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The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-06-08
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.


CTArE OF CALIFORNIA. County ~ " DOrAla.-
- In the County Court IN and for aaiJ County.
MILAN NekBAS ~. HIS CREDITORS.
In a. matter 81 the petition of WM. MekEAN. an
IT, s"lTent Drht0F -Inruiant tn an order en- ale
herein. made by the lion. James JOhnSon judge ~
the Court AfoFcsa notice hereby gwen To all tie
creditors Of said nSolVent drbtor. Vim. NcKean,tO
he and appear before the Court sfnr-aaid. n tho
Court House Of said County. 10 the City ~ Placer
willie, on tie sih day ~ July, A. D. 1861. at the
hour 81 ten O'clock. A. ~. Of said day, Ia show
cause. " any th'y Wy The prayer Of said in.ol.
vent dcbio' should not b. granted. and an assign.
m~pt Of his estate br madr. and he be discharged
from his debts and liabilities. In parnlanee Al the
Statute In sUch case made aud provided And. In
the meantime. u 10 ordered that AL judicial proceed
inKs against said inaoivent debtor be 1t ycd
- WhDrss ny hand. aud the seal 81 sad
Is Court hereto AGIesl. At OGhce in Partr.
- vile. this the Xd dag ~ June, Anne Dom.
int one IhOusasd eight hundrvd and six;y-one
VIVA. JANUARY, Clerk.
ny OcpbN Sot IELs. DEPUTY Cisrt.
CHAR. MGAgnaYH, AttOFney Tor Petitioner les
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-06-08

DrPIlCITY.-The war seems likely 10
assume a different character from that
which called out the volunteers with 80
mnch alacrity and enthusiasm. II was
stated that Washington was menaced,
that troops ere required for the support
Of authority and the rcposSession Of cap.
tured property, hut il appears that the
Administration intend to use them for the
SabversiOn Of government and the de.
Struction Of property. What said the
President, according to the statements Of
the New York Trib~ms, gooi Republican
authority? Its Washington correspond.
cnt telcgraphcd the following n few days
after the publication Of the Presidents
proclamation:
1.-The protection of Washington, the
President asserted with great carnc>tncS>,
was the sole object II concentrating
the troops there, and he protested that
none Of the troops brought through Mary.
'"hN w CIV l"'CHuCN wv ANY HuTIOSCS NUS
tile to the State. 81 aggressive rs against
the Southern States"
Notwithstanding this assurance, the
evidence accumulaicS that all aggressive
war has been determined upon by the
Administration. now that they have both
men and means at command. And not
only this; il We may judge from the tone
Of leading and influential Republican
journals, the war will assume the most
revolving and atrocious form. Large
numbers Of negroes are organizing com.
panicS in several Of the States, under the
command of white men. and the purpose
is boldly avowed to use them as the in.
S,ruments Of servile instruction, with
its unspeakable horrors to both races
Led on by fanatics, what excuses will
they not commit:
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-06-08

CNCOHSTITrTIoNAI.-A eminent law
yer Of Sacramento, under date of the I'd,
writes US: "The call Of the President
upon the militia Of the country is one
not recognized by the laws or the Consti.
tuition, and he who recognizes neither is
unworthy to be at the head Of free gov.
eminent, and in the pure days Of the Re
public would have been impeached. II is as
gross and tyraraicalAn outrage as ever
diSgraced dcspOtism. The Act Of 1895,
under which he has pretended to justify
it, cOntemplates no case, us all lawyers
know, except where the military force is
called in aid Of the civil OF judicial power.
To pretend TO assimilate such an occasion
to one like the present, and to attempt,
under cover Of it, to invade and Subju.
gate States which have withdrawn from
the Union, and among which no civil or
judicial authority of the United States
exists, is to trifle with the understandings
aud with the liberties Of men. The re-.
cogoition of any military power in the
President, which Is not expressly given
by the laws and the Constitution, is sub.
mission to tyranny. The trainers of that
sacred instrument wisely withheld that
power from the President, fearing that it
might in the hands Of an able and ambi.
tious man, be used to enslave the people.
Admit that Congress may sanction what
the President has done, still that is no ex.
cuse for him; that docs not justify his
trampling upon the laws and the Consti.
tuition"
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-06-08
NOTICE TO cnEpIroRs.

