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Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-11-19

We take pleasure in giving the above a
place in our columns, which comes from one
of the Oldest most reliable, intelligent and in
fiuential Democrats in our cOunty-from one
who has never faltcred in his advocacy Of
Democratic principles, and who is thoroughly
cOnvcrsant with the uSagcs Of the party. lie
discusses with freedom and ability and discre-
ton the action of the Central Committee and
administers a mild rebuke to those pretended
Democrats who, failing to get their personal
favorite nominated, are disappointed and dis
satisfied and insancly working against the
Democratic nominee We trust the manly
and plain-spoken language Of "D" will find
response and &c tion among the masses through.
out the county. The rank and file have no
private grievances to avenge, no selfish Oh.
jects TO accomplish. They are Democrats
from principle, and wish to see the party in
the ascendant, not split into factions and at
the mercy of fanatical opposition. They ste
nothing in the way of it but the ambition or
false pride or interested objects of some Of
the wOuld-be leaders, who grumblc, complain
and threaten all sorts Of idle things whenever
their wishes are thwartcd. For while they
might tolerate these natural influences but
they think the joke is carried too far, when,
for such personal considerations, the Demo.
cratic banner is permitted to trail in the dust
They know that party organization is essen.
tial to insure success, and they will neither
forget nor forgive the man or men who will
fully disturbs the harmony of the party.
The Democratic party is the strongest polit.
ical bond which binds the nation together
In the present emergency, when enemies are
gathering on every side, the Democratic party
is naturally looked to as the means Of safety.
1t has no right to expend its energies in inter.
nal disscnsions about men, however diStin-
guished or esteemed they may be. Its united
forces, with all the aid they can expect from
patriotic citizens of other names, will be none
too great to drive the Opposition from the
field in the great struggle in go. These bury
all differences for the time being-differences
which seem insurmountable-for the one pur-
pose Of creating a great Opposition party,
which shall be able to defeat the Democracy.
We may be sure that no good can possibly
come from such combination of ultraists.-
Well, if all these impracticable -Etheridge
and Giddings, COrwin and FOrnSy. Bell and
Seward, Prentice and Greely-can so easily
unite for perniciOus ends. cannot Democrats
unite for good ends, when the country calls
and the organization of the party is at stake ?
If they cannot, they are not Democrats from
principle. Nay, they are unworthy of their
name and history. They may defeat their
party and for q whilo glory in their shame
and treachery, but their joy will be brief and
in the end fatal to their aspirations.
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To our ANNOYANCE and regret, the mail fail.
ed to bring Ncllic's letter in time for to-day's
paper, and VIC are compelled to lay it aside
until next Saturday.
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MORE RAIy.-On Thursday night copious
rain fell in this vicinity, but as we go to press,
FRIDAY nflernoon) the clouds have disappeared
and the sun is shining brightly.
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The I" Billy Birch Minstrel Troupe" were
well received in this place on Monday and
Thursday nights, and their performances gave
unusual satisfaction.
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FIRST PREMIUM AGAIN!
Being the Seventh time Received
Against all Competitors!
R. Ell. VANCE.
Corner Montgomery and Sacramento
Streets, San Francisco.

HAVING again received the First Premium awarded
ut the State Pair for the best Amhrotypcs and Pho
tographs,-it is guaranteed that all who favor with
call to obtain better work than can be produced
at any other rooms in the State would say to my pa
irons that am now producing better work than ever,
IN
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Notice.

TNnlS s to forbid all persons from purchasing Note
i given to ME by D. Treat for the sum Of One Hun.
bred Dollars Said Note payable demand and dated
February, 1852 III, FULLER,
, GriR1ley Fiat, Oct 81, 1857
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We are indebted to D. A. Crandall & Co.,
Of the Plaza Book Store, and Bradshaw, of
the Po>totIice News Depot, for papers, period
icals aud magazines.
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Tax.PaYers Notioa.

THE Assessment Roll for the year 1852 Is now In my
i ONCE. Taxes now due and payable, and the laws
In regard to their collection will be strictly enforced
III. r. ESTNRR,
est Tsx.Collector Of Fl Dorado County, Cal.
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Our thanks arc rendered to Mcssrs. Tracy
and Jones Of Wells, Fargo & 20. for numcr-
Gus favors.
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Road Notice.

