Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-02-11

CoSTRApICTEp In the San Francisco Va.
tioHdl Of Monday appears card from Col 7.
j. Henley, in reply to certain charges, Of a ST..
rious character, made against him by Capt, T.
johnson, L. S. Army. Capt. johnson boldly
accuses Col. Henley Of having headed party
of men for the purpose cf Staying Indians at
Road Valley, in August last, aud strongly in.
Inmates that Col. H. was guilty of unnecessary
violence and cruelty on that occasion. These
grave charges the accused denies ina very en-.
phatic and unmi>takablc manner aud if they
be northumberland Col lis character is al.
most sufficient evidence To- prove them ground,
lcss-Capt D. should be dismissed the Srrricc
Sumarily. We give the following extract
from Col. Henley card
/" The report Of Capt Ell johnson, Sixth Infantry.
L ;. A. 81 far as It relates to M an nnntiga,cd
iHlarh0nd. That ihlsrcpurt was malicious attempt
ut Islander there Gun be manner vt doubt, unless
1t be fact, as some suppose, that the Captain bn
haS become 50 diStcmpercd by his prejudice against
citizens, that he cannot remember the truth When
Spenklng 1T their acts. For the gTalihcn.
that never have Killed an Indian in INV hte-thul
never saw one killrd-Hnd that never rnw unc after
he was Killed. The truth is, ! am rather peaceful
than otherwise ins"much that have never carried
u weapon If any description, nor have ever had n
personal quarrel Or rcnConicr The character, then,
which hc gives me- is unvcl unc, aud rather Mdl.
cruiIS at that. As Ia TINT analogy for mn
officer who STYLES himself Lieut.. Dillnn, have only
Ia say that his report in regard I" Thomas Henley
who is son. is also false: that he hnS acknnwl.
edged it To hc false. and yet hnS never hnd the nan.
! luc$> tu correct It, Bat leave ilh> matter tn hr
settled hy thu parties themselves TIN, ARE Young
men "f equal age, aud upon an cquaht! in all res.
! poets
y Washington letter writer says when Mr.
Seward entered the Senate chamber he was
Immediately surrounded by the Republican
senators, and was warmly congratulated on
his safe return. After the shaking Of hands
! Ind been gone through with, he cl into
n long and earnest conversation with Mr.,
+ Crittcnlcn. Mr. Push was the only Demo.
crnt who approached him. Soon after Scna'
: tor Douglass appeared and a similar srcuC
presented itself on the Democratic side of the
Chamber. Senators Hunter, Brown, Davis
and 'irccn were the first to meet and welcome
and crasr the hand of the ready AMI brilliant
drhatcr. lie j. again in full fellowship with
the Democratic Senators, and it is hintcl that
they are trying to hing ahouta reconciliation
between him and the President, with strong
prospects Of succeeding,
! -&Onc Of the Black Republican mcmhc"S OF
the New Jersey legislature it is stated, ap.
I pearcd in his place cinthed in n suit in which
there was not a thread Of cotton, inside or out
! Another member, addicted To tobacco, hn>
given mp chewing any Of the weed grown IN
the slave States. The first iavorS amalsana
ton, aud the last was run out Of u Southern
State for attempting to seducc and kidnnp u
negro girl.
The Missouri Legislature has passed nil
appropriating $500 to erect n mouumcn,
over the remains Of Col. Benton, aud i; is rX
pected that similar sum will he appropriate,
by the City Council Of st, Louis for the sam,
purpose.
tuchy mt at Frankfort on the 9th ct las
month. Every county was represented an
delegates favorable To the nomination Of Mr.
Guthrie for the Presidency, were chostn t,
the Charleston Convention. Cnusua intrrcS
was manifested in the rcSult--many anti,i
pating hot contest between the friends al
Guthrie and Brcckcnrilge-hn il was Soor
asccrtaincd that the friends Of the former hac
the Convention by a heavy majority, l.
closed its labors in harmony, and at no tim,
was the least i'll feeling exhibited,
RESIGNATION AND APPOINTMENTS. -.Gov, Dow
ncy has appointed Amos Moves and Rohcr,
Haley, Port Wardcns Of San Francisco, RE,
Horace Austin and Henry NJ. Benson, resign,
ed. On Tuesday the Senate confirmed III,
nomination of Mr.. Haley, but not that Of Mr.
NoycS.
DEpATr.-Thc Upper Pacr,villc Debating
Club will this evening discuss thc following in
tcrcStng resolution " RtSoirtd, That woman
has done more for the elevation Of our rae,
than man" An animated and entertaining
discussion is anticipated The ladies are rc
spectfully invited to attend to encourage by
their cheers and smiles the champions of th,i
cause.
\ bill baniShing free negroes from the Stati
Of Missouri, under the alternative Of becoming
slaves, has Passed both branches Of the LcgiS
laturc Of that State. The Free .>oiits vehc
mcntly objected to it, but their opposition onl,
increased the ardor Of its friends, and it wa.
passed by sweeping majority.
The Shasta Courier states that Hon. RNya
7. Spraguc is seriously i'll. Fears for his liz,
were entertained on Thursday, but on the fol
lowing day he was thought TO he better,
Mr.. White. Of Shasta. introduced rCSolu
ton in the House on Tuesday, which wa,
adopted, providing that tho Committee OF
Constitutional amendments be instructed &c
report amendments for the first section of Ar
ticle VII so as to leave out Of its action Chi
nese aud MongolianS; also. to make the SEES
sons Of the Legislature biennial aud the clcc
ton of ASSemhlymen biennial, We are it
favor Of anything that wlrCduce the expense,
0c tho State and diminish tho taVcS