SSTATH OF CALIFORNIA. conntv 81 " Dorado -
- In the County Court IA and IoT sA'd County.
WM u BROWN W Ills CREDITORS the
matter 81 'i~ I-tltIon Of WM. II. BROWN. an
insnlVent Debtor.
Pursuant to an order on Me h'rrin. made by the
Hon. james Johnson, Judge II The Cont afoFetAh,
notice 10 hereby given Ia all tbs cVedteVs ~ SAID
,ns'Iv cut 4, la"t. WM u BKOwN ~ Ip- and Of peAV
before the Court Aforesaid Althe Court House Of SAL
County. In the C'y ~ PAe-rViiie. IN The s'h day
"f July. A. u. ISL. At tn hpur 81 H. orlnrt A. w..
81 sad day I" shov cause. n they can. Why the
prayer Of al nsiVrnt ienr sh.,u!h not b. gran
and an assign nent Of his estate h. made and he he
discharged from his dehis and hAbihieS in Eursa.
anrr ~ the Statue In such Rds aud prov hlrd
Anil ~ The meHut.mr. II IL ordered that all judicial
pTCredinRs against said insolvent d, bInr he stayed
Witness NY hand, aud thr Seal 81 said
Is Court hereto AfnTed, at Ofhee Ia n" City n
- f1AceTTie, this the 3:h dag ~ Juur. A..
u. l>5i. WM. A. JANUARY. Clerk.
~ OGnEN SIT IKrs. Depuiy.
A. 4 vAN Grimm, Attorney for Petitioner ia
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-06-08
who conmenesd It1

Eleven years ago John P. Hale, q Re-
publican big gun, began to introduce Pc
titions in Congress fer a dissolution Of
tie Union, and he and the party which
he represents have diligently labored to
that end ever since. The result which he
and his CONDUCTORS labored for has come
at last, and it is not strange that they are
iubiIant over it aud cnlisting troops to
assist them in it. Let these facts be re-
membcrcd. They provoked the difficult
ties and must he held responsible for
them. They dcridcd the Constitution and
tried to bring it into contempt by dcclar.
ing it to be "a league with the devil and
compact with hell" Restless, ignO-
rant and ambitious leaders took up the
cry and fired the Northern heart with It.
Now these same knaves and fanatics pro-
TESS boundlcsS attachment and vcncration
for the same Constitution which they have
repeatedly violated and derided. Out
upon such hypocrisy! The Democracy
have ever been loyal to the Constitution
and the Union-have ever stood up for the
honor Of the country-have uniformly and
invariably and calamity fought its battles.
Never have they proved rccreant to the
National fing-thut a banner of beauty
and glory never have they rallied un.
der it with its stripes erased and its stars
obscurcd-ncver have they mourned over
victory Of the American army. nor given
aid and Colniort to the enemies Of their
country. Lincoln and Curwin and Sew
ard and other leaders Of the Republican
party have. In these times Of excitement
and violence, when Republicans and their
sncaking allies profess SO much admira.
ton and reverence for the Stars and
Stripes, it may be well enough to call at.
t,htion TO facts so inniSputable, so dis.
graceful to the Republicans, 50 honorable
and so prai>cworthy to the Democrats.
Let it not BE- forgotten that no Democrat
ever introduced petitions in Congress for
n dissolution Of the Union That hOnOr.
able distinction belongs exclusively to
prominent members Of the Republican
party!
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-06-08

DIsAFFEcrIoN.-A number of the mem.
bcrs Of the far. famed Seventh Regiment,
Of New York, passed through Baltimore
on the End ult,, en- T0ufe for their homes,
having become Disguised with the duties
devolving upon them in Washington.
One Of them informed the editor Of the
Baltimore Su" that great disattcction ex-
lists among the entire regiment. They
offered their services to protect Washing.
ton, but not TO invade Southern States,
and they premptorily refused to be mus.
tered into service for longer period than
thirty days
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-06-08

The Boston Post we'll says that some
patriotic gentlemen appear anxious to en-.
gross all the loyalty atloat, and seem I'M
willing to allow others the enjoyment of
so commendable a sentiment. We don't
wonder at their desire for the monopoly
its new sensation to them. Many of
them have but lately discovered that the
stars and stripes" are worth preserving
"A fact they seemed ignorant Of in 1856,
when they erased fifteen Of them from
their banners.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-06-08
NOTICE TO CREDITORs.

