, 1855-08-31
0TO the PeODle,o

they seem to be built by the mile and cut
of"-to fill a column. This is the only
purpose they can serve, except to expose
the ignorance and impudence of their au-
thor. We do not remember ever to have
seen in print greater display Of ignorance
than that contained in the first article in
question, nor a more unwarrantable, un-
called for mass of Misrepresentation than
are piled together in the latter.
The first article starts out to show that
the democratic party have not the inter
ests of the people at heart. The fact is
attempted to be shown, by an incongruous
mixture of unintelligiblc assumptions, one
of which We give as follows
" A victorious commander IN the south
ern army, after having beaten and dictated
terms of peace, to a tribe of Indians, also
forbid them to worship God as was their
wont. For this act congress spoke just
condemnation to such high-handed tyranny
in resolution which stood recorded on
their journals. But when this great | am
stood in power and demanded that the
resolution should be expunged, the demo-
cratic party, ready to lex the hand that
would feed them, threw the journals on the
floor of the hall and there committed the
most damning outrage that ever tyrant
demanded or his menials )erpctrated."
To whom, in the name of God, does the
boy refer "a victorious General of a
southern army?' Can it be that reference
is made here to Gen. Jackson ? Surely it
cannot for we are satisfied there is not a
school boy, twelve years or age in the ter
ritory, who does not know that the resolu-
tions which were expungel censured Gen.
Jackson for the removal Of the deposits
! from the U. S. Bank Then to whom does
it refer The writer must have been
thinking about Santa Anna and MeXi-
can congress-bungling and irrelavent as
might be the application. The whole ar
ticle is simply an attack upon democratic
rule, and aimed more particularly at the
officials Of this territory, which it repre-
sents as brawling supporters Of the ad-
ministration." This is notoriously untrue,
as far as the word brawlng" is concern
ed. There never was q set Of men who
have been more studous of attendance on
the duties of their Offices and less inclined
to interfere with the local politics Of the
country. 1t is true that like all democrats
they believe that the doctrines of the dem
ocratic party are the right ones TO secure
to all their constitutional rights, and will,
therefore, on all proper occasions, defend
and advance those doctrines. Bat it is
false that they have been brawlers,' or
that they have used any other means than
such as all good citizens should use, in sup
port Of the principles of the party to which
they are attached; and we fearlesSly appeal
to an honest public opinion in support Of
what we here affirm.
The next article addressed to the peo.
pie" which follows in the Courier of last
week, is an uncalled for assault upon Gov
ernor STEVENS. The whole article, from
beginning to end is an evidence of either
melancholy ignorance, or otherwise, a tis-
sue Of false, ungrounded statements, clIarg-
es and insinuatiQns concerning the treaties
made with the Indians of our territory.
A perusal Of the published treaties, which
the writer of that article has probably
never made, will contradict all the gossip
ing assertions made by him. 1t is uni
versally conceded throughout our territory
that our governor, in his capacity as super
intendent Of Indian affairs, has labored
with the most untiring energy--has used
the most sound discretion in the formation
Of the tpeaties-has exercised the most
rigid eOonomy in all things pertaining to
the discharge Of his duties, and within a
brtf period accomplished an almost incal-
F1lable amount of labor in the way Of
1 treaties and settlements with the Indians.
He has not ceased, day or night, to strive
Tor the completion OF treaties and the ad-
justment Of claims with the Indians, and
this is the first murmur of complaint we
have yet heard against that funetionary,
relative TO (his official operations The
article has thrown itself wide open for at
tack; and did we think the public would
require it at our hands, we would show it
up in a light that ridicule itself would des-
piso to laugh at it. Come, my dear boy,
inform yourself sOmeWhat about that which
you under take to write.
VINO DID IT I've have been credibly
informed that the judges of the election at
the Cowlitz Landing, threw out eight or
1t. aI =. Al.