Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-01-01
Complimentary Supper to Gov. Denver.


TERRITORY, in the Lawrence Htrutd IF Freedom, n
Oe.ober Esd. We re.publish il that our reader.
NAV see in what estimation our distinguished fei
,Ow.eiti1eU 10 held BY those among when his duty
4, his party has impclIed him to reside in the ois
charge of irksOme aud difficult Office Office
vhich, II was predicted, was to accomplish his Do-
litieal death. Gov. Denver, however, discharged
hi. duties without fear favor, and as is ever the
ease, has not only the paudits of his own Tar.
~ bat, also, those u the opposition. The Mrald
says:
While stopping in 1.carcnworth last week, VIC
we're favored with an invitation To partakc Of sup
net ct the Planters House, provided BY the leading
sen u that city. given 10 iov. Denver, us lac us
abput retiring from the Territory, as Testimonial
II their respect for the man. md their confidence in
his administration. The company began To usSetn-
bic at an early hour, and soon the spacious patlors
we're filled with the sUIstdhtidL men 0C the CITY,
ATS O'Clock they organized BY clcctiuy Gen A.
j. IsAcka, President &. +. Carrier, Esq. Vice Pres.
ident; Aes:rs. L. Easton, q. ". NcLane, q. W.
IIrowu and s. F.'Fcnelon Secretaries: after which,
they adjourned To tc supper tablc whicL was sumI.
tuOusIy supplied with all the luxuries of the season
.Afer partaking VI the supper, the President was
called IN t"r speech aud responded IN substance
- follows;
{ Ihuak yov, gentlemen, for the honor YOU have
done rae IN selecting To preside owe your meet.
Ing We have met for the purpose 81 cxteuding
eight testimonial Of our hearty and cordial aI.Jno.
val OF the administration Of our late Governor,
lanes W. Denver, aud TO express Onr profound re-
gTst for the voluntary rupture If lis official rcl-
ton in Kansas AsSeniblagcs Of this nature are
eOmnOn in all COMMITTEES whose popular applause j.
an evidence "f 0ii,ial fidelity or great rrsOnal
worth but few, indVrd u ANY, are the III stances in
which that approval Is more UNANIMOUS 1r descrv
iug, than in this.
short time ago lie came among us cnmrnra
-tirelY stranger; but n1x his Is Gliil-.r
~ . household word aud his strict integrity IN.
hnehipg hrmness, evenhandcd justice. high ton.
IatrOtsm, and ia short, his enl ghtnch statesman.
ship is remarked aud Landed iLruug l,nGt the Mlule
c'untry. Sad indeed to the eye II one who loves
his country, was the CONDITION Uf this Trfr,Imy on
his arrival kanSaS had been LhUok and sill was
shaking fTuIn center To border. NrfI had almost
fTrEDItrn that they citizens at Il con!Ilou
great and Curious cunhd"racy: that the coustIit-
ton was Liuding HI"n ALL and its blessings. like
the dS~a Ut Heaven, should FILL -Ii,un all alike.
Tits strife had neatly rarai the Trfritnrfni r,
crumcI arrested ti." daily VUtatiu-, and had pan.
riT1tsd the sanety 81 rrviai but irrw uITgyc
Ike u the change. "nL la short itI". INSTEAD
Il oOuiuNI0n ne hav, 1T least, almost II,lc:c
organization at government: instead "f th..ri rJ
walls aud SIM king r"'fs happy homes viii smiling
faces haze L'ade their appearance. and 'hc plough.
man" whisilc9Iay Gr heard. III lieu ii ihc LuG!c
blast.
fof IiiS radical change. we ATE inI"irol 10 niir
esteemed guest more than any I'In2 mat aud i'i
all these bcuctiis. ifulr history sIl! be- wri;trn win
hdcIIiv. his name wall live ~ 'gicru uiIIurIaLit
II Monld b. unjust say hr had INST the :, tr .;lv
II all patriotic hearts in III land and n,ne /" -,
he MAS not aidr'i bt The spbcr Ac:nnI ia uSht Ui
eur people
GrniIetnrn. il is Cons,ug Ia nov that the pc".
ILe have taken The s''bcr sc,'Hd ih'rghd aud Ia
believe that when they bhaii have finished thea
vail IN due Tine their Ih"ud cdihtc &c State
'1Sntr. there Wi!l Le u" abiding Iidt. therein i'u
mad tanHiicir. Hcciiua!i>in aud ;ioa>.n and Tia;
they will dedicate IT, not Ia the N'i the S.,u;h.
mai l.atz,
country.
