Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-10-22
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Ofa despicable things professional SIAN
derer h the most despicable There is scarcely
community free from the presence Ofa hire
ling assassin Of character. OF . depraved ma.
ture, destitute of principle, irresponsible and
Vindictive, their innate baseness protecting
them from chastisement, they seize upon every
idle rumor to deiame their betters, hoping, BY
so doing, to bring the upright and honest on
a level with themselves.
There are circumstances under which false
hood and Islander become dOObly OdiOus and
disgusting: When they assume the garb Of
sincerity and honesty, and seek to accomplish
their malicious purposes under cloak of vir-
tuOus pretensiOns, our ordinary detestatiOn Of
them is kindlcd into burning indignation
Canting hypOcrites and piOus knaves ere re-
gArded, the world over, as the most detestable
development of rascality. These ideas have
been suggested by q perusal of the letter Of
I'D. c." the San Francisco correspondent Of
the Sacramento UniOH, published in the Union
Of the 14th inst, in which the writer wantonly
and basely assails Aaron d. Park, our late
County Treasurer-one Of our most estimable
citizens, q gentleman Of unsullied reputation.
In this community, where Mr.. Park has long
resided, is well know, esteemed and hOnOrcd,
it is unnecessary to vindicate his character,
but unfortunately the Unions circulation is
not confined to this county, and strangers
may read and believe the vile Islander. For
this reason we deem it proper to notice the
letter Of I'D. c." lie writes:
Parties Of prominence and influence from Fl Dorado
Co. are in town engaged in preparing certain documents
which they suspect may he rendered Of at the next
session OF the l.egisiatIre twill be rcmembeIed-the
matter 10 not Of 60 distant date ~ TO permit forgetfu
ness-that Of the amount stolen ~ from the II Dorado
county treasury five OF six thousand dollars belonged
members Of the coming egsatve session for author
tatve erce for the State portion Of the loss. Although
the body which ls TO BE- appealed to will be Of such
thorough Naturalization character Insure pott
cal Partially for the petitioners 10 believed that 1t
win not be wholly unimportaht that certain touching
should be presented to tsx paying world.
In the above he has not tho manliRcss to
assert that Mr.. Park robbed the Treasury, but
he mcanly insinuates that he did, and the in
situation is as sneaking as false. None but
= scoundrel is ready and willing and eager to
convert misfortune into crime. Men who
attribute the worst of motives to others, judge
others by themselves. Who are the "parties
Of prominence and influence from Fl Dorado
engaged in preparing certain documents which
they suspect may be rendered Of use at the
next session of the Legislature!" Name them.
The intimAtion that " liberal disbursements
were made by Mr. Park on the day Of election
every man in our town knows to be false
The election passed of very quietly; there
was no excitement; no strangers in town no
money left at saloons-not u cent used 10 the
streets or at the polls 1t was q subject Of
general remark that it was as quietin town as
il no election were being held. The saloons
were deserted, and but few persons were seen
in the streets Although anxious for the sue.
cess Of the Democratic ticket yet Mr.. Park
made no extra efforts to secure its success
But we have said enough.
Mr.. Park enjoys to the fullest extent, the
confidence and esteem Of the people of Fl Do.
RADIO, and no man in our county is more wor-
thy and deserving. His character is above re-
proach.