The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-06-08
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o'aIer' We e1Lract from the letter OF the
New York correspondent Of the San Fran
cisco Bulletin, contained In the issue OF
that paper Of Tuesday last TO exhibit
to the full the Infamous features of the
affair described below, it is only necessary
10 remind our readers that the Lieut.. Col
Billy MullIgan Is the same individual who
was shipped off to the Fast by the Vigi.
lance Committee Of 1856, on account Of
his acknowledged disregard of law and
order. II will aIsO be recolIeetcd, that he
was convicted, in New York CITY, few
months ago, Of an assault with intent to
kill police officer was sentenced to the
penitcntiary, and is, at this moment, out
on bail awaiting . new trial. The f" Mr..
Cole, Of California" another prominent
actor in the bouquet presentation, is the
notorious Ira Cole, 50 long q terror to
law-aLiding citizens IN the Bay City.
Could anything be more humiIiating than
to see the wife OF the President OF the
United States receiving and smiling and
bestOwing marks Of favor upon such vile
wretchcss In charity we must suppose
that she was ignorant Of the character Of
her serenadcrs. Respectable Republicans
should have warned her and prevented
her from making free with such disrepu.
table persons
LIEUT. col. BILLY HCLLIoAS OK HiGH Honss
MRS. LINCOLN PRESENTS BILLY WITH TWO
Handsome BOUQUETS.
APE0"pos Of this last named regiment, Mrs.
Lincoln, wife Of the President, has been in the
city this week on shopping visit, and the &C.
casion WIS seized BY Nessrs. Sbeenan and
MuiligaD TO give the world anOiher specimen Of
their sublime impudence. A serenade was
rendered BY these fellows, Ostensibly in behalf
Of their regiment, 10 Mrs. Lincoln, and accepted
by her, through "Mr. Cole, Of California,"
who, il seems, was the bearer Of the tender.
The serenade took place On Thursday night,
when the Empire City Regiment, in command,
fur that occasion, Hf ITS Iieutentant nj c Colonel,
BILLY MuIligan. was duly marched down t. the
Metropolitan Hotel, and halted under Mrs. lin.
coins Windows, which, ~ the TiMes reporter
assures rs, "were the fifth and sixth from
Prince street, second story" The music was.
II course, uneXceptionabIe. After that came
Mrs. IlDctID, who, says the Timer, D." made her
appearance at the window, and acknowledged
the compliment by bOwing aud waving her
handkerchief She was greeted with three
cheers and every denomination Of enthusiasm
Mrs. Lincoln then presented TO Lieut.. Colonel
Mulligan two handsome bouquets. This gen.
tleman gracefully acknowledged the gift, and
presented one ~ Senator SpinOla and nue to
Col. Sheenan, who ut that moment made their
appearance upon the scene, having Just arrived
from Albany" Can your readers, who have
heard ~ Billy Mulligun. imagine richer scene
than this! Aud wouldn't they like 10 know
Who 10 responsible ior this gross insult 20 the
wife ~ the PTesidenty That Ia more than
can tell them. but do know that the kn0wl.
edge IL the facts has created great degree Of
mDrtiicatinn At Washington, and that more
than one Telegram, filed With bitter denuncia.
lions ~ the disgrSceinl affair, has reached this
city from Washington.
Who will be disposed, hereafter, to deny
the truth Of the declaration, when the
nation bOiIs the scum rises uppcrmost.
Another extract from the letter Of the
same correspondent, shows the reckless
disregard Of all dccency which prevails,
when passion rules the public mind:
THE ROwDTIsN OF new FORK LEsaEXIN0-
WILSON = BLACK sHgEP-HOw TALES Kun.
Our city has NOT for yeaas been So quiet and
orderly, notwithstanding the vast influx Of per.
sons from the rOwdy elements Of other cilIcs.
which. fer the past weeks, has poured in UPON
US. Much II this quietneSs, h"wever, is set
down IN the credit II the recruiting sergeant,
who daily picks OF this rOwdy element, and
places It under the rigOr Of military discipline.
The regiment which il the fullest Of this ele.
meDt Is that ~ BILLY wilson's Many funny
stories are current Of the piccadlloeS Gf mem.
beTs 81 this regiment, which il seems the sur.
veillance Of camp life cannot wholly prevent.
A few days ago. we are told, q well.knOwn
pi0us and benevolent gentleman, hearing that
Billy's command at Staten Island we're suffer.
ing frOD want Or supplies, went around among
few friends, and collecting . snug little sum
ri money fOT the regiment, proceeded it'll it to
the camp. Before handing the subscription
over. the gentleman asked II the Colonel the
privilege 81 addressing 4 few words Of ad vice
to the men. This reqneat being granted. he
proceeded to talk to the regiment on their duty
t0 their country and their God, interlardinR his
remarks with sundry pInuS and moral refec.
tiOns, and elOaiDg with tho information Of the
fact that he had been enabled, through the be-
neVOlent kindness II several friends If the reg.
imeDt. 10 collect very handsome sum OF NJ ,ney
which he would nOw hand over to their Colonel.
70 be expended on behalf Of the regiment. He
then put his hand In his pocket, and fumbling
around Er Q moment, pulled II out again, and
held ituP. empty! HispOcket had been picked
while he was addressing the crowd
Among the NANNY amusing stories that are
told 81 the way in which Billy puts the men
through their PAGES, Is one TO the effect that
one duy, at the clHse ~ o severe drill, he re.
qIesIed that every man in the regiment who
had been in the State Prison should advance
three PAGES. when every member but four
promptly res 2Onded lie next ordered those
who ought TO have been in prison but had thus
Tar escaped, to e. through the same motion,
when the remaining four stepped forward!
An incident happened at The camp Yesterday
which furnishes another specimen II Col. VIII.
sons humor A deputy sheriff had come with q
writ II h0be0S cOrpVS which had been sued out
BY the friends u q young recruit, who, it was
said, was u minor. Billy read the writ, and
then, turning ~ the officer asked, What must
do with Ihiss
"Doi" echoed the officer. "why, you must
give up the body Of the young man named 10
that paper"
Every WE'LL" said the Colonel. lyon shall
have ~" and then proceeding 70 the tent Of
the minor, and stripping him Of every rag Of
clothing, he rendered the body to the astODished
sheriff. Not caring 10 e. to the expense of
buying q new wardr0be Tor the young recruit,
the officer left without having accomplished the
object Uf bis visit.
What an exalted opinion Of the Ameri-
can character must be formed in foreign
countries, based upon such representa-.
tons as the foregoing! What may not
be expected Of an army composed Of such
materialp
The following letter, which en-.
phatesIy speaks for ITSELF vas written BY the Dean
Of the Faculty Of the Philadelphia College Of NsdI-
cine, to the editors ofths Pseec Medical and surgI.
cal Journal, San Francisco, for publication:
PHILApGLPHIA, Jan. II, 1882