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The mountain Democrat., 1864-05-28

SILVER MoUNrAN..-The flouriShing
town Of Silver Mountain is distant about
twelve miles from Marklevlle. The road
TO it is fine one, and skirts the Carson
river and Silver creek all the way. Silver
Mountain is one Of the best built towns
on the eastern slope, and contains in the
nefghboPhoOd Of one thousand inhAbi-
tants as long ago as last fall three hun
dred and fifty votes were cast there. The
place is buautifpily located and the streets
have been laid off with great regularity.
1t contains five large stores and as many
small ones; Whitehead & Co., Of Virginia,
have o quartz mill in course of conStruc.
ton which will be completed three or
four weeks hence. There are two hotels,
where frst-rate accommodations can be
had-one kept by Mr.. Treat, and the 9th
er by Mr.. Brown. Mr.. Fisk is building
a new hotel,and Jack Goodwin is engaged
in an enterprise of the same kind. The
last mentioned house IS an immense one
(being seventy-five by ninety.flve and
three stories high,) is nearly finished, and
already rented at $1,000 year. 1t will
be opened on the, first Of June. Silver
Mountain would Be larger town than il
is, il lumber TOR building could be readily
had two sawmills are kept running con.
stantly, but the supply is altogether in.
sufficient, nevertheless. Marhleeville suf.
fers in like manner. The citizens oi
Silver Mountain have given block oI
ground, eligibly situated, to church and
school purposes. The Big Tree road will
shortly be completed and in good orde,
from Murphy's Camp and Stockton tc
Silver Mountain--a cOnsummation de.
voutly hankered after by all concerned
There are large number Of excellent
mines round and about Silver Moantsia
but shall keep up judicious silence
about them, inasmuch as my notes have
got so tangled that cannot make any
thing out of them,-Correspondent of the
Virginia Enterprise.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-05-28

BURNING THE CANDLE on Born E NDs.-
The New York Express says, "the coun-
try is running in debt moro than two
millions a day, by burning the candle on
both ends" Whilst the expenditures
are beyond calculation, the enormous is
sue of Government paper cuts down the
value Of greenbacks to so low point, that
it costs tho Government about double the
sum for everything it buys, which con-
stitutional currency would purchase it
for. At the same time the price Of the
necesSaries of life has increased two fold,
and starvation stares the people N tho
face and bankruptcy the nation. In the
face of'these facts negro worshippers, Of.
fee. holders and Sboddy contractors are
clamcrous for continuance Of the var,
The mountain Democrat., 1864-05-28
Special ann &FnfraI Notirrv


HSllOway's Pills and Ointm.---::
DOMESTIC REMEDIEs.-NO other fOrmu,. -
binss 10 30 compact or concentrated form ,hs "1'
tive ahd essential qualities Of medicine. a, e'
well adapted TO family use as these pOpul,, ~. 70
dies. Devoid Of mineral and vegetable 49, 49,,
simple but eicaciOus in OPERATION, they NAV 4.
mInistered with equal safety to the infant :; j. &C.
adult. No household should be without suppl, :.
theypre always useful In case Of accident
Sold BY all DruEEi'''' at SOc., Toe, aud u 10 -.
box or pot. 0.s
The wOrld-RenOwned Rem.a,
HOLLOWAY'S
PILLS AND OINTMENf,
For sale in any quantities BY
CRANE & BRIGHAM.
Wholesale Druggists, San FraneI,su.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-05-28
COMISo TO THEIR sENsEs.-The more

