The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-07-06

tIOn by the Republicans, to effect the pub.
lie mind unfavOtnbly to peace, and accom-.
Plish the above named purposes.
The Palmetto FlNg affair was simply the
act Of q reckless young man whom have
known from his childhood, while under
the influence Of liquor. When Col. vii.
liamS, Of the Enterprise, and Mr.. Wilson.
late Of the "Exchange" in San Francisco,
came to my Office and informed me that
the Gag was dying; that excitement pre-.
vailed; that both parties were arminC for
bloody conflict, Tsuspected them Of an
intention to play off practical joke upon
me, but when they seriously assured Inc
that they were in earnest, and that after
consultation had among some prominent
conservative men as to who application
should be made to quell the coming riot
and that had been selected Is the person
! Immediately repaired to the scene Of con.
fusion, and after . few remarks TO the
young man who had hOisted the flag, se.
cured his consent 10 have II taken down.
It was taken down, and there the thing
would have ended, had not few dastards,
with lightning speed, in breathless terror,
fed for aid to Fort Churchill, and others
no less frightened, sent dispatches to the
authorities below, declaring the existence
Of an armed band Of secessionists in Vlr
giniA city, and report says, representing q
bloody battle a. raging, martial law dc.
clarcd, . fertilization going up, and the
city in possession Of the secessionists, &C.,
&C., thus selling the officers in command
at Fort Churchill, and il reports can be
credited. even Gen. Sumner, who, II II
said, ordered out the Flying Artillery, in
the utmost haste, and then ordered them
back sgainl
Not so the gallant Captain Moore of
Fort Churchill. lie came here, Is he no
doubt truthfully stated, to search for and
take charge Of the arms belonging to the
Federal Government. He commenced his
search without resistance, found . few
here, took them and placed them In the
hands Of the Repu6lieams, disarming, as
suppose he had . right to do, Southern
men when found in possession Of U. s.
guns, and arming Northern Republican,.
These latter have kept the town under the
most disgusting espionage ever since.
They act like school.bOys on holidays.
They render the night hideous with their
powder guns, and in some instances, by
firing ball cartridges over the houses of
Southern eitissnS. They have decorated
their houses-of fame and III fame-their
mules s"d dogs, Il mean literally what !
say, with the american Fzi0, thus de-
grading it to the purposes Of dominant
ultra and aggressive political party.
One incident occurred during Captain
Moore's visit here. that must not be over.
looked. Mr.. L. Herman, late of New Or.
leans, than whom q more quiet, unobtru.
sive, high minded, honorable gentleman is
rarely to be found, while acting for the
California Mining Company, had the gate
to the COmpany'S tunnel broken open by
violence, through the order of Captain
Moore, and the tunnel searched by q de.
tachmcnt Of U. S. soldier, for arms. l
presume the Captain was hoaxed, as in
some other instances, where he made
searches for arms, by some malicious or
dupcd partisan in the service OF the Re.
publican party. Learned afterwards that
tho relations existing between Captain
Moore and Mr.. Herman we're kind, up to
that time; that Captain Moore had par.
taken Of the hospitality Of Mr.. Herman,
and on ending that be had been mislead
in the matter Of search, the Captain sent
an apology to Mr.. Herman, who simply
replied that no apology was necessary
that Captain Moore had the pO,ser to do
what he did ana that one hundred dol
lars would cover the damage he had re.
ceivcd, which was matter Of trivial mo.
ment with him.
In conclusion, the public should know
that during ell this time the South has
been OutNumbered, perhaps three to one,
BY the Republicans here; and to cap the
climax, ere and have been destitute Of ell
organization, and not one In llve armed 90
~ 70 make decent resistance had they
been attacked. Many even now have not
= decent knife or pistol to their name.
How admirably they ere prepared for con-
questil And how little else than absO.
lutte ruin could possibly follow any hostile
act they might attempt. The truth is,
they know they have nothing to gain and
everything to lose BY disturbance, and
their enemies are conscious Of It Hence
their anxiety to gOad ell Southern men to |
desperation, BY repeated ISLANDERS and In.
suits.
None but craven.h hearted fools believe |
that JEFF Davis" cares farthing for q |
country so remote and utterly valueless to |
him for any purpose whatever, a. Nevada |
II It was rendered him BY the
unanimous voice Of the people here, be
wOuld regard the donors a. utterly bereGl |
of common sense. These panic makers,
however, have no better sense than to
.hink otherwise; and In pretending 70 Be.
isve that Judge Terry or anybody else
wishes to rsvOlutiOplzs this Territory, sx.
Aibit : meanneaS Of Spirit and want Of
Isnse that iS better calculated TO elicit con.
'smpt and pity than any other feeling.
Very Respectfully,
8. A. McxEANS.