The mountain Democrat., 1864-08-27

The Sacramento Union is in q pet; what's
more, it manifests its bewiching rage in a
ludicrous manner. 1t is bowling with despair
and bleating for sympathy. 1t is not only an
cry but frenzied; worse still, II is innoceutly
making itself the augbing-st stock Of the State
worst of aii, it is powerlcss to help ITSELF We
deeply sympathiss with the gnrrulous and
peevish and feeble old lady. She has lost her
sweet temper and whines piteously for sympa-
thy. Stanford, Croker, Dutch Flat & Co, fat.
tsssd her vanity aud prevailed upon her to do
very silly thing-not q difficult task. She's
used to it and its natural to her. Before they
seduced the Union, the Union never let an Cd.
portunity pass to speak favorably of our route
Ito speak Of 1t as it deserved. It repeatedly
aad honestly declared that ours was the short
est, safest and best route TO Nevada Territory,
aud convinced the people of the fact. 1t ridi.
culed rival routes. 1t spoke contem ptuously
OF them. 1t believed what it said. 1t knew,
for the fact had been clearly and fully demon
strated, that other routes were little less than
humbugs-impassable in winter, tedious and
dangerous in summer. 1t knew at passep-
gers who had tried them once pronounced them
humbug and could not be prevailed upon to
try the experiment a second time. 1t knew,
because it confessed that it "deemed it unad.
visable" to mention the fact that the quickest
trip had been made on our route that team
sters, no poor judges Of routes, had given the
preference to our route /; that the Government
bad selected il for the transportation of The
overland Mail and for the Pony Express. Ii
had stated these well-established facts more
than once. But suddenly and mysteriouslv il
changed IFS tune, sang sweet" for and pufed
otaniords route, ate its own words, "bitter
fruit;" aud, by blowing and misrepresenta
ton, foolishly endeavored TO divert trade and
travel from our foute-a route which il had
frequently honestly assured the people was far
superior TO all others" Standford. Crocker
Co knew the Unions weakness and ayailed
themselves of it. BY arguments more solid
than persuasive, they induced it to repudiate
lis own statements! 1t has reason to feel hu.
mlliated-renson to fume. fret, rage and groan.
1t has. without provocation and un gratefully
tut ned against its benefactors, stupc the hand
that fed it, and become the tool of a humbug
railroad company and route. Stanford, Crocker
d Co. sre unable to assist it, and Robinson
laughs at it's threats. Itpersecuted Robinson
and injured bis road, for the benefit of the
Dutch Flat humbug, and now it begs him 10
return good for evil. Sacramento is suffering
the consequences Of the Unions folly and sell
fshness. Pacerville asked her assistance, she
refused it and gave it to Dutch Flat; now she
discovers. when too late, that Placervillc car
do without it. Pacerviile has built n railroad
without National or State aid, aud that road
conceded to be superior TO all others, must mo.
nopolize the trade and travel to Nevada Terri.
tory. 1t is the shortest and quickest, and pas.
sengeTs BY it reach Washoe hours in advance
of those Of any other route. The Union falsely
says passengers from San Francisco" by the
Dutch Flat route arrived in Virginia CITY or
Tuesday several hours ahead of the passen ger,
BY the Latrobe route. The Union well knew
that not passenger who left San Fra ncisco or
Monday last reached Virginia on Tuesday b,
the Dutch Flat route-knew that they did b,
the Latrobe route.