COMING TO THEIR SENsEs.-The more
sensible Of this Abolition organs have be-
come frightened at the intolerance and
Ianaticism Of the representatives Of their
party, aud have rebuked Speaker COlfax
in no gentle terms for his resolution for
the expulsion of Mr.. Long from Congress
for words spoken In debate.
The Speaker Is not likely to win
many laurels, even from his own party,
by his attempt to suppress the freedom o.
speech and his subservicncy to the Ad'
ministrntion. Colfax stated that he Of
fered the resolution without consulting
anybody; which was certainly piece oI
assurance not justified by the age, ekpe.
rience or capacity Of the ambitions tcady.
When the New York Evening Post, an
earnest supporter Of the Administration,
responded the ne1t day as follows, the Of
f1cious SpeGker must have thought that q
little mote discretion would have served
his purpose better:
Mr.. Longs speech was perfectly legitimate
expression Of opinion. He thinks the rebels
must be allowed to go in peace or be extirpa-
ted, and be stated his thoughts calmly and re-
specially, in proper words. We do not con-
cur with him We are not, however, unwilling
that those who have come 10 other conclusions
should have the full liberty to express them.
whether in the newspapers or on the floors OF
Congress.
The New York Times, another Aboli-
ton organ, is even more emphatic. With
supreme contempt it tells Colfax that
the pretcnse that Mr.. Long uttered
reasonable language is preposterous. y
Says the Times:
Why shenld be be expelled for that's No
Congress ever sat in Washington in which the
same denial has not been made. II Dir. Long
honestly believes it, il is not only his right, but
it is bis duty to say it. 1t is the duty of every
honest legislator. when great public concer MS
are at stake TO declare his homes: coa~ictions.
1t is none the less, but all the more, his duty
TO do this, il these convictions ere oppressed to
the dominant sentiment. The pretence that
Mr.. Long uttered reasonable language is pre-
poSteruuS.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-05-28

LoYALlsrs AT WoRK.-More arrests in
the New York Custom House for stealing
to the tune Of tens aud hundreds of'thou.
sands, are reported. Don't you see what
snakes people so lOyali 1t doesn't pay
to DO q copperhead; Government doesn't
employ them; it employs none but the
purely loyal, and allows them % steal as
much as they please.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-05-28
Nrm ADVERTISEMENTS To.Dau,
FxFCuTOR,S SAFE

NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to an or.
~ DIR issued cut of the honorable Probate Court
for the County of T., Dorado. State ~ Ca'0ruil in
The matter of the Es.rin ~ I'TiIER JONES. hec'c
sign~d. Executor OF sa'h t.lAte. viii s'l at public
alr;ion. Gr"n the premises. on MONDAY, JUNE
Svh le64, AT n'cock, r NJ, all the real estate be.
l0uc ug TO said ks'a'-, TO vt.
That ccr'ain HOt>C, LOT AND IMPROVEMENTS
thereon, c'tua'ed opposite L. Wcod's residence on
the westerly ,:i- Of the Mar street Ia Uniontown.
Col"mA Township, County u III Dord1. aud Sia.c
OF CA'''rrn'a
TERMS OF SA'E-Ten per cent. a, time # sale,
the balance upon the confirmation Of tie sale by
the Hon Probate Court. PAYABLE in gold or silver
coin Of the United States Decd At cNP,nse OF the
purchaser. II. X. SlOMk, Executor.
May 2+th, IS6i-4w
The mountain Democrat., 1864-05-28

BUTIER's RrIGS.-A correspondent Of
the New York World says Norfolk has
not improved under Gen. Eutler's reign.
Ills rule has become emphatic1il7 reign
Of terror The palmy days Of the Inqni-
stion seem almost revived in the want oi
confidence existing among the people,
The city is filled with spies Of the most
despicable character. Detectives, with
"cutthroat as distinctly marked upon
their visage as Gods mark upon the brow
Of Cain, swarm the streets and frequent
every place Of public resort. Butler S
spies visit private families and report their
language to their chief who arrests. and
robs them of their property, on the evil
dence Of his villainous spies. "Un;on
families" are not exempt from these Wis.
its. 1t is significant, too, that the victims
are all persons Of wealth.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-05-28

"rSurPoET TIE GOVERNMENT" 1T is al
legged that, out of fifty thousand bales of
cotton which has beee seized in the neigh
borhood of Vicksburg since its capture,
less than one hundred bales have been
turned over to the Government, the rest
having been madc the personal spoil of
its loyal treasury and military agents.
at pays to be loyal" Loyal thieves rob
the Government with impunity-'-their
support of the Administration excuses
their crime.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-05-28
ScrOfuIa or Kings EVIL.
Compound Extract of Sarsaparilla! |!

