Columbia weekly news., 1859-06-23
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En,r Play

The above is our motto, and the rule
~ which We guide our actions, both
publicly and privately, but By adhering
10 its principles we have incurred the
bitter hatred of little clique in our
city, who are sterply and dcterminedly
opposed to those principles, they being
so strongly in contrast with their own
narrow minded se,fshncss.
We trust our readers will pardon US
for making tne following statement of
our affairs, as we are aware that we are
laying bafore them matters in which they
are not Directly concerned, but as con-
siderable, though futile esertions are
being made by certassn interested parties,
to bring the News into disrepute, We
will venture to exhibit the actions of
! two of the generous, warm-hearted
citizens" of Columbia, whom the editor
of the Courier loves so dearly. Some
few months since we owed $32 to D G.
Travis, Who is deeply interested IN the
new ditch company, having bought large
| y Of cheap scrip. That gentleman
came to us, and objected to our taking
the position we did in regard TO the af
fairs of shat Company. He admitted
that what we said was true, anu that he
believed we were acting in good faith,
bu. said thst it was bad policy to ex-
pose the Company's affairs at that time,
and that if we did, be would not sub
scribe for our paper, or advertise in it.
We told him We would most assuredly
do SO, when be ceased to be either al
advertiser or subscriber to our papes
He then, without presenting any
count to us, went to Judge Calvin
took out a summons against US, t
} cover the $32 We owed him, "
structions to the Jud dge TO put us
the expense he could, But we vi
Judge Calvin the iustics of stain
he came to US like gentleman
.he view Of ehabling us
money without costs, which
Il Then again, few we, i
d asnt to San Francisco 70. p
use of our Office, which VIZ
! Bostwick s, Wihoit. "
be in Wells, argos off,
the teams,er brought the
ing that it vas to bn lrK
asked the man for his way-tR
to pay for our paper, and wa
; .nat be had none. We mes
wick himself who told US it
we could get the paper-wn.~-
mean time had been taken TO the
cf p. G. Ferguson. We then wrc
IT agent for the bill of the pape
order to obtain it, which came BY
next mail; but VIXEN We vent to P
Ferguson with the order, to our surp'
i, We were informed by that gentleL
that he had sold our paper to th
Courier.
We make no comment on the cot.-
duct o. those two generous and warm
hearted citizens" but leave the matter
to the consideration of our readers
Nor should we have mentioned them at
ill, considering them as two contemp-
, ible to merit notice, we're it not that a
great hue and cry is made against US,
for desiring to see the celebration of the
ensuing Fourth of July kept in Sonora
according to agreement, and these same
disinterested parties, using their infu-
ence to injure our business, by inducing
our subscribers and advertisers to With
draw their names from our books, which,
: we are pleased TO say, has had quite an
=. opposite effect, as we have gained three
= subscribers for each one who withdrew,
+ and our advertising columns will show
our gain ID that lihe
The greatest theatricrl treat of the
, season. Will be Miss Avonis jones'
) representation of "Sybil,' at che tEester
> to night. Go and see it. =