Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-10-01

We repeat, that we have no disposition "a
make political issues with the Pdeifc. 1t is
not to our taste. We regret the necessity thai
forces us to notice its political bitterness. We
respect its legitimate calling, We respect and
revere the church with which it processes to be
identified, but We protest, and earnestly and
Solcnnly too, against the unhalowed prostitu.
ton Of its protested principles to the disgrace
full and unholy purposes Of unprinciplcd party
warfare. We do not design to be harsh. On
the contrary, we are disposed to conccde ia
the Pacific honesty, fairness, impartialty and
candor, but at the same time we arc con-
strained to declare that the statements con-
taincd in the above extract afford no indca.
ton Of the possession of either the one or the
other. Besides manifrsting in every line and
word most unchriStian partisan proclivity,
the author seems TO have absolutely forgotten
one of the most important as well MS sacred
and imperative prohibitions Of the decnlogne-
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neigh
bor''-
else, certainly, the declaration would not have
been vcnturcd, unsustnincd by particle Of
proof, or the facts of the case, that "al men
are agreed in the belief that he was murdered
because lie had given offence to dominant
and overbcaring faction, because he stood in
the way of n party who are disposed to govern
this great country by means of pistol and
bludgcon, not Ivy the maintenance Of reason
and right" Wiser purer, holicr incn than
the editor of the Pacifc-mcn who dcspisc IA
natics, hypocrites and knavcs--men wholly
unacquainted with the use Of "piStol and
bludgcon" who would scorn to do n
dishonorable or unrighteous act, esteem it a
pride to be members of that party so shame
lcssly villfed by the P,eifc.
With the peculiar views Of the Pacific in
relation to the question Of ducling we have
pothing, at present, to do. Its opinions may
be rs ultra and fanatical as possible, yet We
will not enter the contest with it. Ncverthe-
less it can claim no exemption from the pen
altics attacking to positive and unqualified
misstatemcnt OF positive facts, known to be
such by every unprecedented and intelligent
man in the State. We maintain that "dli
men are" not "agreed in the belief that he was
murdered because he had given offence to a
dominant and ovcrbcaring faction" and we
arc both surprised and shocked that Chris.
tim paper, the object Of which should be q
rigid adhcrancc to truth, could so far forget
this cardinal principle of its creed, in the pur-
suit Of political power, as to assert what We
have no hesitation IN declaring totally, will
fully false. Ifthe Pacific aspire to be po-
litical Journal let it dofF its sacred character,
which it has abused and brought into con.
tempt, and be no longer "wolf in sleeps
clothing" and in the future We will treat il
accordingly.
The entire extract is characterized by bit
terness of feeling, unchristian vindictivcness,
INSCRIPTIONS assertions, uncharitable mistate.
ments, unfcclng illusions, and pnrtisan Teck.
lessness. In all kindness we would say to the
Pacific,
EGO and ain no more"