, 1857-06-05
Retrospective.

We had been leu 10 oeheVe lrom OUT
ward evidence and ASSURANCES that +. S.
Balch, Esq, would beinduc& 10 conduct
paper opposed to the democratic party,
honorably, truthfully, creditably to himself,
and carrying with it the respect Of the
party which he had espoused. We fear,
however, that We have been led into error
that the conduct and control Of il
through its committee, will relapse into the
same unfortunate Mmlstrom that charac-
terised the exodus, or rather exit, Of the
celebrated paper that preceded it.
The last number of the Republican comes
10 us loaded to the guards with all sorts Of
unmanly charges against our nominee foF
congress, our party, and its anecedents.
1t would not become us to reply TO them
all in one article The evidence Of hate
presented, and the outlines of outrageous
audacity evincOd, will challenge investiga-
ton by the honest farmer, mechanic and
laborer. Starting from this point, we
charge that it is false that Gov. Stevens
ever promised to Judge Strong the Chief
Justiceship of the territory. We charge
that it is false that any person, of any po-
litical party, has ever approached our no
minee in the last six months for place or
favor, merely because of his subserviency
to his wishes. We charge that it is false
that there were more than four persons
that might be considered in the service of
the Indian Department who were delegates
in the late Democratic Territorial Conven-
ton, or who participated therein. We
hurl back into the teeth Of the editor of
that paper its cowardly assault upon Quar-
termasters Miller, Hurd, Robie, Pagett
and others, that they could possibly have
been intimidated or controlled in tLeir ac-
ton in the Democratic Territorial Conven-
tion. We charge back upon the paper also,
the Infamous falsehood that employees in
either the Indian Department or Quarter
masters Department could be capable Of
being bought up or sold out.
Look at it and see for yourselves The
chairman of the convention (Col. Fitzhugh(
could, VIC doubt not, command the means
Of purchasing the real and personal prop
erty Of Gov. Stevens-body and boots
at any moment. Be it remembered too,
that two years ago that gentleman, al
though appointed Indian interpreter, under
the administration of Gov. Stevens, cast
his vote invariably for Col. l. n EBEY as
long as there was any show 10 obtain for
him the nomination.
Talk, too, of Gen. Miller being corrup-
ted | Why, he could buy and sell the
whole pack of hound dogs that is on his
trail Who were the instruments and wire.
workers at the convention2 Perhaps one
might be found in the person Of demo-
cratic member from Clarke county, whom
the Republican charges as having been in
structed to vote for Judge McFadden, and
afterwards voted for Stevens. Perhaps the
$500 in scrip and the bob-tailed pony can
answer this question. We desire to pat
the question frankly-who there were at
the Democratic Convention at Drew's
Mills that could be bought or would sell
out? 1t is charged with brazen-faced af-
frontery that Mr.. Briscoe, resident of Pa
cifc county, was drawing the emoluments,
if not enjoying the perquisites of a sub
superintendency. This is .faisc, and we
drive the nail and are ready to cleneh it in
the mouth of him who made the declara-
ton.
Suppose for moment, that majority
Of the members Of the late Democratic
Convention Were sub-lndian agents and en-
ployees--as also members Of the Quarter
masters and Commissary Department.
what does all this argue? Does it argue
that the people are fools ?-tllat they are
not competent to send delegates to secure
the nomination of person TO represent
them, without consulting wire.working
demagogues? We hold NO.
We are sorry, panied, and feel mortified
by the allusion made in the last Republi-
can that s0me of the members to our late
convention had their expenses paid. Is
this not shocking? is it not awful?
We claim that it is the duty of the
masses when they send delegates to con-
vention Of any kind, if it is demanded, to
pay their expenses, and if considered ne
cessary, to remunerate them for the neces-
sary time thus spent
The democratic party, as we understand
it, should not seek to send its members on
long, fatiguing, and tiresome journey, for
o ac a.