OOu1pOuAu 41Ab1 dCI VI Od1 odpdI I11d
The most enectunl remedy which the medical skill Of
times can devise for this everywhere prevailing
and fatal malady. It is combined from the most
tive remedias that have been discovered for the
plrgaticn OF this foui disorder from the blood, and
the rescue Of the system from hS Destructive ceRse
quences. Hence it should be employed for the cure
Of not only scrnfua, but also those other affections
which arise from 1t, such Eruptive and Skin Dis
eases. st. Anthony's Fire, Rose or Erysip"as. Pim-
pies, Pustules Botches, Blains and Boils, Tumors,
letter and Salt Hheunr, Scald Head, Rlngworm,
rheumatism, syphiItic and Mercurial Diseases,
Dropsy Dyspepsia, Debility, and, indeed, all Com
plants arising from vitiated or Impure Blood. The
popular belief In Impurty Of Blood" is founded In
truth Ter scrafla is degeneration Of the blood
The particular purpose and virtue Of this Sarsapar
Ia Is to purify and regenerate this vital fluid without
which sound health is impossible in contaminated
constitutions.
Prepared by J. c. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass, and
sold by,
r. White and R. J. Van vOotSies L Co. Placer
willie.
P.W. Cunningham, Georgetown:
. NJ. D. Hindman, Fl Dorado
II. Mcdonald b Co., Sacramento;
Crane Bingham, Fan Francisco, and ell dealers
ID medicine. apr9
The mountain Democrat., 1864-05-28

PROFITABLE WoRK.-Jay Cooke & Co.,
the favored bankers of the Treasury De-
partment, who sold $40 Government
bonds, to the amount Of $500, 900, 900, real
lied one million four hundred thousand
dollars as their commission on the same.
Mr.. Chase, the uncle of the bankers, thinks
that SUM very reasonable compensation
80 do his nephews. Chase is taking
care Of his family. He could have dis
posed Of the bonds and it was his duty to
do so, with worry little trouble, but the
loyal Secretary preferred to give 4 fat job
to his uephews.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-05-28
DIR. BrOwnuon ana Mr. Lincoln.

DR.. Orestes A. BrOwnson, the great
logician, has for the past two years been
accepted as an oracle of the Abolition
party. He represents the soul, the intel.
lect Of the party, in common with Phil.
lips, Garrison, Greeley Beecher and the
Eihe, all Of whom haze become thorough.
ly disgusted with Lincoln and regard him
only as the leader, or tool rather, OF the
mereenaries of tho party, the representa-
tive Of the sifOddy contractors who sup.
port and encourage the war solely for the
spOilS. In the May number Of his Re-
view, Dr. Brownson draws the following
portrait Of Lincoln, which nc commend
to those who not only believe that Aboli.
ton is the great purpose of the war, az
does DR.. Brownson, but that the Presi.
dent is "the government" as all their or.
gans teach. Here is true picture Cl
their government, by loyal man
"Mr. Lincoln evidently knows nothing
Of the philosophy Of history, or Of the
higher elements Of human nature. lie
imagincs that men act only from low and
interested motives, and does not suspect,
because he does not feel, the presence Of
heroic element, the element, Carlyle
would call it, Of hero worship, that makes
men admire and cling to, and uphold a
bold, daring policy, energetically Pro-
claimed, firmly adhered to, and constant
y acted on, though in the face and eyes
Of their interest. His soul seems made OF
leather, and incapable of any grand or
noble emotion. Compared with the mass
Of men, he is line of fiat prose in a
beautiful and spirited lyric. lie lowers,
he never clevates you. You leave his
presence with your enthusiasm damped,
your better feelings crushed, and your
hopes cast TO the winds. You ask not,
can this man carry the nation through its
terrible struggles? but can the nation
carry this man through them, and not
perish in the attempt?
"He never adopts clean policy. When
he hits upon policy, substantially good
in itself, he contrives to belittic 1t, be-
smear it, or in some way TO render it
mean, contemplate and useless. Even
wisdom from him seems but folly. 1t is
not his fault but his misfortune. lie is a
good sort Of man, with much natural
shrewdness and respectable native abili.
ties but he is misplaced in the Presiden,
tial chair lie lives and moves in an or.
der Of thought, in a world many degrees
below that in which man lives and
moves. We blame him not because he
is mole.eyed and not eagle.eycdi and that
he has no suspicion Of that higher region
Of thought and action in which lie the
great interests and questions he is called
upon to deal with as President of the
United States. lie has done as much as
was in his power to make himself, and
should be respected for what he has made
himself, and the fault that he is not fit
for his position is the fault Of US that pnt
him there. His only fault is, the mis-
fortune Of being unconscious of his own
unfitneSS for his place"
The mountain Democrat., 1864-05-28

