, 1860-05-18

thing that he, or IL, or they can say or insnuate.
The task that | have undertaken is to demosh
the venerable sage, and | have neither care nor
anxiety except to do my work well. am Simply
Monticello" the author Of letter in your col.
umns; let them attend to hat The letter has
been written and published. What is more, It
has been read, and that with pleasure and avidiy.
And | will wager the price Of one Of Jerry
Sneaks legal decisions, (provided the same shall
not cost more than the customary quarter) that
your subscription list for this comfy will be
more than guadruplcd in consequence Of my
letter Let the Original contemplate give him
self no uneasinGss about my complaining Shall
wing the withers Of the CALLED jade, and then
complain because she winces? Shall cast hot
embers on the torpid snake, and then complain
Of the reptile for uncoiiingP MOI ain better
posted as to the true relation between "motiVc,"
"causc," and "effcct," than to do so. I will
accept no quarter from the enemy; expect no
terms but those OF reproach. Let the hardest
fend off,
A word in reply TO Wasp" who is at best
drone of his species and therefore stingless; but
more probably carrion fly in disguise. be-
lieve a naturalist would define the distinctive
difference between him and the real wasp to be
this, that the wasp stingS, while this thing only
stinks--a difference Of but one letter. In fact,
Mr.. Editor, "Wasp" is an insect inflicted upon
the people Of COwlitZ county as lice were upon
the ancient Egyptians, by way Of punishment
for their sins; being no other than the Jerry
Sneak Of my former communication. trace bis
his history and anteccdcnts thus; One Of Ma
ture's botch journcymen, at the winding UP OF
bad job, had still on hand quantity Of refuse
material sufficient TO make tenthrate woman;
but not a single human soul to mate it. In ofler
not to degrade the female form by any unfit as
Oh tnfn
like the shape Of man, and endowed with the
spirit of an inclpient cur. Some thirty years
have elapsed since then and, though there is very
little prospect Of the creature ever attaining to
the dignity Of the dog, he has, by virtue Of long
practice and great natural aptitude, become 0
most exquisite puppy. He has some ability Of
Of a certain kind; and the only reason why be
has not arrived at distinction seems to be that be
could never quite make up his mind which Of
the two kindred professions Of pimp and pick
pocket was best adapted to his capacity; conse-
quently believe he has generally obtained .
livelihood by blending the two. He is Q recent
importation from San Francisco, and, on his sr-
rival here, and for considerable time afterwards
he was Black Republican Of the most blatant
school. Partly because the Republicans did not
want him, and partly because the Democrats did,
he turned his political coat (about the only coat
he had) aud, as q reward he was elected Justice
Of the peace for Monticello precinct. Ever since
then, Justice in that precinct has been dog cheap
For though some, who wanted good deal Of il
at time, have invested whole plug Of tobacco
in that direction this has been considered wan
ton waste Of the sinews Of law, since the same
amount might have been had for half plug.
There are men so unreasonable as 10 complain
that it is hardship to be compelled to buy JUS
tice at all; but generally II is admitted that the
next best thing to free and impartial justice is
justice that is partial and cheap.
To give you and the public a hvelier idea Of
the men who handy about the phrase murderer
and eownrd." ] will relate an anacdnte or two.
A certain man boosted in the presence Of wit
nesses that having misunderstanding with his
iathor-in-law. he armed himself with loaded
nistol and went to shoot the old man, should the
latter provoke him This "iellow" was and Is
Wasp" justice Of the peace This fellow"
is Jerry Sneak. What does he lack Of bring
murderer lie certainly lacks nothing Of being
a coward.
A certain other man, whose son had been
worstcd in broil which he is reported to have
begun by drawing knife, publicly commanded
his said son to blow out his antagonists brains,
and he should be held harmless; and this after
the fray was over This was Seth Catlin, Senior.
What does he lack of being a murderer Ger
tainly not the heart
proceed to reiterate every charge made in
my former letter, a fsIe Of which Wash denies.
repeat that Seth Catlin, Senior, is at once in
trigung and arbitrary. false and despotic. The
charge is true, and Wasp's disclaimer is lie
repeat that the judge is useless to the commuu-
ity in which he lives ercept ds the eneldre Of that
community Is NndDOitldbly connected lcih his
opn dggrdhdis9nsRt This affords Wasp the op-
portunity, (Which he improves) Of telling two
lies--One in quoting and one in denying the ale.
CATION. Cne truth, indeed, lie inadvertently tells
He calls my assertion brazen, and so il IS. Il is
brass itsclf-genuine brass, and indcstructible
A friend Of Wasp, if lie had one, would advise
him not to dash out bis skim milk brains against
the stubborn bronze Of this inexorable fact
Wasp lies when he says that Catlns claim Is
assessed at twice the value Of any other in the
county. He lies when be says that the three
assessors named never had any difficulty in as
certaining the value Of Catlin's property. He
lies when he says that misrepresented Catlin's
views upon taxation. He lies when he says that
the community was notified Of the pretended
Railroad Convention. He lies when he saws
that dopot live within eight miles Of Mont
cello; and he lies when he says do not live in
Washington Territory. repeat that Seth Cat.
lin, Senior, has a store in which he recently set
his son up In business that he controls the same
to an intents and purposes, and that II is currents
~ reported ana Dcneved that WHISKY B retailed
there. Il is positively dispensed there by the
drink. The place Is gFoggery. Hence its
great attraction for Wasp; who lies when he de.
mics either Of these propositions. He lies when
he says that Catlin has assisted every poor man
in this vicinity, or any one poor man IN this vi
cinity, or in any other vicinity, except as such
assistance may have been unavOtdably connected
with his own aggrandizement" know an in
stance in which he assisted q poor man in this
wise: The poor man thought himself compelled
TO raise sum Of money, and Catlin, who was
then lending money at two per cent month, re-
fused to lend il to him for less than five, and then