, 1861-02-07

ballot for Public Printer, George Gallagher re-
Ccivcd 81 votes, aud all other candidates Is, and
in conscq quencc thereof our people generally are
amazed aud cha.rined. Q,nntUm su6ird.
Mo-
Il will be obs rvei that at the time "Milo" :"
pcnned the above correspondence, he admitted
that he as well ~ all his friends re in the dark
aS to the manner in whirh the great feat (as he
calls IN was accomplished. lie says: 1--WE only
know that Oh the 3lst ballot for Public Printer,
George Gallagher received y votes and all other
candidates received IS" lIrrr, by his own de.
claration, we iir he knows nothing Of the trans
action. But to read the following correspond
encc, the r"adrr would suppose that Milo had
made the DIS, Owe, that d 9 weapons whcrcwith
tue "PiOReer Gnd Democrat Office and all its Oc.
curants were slain" had been found; that the
fulCrum uIon which was poised the mighty lever
that caused their overthrow was now visible
Yet he fails to tell by what ut ority he makes
these declarations. lie says in his correspond
cnce, under date Of Jan. 22d:
On the lih inS'., Mr.. George Gala cher rC-
signed the Office of Public Printer to which he
" as elected by the Legislative Assembly, on
the l2th. He had written a resignation and
placed il in the hands Of member who was op-
posed to him, before the election trarsI irrd So il
seems the whole affair was aice.-One Oi those
legislative aitgr.pieces gotten up for the amusc-
ment Of some Of the actors. The shit" was
trade, bargain, a contract, as u matter OF
course. What were the conditions, your cor.
respondent has not aiken the trouble to inquire
lie deprccates all such exhibition, believing
them to be disgraceful and demoralizing in the
exit enc. MmO.
To the charge that al had written reSgna-
ton, and placed il in the hands Of member who
was opposed to me" before the election took
place, answer that it is without the shadow of
truth-it is false in toto. That it was trade,
bargain, contract, is also false.
Now lOr the benefit and information Of milo"
and others, who have taken very lively interest
in this matter, will inform them that my rcsig.
nation was written between the hours Of 10 aud
II o'clock AM, Jan. 18th, 1861, in the room Of
Hon. A. A. Denny, Washington Hotel. There
was no pCrson present when wrote il. Prior
to the morning Of that day had never spoken
TO any man living Of my intention to sign, nor
hal | such resignation in contemI lat on beiUt 0
that morning-nor was aware before the morn
ing OF the 18th that such resignation would be
necessary.
When the resignation was written, placed
copy addressed to each branch of the Legislature
in the hands Of ono Of the Pierce county dele
CATION with instructions. The following is a true
cIpy. GEO. GALLAGHER.
Hon. Lyman ShafIer,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives !:
have the honor to inform the Legislature now
in session that | cannot, consistently with my
sense Of duty and prOpriety, qualify and enter
upon the discharge Of the duties Of Public Prin-
ter. The joint convention which elected me have
my unqualified thanks for the confidence and
esteem manifested in th,ir selection. Aud | now
beg leave to return to their hands the trust re-
posed in me.
Olympia, W. T., Jan. :, 1861.
GEO. GALLAGHER.