, 1852-10-16
Party Policy


the first number Of the Columbian" took
occasion to remark:
" It hoists the neutral flag in h' number; as
long it sails under no fase color, land We trust II
never WILL VIC wish it success We care not
what creed a Journal sees IL to adopt, whether dem
Ooraie, whg OF neutral, only that It is what i, pro-
{, sses TO be. " c can respecl, while VIC combat,
an open, manly opponent who states his principles
and fights his battles in the light; but (ike the
" no party organization" Oregonian, ~ instance,)
the profession Of one thing and practice and al'o-
csey Of another, Is species Of newspaper piracy
which HONORABLE men-whigs as well as demo
erts-can never respect or countenanec.'
1t hoisis the neutral flag in this (thc lsD
number" and whenever that nag Is lower
cd by its present publishers for the purpose
of suPPlantiDg it by one Of party, the editor
Of the Statesman, and all others whom ii
may concern, will have due notice thereof
1t is extremely unpleasant for US to indulge
in an eternal protestation that the "Colum
bian" " is net party papcr-is under the
control Of no clique or faction, but as de.
signed as the organ Of ALL the people Of
northern Oregon, without respect to PER-
sons or LocALInGs; and when We serious
ly affirm that one Of lis publishers is, and
always has been a democrat the other one
m equally uniform and consistent whig, how
ridiculous it is TO suppose We could UNITE
in the publication of paper devoted to the
Interests Of EITHER party. Such an alliance
would indeed be to sail under false colors,'
and if our bark was not then "piratical" "
she might at least with propriety be looked
upon as a suspicious and deservedly unsafe
craft.
BY way Of a moments depression, we
would observe, that it is equally preposter-
Gus for any Of the citizens of northern Ore,
gon to contend that our paper is intended
for the peculiar advancement of any partic-
ular portion Of this territory. Such an as,
sumption is unwarranted by facts, and cal
culated to injure the cause we wish to pro-
mote--viz the speedy settlement and I'M
proyemcnt of our country. We are stran-
gers amongst you-Personally unacquaint-
ed with localities and former settlements,
and are dependent for all our information
in relation thereto, to such of our friends
as We can depend upon to enlghted us there
on. five have erred through them in the
correctness of statements heretofore made,
we are free to affirm it has not been the re,
suit, either on our own or their parts, of
vilfd parversion or sectional jealousy, but
errors Of The head-not of the heart and
which We will at all times cheerfully hold
ourselves in readiness promptly to correct
whenever such correct refutaiions arc duly
furnished.
We have been led 10 these remarks on in
formation, that certain residents near Stella
COON have taken exceptions 10 some his
iorical matters, heretofore published, in re-
lahon 10 the ealy settlements on the SouAd !;
and that others on the Cowlitz find fault
with certain structures contained in the Co.
lumbian of September 25th, with regard 10
objections said 10 have been urged by fcac
persons in that vicinity, against subscribing
10 our paper. We have pointed out rem
edy for the first named, and 10 the latter
we have only to say, that no persons were
meant in the said article, other than those
Jelo who were simple and biased-minded
enough to make them-to whom an apology
would be both inappropriate and unncccss
AIRY. We conceive it is the true policy of
OUR people at the present time, to dscoun,
tenance the agitation OF politics and party
-eschewseetional and local prejudicos, and
all unite in the onward progress of our ter
ritory to the formation of a STATE. To
these objects we at least will be devoted.
Assuming by an earnest heretofore fur
nished through our columns, that our paper
as neutral, we desire all those who would carp
in knowing and ambiguous strain about
I" future probabilities" that they first obtain
EVIDENCE before proceeding to CONVICTION.
We believe that when we say our paper is
NEUTRAL in polies, we understand what that
term implies, and arc as capable of acting
upon its Interpretation as many who publish
DEMOCRATIC and WIG papers, and claim an
equal right to be believed in point of SINGER
ITY Of intention. Aud while the Statesman
would "w wish it suecess" under the "trustD
that dit sails under no false colors, - q" we
care not what creed journal sees f. to
adDla"-in the prompt denial of the insin-
'laiion Of our "Prolession of one thing, and
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