, 1857-06-19

kind claiming respectability. There arc
nineparagraphs in the leading article which
it publishes, headed Keep it before the
people," We undertake to say that all
the charges and specifications against G ov.
SrEvExs are falsehoods. We hope that
every voter into whose hands copy of the
paper referred to may fall, will give it a
careful and disinterested perusal. The
somnsnss, in connection with the extracts
from Gov. srEvExs report to the commis-
sioner Of Indian Affairs as Published in the
paper aforesaid, are falsehoOds. As for
the erfraofs kemsslues we would ask, what
Is there false in them Z But, to q short
consideration Of the article.
The ReDubl;oan saws "Keep II before
the people. that Gov Isaac l. Stevens
while governor. caused to be circulated
vindications, and procured numerous sigma.
tures thereto. in which numerous citizens
Of Washington territory admit that be was
guilty Of gross Official misconduct
The above declaration is simply false and
the writer. let him be who hc may, kmev it
% Be 50 when he penned il. There were
rcpreseniatio Is in circulation last summer
all addressed to the Hons J. PArroN An.
Drasox and Gen. LANE, and signed by
hundreds Of our citizens. relative to the
martial law matter. These represen,
tasions differed little each from the other
in phrasooIogy. but in substance they were
the same. In neither Of them is there a
single line or word. which any one of the
pack Of hyenas who are in such hot pur-
suit Of Gov. Stevens, can torture into an
admlttanes that he had been guilty of
gross Official misconduct" On the contrary
the declaration is made by the signers Of
those representations, that they fully, frank-
" and freely approve in the most unquali-
iied terms as citizens Of the territory, of
the course pursued by Gov. Isaac l.
Stevens as commander-in-chIef Of the vol
unieor forces in the present Indian war;
10 relation Ii the proclamation of martial
Law, the signers to these representations
say, ''that they considered the proclamation
Of martial law as a matter Of public msoes-
Sly, over ihe counties Of Pierce and Thurs.
TOM
Again the Republican says, keep it
before the people that Gov. Stevens is a
confirmed inebriate, and very lately had
occasion to ask for, and obtain, certificate
Of his suspension Of that habit, until he
had deceived The people into belief that
be has relormed.n
Over six hppdred resDectablo ci,;zors of
this ,erri,orv s.v IN ,hs .nrsseD,o,;ons "a
ferrod 10 .thus-a We have heard with
,fofopnd sorrow sna ,na;gnatioo thotn
eo.ation. have hesn nsd. 70 Tho hon.
Government aoainst Gov stsvans 70 ,bo
eleet amonvst other ,,,;nc. f.s ~. h.,;ovo
fab, and unfomnd,d, that he Is bahi,nallv
iutemperate and that as governor and
superintendept Of Indian Affairs his dis.
bnrsenents Of public moneys &c nloced
in his hands show evidence offraud These
charges We.believe to be false and as we
believe are only made to procure his re-.
movai.p
The eontemptible and stale accusation
made by the peuuv-a-liOer of the Republ;oau
that "a Gov Stevens is a con6rmed ioehri.
a.e.s is answered N the extract wa have
given from thu reors.en,a,;oD. mods 70
Cal Andersen and On T.no h. ,ha 49,
ME Of this territorv vhoso s;v hnndrod