Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-07-23
Yours, truly.
+. PIIILIBUSTER DRUMSTICKS.



INpIN> DIGGIN'.S, July 10Th, l>i9.
ME>SES. ErirOE>: ! read in your I,upcr last week,
over tn" signature OF Honest John" some advice
yer, "dici"m-lv given I" Mr.. Cunnrss the Frederick
candidate TOR Lieutenant Governor und with il an
Expressed anxiety that lie would give the public
some information relative Ia the extent ii his "iiu
grrinS' in the Reed dcfalcaliun. Honest john is
not the only omc ho is dissatisfied with the Si me-
at lhr parties IN this subject. Many WIN expect l."
vote the same ticket that Mr.. CUnness will doubt
less vote, DESTROYS To learn some uf the &np'hr
Z" particulars that they believe the public should
BE- acquainted with. aud which it is due should be-
explained. by what ShrcWd trickcry have they
been unprecedented even investigated!
Mr.. C"nnrSN is, ut the present time. asking votes
in every precinct in this State, aud he should ut
rAs, make MI effort I" explain his connection with
THIS criminal affair fLc BE- innocent the substAn,
u,ic.l tact " i'll benefit him. believe in all cases
~hrrr til" people believe that they have an unwor.
thy cnnd date before them, soliciting their sufra.
:r>, that they have the right Ia inicrrngatr, nnd
Stlai that right shoUld be exercised. Entertaining
ihc>c views | propose asking Mr.. C"nncSs few
PLAN qucStEs, not to CRAFTY idle curiosity but to
satisfy the Vruple.
Dbl You, sir, ar not. insist upon Mr.. Reed paving
cut ,iytt M"u't"i germ hrmirrR .E,Iirs III .>hit,
,.,.is Tor ger benefit: Aud from the sane .Jami
Mas there .fyt<rH hundred d"itar% paid By Mr. Reed,
Ilr'u: N"nr HgeRcy, 20 lsquidale = debt Of David
G. liT'jerick: Mas not Mr.. Heed encouraged and
ndu I'd 10 cutter the public vault uHd Iraudulcully
take those funds, hv PROMISES and Iicdges made
Inn by ."ur>clf: Were not these promises soInc-
thing after this chaIact"r-That yuu would usr
ever, rXrrIin I" obtain E'r him a denomination for
TIE .Snr,r from the American Convention, aud in
CAS-, II hts denomination that YOU would then throw
the v"'c "f Your wing Of the Democratic party fnr
him. thus LaknG his re election certain:
tihc above were not the promises, pray tell rs
SCAT they were: What could have induced Mr.
Reed tt,kc a desperate risk? Did vnu, sir, or
ut. urge Mr.. Reed. Who VAS H"ur parlnrr aud u
n,mo,ra'. tn 81 int" the Know Nothing Cuunscls''
fr the purpose If div ding and defeating the Dem.
"cra'ic party. bid hc not follow y"ur advice aud
from that time forward was the c"ulncss that eAisicd
between YOU pretended or real:
Mr.. Reed became criminal, and was compelled
III fee from the officer Of justice leaving behind
HIM not only u furnished reputation. but II grief.
strIkrn wife and helpless Childrn, who have Ia
share The intIny that attaches To H. dShonorr,i
husband aud father Many Ui his former friends il,
TIL, county believe the " damnable influence -
mMA the ~"rds-cxcr,ed by you over him. WAS the
r"u,r ii it; aud many have been the regrets tina,
y"u have not received that treatment which is be.
lir,"d ,"ur conduct 81 richly mcriicd:
II tl'rAr questions not answered saIisfuctorl,
may b. inclined to Gull upon McsSrS. b. X. New.
ell anI Thomas Robertson, (Itccd's surctics, To au.
Sw or some If them for ynu. We have few more
Of the same character from either quarters. "Dos,
like the rcturc:"