FESrIvAL.-The festival given by the ladies'
Of the Presbyterian Church, ut Confidence Pa.
viliOD, on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
nights OF this week, was admirably conducted,
largely attended, and liberaIly patronized.-
Graceful tableoux vivants, vocal and instru.
mental music, and the Yankee kitchen, were
pleasing features Of the festival. The instru
mental DUETS by Miss Simpson and Miss Hill
were Splendidly performed and ELECTED hearty
applause. The vocal music was also excellent,
and the festival a success-satisfactory to vis-
itorS and the ladies " no got it up.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-05-28

DArISG IMPIErY.-There is n man by
the name OF Wiley,a member Of Congress
from Western Virginia, Senator We be-
Iieve, who recently made speech in fa-
vor of immediate and unconditional abo-
lition. He closed his harrangue with the
daring and shocking assertion that "if he
believed the Bible sanctioned slavery he
would curse God and die" A moments
reflection is necessary to comprehend the
full measure Of the bIasphemy of the re.
mark, uttered in the Senate Of the United
States, and copied with commentator in
the leading Republican papers. We arc
not surprised at il, for it is in the spirit OF
the party to which Wiley belongs; but
we copy it to ask if the wretch who utter
ed. and the party who approve it, nre not
fully prepared to resolve,as did their pro-
totypes, the French Jacobins. that "there
is no God" and that "death is an eternal
sleep?" Both these resolutions would
pass the present Congress any day, il
dictated by ibe necessities Of the party
which the unnjorities Of the two Houses
repreSent.-Dayton Empire.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-05-28

The FEELING II THE SouTH.-The fol-
lowing is an extract from a letter IRE
ceivcd by q gentleman in New York;
written by gentleman in Tennessee, who
has been a strong Union man from the
first-received the Fedora! army with
joy-a gentleman of wealth, intelligence
and high-toned moral character, whose
position gives him access to correct In
formation from Southern as well as North
ern sources. The Presidents amnesty
proclamation, from which so much was
expected, increased the bitterness Of the
South and added thousands OF volunteers
to the Southern army. Ii was precisely
what the Southern leaders wanted, and
they IcoS care to spread it broadcast ever
the rebel States. "Wi;h the Union as it
was and the Constitution as it is, they
would be satisfied and lay down their
arms" says this Tennessee Unionist.-
What more ought the Administration to
demand! Must more treasure be eXpcnd-
ed and more blood be spilled, to crafty
the malice Of Abolitionists Have not
the people sacrificed enough to the spirit
Of Abolitionism
II am confident thnt :he rebellion is not
crushed. Rnd that il is.as strorg mentally be-
hind tie no-thern frrces. In places they think
subdred, as it is before them. The accounts oi
the influence Of the amnesty and descrtons
are all bosh. Here there are number, but
moro men have joined Forests command in
the last urety days than have deserted in
twelve months, together with all whn will avail
themselves of 'he amnesty proclamation
There are not less than half u million of armed
men in this rebellion determined to eight for
their homes. firesices and their rights who
would. with the Union as It vas and the Con.
stituton as it is. and the enforcement of law, al
once be satisfied and Law down their arms
But with nothing else will they be satisfied
The mountain Democrat., 1864-05-28
The t'hSsieiAn is often blanca =,

