Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-01-15
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AEssRs, EDIToRs: An article appeared in the Sac.
ramento UatoN III the 2sth December, over the SR.
nature oil Carsun" which, for groSs and unwsr.
rantable Misrepresentation, s unprecedented; and
70 those who know the real state Of affairs 10 this
section Of country, and capable ofbelievnR them
after viewing them dispAsionAtcly aud free from
prejudice, must appear most udicrous.
cannot freely pursue the subject without frat con.
tossing that u 10 with great reluctance that notice
the article In question, and that do 20 with
proper sense ofcontempt 10 brngi mymind to bear
upon that which conscience teIa me should be be.
meath my notice. Were It mot for the abiding in.
tcrest have and feel 10 the country Of my adoption
assure Carson" that 1 should not have given IN
article reading much less replied 70 it publiey.-
But he who would act the part Of traitor 70 his cOun.
try, 10 unworthy Of the blood and heritage of his
evolutionary f.tha.s the gssnect If HE feiInW res
dents, and with their frOwns should be driven be-.
fore the world with the brand Of Judas on HE brow
Carson" II seems to me, IL aiming death.blo
at the veal Of our community, for immigration 10 all
that requisite - develop the vast known
to exist IN our Valleys but By false statements and
conveying false impressions abroad, he would deter
those IN search Of new homes from settling amouR
US, thereby seriously affecting our prosperity
What his object can be that prompts him thus to
endeavor TO Inlure his own country, Is more than
am able To imagine. Surely he 10 unworthy Of q
residence in such beautiful country as this No
wonder he deemed it prudent to write over an az.
sumed signature. lie manifests his manliuess by
assuming unusual liberties in personalities but
dares not make himself responsible by signing his
name Ia HIS communication.
lie says. IN speaking Of the meeting held al Clear
Greek Ia this Valley that the purpose Of the meeting
waG to " take into consideration matters connected
with our expected Territorial Government" Did
that meeting take into consideration any such mat.
tersl have only refer tn the proceedings Of that
meeting, us published in full in the Territorial En-.
terriSG Of December 25th, to prove that the above
statement is entirely false In the next scntencc in
his communication he saws:
"a resolution was offered by one of Our nromi
nent CITIZENS, and unanimously adopted not 10 sub.
nit longer to Mormon law"
That you tnuy know the position assumed in the
above resolution have ouIy To refer YOU TO their
action published in the ENftrprisS aud state that
that purity known only here bv the name of the
"Vigllanle party" rcpudiate entirely the Utah
Statutes, which is the law Of the land and which 10
enforce against the Mormons. was the object of the
General Government in sending an army 10 Salt
Lake.
The meeting held Ut Genoa. which " Carson"
speaks Of rs being farce" was attended by 70.
spectacle number Of the citizens of Genoa For the
action Of lhaI meeting We refer the reader as above
The next paragraph in his article beRrs a striking
resemblance, in form, construction and expression
article which appeared some time since in the
Alta. written from this place. Those who urc NC.
quainled here can draw their own differences.
Carson" said, sometime in June or july last,
secret NEE ting had been held in INV store No such
meeting was ever held, und the statement 10 an ab
soiute iascbU0d.
In the month Of July last petition was sent to
his Exccllency, Gov. Cummings, asking him to ex.
tend his jurisdiction over this portion Of Utah Ter.
ri,ory, US We were entirely destitute of Law and Or.
der, aud wholly at the mercy Of dissolute men,
That prlitiun was drawn up on the day the irst
Overland Nail passed through this place. II was
signed by over forty persons, and sent OH BY the