, 1860-02-10
OLYMPIA WASHINGTON TERRITORY FRIDAY FEBRUARY TO- $780,


had got into baG company, and wus likcl
to bOled cstray By th:ir legerdemain opel
atior in con7e:s;ag every thing they ad
vanc ed or cdvocalcd into pure and SouD
dem' ,eracy, 2nG casting out all Others. Blu
it setI-1s that ~ intcation is likely to lea,
=s iIto = var with the whole band O
free b75t2rS," end IS Mr. BileS intimate
that Was not the trse Guthsr Of the arti
clo all uded to, perhaps It would be well 70
me to bod up, lest they should deIzonstrut
their Freedom IS ths use Of their "bsots,
and Ot:s3rs come in for share Of Ia
"sad pnscqccnce1."
However, ia justice to Col Frost, l vii
7entur cree moro 10y your permission) L
appear: n answer to Mr. Biles, promising
rot 70 trouble him again, bat allow hin
Fnll sV ing; and sho1!d he ever come down
upon he Capital, l shall endeavor to "StanC
frcm Eder," ard allsw him all the srsdi
bis eft Isions may demand
Unfortunately, in this case, (fOr the salts
fact!oi Of myself as perhaps that Of Col
Frcst, also, whom have not seen since the
pC5lic alton of Mr.. Biles' denial l have
not tb ready proof as in the instance oI
Mr. Chenoweth's denial, brt will have to
rely up on the verdict of the reader to de-
termine the question of Veracity between
thecs two gentlemen, at least until the Col.
can be heard from. do not presume that
Col. Frost's character for truth and homes
ty need any bolstering, as be has lOng been
reside Mt Of the Territory, and the only
fault th st has ever been urged against him
was, that he Is too honest to succeed in
pleasin e all; more especially certain few
about Port Townsend, who have sought to
obtain his removal from the Collectorship,
solely because he refuses to squauder the
public money in bis hands, for~their benefit.
The Government hes pronounced him hon
est, which is more than has heretofore been
said pf those who were in bis position, aud
the figures show that ho has conducted his
ofice, So far, with several thousand dollars
less expense than did his predecessors dur
ing the same period 1t must also be rec
objected, that Col Frost is an old grey
headed nan, and would certainly regard
his word of truth more than ought else,
especially, when be could have bad nc de-
sign 10 ialsifying.
From the above facts, am free to say,
that when Col. Frost repeated il my hear
ing the conversation had between him and
Mr. Biles, At Port Tswnsend; that Mr..
Speaker Biles stated to him that he did
not expect the Capital would remain at
Vancouver more than q year, after which
it was the intention to relocate it at Steil-
accom- did and still do believe what be
said; especially so, as it was tsld in an
easy, yet plain and positive manner, and
told t vice, having been asked to repeat 1t,
so as o be certain Of what was said
Now, Mr.. Biles has positively denied
ever ha ring said so TO Col. FrSst, and as l
do net LIesire to prejudice him before bis
constituents .sbeTs bis just dues, shall
leave the subject with him and them, upon
the above statement Of facts, only adding
that If be expects to add weight to his as
sertiOns by resort to sarcasm, be has my
permission; don't need auy such help.
Mr. Bilks says that in justice to the
members north, he takes this occasion 10
say, that their action in the premises since
that time, shows conclusively and confirms
what be then thought and said;" but be
forgot to Tell Us what that aaiOR was. Does
be mean the selfish, hesdlOng, bOistsrous
action Of those members, with whom be
participated, 10 their endeaVor to break
down this county-rob US Of TIVE members
in the ifouse-curtai our county lines
defeat the public printer-remoVe the Cap
ital-cEt Of all expenditures Of the public
money liable to fall into cur hands-grant
as no Legislation, either local or general,
that might benefit US in the least, and
would il they could have sunk the county,
town and people into the unfathomable
depths of "old Ocean" itself-all for the
aTowed and only object Of breaking up
that obnoxious Stevens clique" said to ex-
list in this place; this too, in the face Of the
solemn oath taken by each Of them on taxi
ing their seats, to faithfully aad imPaTtialiy
discharge their duties as legislators"
Relative to Mr.. Biles relying upon facts
to sustain his position, l have only to re-
mind him that facts are stubborn things"
aud as bis course while in the legislature
was somewhat equivocal, | should suppose
he would be little cautious how'he han.
died them, for they might burn his fingers,
and destroy otherwise q geOd reputation.
URBAN E. HICKS.