CTArE ~ CALIFORNIA, County o. 81 Dorado -
~ In the County Court IN and FOR SAID County
In the matter Of the PETITION q d. A. KNEASS, an
nsolVent desAHr. Pursuant to order on hle here
in, made BY the Hon, James Johnson. Judge Of the
creditors Of said inSolVent debtor D. A. KNEASS. 70
he and appear before the Court Aforesaid, at the
Court House Of said County. In the city Of ITacrr-
vile. on the 9Th day Of July, A. D. ISL. At the hour
NJ Ten ocl0ck. A. ~, Of sah day. to SL"w cause. Il
any they can Why the prayer Of said nSolvent debtor
should not be granted. and an assignment 81 his re-
tate b- made, and he be discharged from his debts
aud liabilities, In Pursuance Of the Statute in such
case made and provided And. In the mea Mt IL
IL ordered that all juIcisl proce< dings against said
ins"lvent debtor be stayed
-, Wl,ners r,y hand and the seAi Of said
l.. f. Court hereto Afbxe, at Office in the CITY Of
- rAcsrville, this Sd day ~ June, a. D. l>6l.
WM A. JANUARY, Clerk,
by OGBEH SQrIREs Deputy.
Gas. MEREnSYH, Attorney for P<tkOneP les
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-06-08

TEEAcuERY.-Mr. Seward, in his letter
to Gov. Hicks, assured him that
"Thc force now sought to be sent
through Maryland is intended for nothing
but the defence Of the Capitol"
Is the force sent through Maryland"
engaged in the defence of the Capitol:'
or has it not been sent to destroy the
property of the South and massacre its
un"ltending people--its women and chill
dren? Did Seward purposcly deceive
Gov. Hicks? Was it done to lull him into
fatal security? An impartial historian
can arrive at no other conclusion. Is an
Administration worthy of confidence that
will thus violate its plighted word?
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-06-08

Ex-PREsIDENr BUCHANAN contributed
So, 900 to the fund for the benefit Of the
volunteers and their families, in Lancaster,
Pa, his old home. This very generous
donation is passed over in silence by the
Republican papers. Had q Republican
given the twentieth part Of IL, he would
have been extravagantly praised for bis
libcrality and patriotism by every neutral
and Republican paper in California. -
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-06-08
PROBATE NOTTCE-

CTATE OF CALIFORNIA, County Of II Dorado
~ la the Probate Court.
Notice 10 hereby given, that will purpoVtng to he
the last Will and Testament Of WILLIAM VAN
FOSSEN, deceased, has come into possession Of the
said Court, and also petition praying that Letters
Parliamentary upon the estate OF said deceased he
granted To L. W. RCMSEY, and that said Will be
admitted TO Probate and thai said Court has Ap'
pointed Monday, the 9tth day Of June, D. 1851. At
ten o'clock, A. NJ - the time for proving said Uil
and the hearing Of said petition.
BY order OF Hon. JAS. JOHNSON, Probate Judge.
- Witness my hand, and Seal Of said Court
L. a. hereto amxed, At Once, this Let day Of June,
- A. D. 1861. WM A. JANUARY, Clerk.
JeS ny OODEN SoCIRES, Deputy.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-06-08

RETURSED.-Our junior has returned
from the East hale, hearty, handsomcr
than ever. Like his native Kentucky, he
is brimful Of pride, pluck and patriotism.
His friends-and they are legion-will be
happy to learn that, while absent, he was
not arrested for debt nor for rioting nor
for running away with another mans
property nor for uttering seditious senti-
ments nor for anything else. He is "home
again" and il he "knows himself" he
will not again wander from it.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-06-08

To BE THoUoHr oF.-De Tocquevillc,
the learned Frenchman, in his great work,
" Democracy in America" says: "There
are two things which q Democratic peo-
pie will find very difficult-to begin war
and to end it" Every means should be
resorted to, every sacrifice made, save
that of honor, to avert the evils of civil
war-a war in which friend must be ar.
rayed against friend, brother against
brother, father against son.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-06-08
CITY Eleetiom.

