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

Diamond springs Items.
MESsEs EnIroRs: Last Wcdnes q afternoon
| happened in at the close 0f the three dav :
examination of the school in Diamond Springs
The school has been under the instruction oi
Mr.. Lyme fr the last six months. lie is r fine
scholar. an elegant gentleman aud thoroughly
understands his profession. lie seems tn pos
Scss nntrinG energy in trying tn develop. moi
only the mental. but physical aud moral tacul
Ties Of his pupils. .--...--...-.-..-.--
| Mr.. Lyme not only teaches the common
branches Of education, but also The languages
and ~ her brunciIcS not often taught in common
SchWlS in This country. The school number.
about scventy.iive pupils, and. ! am told they
have made iinc progress during the session
The exercises during the examination gave
general satisfaction tn all interested. was
Just i'll time to hear the young ladies read some
beautiful compositions and the boys indulge
their Oratorica powers in dcclamaiionS. One
youngstcr, while drclaiming, declared that
pcaccablc secession was impossible. Alas
Thought !, I'''w- machbr,ter rcnccabIc secession
which, perhaps, might only be temporary, than
/ to have our country drcnchcd in blood, and
after tina, an eternal and irrcvocablr alteration
and separation.
The next day there was grand picnic, al on
threr-fuur his ola mile North If the town The
children, with their swings, hoops, kites, etc.
| seemed tn enjoy themselves finely, and the Ia.
dies, with their bcwitchinG smiles and cnr!.ant.
/ ing manners, rendered the occasion pleasant ID
all, and made merry. l""king the pliz Of IA,
most disc"n>oIatc and confirmed bachelor
but not only did they treat us with smiles and
kind words. but about one 0'cnck we were nj
invited To- n huge table covered vi th every
! thing good 10 eat. God bless the dear crrn
! lures. What an institution they arc. After
. dinner, Miss Sarah Ioung was crowned Queen
and at night they rcSoricd to Mr.. Young,
large hall, and all joined in the hop. Thu.
ended very pleasant day, and one well srcn,
by your correspondent.
| But, McsSrs. Editors, cannot close this
communication without giving you another
scrap "f the doingS about Diamond; and in
doing so, pass from a very pleasant sULjccl
to very disasrraLlc one. On SATURDAY. eve.
ming last, Judge johnson and Mr.. Vim. Jones
If your town, addressed u Coercion ,isunion
meeting in Young's Hall. Judge J. said h,
was going to make u Union speech, but all the
Union heard was union Of the Dnuglasi,cs
and Blacks. Ills speech was certainly foreign
10 the question that he was trying to get ut
! His whole argument went TO show that the
South could not possible gain anything bv Il
dissolution, and that they ought not 10 nave
seeded. ] admit that but that is not the
question. The question of detriment 10 tho
South, by dissolution, is ono with which we
have nothing To do; that is for them 10 settle
among themselves. But tue question is, arc
We in favor 81 Q union with them: If 10. how
are we going to renew and retain that union
But the Judge did not tell us anything about
that. lie is too heels over head in love with
the silly Linc"ln's war policy, to talk Union.
Hume. MS was advertised, WAS not over ia
"crusl EN-, so Jones WAS called fnr lie said
there stood the President and Cabinet unou
their Bonded knees, with flag in hand. etc.
and said that it was good thing that this re.
bcllion had taken place, and particularly 81
Willie this generation was in the viynr Of its
manhood; Il wonder # the generation eighty
or hundred years from now will not be equally
AS much in the vignr If manhood for he
thought, with a little Yankee ingenuity, il
might be turned to the promotion If the grea,
cause Of human freedom. Now, Messrs. Edi.
tors. would not accuse Mr. Jones If being m
Abolitionist, any more than would the patti lot
john Brown Of being one. OF course he would
not be in favor Of abolishing the property OF
men for whom lie feels so much solicitude, thu,
he would shed his own blood if necessary, in
order TO retain them citizens Of our favored
country.
have no doubt but Mr.. Jones is philan-
thropist and spends many unhappy hours in
nIeditating upon the awful condition of the
negro. ! wonder If he ever makes n PRAYER,
If it. is not for SambO first, und all the world
afterwards. Ii is unnecessary for our friend
Jones to ride over here utter night, and talk an
audience to sleep to prove his fcaliy To the
Tn On and his devotion to freedom. We un.
derstand all about that. and esteem him Just ns
much where he amt Us where he is. Both
gentlemen thought they would willingly lay of
their official robes and do some lighting IL nee
essary. Why don't they! No one objects.
" Yet, it may be, more lOfty courage dwells
In one weak heart that braves an adverse fate,
Than his, Whose ardent soul indi gnant sweIls,
Warmed by the fight or chcrrrd through high
debate"
STRAGLER.
CORSIcorIA, May 90, 1861.
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Written for the Mountain Drm-rat
The support OF DespOtism.