The weekly Butte record., 1867-12-14
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0ou2 VI VtA duu 11lrfif 10 siha>l every
skull that he with his bit of shilIalal-that
darling ould shtickr-in the mud This broth Of
boy pounded away at John Swett until he came
nigh being reelected, having much less majority
against him than his associate on the ticket. Mr.
Fitzgerald. with the assistance of Zach Montgome-
~, came pgh finding himself in the position of the
Irshman's horse in the race: "Jasus only see
how he runs, he's driving them all before him Y
The difference between Spragnes NJ jority and that
of Fitzgerald, is, probably, the exact measure OF
Zach Montgomery's negative influence. His posi-
tive influence il not vet diseernable unless it be
in the complaints of few of his co1ntrymen who
scold themselves for being wheedied into sabscrib
ing for his paper, some of whom boast that they
have got rid OF the insane sheet by giving it away
like the Irish servan. who slipped his masters
short shilling between coppers and passed it for q
cent 1t is possible that Zach powerful advocacy
of parental CONTROL for the child. has induced
some weak-minded parent to give his offspring
periodical spankngs for indulgiug in the luxury Of
belly ache But Zach is really AMI actually
candidate for United States Senator, having been
solicited to Become such by fourteen anonymous
admirers of his efforts to keep the Chinese from
voting, and in opposition to our public school sys-
TEN. He consents TO become the most beautiful
member of the 'Rump' providing the Legislature
will demand the unconditional admission of the
now excluded States' and declare 'that this State
will recognize as binding, no act of the so-called
Congress until said demand is complied with"
Upon reading this absurd proposition, gentle
man at our elbow exclaimed-"Surey, Zach has
gone daft entirely; he don't shtick to his docthrne
of "parenthal conthrol for Shtates, while enforc-
ing it against the childers, Bad luck to the ould
blackguard he'll never get it He'd betther sthart
in now for parental conthrol'' and the repale OF
the dog law"
The ire of this terrible fellow has been turned
upon the RECORD, owing to allusion 10 his lack
of good political sense and honesty made in CON
sequence of his absurd demand upon the Legsla-
ture to amend the public school law in accordance
with his insane and bigoted notions. In comment
I'M upon the Massachusetts, platform Mr.. Mont
gomery contrasted it with what lie was pleased in
his overpowerng wisdom and intelligence to call
''the namby PANTY, skuking platform of the Cal
iforna Democracy. = Now be it known that in
dependent of assaults upon the public school sys-
tenn, and some other questions which interest the
public, it is immateral to what the Democratic
platform may be, or whether the great slosh-
whasher, z. Montgomery. Esq, stands upon that or
erawls into the ''Rumpa of Radicalisn. We did
not like to hear majority of the people of Califor
MIA spoken of as skulkers' by fanatica, bigoted
contemplate batherskite, who, while insulting the
people among whom he dweIt, by advocating the
cause of rebellion, careful to keep his precious
carcass ont of the range of guns throwing Union
bullets. fool would probably imagine that such
a course would entitle him to the respect of those
engaged in the Confederate cause; but every sensi
bic Confederate would say that the meanest
wretch among them, with musket on his shoul-
der, is King, in comparison with such ''namby
panby skulkiagr advocates as Zach Montgomery,
Esquire. Dislikng to see such contemplate nuis-
nance abusing his betters, and boastng of all the
backbone and respectability in the State we YEN
tured the assertion that he had supported the
Democratic platform TO its triumph before con-
demning it, Whereupon the redoGbtabe Zach
ceases to pound poor defunct John Swettr long
enough to copy the paragraph and say in reply:
1.-The simple answer to the foregoing is that it is
not true. Zach Montgomery did not support the
platform of the California Democracy to its tri-
umph before condemning it. He did not proclaim
one thing before the election and another after
Unless the RECORD can produce evidence to
sustain its charge, it must wear the brand of
slanderer.
Why Zach, you dear. crazy old blatherskite, you
really excite our mirth. LET argue the point
as Midshpman Easy. used to say. Oar beloved
-rotter will excuse Us for not believing that he
speaks the truth. We do not, by any means, wish
to assert that Zach. Montgomery, Esq, is given to
mistakes generally, or in this particular instance;
but we are going to argue the point and see if We
cannot prove to the satisfaction of tine people of
California that Zach Montgomery-talks like
trooper. This language may not be strictly parlia-
men.ary, but we not speaking of gentlemen ,
for that worthy class of our population are not
so handy with the branding iron as is this seven
footer ape of mock auction chivalry-every
one of whom is reehing with corruption and loaded
with contempt. Zach belongs to a class of dema-
gogues and nusances who have pensioned them
selves upon the productive industry of the country
and secure the means necessary for their support
by demagogicai appeals 10 the passions and preu-
dices of the ignornant, while assailing our public
. institutions OF learning and undermining the gov
ernment Of the Nation, by craitly intoxicating the
idea that the government established by the blood
tional power to maintain its own existence, This
insane idea leads Zach, and the worthless class of
demagogues TO which he belongs, to hate with the
fury of the bigot and the fool. everything that de-
clares in favor OF national unity that recognizes
the existence and supremacy of the National Gov
ernment. Hence Zach's hatred Of the California
Democratic platform. Hence his false support of
that platform during the canvass, and his charac.
teristc repudaton of it after the election. But
Zach says this is not true aud we assert that it is
true. Now for proof of the correctness Of our po-
siton and of the falsity of his.
If Mr.. Montgomery will turn to his paper of June
II, be will find therein the efoceedings of the
Democratic State Convention, platform and all
without one word of objection The ticket was
also placed at the head of the same paper. Was
not that giving the platform and ticket an unqua
fed support And is not Zach gailty Of falsehood
when he says be did not dc so? But lest Zach
Montgomery should claim that he was absent st
the time, on demsgosirs tour against oar public
schools, and begging support for his parental
family paper, we are going to cnote from one OF
his own letters in his paper OF later date, and LET
T. N" in July, convict Zach Montgomery of false
hood in November and December. His paper of
July 5th, contains brilliant efasion from Smarts
vile, over the signature of II. NJ in which he
k of tha ,.-,-na.-- -,