, 1859-02-18

extracts cannot fail TO be amused. We arc in.
debtcd for them to the Victoria Gdsctte, which
paper published them under the head of "A
chicken come home to roost," and informs its
readers that they first made their appearance in
the columns Of the London Times. They bear
the ear'marks Of authorship Of snob of the
first water, who, under the cover, most probably,
Of an official position, succeeded in gaining access
to the columns Of that journal. We forbear
comment, not wishing to indulge in the use Of
such structures as are applicable only to such
effusions. The author and his friends can enjoy
the full benefit of sceiag their bantling copied
into an American journal, unanswered, simply
because its statements are too absurd and ridicu.
lous, to use no harshcr language, to merit it
"The Eec0rery is not a man-Of.war, but a pri.
vatc vessel, belonging to the II. B. Co. She has
a revenue officer IA civilian) on board, and
complement Of 80 sailors and marines from the
Satellite, in charge Of thu ond-lieutenant Of
the latter slip, Mr.. Roach, and two midshipmen
This force does the State some sIrvice in guard.
ing the river against the ascent Of unlicensed
spirits to poison the poor Indians with, aud in
looking after other matters Of fiscal nature
more particularly the suppression Of smuggling
from the American embryo towns which have
sprung up in mushroom haste on Puget Sound
and at Serniahmoo Bay, near Point Roberts, since
the discovery Of gold. Our kind neighburs
boastcd publicly that the City Of SenaidhmOo ;
would acquire a rapid development from its
facilities for carrying on contraband trade with
the new Colony, which John Bull would BE- too
slcepy-headcd, good, easy man, to put stop to-
Some deeply read in RatteL even doubted, or
pretended to doubt, Johns tight to interfere
What Stop free and independent Yankee in
the exercise Of trading in what, where, and with
whom he pleased, subject only to the impulses
Of his own sovereign will and pleasure 2 This
doctrine was enunciatcd partly from natural OBJ
Gqlity Of mind, partly from spirit Of bullying,
and from what is vulgarly called trying It on,
and partly for the use and ediicatioa Of bunkum.
II was initiated in Washington City, and tray
eled, via Washington Territory, to Semiahmoo,
and other kindred places But alas for human
hopes and aspirations One Of the qualihca-
tons Of Mr. Douglas is that be lived among our
good cousins long before he became Governor; /;
that for years he has had business transactions
with them; and that he knows them, consequent
ly. He knows them like book, said poll
tcian the other day, inthe street TO another man.
Lake bO0ki Yes, like small library re-
joined his interlOeutor. 90 Lost mOsioy by them,
too, at that II Is clear they can't come over
sG sooner smOsr hSH I"; win
aiation in smuggling has been nippcd in G the 5ud.
With all bis clustering and ostentatiOus wearing
Of arms (alTays the sign Of q coward The Yan.
keeis Of all men, the easiest brought under the
correction Of the law. sO i.,e
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the bow has always brought Inc Gentlemen %
with wonderful alacfity. a.3a sigl
There has not been single case Of collision
hHa .',. .ne "i.s ncoo's.v We SuO1Yo no.
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The soI'tude Of Langley has bcen invaded ana