The Fh%SieiAn fs often blamed "a.
want success in hiStreatment when the dissUDo,n,
ment In the rse5vsft Of the sick Is 30 be trace. =.
the administering impure medicines Rober, WIN.
apOthecarJ Is paying particular attention to III.
cOmpounding physicians prescriptions and family
recipes from medicines Of undOubted purity ROb.r,
White, Medical Hall, is appointed ssert scr uoH
Of the Heniine Patent Medicines.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-05-28

We are indebted to Wells, Fargo i Co. for
California and Nevada papers, aud to R. s.
Heruands1 for the SAeramepto Union. Also
to J suAtrAn, Of sau Francisco, fer Eastern
rorerS and rictcSlals.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-05-28

PETER Fox. Of the Adriatic Restaurant, can
serve up chickeu.a turkey. a mountain trout,
or any other good thing in style not to be
excelled, and consequently his restaurant has
outlived dozen others. The Adriatic is the
place 70 get Square meal" at a small price.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-05-28

ABOLITION FORGERY. letter widely
circulated and reported to have been sent
to Mr.. Hahn, the bogus Governor Of
Louisiana, by prisoners in Camp Morton,
Indiana, endorsing emancipation and ask
ii.g for pardon. turns out to be, as was
suspected, another Abolition forgery. 1t
was concocted in New Orleans for effect
upon a number of Louisiana prisoners in
that city. But they at once denounced
it as an imposition, and refused to be
gulled by so transparent deception BY
lying, slandering, forgery and corruption
the Administration is kept up. and the
people are becoming convinced Of this
fact. When thoroughly convinced, as
they must soon be, they will rise in their
majesty and hurl from power the party
which has deceived and betrayed them.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-05-28
Gburrbes,. .GbaritabIt @rnrrs

Protestant Episcopal ch=reh,-.
PLACERNILLE. Divine Service at the Court Hou,.
Try Sunday morning a. l1k oclock: SUNDAY StboDI
at same place, At y O'Clock, P.N. CULoMA-ser,kt
Oh the 1rst and third Sunday evenings Of the month
ATT O'Clock. I'll DORADo-SersiceS on the second
and fourth SUNDAY evening. of the month, Al s,vsn
o'rlock. DIAMOND SPRlSGS-Service on ,he 49,
ond ari Earth Sundays OF each month. at Z o'cioeL
r.~. c. C. PEIRCE, Miuisse.
Residence, Cary House, Plaeervl'le. is7a
Catholic Chnrch.-Rev. }. Larr,n
will otRciAtk IN Georgetown on every 6rst Sunday
Of the month also, in COloma Church on the thirs
SUNDAY. Divine service commences at 10. A. n
VesperS, in St. PatTIek's Church, PlAc6ryilIs an
every Sunday evening, At quarter past I. i'm
The mountain Democrat., 1864-05-28
MARRIAGE S.

On the oath inst, at the residence of the
brides father, in this city, by The Rev. G. C.
Wallace, DR.. A. R. Mcfarland. Of Diamond
Springs, and Miss Martha E., daughter of Hon.
James johnson.
At Pleasant Valley, on the I0:h inst. bv j.
Stanton, J. P. Mr.. jc' 'ieninc tof the firm
rs. &. }. Fleming 81 ~ ard Miss Sarah f.
Barnes. all Of Pleusa.. Valley. Illinois pa
pers please copy
The mountain Democrat., 1864-05-28

THE WAR DEPARrNESI has ordered all the
Officers Of the army to report themselves to
General Grant, he being the head and front OF
the army; and all those who wish ito appear
well and save money. should always purchase
their clothingaud furnishing goods of Houston,
Hastings J. Co., of San Francisco.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-05-28

