, 1860-02-24

| have to say, that | presume his social
lqualites are duly appreciated, but in re-
gard to his ability and efficiency as an Off
Ger, there are many who entertain serious
donbtS. lf the diSordcrly conluct Of thr
House during the last session, the manner
OF its adjournment, nnd the extraordinary
license allowed to the modest aud refined
gentleman from Lewis, in his disgusting
rand Vulgar speech on the Mongolian bill,
are evidences of ability and efficiency as
an cG.cer, then am willing TO admit that
tiie Honorable Speakt; Njn.;b entitled to
all the praises showered upon him 10y the
legislative censor.
] have no doubt the immortal Shak-
Speare, while acting as Stage driver, was
occupying position at once natural and
appropriate, and for which his emphatic
and refined conversation peculiarly fitted
him; and should the people Of Skamana
take this view Of the ease, it may not be
/ improbable they will elect him to stag at
home next year, Next comes the author Of
the capitol bill, who has, To use the lang
mage of the gentleman from Chehalis, i'm
mortalized himself" and who, if he bad
done nothing more during his eventful leg
islativc career, would have merited the
thanks of millions yet TO be y Few men
have accomplished as much in lifetime !
Who can tell how many days of severe
mental labor he devoted TO bring forth
that prodigy Of legislative wisdom called
the capitol bill His constituents viii no
doubt remember with qualification the
many brilliant speeches which he didn't
make in their behalf, and with them his
memory will be grera aud SHIRT. Shak-
speare aud Short-ilustriouS men As
authors of famous capitol bills, your names
will be spoken when the author Of the Ne
braska bill shall be forgotten, JHL aot nil
then.
The Hon II. l. Caplcs and John ID.
Park certainly need mo praise from so hum
ble an individual as myself, as their names
have already became famous-ouc as the
author of the able and dgniied report on
II. b. No II, the other as the author Of a
treatise on Chineses history Ia work full Of
hidden meaning) and history of tie Finn
backs. - .s...r .r
MIR. Orion, you certainly deserve much
you disposed OF the Hon. ii. NJ. Knapp,
the noblest Roman Of them all, and the n-
ventor Of new system of shampooing, the
effect Of which is to give men sore heads
and to make night hideous. This inven-
tion is destined to become famous in every
gopher den, and consists in seizing every
unsuspecting individual, who during the
shades of night wanders into the purlieus
OF gopherdom, rushing him into the gopher
den nOlens roiens, when the gophers unite
in endeavoring to rub al the hair off his
head; then the individual is rccompenSed
for his sore head and lost hair with few
apples, aud in token of the success Of the
invention, grand howl is raised worthy
of pandemonium. l am told this invention
worked well so long us 1t was confined to
the heads of the white race, but the head
of a native was rather poser on one occa-
sion. Bat how shall speak Of his super
human efforts in favor OF removing the
capitol As envoy extraordinary on the
capitol question to the people OF Cowltz
aud Clarke counties, who can paiut lis
suferiugs when lost in the woods ut night,
without map or compass, he was obliged to
take u nap without food TO comfort or fire
10 warm him, and the only shelter at hand
a bachelors hall. Such are the sufferings
Of those who labor for their fellow men
The people Of. .Cowlitz will long remember
his cutting arguments, III reference to the
miserable quality Of the jack-kuiyes fur
nished the members of the legislature, and
how eloquently he plead for the removal of
the capitol on that account. But posterity
will do him justice as great men rarely
ever receive their reward while living. s.
'MesSrS. Shockley and Smith having done
little besides their duty, and that in quiet
way, deserve but little praise, when their
conduct is contraSted with that Of the emi,
nent men before alluded TO- But, gentle
men, il you will be patient, you will receive
your need of praise in the forthcoming his
tory of Washington Territory. have no
doubt the people are thankful to The legis.
laturc for taking into consideration their
incompetency, and having the kindness to
appoint delegates for them to attend a
railroad convention at Vancouver.
In conclusion, Mr. Orion, would say to
you, that if you should in future occupy a
position III any legislative body similar to
the oneyou so lately held, it might be beGe-
fetal for you to rOiseiy adopt Me plan Of
onlttlng TO record your individual opinions
upon the minutes of such body, as there is
time when forbearance ceases to be o
virtue. x OBSERVER.
be5- The President sent 10 the Senate,
January 4th, the Mexican treaty. 1t was