The weekly Butte record., 1862-04-12
Butte County Correspondence.
PENcE's RANCH. April 10. ]

FENCE RANCH. April 10, lSbZ.
Mr Edtor-Sir: In your paper of Satur-
day last, is an article headed An Incident -
and | suppose am one of the parties or bel
ligerents alluded to in the great battle OF
Union and disunion, as the writer of the para
graph will have it, and also, that the combat
ants are the real types of Union and rebedom
of Southern chvalry and Northern obstina-
cy. Now, Mr.. Editor | have yet to learn who
the writer Of the article is, or was, that could
have given this little affair so graphic a des-
cription. and | do not believe but what the
writer has friendly feeling for me, and had
he consulted my feelings in the matter, be
would never had it published. And now, as
the matter has got before the public, and is
going the rounds of the papers, causing jokes.
comment and uotoriety that do not wish to
retain. wish to make a few corrections as
my historian could not have known my past
life quite so well as do, or he has wilfully be-
lied me in making Breckenridge man of me.
A few words more to the narrator of this little
fracas, and have done with him. He, in his
article, has made me to say, after the fight was
over, | adjourned to Fences Ranch, and af-
ter relating to him the cause, beginning and
end of the fight, and how hardly Divine
Providence had dealt with me- in taking away
near and dear connexion and friends,-he then
goes on and makes me say that can and shall
whip every man that don't like me or nv
Union sentiments. Now, Mr. Editor. this is
going little too far and if | said that. it was
through an excited passion and l shall take it
back and show the white leather | think |
can do this with quite as much honor to nv
Yankee mud sill connection as to persevere in
the hightoued braggadocio bombast of our
Southern secession friends, alias enemies, who
can whip from three to five any time, in their
own estimation especially any FIVE that hap
pened to be born in Iankeedom. One word
more TO my Union loving friends and bayr
done with this. Iou must not think me a
/ coward becanse lGug down the gauntlet and
then, so soon, picked it up again. You will
certainly excuse me when | tell you am fifty
eight years of age. | have numerous broken
limbs. the rheumatism 10 one arm. and am not
very good for running; had | thought | was
swift on foot, might have adopted General
Prices plan of warfare, and then this Union
victory would never have been recorded |
will here say that your reporter has given the
main facts Of the battle-how it commenced
and ended But one thing, however. is not
correct. \ our correspondent has made me
i}reckinridgelte. or a supporter of him. Now
sir let ME say that consiSit ncy Is n cardinal
virtue, and in politics more 50 than almost
anything else, and all the sins | ever commit.
ted, and probably they are many. would be no
comparison 10 the one of supporting or voting
for him and thank my God, | can say | am
innocent of that But, TO close your informant
speaks truly, when he says that Scott is a
Democrat; but the word patriot do not
know much about. unless he means true
Democrat. II so. thank him. feel that |
am a good aud true Democrat. in every sense
Of the word. am from the old school Of Re
publicaus, nick named Democrats. | belonged
TO that party which was the pillar of self gov
ernmenT, and the wall between sectional dis
turbance, and | feel proud of the name |
belong to that party which was ready at all
times. 10 peace, 10 make any honorable com
promise; but no compromise, in time of war
and rebellion. | belong now to the great
Union party, which is waging war ou rebellion
and traitors Of this Uniied States Government.
There is now no old party in the field all are
swallowed up in Union and disunion. But we
shall soon have peace, and when established.
then will we again form our party. The great
Democratic party will come forth. burned and
cleaused from the sickly, leprous disease which
has cluug to it for the los, eight years Mr.
Editor. did not mean TO launch forth on poll
tics, and wish to say that the publishing OF
this little Skirmish gives ME more pain than
the wounds got in the battle. | have lived
in this county eleven years, and State, thirteen
and this is the irst brush | have had. on my
own account, since coming TO California, and
l think, for many years before As you have
published the first, hope you viii this. as
+ think am not the gladiator your correSpon
: dent would have me to be.
JEFFERSON Soorr, alas UNCLE JETF.