TINE undersigned citizens Of FL Dorado County, Cali
forna, hereby publish their intention to organize
Joint stock Company, for the purpose Of constructing
Turnpike Road. Said Turnpike road to commence at
Georgetown and run Wcstwardly on the nearest aud
best route to the high umc Of the Pilot Creek Ditch
one mile northwest from Greenwood Valley; thence
on the nearest and best route to inteect the
County road in the vicinity of the Ranch
The subscribers will meet ut the Store Of Jas. Mccoy
In Georgetown, the evening Of November l9th ut
o'clock for the purpose Of completing the permanent
organization Of said company according to the statute
in such case made and provided. Signed
Edison Hardness, II. d. Hardness,
Jas. Mccoy Alva Dcl.ong,
Alex. Lee, y. D. Dryden,
l.. Hardness, Jr. Jno. f. Gates.
J. q. Stout,
Georgetown, II Dorado County, CAL, Nov. 2, 1880
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Carson Valley Butter.

l.UUU LIS CARSON VALLEY RUTERR. vOR
sale at l. A. UPeON cos
Main Street, on the rasa, PiaeeTvle.
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Quiokgilve1. For sale

"Eha now on hand alaFge @aantity Of QaicksIlvsr
w from the New IdrA Mines the best and pdfess article
In the State that will sell By the aaak Ae Sacramento
cost, and freight. L. A. UPSON & co.,
Maih Street, opposite NE Teatre, PiHsGFvihs.
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Election Proclamation.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
ExEcCrNI DEPAHMENT.
NOTICE Is hereby given that Special Election will be
IN held on Saturday the Twenty sixth day Of November
next In the County Of Dorado at which One member Of
the Assembly Ii to be elected m vacancy accustomed
by the death Of Thomas Robertson.
~ Witness my hand and the Great Sial Of State
( - | at Sacramento, this Twenty second day Of
/ 49, October, A. D: 1859:
~ JOHN B. WELLER
Attest: FERRIS FeN1AAN,
Secretary Of State.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA;
Fl Dorado County.
NOTICE is hsvrny given that Special Election will
IN be held throughout said County,
On the 26th Day OF November Next,
Por the purpose Of sleoting Member of Assembly
to oil the vacancy OccaSOned BY the death Of TAomas
Robertson. :. .
BY order Of the Board Of Supervision,
Attest; VIM. A. JANUARY, ClE,
Dy OGDEN s0uIREs, D. elk.
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Mr. LOofbourrow has always been found
working consistently for the good old Demo
cratic cause. Mc>>rS. Editors will not rur-
sue this subject further, but will add, by way
Of parcnthc>iS, that Costumes will always, as
heretofore, be found rolling up her usual large
IMPURITIES for the regular Democratic ticket,
notwithstanding your newspaper men in PA
c,rv!.ic occasionally denounre US
\ DEMOCRAT
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St1uuntain democrat.
CorrespOndence Of the Democrat.
FAIR PLAY, Nov. 10, 1859.

FAIR PLAY, Nov. Is, 1859.
MEssRs. EDrroRs: The Placervie OJscrrer
Of last week contained an undignified and
abusive article directed against one Of our most
prominent Democrats, which, in the opinion
Of the Observer, was doubtless o cruSher. II
was received by the Democracy of this Town
ship with the contempt and scOrn that its
fascncsS and righteousness merlted. Its abor-
tive efforts at traducing the character and
standing Of one Of our best Democrats will re-
turn upon the instigat0rs Of the attack.
Mr.. LOofbOurrow iS"an old resident of our
Township, well and favorably known to our
entire community, and esteemed as a sound
Democrat and an upright citizen. His Democra
w is Of no doubtful character Democrat
who in times Of defeat and disaster never de.
serted the party, and sought shelter or favor
in the camp Of the enemy. lie belongs not to
that school of Democrats who hold position
with the party that is always in power. Two
wears ago he was elected to q seat in our State
Legislature, which position nc filled to the en-.
tire satisfaction Of his constituents, and more
particularly those he Immediately represented.
No member in the Legislature that year from
this county acquitted himself with more credit.
His ability and energy were acknowledged by
all who watched his course during that session.
1t is true the devotion, energy and ability with
which he battled for the interests Of the
Southern portion Of the county, and particu-
larry for the City Of Placerville, made him enc
mics in the North. This was to be expected,
Us an exciting local question was ngitated at
that time.
The charge of vacillation and imbecity
against him is absurd, silly and ridiculously
false No man dare assert that he has ever
supported any other than the regular Demo
cratic ticket. lie was among the first in FL
Dorado county who took a decided stand in
favor Of the Administration Of James Ruch-
nnan, at the time it was as>nird by Mr.. Doug
las. This charg" Is in decidedly bad TASTE
Tha FlhsSrn.r
i vastly deceived il it thinks to dsatfcct the
Hrtnurr1t;r t,rty it, this reto If the county,
10y >land ring anl vil'iiyiug one Gifts most de-
Vutr1 IupYnbprS
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Don't Stop Eating.
Brewer For Sale.

