The mountain Democrat., 1864-10-01
The Fire at COlOmo.
CoEoxA, september 23d, 1854.

CoLoMA, September Esd, 1864.
EpIroRs DEMOCRAT: Permit me, through the
columns Of your journal, to viudicnte the
character Of q certain class Of the citizens of
this place, regarding the late FIRE. In the Pla-
cerville News of the 14th inst, there appeared
the following Infamous paragraph:
ave were Informed at the same time that a
certain troublesome class of the inhabitants Of
ColorDa, totally regardless of the feelings and
the rights Of the unfortunate sufferers, imme-
diately set themselves TO work stalking of the
burnt district for mining purposes, not even
assisting or waiting for the extinguishment Of
the flames. We observed a knot Of ColOma
Cinnamon on Sacramento street, and they de-
eiared that IFishmen we're isGe i0ee ,23iaSies and
moreover stated that exeT syp%S - D tstt&t: -
at tS4[ place (cummonly known as the Irish
riot threats had been repeatedly nude TO burn
them out"
Now, Messrs. Editors, We are not disposed
to assail persons who permit us TO pursue the
even tenor of our way unnolested; neither
are we willing tn tamely submit to repeated at
tacks from an unprOvoked, unscrupulOus and
contemplate aggressor. II the Editor Of the
News had named the guilty parties, 1t would
have spared me the necessity of vindicatlng
the character of the lrishmen" of this place.
If Irishmen had been guilty of the conduct
charged, | would not say u word in their de-
tense Oul dS lue ANthS uuo n SNSVpiuB
charge against them as class, totally gratui-
tous and untrue, as il is, !, as an lrishman,
wish to reply. In the first place, does the Ed
itOr Of the News suppose that lrishmen are
more violent, vindictive aud evil-dsp0sed than
any other class of citizens?-Or does il want to
breed disturbance in our town by making
false and slanderuus charges against them p
In the second place, is the Editor of the News
of that class who will take the word OF Chi.
th,,t ,T h In nd Inru
gentlemen? II be is, then | have nothing
more to sav. In the third place, if lrishmen
we're the incerdlaries, why were they not ar
rested
Allow me to mention an incident or two re-
ating to the fire. The blacksmith shop that is
said to have caught fire first, belonged TO a
warm friend Of lFishmen, Dir. Harvey. Two
houses next to the burning building, belonged
to and were occupied by lINhmen, and it was
only By the greatest eXerilons that they were
saved. Is il reasonable, under the clrcum-
stances, that Irishmen, or 1.-The troublesome
class" would be the incendiaries? Irlshmen
worked as willingly at the fire as any other
"class," and some, too, that bad the mist0r-
tune of being in that great Irish riot -
Now, for HE benefit of the Editor of the News,
will state that in that great Irish riot,
which seems to haunt aad demoral!ze his usu-
ally serene Imagination and sour bis sweetest
Of tempers, Irishmen, Scotchmen and Amcri-
cans equally participated, although he calls it
an " Irish rini." In the work Of Judge Bur
nett. Cathuiicity vs. Professionalism" appears
the following sketch, which aptly applies To
the Editor OF the Placcrvlle News:
t Without the care Of knowing right from wrong
Always appears decisive. clear aud strong;
Where others toll with philJsophic force,
His nimule nonscnse takes shorter course.
filings at your he Ad convection in lump,
And & tlES remote conc lus Ions at a jump"
EIRHASACU.
The above was receive last week, bnt nj too
late an hour Tor publica,i II in uur last issue.