Year: 1862




paper, that the letter of the Republican
Committee of May 3lst, proposing fusion,
was handed to Mr.. Davenport several hours
before the Democrat was issued containing
the call for the meeting of the Demo-
cratic Committee. He does not state the
precise time when he handed Mr.. Daven-
port the letter; bat says be left the room
where the Republican Committee met few
minutes before three O'Clock, and is careful
to state that "the time was noted" He
says be event directly to Mr.. DaVenports
store, aud the letter was in his possiOn not
less than an hour and half before the
Democrat was issued" There is one i'm
portant fact in this connection that be
seems to have forgotten, which is this:
When Potter went to the store, Davenport
not being in, be left, was gone an hour or
more, returned, and delivered the letter.
II was then, according to the best recollec-
tion and belief of both Mr. Davenport and
Mr.. Richmond, about five o'clock, at which
time the Democrat of that day bad been
delivered to all the town subscribers, ex-
cept few in the outskirts.


Thus far it would seem to be question
of veracity between Davenport and Rich
mond on one side, and Potter on The other;
and here we should be perfectly content to
leave it, knowing very we'll what the judg-
meut Of this community would be were
there no other evidence. But there are
other circumstances going to show that
the Chairman and Secretary of the Re-
publican Committee are endeavoring to
make political capital by means of false
hood and deceit. They knew very well
that Mr.. Davenport bad some hours before
the letter was handed to him, called meet
ing of the Democratic Committee for Sat
urday, the 7th inst; aud yet they indirect
ly accuse him of. having fixed upon that day
after he got the letter from the Republican
Committee. 1t was also known to them
that as soon as Mr.. Davenport got the let
ter, he came Immediately to the Democrat
Office to consult as to whether it would be
possible to notify the members of the Com
mittee in time to get them together by the
Sd inst, and that after full consultation, in
view of the call already having gone ont,
it was not deemed practicable to attempt ii;
and yet they have the assurance to intimate
that he purposely put off the call until
day subsequent to the one proposed for the
meeting of the two Committees, The ac-
ton of Mr.. Davenport, and the Democratic
Committee, in this matter, has been frank,
open and Straightforward; while the course
of the Chairman and Secretary of the Re-
publican Committee has been characterized
by deception and falsehoOd.


Since the above was written and in
type, we notice that the Transcript of this
morning has returned to the subject again.
1t merely states that the letter was written
"and ready 10 deliver" in time for Mr.
Davenport TO issue a call in that days
Democrat. But it does not state the pricise
time it was delivered, aud that is the real
question at issue. II seems, too, according
to the Transcript, that the Republican
Committee, judging others, probably, by
their own crooked minds, feared that Dav-
enport would Nuke the excuse that it was
too late to issue call in that days Demo-
crat, aud actually discussed the prOpriety
Of keeping record of the precise time the
letter was delivered; but it appears they
merely noted the time when the letter was
written and ready TO deliver. 1t must have
been at least an hour, and we think two
hours, from the time the letter was written
before Mr.. Davenport received it, aud at
that time the Democrat containing the call
for the meeting of the Democratic Commit.
tee, was lying on the counter in his store.
Possibly the Secretary is endeavoring to
deceive the Republican Committee as to the
time he delivered the letter; but the state
ment of the Transcript justifies the cOnclu-
sion that the Committee, as body, under.
took to play sharp trick, and OverreaChsd
themselves.


PAPER MILL.-The paper mill in Santa
Cruz county, which was partially destroy
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