THE property situated In Upper PlacervIlc known
Il the City brewery IL offered forl sale reasonable
terms for CASH. II 10 81 the best openings In the
State inr any desiring to engage In the Brewing hus
ness. II not otherwise Disposed of, will be sold ut
Public Auction, to the highest bidder for cash, on
Saturday, the 31st day OfDecemlDer, 1859,
At 2 O'Clock, M. JACOB ENGLESPRIED.
Upper PlAcerVilIe, November 5th, IA50.-is
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Colored Photographs.

have received the assistance Of more Of the best
Artists In the State In connection with Mr. WISE whose
reputation Artist well known, to color Photographs
in Oh or Water colors, Those wishing Colored Photo
graphs either on paper or canvass hereaer de-
pend upon the perfection Of the work with more dispatch
than heretofore.
Being the owner Of
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L. A. UPSON & CO.,
SUCCESSORS TO
CHAS. w. BARNES.


Produce And General Merchandise.
Main Street Opposite the Theatre Placervile.
Eare now In receipt Of the largest and be selected
w stock OF .---t
Groceries, Crockery, &C.,
Ever onerered In Paeerve which We are selling EXCLC.
SNELI FOR CASH, and vt prices that will def competi.
ton. Being the
Only Cash Store in Placerville,
We shall offer better inducements the trade than any
house In the City We would advise all who wish to con-
suit their interest give " call before
elsewhere.
Our goods selected with especial care An Of witch
warranted We keep constantly on hand Isrse ann
ply Of Quicksilver. from the
New Idria QutcksllXer Mines,
The purest and best articles in the STATE, which We viii
sell at the lowest Cash prices. ~
All order promptly Allied and eOOds delivered in any part
Of the City free Of charge.
-. Ear GIVE Us A GALL IA -
PacerviIle, Oct. IS, ls5o.-sl.w
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DAESX
VALLEY WHISKY!

WE BEG To GALL TEw AEE1N-
w ton Of dealers - ven aSeossa@ssS - ~ ASS.
ing certificates Of Wsn known cAeniSa4 W. havs
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NOW LANDING AND FOR SALE
At Lowest Rate9,
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-02-22
HOUSE OF REpREsEN rATIvEs.

Mr.. BURNETT of Kentucky, asked leave to report
from the Committee ON the District of Columbia bill
specifying the terms which the cities of Washington
and Georgetown shall be supplied with water from tho
Potomac aqueduct
Mr. WASllBuItNE, OF Illinois, objected.
Mr. BURNETT moved that the rules be suspended
when
The SPEAKER informed him that the motion coulc
not be entertained at this time inasmuch there was one
privileged already pending
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INFRINGEMENT RErRENcHEp.

