, 1861-06-13

MOUND PRAiRiE, June "a, 1851.
Allow me, through your columns, to state a
few facts for the benefit Of that select party now
pressing Mr. Gariielde's claims upon the voters
OF this county
Having occasion not long since to make trr
south IRON this place, some thirty miles, and
feeling deep interest in the contest now going
on Tor the position Of Delegate from this Terri
tory to represent us in the National Councils,
could not help noticing the unanimous coudem
nation, on the part "f DrmOcrilc citizens, hrapcd
upon the devoted head Of their nominee. Mr.
narileldr. u Tor no other reason, says one, Mr.
Gariicides nomination is eminently improper
nay, n'Just and humiIiaiing, to the citizens OF
tins Territory, in virtually cOnceding the fact
that none but imported politicians are considered
competent In represent us in Congress. We
| nave mol forgotten the example Of j. Patton An
derSon, now III arms against the very goycrnmer,
that has sustained and protected him, who was
| loyal to his country only while feeding at the
public crib-whO was, according TO his own
words, expressed during the canvass, a bona fdt
citizen Of this Territory-intended to live and
die here, (politicaly, We presume) and identity
himself with us; but who, instead Of returning
to the Territory, quietly chucklcd over his sue.
cess, and invested his $50, 900 in q plantation
already stocked Can any sane man doubt that
such would be Mr.. GarIieldes course?
| , One staunch old Democrat, who pridcd himself
on always standing by the Democracy, through
thick and thin, who had never bOlted nomina.
ton, but, on the contrary, had always been ready
to sacrifice his own preferences for the good Of
the party, said that although he had tried hard
to reconcile himself to the wrongs hcaped upon
| them by designing wire-working politicians, he
could no longer submit. lie said il was noto i.
ouSy known in his section, that although the
duties Of Mr.. Gariiede, while in the Land Office,
were light, perhaps not requiring two hours a
day, on an average, for salary Of $4,000 per
annum, Yet it was next to impossible to get bu-
siness attended TO- except perhaps on application
for making especial deposits" lie had himself
attended four different times by appointment
during period Of over q year, and was com.
PEELED TO return with his witness without action,
in consequence either Of Mr.. Gariiclde's absence
or some frivolous excuse. lie knew of citizens
OF Walla Wala travelling from that place to Oym-
pla, and after waiting some time for the return
OF Mr.. Gariiclde, finally had to go home without
doing their business; making trip of over six
hundred miles, at heavy expense and derangc-
ment Of their plans, all in consequence Of the
well-paid officials absence, attending to private
business in WhatcOm or elsewhereS
These are facts worthy our ,nsideration, not
as partlsans, but as citizens who have the welfare
Of the Territory at heart facts coming from un-
0lassed, you might almost say willing wit
nesses, hat are incOntrOveTt6le. With these
things before us, what assurance have VIC that
Gariielde would attend to the interests Of his
constituents, il elected Delegate? None. Is il
not reasonable to suppose that he would neglect
them as he has neglected his duties as Receiver?
No one can think otherwise.