The mountain Democrat., 1863-07-25
Letter from FL Dorado.

FL DoRAbo, july 22d, 1868.
EDrUKs DENoCKAT: In the Placerville News
Ot recent daIe, appeared = communication
purIrrunH in give an SccOunt OF the proceed
ings at this place on the evening when the
Democratic nOnIiDaIinnS were " enthusiastic
ally rAtI6ed. Popular rep'rt attributes the
elegant prUducII"n To . candidate tn The Abr
liIh'n ticket. Of the taste, erudiIlnn and csUs-
tic wit Ut that edusi''n, ] have nothing TO say
IL ID not = fair subject for criticism, being ii
that sttle 0I medmcrity which neither Euds
n"r men are SaId TO alluw.' o. the powers OI
InIAginstRIn therein display ed, something may
be said. They IndiCaIe the taste ana judgment
# his party 10 selecting binI Us their lie. drr.-
The excess Of one qnaiI;y constitutes genius
perhaps the OveI ~eening quantity Of this en-
titles " Now and Then" To bs cl~ssed As such in
the curt Ut him ~ h0 is sly led "Ihe father 0t
lies" - but mot elsewhere. His sarcasm aud
irony, the Deu"IcTacy can stand and still live.
Indeed, this is NOT the tirst time the extent nt
the execution has cnrreSp0nded but poOrly
with the grandl,LQ uent phraseOlOgy ri the man
iieSiO THE nIOuuInIn hath lsbOred and
brought forth" an abortion.
Yet something is due to truth, even from
Z" Now aud Then: sud harsh accusations ought
not to be made oT submitted tn, unless they be
lust. Ii is inHinuAIs ted and the iuSinualI"n IS
wOTiby ut the hnunIer Of midnight c'IDclaves-
that transparency. banging across The main
night and the inference sought TO be tSnveN ed
IL, that Dem"cruL- drsIrOyed il. As cOnIrlIi"n
occasionally affects the most sbieet criminals,
10 10 nUS strange that At subsequent date
"NuW and Then" thus states the truth:
The Democrats Of our place have been
sorely exercised, and deeply mortified, At the
recent iniquit'us proceedings which resulted
10 the destructi,'n of = Transparency used by
our citizens, in honor Of some Of the late Fede-
raj victories
Well and truly Written-for We can we'll af-
ford tn d0 justice to Une that unjnstiy accuses
us. Now will state the facts. The transpa-
rency WGs put up IN the evening preceding
that Uf IT'S destruction. A celebration, Ia &c
fray the EXPENSES 0f which every Democrat
called upon cheerfully contributed, WAS had IN
account Ut late Union victories. The inscrlp-
IIObs upon this stI-called transparency were
patriotic enough, but in no better English than
vas Nov and Then's" first bAntling, and
were therefore criIIcized (but pleasantly for
i'll spelling and false construction. On the
following night many guns we're fired by Dem
OcrHts 10 response 10 that feeling which per
Vadrs the entire State, IN bOnOr-fr honor Is
the cOrrect term-of the Democratic nOmina
tiOns. After the rej.'icings ended. and early ON
the following morning. the transparency was
destroyed. The town WHicbman. 40 old Re
publican, but AlwAys truthful and consistent,
~ states.
A recent convert 70 AbolitiOnism processes
To have witnessed the act, and to know the
perpetrators. After he had made this state
ment, several Democrats called ON him TO name
the guilty parties. and several candidates on
the Abolition ticket were requested so 10 do, IN
order that justice might be- done and the guilty
parties exposed. He refused to answer Demo
crsts. Now, We do not know by what obliga.
tiUns men who meet secretly and at night are
bound; hence we cannot determine whether
be or bis c.I labOrerS in the work Hf whItewush.
ing the negro, Obeyed the Commands Of supe-
TiUrs or not, 10 Withholding the facts known by
him. A candidate on the Abolition ticket. a
late convert frum Democracy, illustrating the
rule that renegades, Of all men, hate most bit
terly the cause they have betr .yed. has said, in
= braVadO manner, that the act should be laid
at his dUOr.
In the community where all this IranSpired,
these statements cannot be gainsaN ed; but We
have TO deal with th,se " hO plnI IN darknesS.
and Glove darkness rather than light" All
that have said can be proven, and The names
1T honorable Witnesses given, when NOW and
Then" throws Of the disguise he has assumed.
IL answer I" his first communication. letter
signed "All The While" appeared 10 y"ur last
issue, containing the truth ni the MATER, told,
it may be, with more candnr than courtesy -
II would perhaps have been wiser 10 have
treated Now and Then" AS the lrishuan dld
tue bhhhacut, WIN HVrr"l&n CuBtetnpI.
There IL, We admIi, hitle Judgment in wiring
such fellows int" n.'t"riety. rrj"nder, with
Il" rrdeemIng quality, has since appeared, said
III be the pr"ducIi"n "f u recent distinguished
inD"rtAtin", u towing politician. I" aid " Now
aud Then" III his ungrLlrtul task.
| have IreSpaSSed t'm FIR already upon your
space, hut ynur g'Hid nature will, hrps, per.
NIT = few words mare. have endeavorrd to
answer Now and Then," aud give the unvar.
niSbed truth. Ii facts are US stated by him,
let hun bring the witnesses. He has made
accusations and must prove them. ar stInd
cOnvIcted rs libelller. Wnv, bv false state
ments and misrepresentation, attempt To fLS-
ten the commission of AN outrage upon Innn-
cent parIIeHy II Is cOwardly and infamous.
With respect IL 0ne assertion Of Now and
Then" regarding ''true and loyal lady" q
word. Doubtless he OnYhr tn wear peIIlc"ats.
GHId tIste would seem to dictate that Now
and Then" shunld not have exposed The faults
aud eAves-dr"ppings Of his true and loyal Ia.
dy." hts chum, the granny that wears beard
and hulds an ntfice. Democrats will excuse the
fraillies Of such creatures
ALI THE WHILE.