The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-03-02
letter ne. sAs CapasaIl

bAtsAHExFO. Feb. 20; i56i.
DEAR DAH: atn ashamed Of myself. indeed
am. thought 10 be . very faithful &c not
sPiey) correspondent Of yours from this deIeet.
able city-this city II dirty politicians, dirty
Streets; dirty-whlsky, aud many other sbomi-
natiOns-buti you peFceive-snd yOu kuow
am imPtesSible-all these things have exerted
POsrerfHl evil Influence upon me; they have
drained the laAt drip Of energy out Of me, and
len me. a. an, = host diIatOry ssediSMs Of
news. But you will not blame ME very much I;
you knOw and eau Sympathiss with my eoss.I.
tut1OHaI requirements-seiM me, az aOiM other
meS q rgfaed ssSsaGi0ss aad Sese;meaGA GOOD,
pure, unauthorized liquor IL . necessity u my
moral, Intellectual, aye, aDd political existence.
Taking this iutO consideration. en- yOu wonder
at the DOn-aeti0a Of my meataIities3 No well
balanced character can stand up under such .
dePrivatiOTn I will give the citizens II Sacrs-
menio little piece Of AdHiee-keep better
whisky In your jars, OF The new capitol will
never be built; EiV, o ye citizens, you know not
the influence Of good liquors, and plenty Of
them, iDpOIitical mattsrsl
The DOugIas Democrats, yOu perceive, have
nominated General McDOugAIl ~ their eandi.
date Ew United States SsnstOr. Macy worse
men have been eIected to that exalted position.
The General, ! will state, GOr the benefit u y0uF
readers, l. . small, gFsy.haired man, Rsutle.
manly aRd sEGre 10 hIs intercourse and man.
ners; he Is genial In Temperament, and nat 1t
all land here he suits mel indifferent " the good
things II life. He ID IN intellectual man, and
one II culture slSO; aad, a. the phrase 10, 10
well qualified EW the position be has been nom.
mated far. ] understand he 10 fair lawyer,
aud that I've ALEC, sO'ne years ago, represented
our State IN Congress. All Of which qualiiica.
tons and circumstances, ! respectfully submit,
do not d;~qnalify him f"r Senator. Al TO his
chances Eor election, am not prepared to give
an opiniOn-psrties are 81 divided that you NAV
expect but little harmonious actiua on this or
any other question this winter.
], tOO, am inclined hcast unfavorabIe .eiiec.
tinns on the character Of the present Legisla.
tHFe.2The action af members an many quss-
lions demanding attention, investigation and
thorough consideration. involving great and
vital interests 10 our State, fills me with con.
siderable disgsst. had iNOoeentIy Thought
that, for the handsome consideration Of ten
dollars day, men would pay . decent atten.
ton tn the interests Of the State; but, l"king
frOIn the galleries, I End children II u larger
growth find their way to desk ON the noor Of
the Assembly chamber, and there "play such
fantastic tricks" ~ doth make-the country
weep. Let me not be misunderstood there
are Aevernl men II mark and talent in the pre-.
sent Legislature, wLo would honor any State
aud IL may be my pleasure TO endesvOr, at some
future time, to sketch them Gor yea.
Pleasure Is not forgotten hese, 70 . eertain
extent There wss grand ball given in the
Pavilion on the 92d instant, at which the youth
and beauty II this city we're well represented
snd here sll"w me 10 make the GmsHd< hOaOr.
allie Er an assertion that appeared 10 former
are handsome young ladies In
sm forcibly Impressed with II,is
truth. But, han, upon my honor. The Ravine
City IS ahead in this matter Of beauty; Miss
- (yoS fn"r herr can diseOnnt ell the pre-,
iensiuus 0f tie Capital City-Dotwithslanding
the graceful carriage aud sir h Miss b, the
mOdest bearing Of the beautiful Miss VIZ
the airy and dssbiugly engaging charms II Mise
c.. But Of this Lall-there we're some three
hundred couples present. and the hall was gaily
dccUrstrd with flags of I'll nations, together
With other dcc"raIiOns emblematie Of the Fire
Departing. gu should have seen. ban. the
II"norAbIcs "sprcad" themselves; they we're
" very gay" bat still little awkward in their
store clothes aud white kids may say, how.
ever. the ladies listened very atientvrly TO their
soft-sweet voices. II certain gentlemen wOt
Of come "ut heart whole, set me down IOF No
prophet.
There is nothing worthy Of mention going
m, except movement EF re-cOnstFucting the
Democratic party, ", rs il 10 called, harmonic.
ing the two winRs-Which will amount to no.
thing, just ct present. II remains ER much
brighter heads than those aOw eagaged In this
to devel"p aayIhiug substantial Out
Gift. A LOOK ER.ON IN VENICE.