The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1871-08-31
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
TO THE PUBLIC.
Editor Democratic Statesman.

To the Editor Democratic Statesman.
Ell PAso, Texas, July Is, 1871.
The Austin State Journal of June 2lst,
which was received here about the 4th of
July, brought US the proceedings of "large
and enthusiastic convention of the Admin
istration Republicans, 4. e. Radicals, of Fl
Paso county," which is supposed to have
been h. Id on the oath of May last The pro-
ceedings as they appear in that paper are
signed by John G. Atkinson, President; Ed
mond Slime, Secretary, and fifteen others,
making in all seventeen. The last of the
resolutions attacks my private character in
the most slanderous manner, and pronounces
me "at least capable of all the crimes in the
calender" There never was any such con-
vention. 1t was private clique meeting of
half dozen Federal and State officers, into
which a dozen Mexicans were inveigled.
Since the Journal was received here, have
received letters from eight of my fellow-citi-
zens, whose names appear TO the platform,
repudiating the resolution relating to myself,
and condemning the fraud by which it was
published. give the following as a sample:
GEL PAso Co., TEXAS, July IA, 1871.
"W. W. Mills, Esq:
"SIR: have seen in the State Journal the
proceedings of a convention held at San
ElizariO on the Oath of May last, ia which
there appears a resolution attacking your
private character, which resolution hereby
repudiate in toto, and condemn the fraud by
which it was published. Said resolution
was not presented in the convention, and
knew nothing of it till saw it in the
Journal. Very respectfully,
"LUIS MADRID"
The remaining six letters now in my pos
session are too lengthy for publication here,
but they are just as explicit as the foregoing
They are signed by Maxine Amanda, Gregorio
Garcia, Benito Gonzales, Ynocente Biscara,
Pablo Mejia, Pedro Candelario and Charles
Kerber, all of whose names appear to the
resolution printed in the Journal.
DR.. Marsh and Mr.. Hag=e have stated that
Atkinson and Slime interpolated the libelous
resolution, after the platform was signed, and,
of course, as President and Secretary of the
meeting, they are responsible for the manner
in which the proceedings were published.
Here is a case of wholesale forgery. That
the object was to blacken character does not
render the crime less despicable than lift had
been committed for the purpose Of drawing
money out of bank.
No words of mine can add to the infamy
of men who are guilty of such an act.
Whoever believes that these worthless will,
in consequence of this exposure, bate one
jot or title, of that sublime assurance. and
brazen impudence, which are their chief
adornments, or that it will bring one blush
of shame toitheir faces, do not know them
as they are known to the people of this
county. Whoever can tell why the "powers
that be" will insist on forcing such men upon
a disguised and indignant community to the
extent of giving them two or three Offices
each, is in possession of State secret, which
common minds cannot fathom. But whoever
supposes that they and their SOFT cannot in
vent and circulate Islander faster than l can
refute them, under rates their ability in that
line.
Not satisfied with earning their bread by
the sweat of other mems brows, not salts
fed with maintaining themselves in power by
fraud at the ballotNbox, but knowing that
their own tongues cannot slander, they now
seek to use the names of respectable Mexi-
can citizens to iDjure me.
When they suppose that these gentlemen
are so ignorant or so debased as to permit
themselves to be thus used, they misunder-
stand the Mexican character.
Very respectfully,
augl9twlt W. W. MILLS.