The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-09-20
H~ss.r fre.. = PIaeervIlle Volunteer
CANP INDEPENDENCE,

OWenS hlVer, 49,. -, SNr.s.
EDITORS DEMocRAT: expect the citizens 81
PlacerVille have long sinre turg0tIen the vuluu-
teSr company, Commanded by the late Captain
Kelly, which was raised and organized ia their
city abOnt twelve months ago. Well, | don't
blame them il Ihey have
The entire volunteer system on the Pacific
coast 10, in the estimation Of our crmpany, n
e"mPlete humbug, q useless expense to The
NsOeraI Government. mnchine Tor specnl tors,
40 indlera, whisky dealers and bar -rOnm row.
dies IN make money cut nf The latter Oentie-
n(a are IN the maturity. and hold prominent
IrIsitiOnS as officers, owe: honest, bard wuT king
men, whO thought they Were doing their coun-
Try service by leaving lucrative employment
aud volunteering in defense "i unr dear old flag,
and 10 maln ain The Union al the sacrifice of
their lives.
This company left your CITY full If pride and
patriotism. thinking they would lie sent East
ia win for themselves ind State u proud unme
but, alas! Nhat delnsin! lf,uu could see us
nUW. you would not believe We we're the same
men. TIE fond authorizations Of a fight with
the rebels who are trying 10 destroy our CuIom,
are banlshed from "ur minds. DlNguSi. from
the Treatment we have received, has cluuLed
our br"wS and makes ua discunteuted.
T" give yea an account of VII the swindling
end imposiiI"ns which have been prnctISed
aP'n US and the Federal Guvernu,ent. is in,pos.
sible. tOf two FeaSaas First, II would take all
and next, that article is not at my dispusal
The cintbiug they furnished us is w'Nthless and
therefore fraud II they compel Es Ia pay the
regular price. The horses they furnished us
are also worthless, and If Government pass for
them AZ the price demanded u is 50 INDEED
Every cunIract is let out tn Enme unn,rIciiuI
speculatur. whose CopscirRoe will R0t check
him frOm charging cnuIIn"a.@ prices. One euu-
tractor. by the name II Banning frnm what he
6ss made nat of our little expedition, may re
tire Niih lzTge fortune.
We have assiv received three un"utl> eav out
~ tNetVe. Az -oRr paw sent to the siiler tK
ITAaA ouch AS mean IUbaco,. butter, ytckies,
tea. etc.-the worst in the market, when We
c'Suld have b'mgM a grd article tar one third
the price this class II men charge HS, II We had
the ready cash. But M. that wuuld uot taL
OfhcerS could mt drink tber CD mpLgme
SmOke her segsIS, receive hapdSspHe presents
FINN store keepeEA- ihEt S'7uh SSH cheap See
cash We dU cot oempiaS1 ~ sScl treatment
bat We do csmIAsiR thIt we have Lecn sent sp
Aare (tHIt 81 creation AniRnR Indians Ia pru'ect
the inter, SITS II secvS>i1ni~iS and be made mud.
sIls Of. Making adobe quarters II Solk etking
&c did not bargain Er.
IL ~ the general impression tn TIVE will have
q great MANY de>eriIuRs if W. stnn here thlS
WIst'r. Nhich think will b" Gir-~.ng Io the
G.'St~a u'enL fer # il has nothing ninIe tor u-
Su a. than Ia keep ua here. where there is Rsk
y hnu>e in the whole valley, not q particle oT
property or stock II any description, only one
quartz mill which is being LUIli Ly u Company .
al spectators. and II is dontiiiI IT Il will paw.
we bad better be- discharged The officers seem
10 have taken great interest in quartz, and
detail HnldieTs I" &" "ut prospecting fnr iheIn
every day. We think G"verumrnI ought oct
60 allow this. and had better di>hand ur. II
would save large sum al money by doing 50,
and uIake l"atcr> earn un honest living.
= PLACERNlLLE VOLUNTEER.