Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-12-18

Mud VIEw, Dec. l4th, 1858.
DhAn Dan: am sitting under the shadow of n
huge doubt, with IN uncomfortable inclination 10
cfAwnSh pressing heavily down upon me- | dc.
SIRE therefore, to talk with you individually and
Prt0dtstb aud 70 particularly request that your nu.
u'srOus patrons aud readers shall have nothing to do
with this communication. You are u Democrat DAN
20 am !, and both Of US are undoubtedly anxious u
!uT'ner anu advance the party to which We respeci-
Ney belong and Of which we may lay claim with.
out presumption, 10 be jealous IL not prominent and
emclent members take il for granted, therefore,
THAT whatever We do say, either w Editor or Cor.
respondent, 10 intended To subserve and Promote
the interests Of Our purity, BY object, I trust, is
and know yours TO be, tOpursuc just such course
and no other AZ shall give strength to the cause we
have esIOuHed, while We studiuIIsy avoid the com.
n'ss'Un 81 any act or the declaration III nny Opihiun
| tile tendency Ut which, NO matter how remotely
shall be TO weaken or In any wise prejudice it,.
With this idea constantly in view have written a
| number VI letters to the MOUNTAIN DgNOcRAT IN
which have taken OccasiOn-vcry inDrudcntIy and
| iIjudictOusy am Rpprehcnsive-in rude and un.
PUBLISHED way to say what, ut the time, happened
u think and, for that matter, still think Of certain
Of our public M well as prirdte politicians PrOni.
| heht Democratic newspapeTS-yOurs amongst the
numDer-h had been doing the same thing. not in the
same rude and unpublished way, however, aud No,
thinking It all right aud entirely consistent with the
Objects We, IN cOmnHn, seeking IL accomplish
Imust needs pitch in" Now, Dan, to the point
have just finished the pcrusa Of article in the
huge doubt under the shadow Of which am sitting,
has been eUgendered thereby. / am grievOusiy
afraid We have thrust our foot in II up the knee
aud IlIat instead II advancing the cause to which
we are de voted, We have been all the time honestly
u course, but unwitiingly driving into the ranks
81 the enemy our strongest aud most reliable
iliaries, to wit,-IIon. ID. e. Frederick, Hon. JOS.
Z. Mckibecn, Hon. VIM. Dudley, and the excellent
and most trustworthy gentlemen, patriots and IN.
ti"chiny Democrats With whom they ure associated!
Ny present intention is to be in future immensely
respectful; ! wish To be distinctly understood
| and as this is u strictly private communication
have no hesitation IN fully explaining mysef-thut
upon reading Foley article aforesaid, und deeply
Rejecting upon its pregnant suggestions began to
suspect and-nu -thal-hAt- Lgli1xp, that We
have gone it u fretS too strong in publicly and
bluniy designating those distinguished gentlemen
and their faithful followers us "bOltcrs from the
Democratic party" poliiical rcncgAdcs aud trait.
OrS, and Black Republican allies Tor, even tho ev.
cry distinct allegation in the bill may be true and
Su.talned by the rrCtrngable evidence Of historical
records, yet. matter ii policy to say nothing Of
aste the UT hc MyOk submits il t. us US men At
sound sense and discriminating judgments whether
II would not be better to NIT sp more and indulge
these unpalutablr truths lcss than the habit
~ dong. lou see, Dan, il, according t the tinid
and tender fH'tcd suggestions Of the Nr1td every
time we tell truth III this blunt, unvarislrd man
ncr we thrust those To- whom it applies further and
further from the fold Of the Dcn" racy why il j.
clear don't you AS the staple cunIIn,liiy al
my and prOrUriiOnatrly weaken 0mr own II never
occurred to NE before, and anI not IL little ASTON
SlIcd at the EiOd stupidity which the fact indicates
that I" call things ly their right names and assign
n men their proper p"stins is to be guilty Of the
most reprehensIbIc policy. Thus il Senator BrUd-
crIck, Representative Mckbben and aspiring bud
ley allied themselves with the Black. Republicans
and wAgcd nnt''mprouIlsing war upnA Democratic
principles and DcnOcruIic Nominations they
sh"nLnt be tIld al it by any means, because il they
are there il imminent danger of their dcscrlun the
Republican ranks! That's as PLAIN as u pke-staH
aud us apparent A. monkey On Nav pole. But
mere ihun thIs-and il is 10 extraordinary that
u course pspAbly manifest should have escaped
the observation Ut au Editor 1t YOUR lOlIcal IrIsp
cuity-Wc should deal in honird phrases aud con
Siru,t mclhuUuS paragraphs, whcu have
-i"n Ia refer to the p''IlICnl conduct Of Those " no
we're against us IN the last contest, ohcrwi se n.