In The proceedings of Congress on Saturday, the
army appropriation bill being under consideration
we observe the followirs, amendment which had
been anticipated by the War Department tweafyjo
years, and which has been rigidiy enforced during
that long period
Mr.. Branch, of North Carolina, next offered an add
tiopa provso that the mileage shall be allowed when
the officer has been transferred relieved at his
quest which was adopted without division y
Army Regulations 1895, page l49, paragraph &C.
is as follows
Officers who exchange with each other OF who OBJ
tain transfers from their To other corps will not be
entitled to any allowance for the journeys performed in
consequence of such exchange taayfer.
The same regulation is reiterated in the Regula
tons of 1871, paragraph $780, page 1872, and in the
Regulations of "'57, paragraph ,o06." When Off
are permitted to exchange stations, thbpubrio
viii not be put to expense Of transportation, which
would have been saved if such exchange had not
been permitted
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The table shows an average, Ion seven years, OF
ruinous inflated imporatons of forty seven millions
ON The dutiable goods of the tariff OF 1886 But the
free list under the tariff Of 1857 is much larger than
was tho free list under the tariff of 1876 and con-
sequently the dutable goods under the tariff OF 1891
il that tariff had been i'll force from 1851 TO 1885,
would have been much smaller than the dutiabe
goods in tho foregoing table, on which we have cal
culated revenue of twenty per cent This VIII
appear from the fact that while the dutiablc goods
in the year 1867 under the tariff OF lsi6, We're
only sixty-six millions less than the total impor-
tations. tho dutiablo goods in 1878, under the
tariff of 1857, eighty millions less than the
total mportations the tariff of ls46 having levied
duties on eighty-two per cent OF the nnportahons,
while the tariff Of 1857 leves them on only seventy
two per cent. Thus in order to ascertain what the
tariff of 1857 would have produced on the importa-
ton Of the years in which the tariff OF S4b was IN
force we must not merely compute twenty per cent.
upon the duliabe goods of the tariff of 1886, but on
a sum as much less than this amount, as seventy
two per cent is less than eightytwo per cent-that
is to say on sum twelve per cent less than the
first amount. As therefore the third column In
the table we have just presented gives am av-
erage OF $i7 100000 year, the real amount which
the tariff of 1857 would have produced with its rate
e Univ and LIST Of npdutiable goods, would have
hoon tveye ner cent less than forty-seven, or only
e,rt,,.t,vo ,o;,l;ons Of dollars per annum.
~. ao ! n,o,otoro ,l,;n tbot on the basis Of
a.. ;n,nort,t;ans into the countrv of The
e,on, 1a5l 70 1887 the tariff Of 1857 produces
oa,v ~ AVERAGE rcvonue Of s42 600 600
-, a,,,,t ~, ,,ossb;,;tv nroduce more than St5.
oooooo n series of years. Now, it is not con
tended even by our skeleton cconomists--our mon
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TpE PEOPLE IN THE STATES THE DEMOCRACY

OF MICHIGAN.
We turn from the theorists to men of practical
sense and planl-speaking, downright democracy.
The doings and sayings of this sort of men may be
found in the copious proceedings of the Michigan
Democratic State Convention which we publish to-
day We rejoice to find in these proceedings the
true ring of the genuine democratic coin Of the oden
time The enthusiasm, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., hope
funess and earnestness Of the democrats OF Alchi-
gan is refreshing in these vicious, gloomy times,
when individual seshness, opiniativeness and rcck
lessness of the common welfare, disintegratirg
and destroying the greatest and best party that ever
ruled country's destiny in the tide Of time At a
crisis when it has become apparent that there is no
democratic party in Washington or among the pol
oians, it is gratifying to sec it sprnging up again
in the States, among thepcoplc like another Phoenix
from IFS ashes.
Like the foliage and vegetation Of nature great po-
cal parties have their winter and their spring sea
sons The frost Of selshness, the folly and venality
of politicians may blast them till they fall, decay
and rot but the spring season comes on again in
the country, and tho green grass springs up and
hourishes anew around the homes of the honest
yeomen Those who expect resusciation Of the
democratic party must not turn their eyes like Lots
wife to the Capitol they must look away from Wash
ngton to the fountain source of all honest princi-
pie 10 the home of patriotism, honesty, and all idel
ty among the peoplein the States.
The heartsome zeal, sincerity, and unity which ac-
,uated the democracy of Connecticut the other day
in convention assembled, singing rebuke 90
the anarchy and decentralization which reuu SUI
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go 70 destruction, that The navy shall rot the army
sIarve. and Chat the great Dome ilseIG

