, 1859-07-01
wHrDDy's ISLAND, June 2lst, 1859.


WHIDDYs ISLAND, June Zlst' lso9'
Editor Pioneer and Democrat:
SIR On the 3lst ultimo | had been a casual So
ouTncr at Port Townsend and awaited myself Of the
opportunity pre scented by listening to the debates OF
the candidates for the Territorial representation in
Congress- Anticipating from them au exposition Of
the principles of the respective party to which each
presumed 10 belong paid the most marked attention
10 either am not democrat in its pDItiZau mean.
ing, The democratic party is not to my mind party
Of progress. Do not misunderstood me; | award
cheerfHy to them full credit for their share in devc
opinQ the resources of the country nor shall hesitate
to accredit To the Hon l. l. STEVENS his success, too
in aiding the prosperity Of Washington TcrritDry.-
But sir believe with the republican party to which
belong, that the colored man ought to be placed,
politically, on the same footing with the white man
who enjoys the privilege oil voting. Entertaining
these opinions, reasonably expected that the oppo
neut of the democratic nominee would boldly ayow
his accordance with the principles which our party
holds autagonistically to tic Democratic Yet strange
to say, Col WALLACE solicited tie support Of repuGl
cans without advancing one political principle which
would enttle him thereto He is evidently wanting
in prnciple-perhaps more oprositely speaking he is
unDriHciDled or to say the least he has neither the
manliness or the courage to avow any was disal,
pointed SirdsappOiRted truly, that candidate for
the highest political distinction which the Territory
can bestow should presume to ask the suffrage Of the
people without giving them one solitary guarantee
For the proper fulhment Of the oueruus and espOnsi
of the Father Of his Countgn did any aspiiant for
political avors OF an order 10 paramount dare to as
sume such position. / cannot therefore, imagine
that the party to which ! am proud TO belong, will
stultify themselves grossly to cast their votes for
an unprinepiSd candidate We are party Of princi-
pie: he is without any and IL any doubt Of this OJtu
ded itself, moment on my judgment, it was quick
y dissipated by his own avowal IN the following par
tcuar In beautiful and ornate style Of Oratury the
most felicitous he narrated the following stale anec
d0te fabricated by some npious scoer at religio,h
revivas. It runs thus: lUafer who had expended
his last dollar in drunkenness conceived the idea of
he nd Ua VI t.1 g,r
that purpose and when the prearber AZ the conrlu.
sion Of lis Sermon called on some elders of the con-
gregation to take up collection the loaRing impostor
took round his hat also. Detected in his design by
the watchrul eye Of the preacher he was advised by
him TO deposif the receDts in The general fund, he
gave decided negative TO the request declaring at
the same time that he was fshinQ on his own hook
The similitude was obvious; no daguerotyplst ever
drew truer likeness Il am lust such one as that
oaler saws Col Wallace without blush on his face
~ am fishing on ,nV oton hook" doubt seriously if
he will catch ANYTHING with so repul,iye A halt
The Kilkenny eats eating each other nm was anotb.
er of hi, efete iokr. but could nat nteT,ct ~ n
propriateness , veTy lively pictrre on which he
seemed to expend ali Sis ehofts-one which was evi.
IDENTIFY elaborated with care and expressed with the
most comic effect (for he artisticay suited the action
to the wordO was bis descriution of Gov. Stevens
with one hand, cnCinp TO The coat tail Of DorGLAs
whilst with tIe otbs1 he heId on n that f ,,,s Ri.,1
ANAN But in this too he delineated himself in n
most unerring profile for he extends his left hard
anxiopsly to the antiStevens democrats whilst The
other Is presented imporprly to The republican party
and with almost humid ewes he expresses himself d.,
lighted il both Should prop lin up. 10 be blessed
with eItnerr | would not trespass al this length on
your columns were Il not that [ have this morning
read a communication in the Puget Sound Herald,
signed "A VoTER in which il is made 10 appear that
Cav Stevens was received with colduess. whilst Col
WallAces remarks were much appreciated II by
much appreciatedp the writer means that Col Wal.
lace creaed much mirth and provoked much bolster
rs laughter concur: Int II by "much apnreciated
"A Voter intimates that Col Wallace has made a
lasting impression which would add to the number Of
his supporters, Incline confidently, to the opinion
taking as criterion, the judgment OF others BY my
own } then indeed he most signally failed; for as
sure "A Voter" my predilectons in Col Wullace's
Ivor has vanished into thin air." after that display
Indeed, as far as information and my own observa-
lions could decide the matter the few supporters Col
Wallace has in Port Townsend, are they who have an
ardent longing for the control Of the Custom House