vs. we have been lmsc!y miSrcprcscntcd by
IIrolcrick tools we re- really glad that Anti
Brodcrirk" has called or att, ntion to the fact
At the tiMc the tlli>f absquatu!atcd" We cid,
unfortunately, remain silent, but not for the
purpose Of protecting him. The man he
swindcd, who trusted him. requested us not
to publish the facts, md to ob.iSc him We did
not nllude to the matter. VIC would not now
do NO il the Inenials Of ISrOdcrick had not
taken advantage Of our silence to tra'lWce us
So far from the thief being "a friend to Dr.
Gwin and opposed to Brodcrick," he has been
for the last four years one Of Droderick's cher.
ishcd friends and enthusiastic supporters. For
that period he has been n leading and inilurn.
tial member and trusted agent Of the Bro!-
ciick faction; and, but few days before he
myStc,iouSly disappeared, he boaStrd in this
city that he, at least, would he one BrOderck
delegate in our county convention; and with
Brodcrick's friends hc associated and consult
cd while in our place. lie evidently knew
whom to trust. lie was one OF Broderick' $
lOudcSt. meancst, warm"st friends, and he
tcnaciouSly adhered to the fortunes of his
chief" On every occasion he exultanty
announced that he, JAMES McKNIGIlT-Has
BrOderickitc.
A few years ago. before he became initiated
into the mysteries Of BrOdciickism, he was
respected and regarded as al honest man /;
and the Democracy, thoushtlrssly VIC admit,
elected him Assessor Of our county. lie had
not then drank Of the poisoned chalicc. lie
was honest then, il ever, and acted honestly
until he joined the BrOderick faction. when he
fell, as falls the fascinated bird within the
folds Of its destroyer. lie attempted to swim
die our county-Gtter he affiliated with BrOd-
crickism-out Of thirteen hundred dollars,
which sterling anti. BrOdcrick Democrat pre-
vented him from doing. Disappointed in his
thieving operations by the honesty Ofa good
old Democrat, he Of course became very much
embittered against the Democratic party. and
very much moro Of Brodcrickitc. lie never
was 81 friend Of DR.. Gwin"-nevcr cast q
vote for the candidates favorable to Gwin''
election-ncver acted with the anti. Brodcrics
Democrats