The election on Monday last for NUM-
eiusl officers, was intensely exciting and
botIy contested. Every disreputable
means vas resOrted to to defeat Johnny
KunkIsr, candidate for City Assessor. lie
was charged with being a seccssionist-
with being opposed to celebrating the
Fourth Of July, and Of speaking disre'
spectfully Of old Abe. He disdnined to
reply--disdained to contradict the reports
Of the enemies Of the Democratic party :.
and . generous and patriotic people re.
buked his opponents by electinG him
BY Q handsome majority over a popu'
lar gentleman. He provoked bitter
partisan hostility by boldly proclaim
ing himself . warm and infiexible
friend Of the MOUNTAINS DEMOCRAT, whose
candidate he was represented and not
disputed to be; and it is with more than
ordinary pleasure, therefore, VIC publish
his victory. We are as proud Of it as he
ia, considering the powerful and unScru'
puIOns combination formed to defeat him.
The contest for Mayor was also holly
contested. Thomas B. Wade, our present
excellent and efficient Mayor, was re-elcct'
ed, beating his competitor, George F.
Jones, popular and estimablc gentleman,
badly. Tom. run like a streak Of light
ming.
Jack McDougald-.our Jack--was elect
ed Marshal. All three Of the above sue
cessful candidates were denounced as Sc
cessiOnists, and their election, under thC
circumstances, might be claimed as Sc
cessiOnist triumph, but no one claimed i
Is such nor would they be justifiable If
DUNG so. They are Democrats, opposed
to the Administration, opposed to its wal
policy, but as strongly attached to tn
Union and as willing to fight for it as tn
loudest mouthcd Union. saver in Cali
fornia.
There was but little opposition to tn
Aldermen. In the first ward Messrs
Reynolds and Cooper; in the seconc
MessrS Condee and Borowsky ; in tn
third, MCssrs. Murphy and Munson wer
elected-elected because they were known
to be in favor Of the Folsom and Placer
vile railroad, an enterprise our people ar
deeply interested in and decidedly in ia
vOr Of We are more than gratiied will
the result-we are proud Of it.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-06-08

BRITIsH LINE OF STEAMERS. Gentle
man who arrived on the last steamer, in
forms the Herald that British line of
steamers has been put on between Aspin
wall and New York, to meet the require
mcnts of the California service. This in
tcllisence will be received with gratifica-
ton by our merchants. We shall doubt
less now hear no more of exhorbitant rates
OF EXCHANGE, for the reason that there will
be no longer any risk in the shipment of
treasure
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-06-08
Democratic County Convention.

The Democratic County Convention
assembled in the Theater precisely at IL
o'clock, NJ, yesterday. and was called to
order by u. W. GciwickS, Chairman of
the Central Committee. On motion Of
John :. Blackwell, Col. W. Il. dickinson
was choGcn temporary Chairman, and DR..
Duncan, Secretary. \ number of the
precincts were not represented, owing To
the carrlcsSncSS or negligence Of the gen
tlcmcn to whom posters for the primary
meetings had been sent, failing to put
tltetn Up. The Convention, however, is
respectable in numbers and much more
orderly than usual. The delegates are
gentlemen ofworth, influence, intelligence
and tried patriotism, and whatever their
action may be we pledge ourselves to cor.
dially indorSc it. Business in the Office
prevented our attending it yesterday.
\ committee Of one from each town
ship was appointed to examine and report
On credentials and committee Of five
-con>isting Of the following named gen
tlcmcn, Hoover, Ashton, Jabine, Foster
and Rilcy-waS appointed to report per-
manent officers and order Of business.
The Convention then took recess I'M
til 3 o'clock, Pm.
ATS O'Clock the Convention was called
to order by the temporary Chairman.
The Committee on permanent officers
submitted the following report, which was
adopted:
President, ". y. Dickinson: Vice
President, \. d. Rock and George n.
Douglass; Secretaries, John S. Blackwell
and {. I. Eoussin.
y committee Of twelve-MessrS. I.arkir,
Titus, Jahinc, Soliss, Blackwell, Williams,
Woods, Rankin, Duncan, Fairchild, Rous.
sin and ScarlcS-wcre appointed on Plat
form and Resolutions.
The following Delegates were elected to
represent the Democracy Of FL Dorado
County in the Democratic State Conven-
ton, which meets in Sacramento on the
llth inst. : l.. Foster, Ogden Squircs, D..
W. Gelwicks, S. w. SandcrSon, J. j.
Lawyer, {. c. Mclean, f. II. Watson,
Il. DunniclitF, G. n. Douglass, $. Baily,
II. ii. Duncan, William Roush, James $.
Evans, d. NJ. Boyd, 7. S. Dorsey, T. H..
Williams, NJ. G. Griffith and d. Fairchild.
After appointing Central Committee,
the Convention adjourned until to-day at
nine o'clock, in order to give the Commit
tee on Platform and Resolutions an op-
portunity to report.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-06-08

CONTENPrrors REBrEE.--Gen. Wool
having made himself excessively NEEDLE.
some about Washington, General Scott
ordered him of, not wishing to have q
rival near the throne. Scott says:
"The General regrets your infirm health
does not permit him to assign you to an
important command away from your head.
quarters, and he recommends that you
return to Troy to conduct the ordinary
routine duties Of your department, and
for the recovery Of your health, known
by him to be feeble"
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-06-08