hot drire M,m i"tp Il. rIhtScf Tie tn,Hy. No mat.
ter II they did desert. it isn't policy IL say so;
matter ti" the batteries Of their transccnant clo
'lm"nc" directed against the DcIrcratc party revrr
DRAFTED from Na shore To oinlnin top; M natter
with what vim ant VindiciivcnrSS they conducted
their warfare against the Democracy we need not
be- CONSTANTLY rlun.ng tlc "i>nnrd spear into their
i"s'ral s'""ac'S brc"us", Dan, the inevitable ten
dcncy Ut such proceeding our part Is Ia HFt''
M'm '"tp N" ''i"As ~ he sn,mY. We should. un the
contrary, studlOSlv refrain from Woundng. in any
manner, their delicate scSibil'irr. They should lie
rct.cd and c1rcSscd, fed aud tat;cncd, paInrcrcd
and paid. We should wUI them, not as liun wooS
his bride, but as IL" ,"i i.g dove wons It's mate.
Their srn>ibllrs are 40 very route that breath.
before which :" ,"Irt scarce would bow its head, "
"ihcrS them up while" ~ III" time. their IN.
hurmcc is -" tremendously in,p0>in. and uvrrslad,
owing that the Democratic PARTY. hot only Of this
State but Of the United States cant exercise too
much care and caution. cant be too polished pr.
lite III talking To ar about them, lest M'y"rt dri''n
M'" III. T.tnkS ~ IL. tH.my WMld'nt that b.
r"n> umIIIaiiun dcvunily L" lc deprecated. Think
at It. Dan, l/nevrr should but iut having derived
/; from the UId wnat MI awful result wrnld cusIic
4 the Democratic party from the permanent fec
i"n If Senator lirdrrick Representative Mrkihbcn
AMI aspiring NuLht begin to incline I" the
opinion that they the aXlvtrccs "i the party mp
IN winch rests the entire frame wurk---bcnd ~
break them and our organization falls Ia the ground
and u universal smash up" fellows. This should
aud mast be- avoided, tho Ia do so We exhaust the
vocabulary ofc"nrtly phrases, polished periods, and
hdttcrIng compliments. We n,':St Sav-tiinA "a We
wi!l-tl'at Senator brod,Iick is great as wei! ~
g"od; that Representative Mckibbcn is true rs well
~ trled and that aspiring Dudley is promising IL
well as aspiring. Nj miro Of traitors tho M,y iii
h~tt no more 0f enrgadrS tho H|1 htr' aJ"At.
fi:sf, and u" more ot Black Republican allies tho
they did vigorously battle shoulder IL shoulder with
the Republicans under the leadership nf Tracy. Pix
ley, Park and Ilakcr,-"thcrwi,c we may d.;rc M,m
into ne ranks ~ The rneay.
Lastly, :" Important do consider their coopcra-
iion. since reading the N-tiLds article, that have
concluded a. suggest Ia you aud throueh yon IL al
the Democratic Editors IL the State t!c pr"Pricty
and policy 0f urging upon the members at the next
Legislature, To- beStow all the offices within their
git upon the friends If these distinguished gentle
nrn and unrdreriMg Democrats; upon the next
State Convention that they give them all the nomi.
nations and upon the Governor that he supply all
vacancies which may occur during hiH term by their
appointment. Thus we may avoid dririHg them into
Tie rdHkA # tie enemy.
Should you agree with me, Dan. in the foregoing
noti1e. advise me ut your earliest convenience, and
extenSivc preparations will BE- at entered upon
FIR magnificent public "crdwa~hin0.''
AU REVOIR.