slarye, and that the great Dome itself,
Yea an whhhh a,eghas' shah 'i~olssi
Leave rack bcbud;
rather than that their precious theory shall fall
into disrepuie-rather than that their olet.Faup'e
Of statesmanship--te tariff Of ls51shal be
changed by the dotting of an or the crossing of
at
Long before the working Of their measure had
been seen, before its sucency for The end proposed
had been demonstrated, our theorists had resolved
that il should be Jiaai, as law of the Modes and
Persians. We do not exaggerate when we say tlat
this is theory Ia Jolie, unless indeed ON theorists
feel conscious of the Immediate inspiration Of Miner
va, and claim the positiveness Of unerrng wisdom.
"Had any statesman of this school ever tight shoe?
We do not want to know the story Of the shoe, and
the when and where; but simply to ask such states
whether he accepted it final shoe or whether
he sent ii back to be stretched on flung it away,
the wisest man might be excused for doing2 He
walked in the shoe il he would walk eggsheIls
without crushing them; his soul was in his foot !
all his sensbtes seemed bundled up and crushed in
calfskin his eyes ready TO weep for his toes,
his blood rose against the maker, he cursed the last
in his bitterness of spirit, and resolved it should be
no last, no final measure for him. Now let MS see
him confronted with the shoemaker, let him point
out with fond and tender touch the precise place
where the accused thing pinehed his dear flesh and
imagine the shoemaker resoluteiy TO reply: Why
sir when cut ont the leather of that shoe for yom
foot intended it to be ina and sent it home to you
az final and finished and / ann determined not to
make any alteration in it. 1t ought to satisfy
you, and win if you have reasonable foot; the
measure is a very large one, and in short il must
ft you for resolved, when ] made il, that you
should have no other Wbatr cries the statesman,
must not l. who wear IT, know best when the shoe
pinches, and have not right to have my shoes
made as think proper? Not at my shop, replies
the fashionable tradesmaD. with a civil bow, but "a
confident air. If your wort,hip wants to put your
feet in barges and disocate your ANGLES, you must
lnd another to serve you. The shoe is finished,
fnal Twill never change or alter it, Twas never
ont in my measure.
q Now, do suppose that revenue system IS a
nicer thing to make than shoe and That a legislator
might have more doubts about the fitness OF the one
for n great Government than shoemaker OF the Mt
ness of the other for particular foot; and he must
he a prodigious theorst or demigod, the rashesf
of SPECTATORS OF the wisest OF beings; who says OIL
an uptried measure or rather OF one already found
defective This thing is fixed, final, and there shall
be no fault allowed and change permitted IN It,
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a. 49,. Loo, ,.;tI,
,',oc,;c.l ,,isdoD AMI he ,,orgbt ,na,e ,haorss of
~. -. -,
..rnooyt,. ara nun dream. ~, ,,o, .,c. no ,,,.s
noo,or s,,o.,do ,,,.. ,.,, 81 ,,,o,r, plood;o,,
aud laocbino WAS b;s onre Far al so,,s or aiInant
a,,.a,,;., ,,.. ..;,,.. o,;,
,o.orn, Sc ~ oeaa,s 80 Ia ..ae4. ,o,. ,o,,.
~, L. ,,. f,..... "a 49,. a.. -,
o,ln,t ,,,,,on toinos sboola 10 90 exaalar,tl ~
49,, al roa,ood liz ,,aor,, % -, a,,or.
o,,o -, ,,,o. ono,,,h % el, ma bis c,bo
so,oe no .trotchod ont 20 Tho standard ,en,,b NV
means of the exoruciating rack of some he chopped
off tbe;r sprns nronortiops nv an instrument which
Il thopcht 70 have sngcestod the opiylotine
Tbere have been stickers for Religions theory and
Heaven onl, knows the suffering and torture that
have been inflicted upon the armies of martyrs who
have fallen victims TO their relentless bigotry
Pobtical tbeories 100 have been enforced upon
cf ,,a,,,ia 40 chair 6nita anoo1,
"A"io e - PNPo = % -
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WASHINGTON CITY.
Business Notice.

the establishment oftbe proposed
olAnge VA Us terms viii be conducted strictly cash basis all
Tor the collection Of subscriptions for the Union dseon
nuel Iayne-s should Agents this date
eept Mr.. " llpscoab collections
ia ncls~are Mars hand Virginia.
WASHINGTON, March 20, ih5s--tf
foregoing any agents
that employ heretofore employed this hut
those c who performed such service other q the
country. Ap 29-u
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correspondent Of the Honolulu Advertiser saws IL is
generally believed that lie Hawaiian nation Il FAST amn
ishipg ID npbers and feHdng, tar the NATIVES are
coneeiDcd 70 esiincon Taking NE attendance upon
the public schools index the opinion appears To be
correct one. The schools which in 1913, contained
4sS pupils, there were last year but $40 pupils.
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gallon port wine seventyfye cents per gallon cham
payne one dollar per gallon ale, porter, and beer IN
bottles, twenty five cents per galloan casks fifteen
cents per gallon lA iron fifteen dollars i,er ton iron
lars per ton rolled hammered ron one dollar per
hundred pounds old scrap IRON SIX dollars per
Steel thirty per eentnm ad eor1a cigars forty cents
per pound, &c
The question recurring the motion that the rules be
suspended
Mr.. MCQUEEN, OF South Carolina, moyed that there
be call Of the House; which motion did not prevail
ayes 40, noes l23.
The motion OF Mr.. PmLLIrs was then rejected yeas
1872 nays 81, two-thirds voting In the affirmative
follows