At the close &c Nj I~,ck,' marks the f,!,"wifg
uua"l WuS Read. and responded T." b, Gus. Dciv".:
Gos D'~rer-Thr honest Impartial. and fear
les Executive. The NOttLN citizen. The accomplish
cd anil anALle gentleman. kln4a. has - TcgIri
onl! QUO act u his-his TrsisEstIOE.
Gov. Bower. after a Few Ir-f,'"ty t":natk>.
th inklng the ci/'u- for their mltIic-t;i Ia f ~"
gard fr him. said. substantially. HAT VIII ~ lie
I" the Trrrif.lFr. hi" ar o respect was III o. no
lAMH that every ling Mas iHrncd over h. ihr ni
afH.-Tbe federal So ".rC .n l.,tll Ia >rtil.
your dithcuidcr. anil disor Ter very generally PFC
vailed
TIL" military forces II the United Stat = :, ould
never De- called Imfn against ALcrirar<
Th"ir legitimate province il I" Ir>>t The .zr.>
si.n> 81 II f.F.IS' t'i-iBy. have I,eset I..I
"rdr to call "nt the military. WIiI"at ;Lr -t,Atc,'
hrsiiati IN. Gradually have withdraw tlicI,, and
'"w not ,in.i" "'iit"i ar 'dticr j. cnI. !!ch ln
d. fence ~. III against the people "f ka;,sAs.
When cani' :" h t~H>, t"rid n.'-hb"r array
cd aSainsi mcishb i. and the III - lat"'iSc rNc''
Inent every whrrr prevailing. but, he" changed
II is seldom wr siI.h ~ ass. inbi, -, ID :.
see before me s'u.e whom has" km'Wn tw"n-
" yrsrs aud whom have i.rct in distant porn ~,
at the Country, ana VII 'rn ! have t'H.h i"c'. i''
face 0n IE,l,tIcdl Questions. aud | STE bcurr
Il0.c IL different parties III kahAa>. who have been
engaged ~ deadly stri'". all rIcciihg hcr" - Amer
lean citizens. and each dcsii"us u d"iIs Li. ,haIr
towards making the 9Th r happy.
Ny f'i!1w -eIiiTcIA Leave ,nu, but will not say
/ un q, "A ith (lu Tie tnIi,
individual aud ertFV interest has demanded IIy AT.
irn,i"n elsewhere. and ! only accepted the ,iIrc.
and have served III II. f"m -.msc Il duty aud
u"w. while all is I"nc", aud iiahquhy rri-h>
ihruugui your borders, ! must Obey NY n> iI.,a-
t,"n and ~ else hcrc.
In taking lra'c If the citizens e Kansas. aud "i
each Of tOu. return NV hearty thanks Tor t"un
kind co.Oprraiirn IL bringing about the iicScnt
happy stale "f affairs. ! hope IL" on, nrI vcu-
ti"u Il the military, hereafter. ~ kar~aS matters.
will TIC around the supper table, us lind them
here trnishi.
Al the close II Guy D. remarks one of the see
Teiari~H rend the E'll0~ ing
The .Iadiei"ry 81 Rnn'os-Thc guardian. "f the
Tehts Of the people administrators Of The law th,
are entitled to the highest cDeOmiums Of the people.
This was responded To by Judge Irc"npir. who
spoke At aOmr length mud very happily Illustrated
several If his idraa Ly wcll.tncd. anecdotes.
Among other points, lac quoted from " " ldpw Be-
dntt, and mA'lc some NJ the old lady : 'pnrir,
Sell t" god advantage, judging from the manner he
brought down the house.
HdnAIs-Th- center Of the North American Ecpuiic
lit 10 destined To be the greatest state Ia the Ancri
can Cuion.
Dr. Davis was called out. lie said he hardly
knew how IN rcslnnd kansrs is the center II The
American Republic, und has progrrss'd more RAT
idly than any other country III the world. We are
a. bc the great ccnier Of the Republic, where rail
r'adS aud telegraph wires shall center and radatc
I" all P"rtions uf the country, AMI unite The OK
trc,ncs in everlasting bond IT friendship II j.
flauaL liar linn