, 1858-11-05

readers-that u IS amusing, entertaining
and instructive to readers Of newspapers to
see how far beneath a geatismaR an editor
may sink himself in speaking of cotempo-
rary. Will any one assert that language,
such as is sometimes made nse OF in news
paper controversies, is 6t for the psrlor
and drawing room? And yet the newspa-
per is carried there-and yet, on social
equality, the man who writes himself doTR
is "blaek,gHard" expects to be met there,
and recognized as gentleman.
And now We desire to pay passing no.
tice to some Of the Oregon journals who
have at times taken exception to, or assai-
ed our course in reference to political af-
fairs. We may here say, We never had
correspondents in Oregon Territory writing
critical comments on their press and Off
cials to be published in our columns. We
never published letters from correspondents
writing down officials or citizens of that
Territory. We advocate the success and
triumph Of the Democracy and its candi-
dates everywhere. In our course, heretofore,
we have done al we could TO promote the
success Of the nominees Of that great party,
to which We have always been attached
under whose banners we have always
fought. 1t matiersd not whether in our
own Territory, in our sister Oregon, or in
any Of the States. With this purpose in
view, we raised to our masthead the names
Of BUCHANAN and BREcKINRIDGE in 1856.
IT'S true, we had no role, but we had a
pish and we asserted il. In times past, in
the elections in Oregon, we have, thinking
our readers in that Territory might be in
husn :ed-at least pleased with our course,
always taken a deep interest in the success
Of Democratic principles and candidates
We recognize and endorse without reserve,
the great and vital principles Of the Kan
sas-NebraskA act. That TO the people Of
each State and Territory belongs the right
to regulate their own affairs-to elect their
own Oficers-and we WOuld be the last Que
to interfere with any Of these-to step out
Of our province aud interfere, or obtrude
our services upon them. Bot having read
ers out Of Washington Territy, in Oregon,
and elsewhere, to them have we, in times
past, through our columns, urged fealty to
the Democratic faith. To them have we
said, "staHd BY your principles support
your nominees" We believed we had that
right. At all events, we exerted it. In
the contest Of 1855, when the rule Of
aow-Nethngism threatened to completely
ride down the Democratic organizations Of
both Territories, and Gen. LANE was the
Democratic candidate for Congress in Ore
4 gon, this journal openly espoused his
cause. The Democratic conventions in our
Territory, greatfully appreciatiug his ser.
vices to the two Territories, said all they
could by resolution to aid him Opponents
here condemned US then for intimating a
desire to make Washington Territory an
appendix to Oregon-for desire to secure
Gen. LANE, as it were, as jOintrepressn-
tative in Congress Gen. LANE was tri-
} umphantly elected; and in that triumph,
none felt more hearty joy than did our peo-
} pie, and concerning it, none were more
: laudatory in their expressions than was this
journal. Subsequently we were given to
: understand by some who speak by authori-
! ~ in Oregon, not in direct terms it is true,
} but 10 language not to be misunderstood,
, that our labors were unsought = that
} Washington Territory was our proper
5 sphere Of action, and in which we had
enough to do. If we have been cool If
: anything" in the last election, so far ras
: Oregon was concerned, an explanation can
) be found in the foregoing, and from the
/ fact that we had no desire to become en-
, broiled in dGnkless personal controversy
| with the press there. Hence, filings have
: been made at US for our silence, and our
motives misconstrued. Very frequently our
: territorial appointments, whenever chroni-
4 cled 10 Oregon journals, have been sneersd
D at, sometimes severely animadverted upon,
and at others coupled with the damna-
d tion Of faint praise" and VIC have born it
r all. Now, once for all, we assure our Ore
4 gon brethren that we do not desire to in
i terfere with their elections-that we will
!, not be mixed up with their domestic affairs
}, and differences. We desire the success oI
4 Democratic principles and the candidate
t of the party, whenever and wherever noui.
d mated; and especially is it our wish 10 be
t on the best possible relations with all OIL
s them. Unless compelled to do otherwise