The OASIS is great resort during these hot
days and sultry evenings. Black. the presi.
ding genius, beats the world in compounding
cooling beverages, which never fail to dispel
the lassitudc occasioned by the heat.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-05-28

MAscMc.-St. James Royal Arch Chapter,
No. l6, will hold o stated communication on
Wednesday evening next.
El Dorado Commandery Of Knights TEN.
plaF, No. T., will hold stated assembly on the
evening Of Thursday next.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-05-28

UNsAlE.-It is rather an unsafe Spocu
iation to lease the coni>catel rebel plan
tations in Mississippi, AIhansas ana Lon
isiana. GHerrillaS have gcry uapleas-
ant way o. hunting sboat these estates
and running away with the lessee ani al
his stock. General Grants htu;hcr in
law was recently "gobticd' in this way
off cotton plantation below Memphis. =
ii is said the faithful contrutanis' keeps
their ol1 masters advised Of the move
mentS CT the lessecs.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-05-28

JASrcrS & Oar, of the Railroad Exchange,
are entitled to our thanks for pitcher of the
best lager We have drunk for many day. The
Exchange is one of the cosiest saloons in the
city.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-05-28

THE ForRrH.-We learn from the News that
meeting was held in the court house on Mon.
day evening, to make arrangements for cele.
brating the approaching anniversary of Amer,
lean Independence. The meeting was pres,
ded over BY Hon. G. j. Carpenter. Mayor
Brewster aud Messrs. Eusminger, Cooper, J.
W. Cullen, Shearer. Rowan and Crocker were
appointed Committee of Arrangements. and
Messrs. WickS, Hamilton, Brewster, Hume
aud Searle Committee TO procure an orator,
chaplain and reader Of the Declaration of In
dependence.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-05-28

TINE ExrENDED.-Fathe Lurgau will receive
proposals for building the new Catholic Church
until Wednesday next
The mountain Democrat., 1864-05-28
DEATHS.

In this city. Nav 25ih, Ella May. daughter Of
Frank and Jane Page, aged years and g
ZION tbs.
In this city, May 26th. Clara L. only daugh-
ter Of |. II. and NJ. A. Nash. aged Is months; :;
The mountain Democrat., 1864-05-28
OUa CARRrER will collect subscriptions from
osf city patrons on Monday.

RoADs-TRAvEL.-- 1t would be difficult task
- place the roads leading from PIacerville to
Nevada Territory, in . better condition than
they are at present. They are hard, smooth
and even-free from dust and mud. They were
kept in good order all winter and spring, the
remarkably dry season enabling hands to be at
work on them without interruption. Long
lines Of freight teams are continually passir g
through our streets, and the stages are daily
crowded with passengers; but the returning
tide Of travel seems greater than the outgoing
Those returning give discouraging accounts OF
affairs in Nevada. Claims are not worked,
mills are idle, and hundreds of miners are Out
Of employment. Business is dull, money
scarce, and confidence destroyed. They at
tribute this business stagnation and want Of
confidence to Congressional legislation, tam
pesing with the currency question, and the
large amount Of ildcat stock which has been
put in the market by broken spectators tc
Sietimize the innocent and credulous. Those
who arc out Of employment and possess the
means are returning to California, while there
are hundreds who wish to return but have mol
the means. The result, in the end, must be
beneficial TO Washoe and California it will
close Wildcat claims, drive out Of the market
Wildcat stock and stop the nlppings of Wildcai
spectators, and induce capitalists to invest
their mAney in the mines of California, and
thus aid in developing the numberless quarts
lOdes in our State.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-05-28
says

POINTED. Men who are bad enough TO
wish 10 see this Union destroyed, for the
sake of abolishing slavery, says the New
Haven Register, only exemplify their cor.
ruption by the manner in which they
misrepresent their opponents. They do
not hesitate to malign the motives and
character Of those who do not believe in
their policy-for desperate men always
resort to desperate measures. Their lead
ers declare that they "do not want the
Union restored" and yet they denounce
the integrity Of those who do!