The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-08-03
"An IndIEnatlon 1fsstinG."


EDIrOEs DEMOcRAT: IU the ctlumna Of your
issue IL July 2Oth, end piece under the
abOve heading. purporting to have been thr
transaction 0f "ihe citizens Of Centreville. +.
Whether It was fabricated and sent firth bv
the citSens Of CeuIFeville, or BY few ire.
sponsible Individuals. I will not now say. IT.
h"weVeF. the respectable portion Of the citizens
Of Csntrevills wish to .Jdt4sr the disgraceful
atEsiF they can d" ~ BY their Gseiswrnitv Hut
in reply 10 Il. truth requires me TO say. that. in
the main, IL 10 . tissue Of falAehOods. "The
cisi1euS " CenlerviIle, i" a. such. never invited
me IN dslivsr "an Oratiou." Ny InviiAtion
came from the order Of Gmpd Templars" (of
which Indigo an member) thr"ugh the pa
likeness Of Mr.. Charles Plat. ono Of the Com.
mi''ee appointed To make arrangements for the
Fourth. IN that Communication I wss solicited
to deliver Temperance Address" l 70.
turned my assent In due time snd Enrm. After
the close nf the public services 40 the Sabbath
pFsvious "a the 4sh. an individual said to me,
Nr. Wheeler. you are going to be with rs on
the 4.hi" replied, Z" expect {" be-" "Well."
said be, We want yOu to give Us m address
strictly national. bearing more upon ancient
shAn mOdern times In the history of 0ur cOun.
try" Ia W men who was supposed worthy Of
speaking On each an occssiaA did not know
what TO speak about). IFspI'ed. "My address
10 prepared and have not time 10 prepare en-
ether" H'vinG yet so@s IS miles tn ride be.
fore nv Sabbath laboFs wOald el.'ss, Ieil i'm.
medlately. Lite 10 the evening "f the Sd
arrived at CsnIsrville. again; aud ct sb.'ut Q
o'clock On the uoFning Ut The 4ih. was 10.
Turned that sometime Ailef the arrangements
bs.ween the 0"od TsmpIars and myself we're
c"mplsisd. there was an inIdrmal meeting held
By ssme OG th0ss Who w0sld like % be con
SidsFpd the citixsus al CsnteFviIls. "at which
time the subject Of Natioual Celebration and
. Ns,ional Address waS discussed.
Finding the people very much ct variance
among ths@sslves. SOms waiting . NAtmnal
Address aad Othsrs wsatiRg . Temperance
Addrsm. according "a pFsvious sFrangements.
I respectfully dseliSeA SpsakiSg ct all. Blu.
after SINE u.'aversasiaa end % being assured
By II. D. Jacks0u. ihas hes HE friends would
be saiisasA with such - address - felt dis.
posed 70 give them. eOasssled.
Al The oommencement Of nv address ~.
nouncsd the theme 10 the following language {:
/" Tsmperanee--the best means fsIF preserving
our NssiOnal Libsstiss and lnsIisutiOns."
Il was while speaking Of the destructive 10.
6uence embarrassing dEink sad the Importance
Oemsu. 10 every department. IT executive. b..
log possessed NJ clear hsads, that The language
OesnFTsd which seems IN have been 20 OGeuAive
to The PassiOtlc OIfaetoriss Of the citizens Of
CssisrvilIs." IquOso Il that your readers may
Judge SOF themaelves:
eft 10 lamsntablO that We have Just Lost. at
az age when he was mature and at time
whea be seemed the mNst needed. one Of the
greatest Hlstss~en In ne Unioa. alluds 10
SsspAsa 4. DoaOlaA. whswas dpahsless hasten.
ed n pFsnGAare grave By The uss II insoxi-
eating dFisk. Dsnlsl Webster sls.. considered
By many IN b The greatest Biasssmaa that ever
grassA he Balls " CnagFsss. bed his abilities
greatly impaiggd n lho sams way. speaking
Agnralivsly. Ais hsais - bssa soaked for
ysarA"
ThIs passGPapA osmpsisss 90 TIT Z saiA rola.
tive n lhnas illusaeinIs eaaass@sa. Add the
wOsas weFO WRITES anA 1slipsFuA wiIhnut the
least laellnnaI.a - 'svllll eassis GAasaesse =
And ! en- Pog1bUllg Wllline ~ leave it IN msa
u i1selllgGaos eW1 HiasaI Integrity. whether
thy e,.nSsy s'oeaIiIAenth 81 snEianee With facts
- The hinlasg afanF espntEy.s rs ,fs
What Aolhf Whogb Eeanr9sSf 2. Lea "the
eltisre5 81 CshitSvlllss sAssw tk.As recorded
facts, ~ WLihw unAsP Ne ssa charge of base
slAndsF. did nns ~ thai he = Rsvs Osatls.
aea NJ ehae plaeo resolved he tilthy lucre
quite eRaagh, 70 lsek Ill % To TIE skirts og
ne alaleler1 dlas.ss. saAasr ~ covert NJ
: d0assial, without e519aVsEiag - make ~.
0thef, MinIaeuf ~ e. ~ Ire e enBsAeF hali
uadsf Us eSv, 4. d d az lIi5 - fniion.
As an - y AIessdeuGs
~ tAaa q led. - - evening"
u the llee q AnGn1 Is he - @alsFs 4 cas-
held, when eNIaA - E Aa tIIAA 81
notice favthtt esles ~ gstltaiaR
70 yoa ~ dsSsiS yuss agssl Dnss:
Noet Respectfully.
8 B. WHEeLER.
PlseervilIe. July 81, 1851.