, 1860-01-13

expense incurred at Corvallis, aud the Leg
stature, learning wisdom by experience,
moved it back 10 Salem. Now if the Cap
tol is on evil that you wish 10 get rid Of,
we will make bargain with you. You
Just pay the loss sustained and expenses in
Cured by the removal, and we will receive
it. Just ingraft that in your bill and we
will go for it, and thank you too. But We
are not willing to be at that expense, and
have it hauled back next year. We haze
no faith in the sincerity of the movement
we believe the Capitol question is to be
made stock in q political bank, with the
Penitentiary and University as Il corruption
fund | see an article in the Stelacoom
Herald, of the 10th Dec, that explains the
whole movement ! will quote a, portion
of il:-
"The untrlmmeed democracy of beth
branches are fully determined to use all
honorable measures to destroy and rend
into fragments all obnoxious manOcratic
clques that live and have their being in and
around the present scat of Government, a
set of spoil-seeking and political intriguers,
that have held, since the election OF their
God and Master to a seat in Congress, ab-
solute control over the political affairs Of
our Territory"
There is near half column in the same
strain, and still they talk of honorable
means. Honorable members of the dem,
ocratic party,-men standing firmly upon
the Cincinnati platform, because they choose
not to worship at the shrine Of Isaac
Stevens" are willing to render useless the
Capitol built by Government for our use
to tax the people for removal and extra ex
pense of the Territorial government-tc
discommode two-thirds of the people-to
break up political organizations based or
principles for the public good-divide the
people into sectional parties, and make loea
interest the controlling influence, so that they
can be bought in the market rs cheap as
some Legislators have been bought, anG
work hand in hand, like brothers, with thu
Black Republican party, all for the purpose
Of putting some one out Of Office that the
people have. put in. Honorable indeed
Honorable" 10 such hands will soon bC
term of reproach There is always more
who want Office than there is Of those who
are benefited by it, hence an effort to stig
matse those in Office, that they may ge
their plnces. General, vague, indefinite
charges Of corruption are easily made, ant
Indicate corruption, malice, and slander o
those by whom made, rather than the fault
of those against whom made. Now if they
can produce any well founded, specif,
charges Of corruption, or unfaithfullness il
any of our public servants, we will use al
lawful means to remove them; but VIC ar,
not willing to sacrifice the public good
saddle the people with debt, aud produc,
political auarchy to crafty few gambling
Office seekers. whose only means of attack il
SANDER. Honorable" members of tn,
democratic party, standing firmly on tn,
Cincinnati platform" Some men stant
firmly on the Bible, and think that the
have kind of license to sin, because i
washes their sins away; so the Cincinnati
platform clenses them from all unrighteouS
ness.
(The Blacks wish to disorganize the dem
ocratic party and defeat democratic nom
nees-so do the "Honorables." The Black
are sectional party-so are the Honor
nbles," The Blacks use the name of free
dom and negro equality TO enslaye whit
men-the "Honorables" use the name Q
democrat to get into Office and then worl
with the Blacks. The Blacks contend tha
those in power are corrupt and domineerini
so do the "Houorables" The Black.
measures lead 10 rule or ruin-so does tn
"Honorables." The parallel is complet
throughout, except in name, and that is /
ensnare soft.heads and corrupt hearts,
birds of feather will flock together
"a man is known by the company h
keeps" A history Of the clique of Hon
orabes" would show reckless disregar
Of the public good, and it culminates in til
Capitol movement.
again, in sectional point of view, tn
northern portion Of our Territory will los
nothing by locating the Capitol at Vancou
ver" The north will lose nothing by hav
ing the public money wasted which is il
vested in the Capitol? Lose nothing b
icing taxed for the removal, aud incidenta
expenses at Vancouver Lose nothing b
going l50 miles further, over an expensiv
road, to do their public business? Los
nothing in taking from them the diSburse
ments for the support of the government
whereby their social and commercial relo
tions circulates among the whole people
+ and taken further of to another and eu
tirely different system of commercial rela
tions, where not dollar would ever retur
except by some traveller.
We oppose the removal because we hav
no faith in its permanent location, or tn
sincerity of the movers. That it, with th
other public buildings, is to he used as
corruption fund, to assist demagOgues t
Office; and because it would waste the put
lie money already invested; aud because W
believe we should he taxed to pay the eH
pense; and because the country is no
enough developed, or external lines sufic
emily established TO determine where
eventually should be; and because it accom-
modates the greatest number Of peopl
where it is; and because the public good
public credit, economy, consistency, stabil
", peace and harmony, al require that