CONNENDABLE PATRIOTISM 1T is m
indisputable fact that thirteen men con-
nected with the New York Tribune have
been appointed to Office under the pres
ont Administration, but not one from that
concern has voulteered to fight for the
country. These fellows are brave in talk,
but when fighting is to be doneehcy are
missing. They want the Administration
20 conduct the war with the utmost vigor
and severity, proclaim all who refuse to
volunteer as sccessiOnists or traitors, i'm
pose upon the credulous by manufactur.
ing the vilcst ISLANDERS against the States
that have withdrawn from the Union in
order to excite their passions, yet sneak
ingly back out when called upon to vol
unteer!
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-06-08
wstehmsn, what Of the Night :"

\ change is about to occur in the spirit,
il not in the form, Of our Government.
The people are to be enormously taxed to
support vast standing army. Its min
ions will be distributed throughout the
country to intimidate the people and sup
press freedom of speech. Read the fol-
lowing and reflect upon it, from Colonel
Forncy'S Washington letter of the first Of
May to his Philadelphia Prers. lie says
THE new demand Of the Administration
for troops. which looks to IL permanent military
oygJRi-GiiOn, on HE grFa2,sf scale, will call for
the appointment ui great number Of Oniccls,
all ut the disposition uf the President and his
Cabinet. There will be six Maor.Generuls.
twenty-five Colonies. twenty-five Lieutenant
Colonies, twenty five Majors, two hundred and
fifty Captains, and five hundred first and second
I.ieutennnts. This is exclusive of Qunrtermas-
tiers, PaymastcrS, aud other military agents
The increase in the Navy will be IN proportion
Truly says the Cincinnati Enquirer,
1--WE are hereafter to have large stand
ing army on the grandcst scale The
affections Of the people for their Govern
mcnt are no longer to be relied upon. A
large standing military force is hereafter
to be looked to to protect the Government
from overthrow. But, some may say,
Congress has not yet sanctioned such
monStrous measure Congress will legiS-
late surrounded by thousands Of 6ayonctS,
and with fine AMI lucrative military offices
in prospect, as an inducGment to submit
to the necessities of the occasion. This
is the induccment for concentrating large
force at Washington. Strengthened and
Cmboldencd bv an army OF adherentS,
armed and Skillfully drilled, the Admin
istration would not hesitate to use force
should persuasion fail to induce refractory
Congressman to indorSe their action. We
seem to be progressing fast in the direc-
ton the Fathers Of the Republic were
anxious we should not 60"
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-06-08

IT is stated that Col. Fremont has LEFT
France for the purpose Of rendering bis
services to the President, and that he OK.
poets some command on the Pacific coast,
with what object is LEFT to conjecture
The people of the Pacific are loyal to the
Union and want no military ruler to die.
tate 10 them.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-06-08

NOBLE GIREs.-The Irish servant girls
of New York and Brooklyn sent, during
the last year, TO their relatives in Ireland
the enormous sum of 100000! This
immense sum was accumulated by the
savings Of n couple dollars week, labo-
riously earned in the drudgery of kitch-
ems, laundries, the chamber, and the work
table.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-06-08

The London Times editorially reiterates
hopes for the maintenance Of peace, and
thinks that it is still possible that the war,
like intentions Of President Lincoln NAV
not be carried into civil war. War once
commenced, between q people brave and
proud, and generations may be swep,
away before it terminates. The Time.
concludes long article on the impending
danger IS follows:
We would rather hope that the good
sense Of the Americans and the peaceful
cOunsels Of this country may bring about
a reconciliation before the dispute has
been too far carried. As long as the two
sections Of the Union refrain from hos.
tilities, it would be the hight of arrogance
and folly to interfere; but when the soil
and seas of the New World are likely to
be stained with blood foreign nations may
surely demonstrate in tho cause Of hu.
manity.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-06-08

lRRErRESSIBLE CONFLICT. see it
stated that the Republican Central Com
mittee of MaripoSa county has called a
mass meeting to elect delegates to the
Republican State Convention, which meets
at Sacramento on the 18th Of June. The
call generously invites "all persons in
favor Of sustaining the Administration in
tie enforcement Of the laws and tie Con-
Sttution as it is, and oppoScd to the Crit
cndcn or any other compromi~,' to par,
tiripatc.' Certainly this is evidence Of
Union Scntimcnt-of"no party" feeling,
which we hear so much talked about
Yet these men contend, and their pur.
chased allies rciteratc it, that the only
issue before the people is Union or Dis
union