, 1855-12-14

you. II is your due-you have earned it.,
and the people give it to you, in the name
of the Architect of the Universe.
And what shall we say for the gallant
dead-martyrs to their country's honor,
glory, and human freedom May God, in
infinite goodness, rest their ashes in peace,
and protect the widows and orphans Of
these fallen patriots. Let their names live
in the memory of each lover of his country,
and may the All Wise Creator extend and
place around their unprotected families His
outstretched arm. Let their epitaphs be
written in letters Of living FIRE, on pillars Of
marble and brass, that they may be endu-
ring, and remain undimmed for all time.
And now let us contrast the conduct Of
our Valient citizen-soldiery, with his snake
ship" Scorpion "-heaping vile abuse up
on an absent soldier-a gallant man
whose services in Mexico, and elsewhere,
stamp him a soldier, Of true courage and
unainching nerve. We mean Gov l. l.
STEVENS. Can the white-livered, coward
ly, crawling reptile" Scorpion look
such man in the face, and utter one word
Of disparagement against him? Mol
No!l He would rather seek employment
at one cent per day, to dig for himself a
towards grave, beneath the bosom of the
earth! And such a "SeorpiOn's" grave
should be in some dark, gloomy, and seclu-
ded spot, where the suns glorious rays,
that greens the. grass, can never reach bis
resting place. Let him rest in iguomiuious
solitude, and do part
"To the low vile dust from whence he sprung,
Unwept, unhonored and unsung."
Such miscreants, to abuse Gov. Stevens
"a man who has done more for the coun-
try, and forgotten more, than this pink Of
impotence, whoever he may be, ever knew,
or has capacity to learn, should be live IN.
I'll the resurrection trump shall awake the
nations Of the dead How modest
SLanderer and rcriIer of the absent
brave land Of man whose heart beats
ct this moment for the welfare Of the peo.
pie Of this territory, do you not know that
the evidence is accommodating every day,
from the most honorable men in the coun.
try, that this war has been determined up.
on for years by the Indians. and only await
ed q suficiency Of arms and ammunition To
to commence their work Of death I? Upon
the first fair evidence Of the rapid encroach-
ulents Of the white man, their resolution
was taken-and for its commencement, pre-.
parations have ever since been rapidly, but
stealthily going on, although their means
Of augmeuting their supply of arms and
Ammunition have been slow, and it has tax.
en- years to accomplish It,
With all these facts within the reach ol
evcry thinking man, we are only astonished
10 think that any sane man could be indu
ced to believe such trash-as from week tC
week appears in the columns of the Pugel
Sound Courier. To "ScOrpiOn and tn,
troop Of assaiIAnts Of the executive and
territorial administration we would soy
"Avauntl and quit my sightl .u
Let the earth hide thee Thy bones are marrow less
Thy blood Il cold ."-r
Hence horrible shadow
P. .S-Since the above was written and
in type, we have examined q communica
ton in the Puget Sound Courier Of Dec
7th, signed NorHrNc DEROOAroRY," which
handles Scorpion" without gloves.
We know not, neither do we care to in
quire, who Scorpion" really is. Neither
do we care anything more about Gov. SrE
VEINS, than host of others in the terrific
~. Bat when a plot is laid for his destruc
hon-politically-as an honorable man
and an agent for government, we will de
fend bis course, in bis absence from the ter
ritorY as far as truth, right, and consis
tency will permit.
Let justice be done, though the Heav
et's should fall"