, 1860-05-18

interest in a small steamboat, the COtclitz, and
the steamboat combination on the Columbia, after
strenuous opposition, compelled the proprietors
Of the C0oLiz to either lay her up, or to run her
upon such terms as the combination saw fit to
dictate. Their interest and the public conven:.
ence called for the latter course and they raised
the fare from So to So. Latterly the C0acltg has
again reduced the fare, and the MuItaOmdh is
running opposition with view to raise it as be-
fore; and this, as Capt. Hoyt, Of the NuLtnO-
nah, assured me, in The presence Of a dozen
'o'tResses, AT THE EXPRESS INsTIGATIoN OF OLD
CATLIN. Who is the monopolist now, Mr.. Hun
tington or Old CatlinH Monopolist, indcedl
am obliged to Wasp for the text.
But in what sense is Mr. Huntington a
Hounds whelp" do not ask the question
Of his friends, but of his bitterest enemies, con.
lident that there is not one, even Of them, who
will not blush at the dull malignity that so mis-
applies phrase with which Jerry Sneak has no
doubt been made familiar by having it applied
TO himself accompanied and emphasized by d
pull at his own impcrtinent nose.
| will illustrate one Of the points made in MY
former letter. | said that Catlin was false and
intriguing. | said, Tor insinuated, which with
me Is the same thing,) that he was q bird that
cared very little about the Feather" Of his ass0
ciates, so that he could but get the plucking Of
one Of its present representatives, Is A: K: Bur-
bank, Mr.. Burbank is gentleman, but in every
other fespect except that he is bird Of Catlin's
own lcathet. He is deputy postmaster, and has
discharged the duties Of the Office faithfully and
inte,ligently. When he assumed them, he had
every reason including the assurance Of the pres:
ent iftuttibent, to believe that he would have no
difficulty in getting the appointment Of pOstmas-
ter. During Mr.. BIS absence at Olympia, the
past winter; the Sage, intent upon feathering his
own nest; began the plucking process. He cir
cuated in a distant part Of the county petition
in favor Of the appointment Of his own son as
postmastet, and Of the removal Of the Office from
Mr. Burbank's most excellent temperance hotel
to the Catlin groggery: Some forty signatures
were obtained and the document was hurried
off to Washington city sliiibst Without the know
ledge Of the present postmaster, and against his
express wishes, though he Is, Of course, brother
Democrat A remonstranee, with some sixty
signatures, was Forwarded "a soon as practicable
after the conspiracy was discovered The sequel
remains to be ascertained but tbste ls 10 risk
in predicting that every Democrat who honestly
aspirCs To iar share Of party influence will find
that there is not only "a cat in the meal tHB;;"
but "a dog in the manger;" as well.
In like manner am able to sustain al my
charges, the denial Of Wasp and every other in
sect and reptile to the contrary, notwithstanding
abide by my words and all their consequetiees;
and ! even entertain some slight hopes that The
contemplate Original himself stupid as he is will
not mistake this letter for complaint"
MONTICELLO.
PSI am just advised that the person aimed
at by Wasp, alias Jerry Sneak, in his reply, is
no other than Mr.. Orland George, Of this county.
From what can lcarn, George Is unqucstionably
rough customer; but, were he ten times worse
than he is, he might doubt, in default Of ability
Of his own, get Jerry to write his defence or
apology for a triling qHid pro quO-and posi-
bly, for qUid only. | commend the matter to
his consideration. Meanwhile It is but fair to
state that some Of the most respectable Of Cat.
Inns present intimate personal friends were,
throughout all the transactions which have given
color to Jerry's trash about the "gallows," &C.,
the intimate personal friends and defenders Of
Mr.. George | might add that they are, some.
what to their misfortune, as Apprehend, though
not by their FAULT, still more closely allied TO Jerry
Sneak than to Seth Catlin. Senior. N.