The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-05-25
Senator Latham.

Democracy OF California, az the S0llclta-
ton Of few importunate office hunters,
delivered a speech in the Court House in
this city on Monday evening last. The
house was crowded. and the impression
the Senator left was not very favorable,
nor was his speech received with cnthu-
siasm even 10y the Republicans, whose
policy he inlorScd. We did not hear il,
but We understand lie declared his intrn.
ton to support Lincoln aud expressed his
appreciation Of the course the Admins
tration had pursued lie spoke hc>ita-
tingly, MS if conscious that he was giving
uttcrpncc To sentiments obnoxious to his
old friends, who had fought CALAMITY for
him and placed him in the United States
Senate. lie seemed to be impressed with
the belief that the very men whose cause
he was advocating doubted his sincerity
and that he was acting ungratcGully to.
ward the Democratic party, which had.
in its days Of pride and power, most
lavishly shOwcrcd favorS upon him. That
gallant and noble old party, respected by
its enemies, defiant in defeat, undiSInayed
by detection, unawcd by power, he once
profcS>cd to he ardcntly attached to; and
! his deserving it in its hour Of gloom and
darkness and disaster was not calculated
/ to raise him in the estimation Of the sin
ccre and Rejecting men of the party he
/ announced his determination to cooper.
ate with in the future. lie felt, kccnv
felt, that he had inconsileratcly forfeited
the confidence and esteem Of his trucSt
friends; blightcd the laircst political pros
poets; joined party that di>truStcd him
and while using would not reward him.
lie has Sagacity enough to perceive, too,
now when it is too late, that he was Sc
duccd into party whose existence must
be emphcmcral, and ungcncrously turned
his back upon a party distinguished for
its loyalty, its patriotism, its unconqucra.
bic spirit. Standing in the presence Of
loyal members Of that party, with his re
cord, his professions, his pledges familiar
to most Of them, it was not singular that
he was embarrassed and almost incapable
Of speaking logically. 1t was ali cmbar.
RAISING position. BY no ingenuity could
he please his old friends and new allies
One he must cStrangc, and he took the
dangerous alternative Of driving from him
his old friends without softening the
prcjudiceS Of his old foes. The latter, in.
deed, chccrcd his speech, but manifested
no respect for the author.
Mr.. Latham's detection from the Demo
cratic party will not have the scriou.
effect he anticipated. But few will follow
him into the camp Of the Republicans
His speech, If we have been correctly in
formed, IVES collly received and did moi
change the views Of single individual
1t was laborcd effort and not crcditablC
to its author. Some pronounced it a gnct
Republican speech, others non committa
speech, while none seemed satisfied Will
it. lie did not alludc to the letter Of O,ll
Sacramento correspondent which We pub
liSlIcd in our last issue.
Pass llIM R0uyp.- following i.
published to protect the craft and other,
from bestowing charity on impostcrS
The press favorable TO the Fraternity vii
please copy:
At Il regular meeting If FL Dorado Lodge
No. 20, +. and A. NJ, held May ~, ISL, tn,
Secretary was ordered TO publish the following
persons az imposters, in the MorXTAIN DEMO
Graf An freshman, named ". n. Bowler
about five feet. six or eight inches in hight
very fIord complexion. hair aud whiskcls in
clined To red. age about thirty years, is a ston,
regular; generally represents himself rs seek
ing relations, or has having lately arrived il
the State. destitute. The other is Kcntuck
individually refers to his acquaintance and as
sociat'ng with leading persons in that State
was published by this Lodge, in the DgSocRAr
January 9Th, 1S!6. Ills name is B. +. Settle
changes his initials occasionally 10 J. f., ri
u. T., and his surname 10 Little and I.ytlc
His age 10 about forty years; his hight full 81,
feet; is Of a ford, bloatcd complexion. haze
eyes; habits, disspatcd; a ready talkcr. II
fine, both the men are well calculated 10 de-
ceive. Settle generally states lie is from Wa
shoe. and is more apt TO trouble individm
members for assistance than the Lodges. Iii:
handwriting is fair business lmnd.
II. GLOCDER, Secretary.
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