, 1859-05-20
oLYNPIA, W. T., May II, 1859


DEAR SR:-6Ome taree months ago you Published
q covert attack apon me, when, after unusual delay
you gave the name Of the author Of that attack,
the writer proved ~ be OF the most versatile po
htical aspirants in Washington Territory. made a
short reply To bis tergTt atons. Last week yOa pub
lisled that reply and mace 10 the text for more than
two columns OF detraction from my character, aud
4 IT detracton is all by innendO and insinnAtOn.-
From these facts the conclusion to my mind Is ire
sisthe that your purpose is TO attempt to read me
out OF the democratic party, or eonsigu me to the
earliest political grave. II such is your purpose viii
you do me the justice TO attack me in future with
charges direct and open. Don't attempt TO stab me
with dark inuendos and poisoned nsinuations; in my
opinion such assaults are uni st and unmanIy as IN
this instance they are untrue and unfounded. You
arc not to be held personally responsible for such
things. You may think and feel that you are, but
cannot feel that such Is the case.
DO me the justice to publish this and will trouble
you with no more Communications for your paper
iours. respectfully,
BUTLER p. ANDERSON.
We,had intended to devote a few words of comment
upon the supercous and dragooing character Of the
language rs applied 70 US IN I've above card Of Mr..
ANDERsON-such ~" when after much delay you
gave the Of the anthOr leaving it to be in
ferred that "the Of the author was forced from
ds-an "iRSiHua.ioRn which is untrue. That we ARE
not to be held personally responsible" &C., and smi
lar taUnting and exceptionable declarations but being
admonished that room will not permit heightened
review Of the above card we lorbear.
good-natured communication from Vancouver
in reply 10 Mr.. ANDEGsoSs communication Of last
week will be found in another column, in which he
either explains, enphatcally difs all the accusa,
tons made by Mr.. A., on "auiho,i of the Gsns nsar
nsighJoTI." Be it remembered that Gen. MAxoN' s
"near neghbors' have not as yet been celled upon
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pleads mot guilty to the accusations against him, as
rule Of law, he must be considered innocent until
convection has been obtained. As to the Cen being
oue Of the most versatile political aspirantI in Wash
ington Territory We think that such an accusation
COMES with bad grace from Mr.. ANDERSON, who,
we are informed previous to his return to the terri
tory some two years ago, was an applicant for the
Goyernorship subsequently, had moderate pretensions
10 appointment as Register has been Secretary of the
Council; was appointed by the Legislature to that
Office, and subsequently elected Territorial Prosecu-
ting Attorney; was appointed by the Legislature
member of tie commission to revise and compile the
laws Of the territory; was the candidate of his friends
for Councilman last year, and was the candidate of
Zen members o. the Legislature last winter for Public
Printer. Now Mr.. ANDERSON had right 10 be an as
pirant for one and all Of those Offices, and certainly
Gen. MAxoN is not to blame for having been elected
to an GrdVos tary position at the time of the late
Indian war ard to subsequent seat in the Territorial
Council. As to his political versatility" and "terg
versations," read his own defense.
AS to our attempt to read Mr.. ANDERSON out OF tho
Democratic party, will simply say that we never
meditated say thing of til tnd int that we esteem
it the duty Of public journal to yindicate the truth of
political history whenever necessity demands IL, with
out "ear, favor afeciion' and as to our "two col
nmns OF detraction from his character and oil that de-
traction by insinuaon and inuendo1 published last
week in connection with bis communication, we re
specially beg leave to appeal from the summary and
manner in which he has been pleased
to characterize what have said as unjust and un
founded' As will lie seen by the above card, no par
tcuar specification of ours by "insinuation nuendo"
otherwise, has been contradicted except in sweep
ing. general terms. We epsaered the strictures and
made by US, as exceedingly temperate and
rs far the historical part is concerned, gpsn TO
Lhe ertent Of personal knOsoledgs do not fear
because from the varied and mass of
testimony which is accessible to u.s. we feel entirely
safe in being sustained in what we have said. What
ever "inuendos insnuations" we may have made in
former remarks, we esteem having been author
ized and called forth by the former card Of Mr., AN
DEasos.