, 1859-06-17

| PCRT TOWNSEND, May 3lst, 1859.
| have Just heard the lions roar-cx.Gov. Ste.
vens and Col. Wallace. There was large and
attentive audience at the Court House, who lis
tened attcntivcly to all the speakers had to say,
and, even after the full time Of both speakers had
been consumed, q call was made upon Judge
Chenoweth. The Judge said he thought it was
too late, and excused himself
To an attentive listener Gov. Stevens makes
some well connected remarks, though as speak
or, and especially to rromiscuous audience, his
style is not effective. In consequence of his hos
pitdJIe entertainment al Bellingham Bay, the
Governor did not meet his engagement in Claim
county. Col. Wallace says he met the anxious
audience at New Dunginess, and addressed them
at the house of Mr.. Madison. g.,
Col. Wallace made one Of his happiest efforts
at Port Townsend, and the hearty manner in
which the audience cheered him from first to last
showed how much they appreciated his remarks.
Gov. Stevcnss speech was received with the
utmost coldness. Indeed, the only attention that
was paid to the Governor while here was by the
officers Of the army and tho custom.house. Col.
Frost put on his blandest manners, and was ex-
cessively obsequious to Gov. Stevens He took
him up into the custom.hOuse and hoisted the
flag in honor Of his distinguished guest. The
bhoys, however, looking on, said It ought to be
lowered half way down, and turned with the
Union down. 1t was no sooner said than rush
was made, and in 4 moment the Stars and Stripes
were floating at half mast, with the Union
down.
A very great change indeed appears to have
taken place in public sentiment As to the prin-
cipal causes that have contributed to bring about
this great change, IL one may be allowed to judge
from the conversations Of the saloons and bar
rooms, would say the following matters are
most frequently mentioned: . .
1st The manner in which the custOm.house
has been conducted has been matter of COM
plaint and the grievances have all been fully
represented to !. |. Stevens, and have been as
fully disrogarded fag ro a
I'd. The people see that every man opposed to
l. l. Stevens previous to his nomination (even
though they did submit to the action Of the
Territorial Convention, and voted for him) have
all been dismissed from Office, and some Of them
against the most unanimous petitions Of all par
ties. No person could have had q more full and
universal petition in his behalf than the late Judge
Of this district had. a41e'sft -r Iis
3d. The people discover that they are only
"harp Of thousand strings" for the Stevens
party 70 play upon; that the Territorial paper is
only q Stevens paper. The truth has Of length
become patent that the many handsome things
said Of Stevens in that paper for the last six
years are things said by Stevens himself or nm
der his authority and control. They have all the
| gracelessness Of selEpraise 8 'io.h1rra1 haafl
4th. All information that would be injurious to
Stevens (no matter how deeply the people are
interested In ~ Is studiously suppressed; cor
respondence on political questions has been
| habtually stiaed; no democrat could be heard
to oppose Stevens, or even express an opinion on
any matter questioning the nlallibility Of Stevens
In the view Of that paper, democracy and ]. !.
Stevens are convertible terms. No opportunity
has been allowed TO discuss principles; and {
has even gone 10 . ridiculous length beyond this,
50 much 50 that It interferes with the private
personal differences Of democrats. II A, who Is
q Steocns man, makes an attack upon b who Is
democrat upon principle, the editor takes sides
with A, and woe to the democrat who resists the
attacks Of A, or any Stevens man: the Pioneer
makes II matter Of its own. The most insulting
part Of all this is that the Pioneer Processes to
be impartial, 10 treat all alike, and to give al
democrats o fair show, and before the convention,
went so far as to say that he thought a. an " in
partial conductor Of the organ Of the party, he
would express no opinion" This remarkable
expression was made when for months and years
before that paper had been known in political
matters only for two things: ono was in publish
ing all that could be obtained from all sources In
tayor Of !. ], Stevens, as our next delegate; and
IN publishing everything that he could gathcr
and crowd into his editorials, and by anonymous
communications In the shape Of the most violent
attacks, both Of the political and private charac-
ters Of all whose names have been mentioned In
connection with that oiice, and afer he had fully
exhausted al that he could say in bolstering up
/ ]. Stevens, and In battering down all whom he
feared might aspire to the oillce, andcould think
OF nothing more TO say, concluded Il was right
and proper to Be neutral. He said no had his
personal preference, and intimated that every
man Of sense, and especially every sound Dem
oerat in the Territory, thought Is hs did. In
deed, the editor overllows with such amixture Of
truth, generosity and ffankness that one would
| be objectionable not 10 appreciate him. Tho
editor comes out about once quarter and SOL
emnly denies all these things, and emphatically
asserts that he is perfectly free from al control
whatever. And the more palpably and grossly
he violates all such pretensions, the more fro
| quently It becomes necessary 10 make these dis
claimerS. think he ought 70 have q standing
disclaimer, printed in large letters, in some con-
spicuous place in his paper; at least, think Il
will require all this to make people believe Il.
! Democrats love the principles Of their party,
and oilen make great sacrifices to sustain them,
frequently voting for men that their Judgments
cannot approve; but when they discover that
principle Is lost sight Of and success Is not sue.
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