The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-07-06
CORREsPONDENcA.
VIRGINIA CRY. June %. 1

VIRGINIA CRY, June %, 1861.
EDrroRs DENocRAr: As | hold myself
personally responsible for oil am about
to say, and intend to save you the trouble
vi responding to q demand for the author.
ship Of the facts and truths herein con.
taincd, I presume on your willingness to
give publicity to it
Six weeks Hg", for quiet, harmony. 30.
liability and persevering application to
business, the citizens Of this Territory
-wcrU ""t surpassed in any territory or
State Of the old or new Confcderacv. We
were remote (rcm the scenes Of discord
and strife in the East; deprecated the VIC
lent and extreme measures Of the Iana,ical
leaders OI both sections; no demand had
hccV made Ger our interference from any
quarter, and We were at peace among our.
selves and the world, and only intent upon
the rapil development Of the mineral
wealth OF the Territory.
just at this juncture, the Sacramento
C"'o" came upon ~, freishled with the
most inccndiary appeals to the worst pas
S'ons OF the human heart. their goSsamer
cover too thin to hide the malevolencc of
the heart that dictated their policy, or
r'nceal the venom into which the pen was
dipped that recorded it The smaller
prints Of California in the service Of the
Republican party, and their coHdjutors,
under false cUlcts, Joined in chorua-
False rumorS and palpablc miSepresenta.
tons. manufactured by "reliablc CORES.
r"ndc"'-" in the East TO give impetus to
Republican principles here, by cntrapping
true Democrats. Who are the only true
tnioa men in the country, into their un.
hAllowcd service, helped to SOW the wind,
and our peace aud prosperity in this Ter.
ritorv ceased.
Snch men as John 4. Collins Of Abo.
li'i"n not"'icty; f. Briggs who, in pub.
lie speech, deliver ed before the Union Club
meeting, said he had been engaged in
"rtnging negroes from Africa two years TO
tic disposed of in the South; William Van
hkkclcn, who boasted Of his patriotism
an the same occasion and denounced the
South, and said he Was . North Carroll.
mean and had two brothers in the Confed.
crate army who he hoped to God would he
lung; such were the men who responded
To the war spirit Of the lAmblike devotee
at the shrine Of African liberty and the
forced submission Of . wronGed, insulted
and invaded South. Growing arrogant in
the midst Of the Juror thus produced, they
beEan to threaten Il mean their party)
Southern men with dsGtA BY tho halter,
or expulsion from the Territory.
To secure success they did not hesitate
:" attack the characters Of prominent
Southern men, and point them out a. bad
men who should be marked" Unmitiga.
ted fAlsehOOds were fledged by them and
their corrupt and lying correspondents to
secure q sectional line. and BY this means
the certain triumph Of their infamous
schemes
Among the notorious falsehoods manu-. |
factured and circulated against me. and
through which they succeeded In getting
one Of their dupes to threaten my life, |
was that "he ~ was Q sscsasionist a |
jumper Of claims, . very dangerous and |
lad mani" lam not now nor have ever |
been secessiOniSt on the contrary have |
always been opposed to the doctrine. II
is well known here, however, that I am
opposed to coercion, and Ii favor Of an
equitable adjustment Of our troubles, and
= reconstruction Of the Union. From this
position these beautiful specimens Of q do.
generate humanity have sought to drive
me by prosecutions.
Now, the question arises, why all this
Noiset A few words will explain. Mr..
Douglas received large majority Of the
votOs pOlled informally IL this Territory,
nj the late Presidential election. In con.
sequence Of the late difficulties East, some
Of NJ. DOOglas's friends have been trans.
.sSrred to the Republicans under The i'm.
preston that thess latter were ia reality
U"'O~ men, and occupying the ground I'd.
vOcated By NJ. Donglas and bis Demo
cratic Atsada This change In men In.
sptrsd then With hopes Of . political char.
Aceec A sectional line. q drawn, would
place them % the majority; and y hen The
Territory should Be organised these dslec.
table asplrants would be hGiled as thS
great dsliversS Of the country and be
seated 10 once. BY the people, without
struggle.
In addition 10 this, spscVIatOrs, with
greedy syeat SaW valuable claims IL the
hands Of Southern msn who, if expelled
o. h0lSd OG would loss them at diminish.
Cd and rOinOus disCOOntA ln consequence
Of Their Aaviag 10 OaO 10 soatend IOr their
COnasOAtsa rights Thsso TIVE moalvss
reveal every thing.
All hat yoa have hoard II secession Of.
sADiSAt'OOs; ell, Of Judge TsrTy'S notice