Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-01-25
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How We CcIks Swim"

HOW We SC1ks S&.-i.
Til. No,fk-aesf ol ill.,, l>sh iss;an; c,'i.s,>
20 u filed tovvcriioN Ing with r,Es9a.l ai'i~'.
Of ever, tody who IL editor i..'r''s - ro'
endorse the opinions b" has seea pn.rrr t""A-
press Of Mr. Victor Smith, Collcrtor II Per-
Townsend. Oar eco,is;ical little friend ,honld
not expcc, that We would sympa;liz, will
him in his vindciivencs, towards Mr.. Smith
when he takes into consideration tho fact that
ace hare not, like Ain.sclt, been removed from
Office for both incompetcncy ard neglect OF
duty. We arr mt loss, however, to perceive
why he should have been induced to initiate
the instincts of blind snake, by striking
right and left, without caring upon whom his
venom might fall, unless, indeed, the mono
mania, for which he is soprovcrbial {atcasing
nervous inclination to perpetrate matrimony;
and says a Port Townsend correspondent,
even with persons he has never SEEM has en-
tended over his remaining faculties. y "cri-
SIS is near at hand, as will be seen if we con-
trast his condition several months ago with
thai of the present. Then he was looked upon
MS mild, inofensive sort of person. rather in
clned to allow his tongue 70 run away with
him, and possessing IN unlimited opinion of
his own physical and intellectual capabilities;
one whose faniliarities were tolerated as the
extravagant antics Of a pet fiste or a tavorite
lapdog Now he is all at once seized with a
frenzy, and is no more like the smiling os.cn-
tatious little fellow, than day Is like night;
and, to complete the smile may be compared
to the aforesaid domestic animal barking at
the puppy in his boots. We sincerely hope
that our little friend may soon be GONZALES
cent, and able to move ON the even tenor of his
way, without deviating to the right or the
left, to bark at this person or growl at that
1t is not surprising that our little friend should
conjure up in his tortured imagination the
form of doctor, and place him on our hum
bic editorial tripod; in fact il is quite nat',r-
al; and we cannot find it in our heart to
blame him for the contortions of countenancc
attending the administration Of the whole
some doses of common sense, which we send
him weekly through the columns of our paper.
We hardly know which most tie admire in
our diminutivc friend, his wonderful self
complacency as exhibited in the assumption
that he alone is capable of inditing editorials
without aid or consultation with either person.
al or political friends or the admirable facility
he manl.ests in making fool OF himself i'll at
tempts to traduce the characters Of honest
men, without cause or provoca'ion. This
peculiar trait is strikingly manifested III his
last paper. in which he makes the direct
charge osbriberv against prominent members o.
the Legislature. and having given finishing
touches to the Collector, he very kindly re-
trains from triuinphing over n fallen adverse
~ by any further notice Of him. and turn'
very varaciously upon the whole corps o
Government officials, and ,olc s-lecall,
spou the Surveyor ';-nrral and ia, l. :
Diririr, Attorney. Having made short werl
ofthem- h. rror'~rs 10 disl~-.. Of thu r.tnain
der ana ia lal-.-.. cf The i.-s-i>ia,uT. in hi
next i-su-.
Oar -iaeui.i-cs4.i' Ia 40 - IIsls. 10 Il
gud tbs :,usv.yaT General. "a an.ls'dy .i>-
sh.i saa, sais h,~ eoa,-ni.-nre - es.ircrs Is
she srs>caxp. We arr ssl 50 much sisT
p~,--i n lhis f..r II l. very .os..s.. a, d.-ir,
cfeo~arsi- to Hankr upon imaginary "a
uis-. and xccan. sh-T.f.srs. ~xrn~e shc rsiias
Knight II the .iorti-Err 81 iLI~ siaiatin:
al editorial coar,e-y. and outr-s-issg I'll pro
pr.s,y snl c,s..,ls.,n dee.,ev in ~l'ole>le slaI.
Der. ID h.ss.s-si Issn-
!, h uar Ne arc M, quite - i'd y our e.
tsm.s,s.r. nos a. capsule IT taking elsrsc "
shis Republican Administration a. lr assume
20 be- IN, thr e~nsrary, We do CONSULT wi,l
cor Republican frisnd- upon all matters ID
vs,sinz partisan 81 Te,rit..rial Interests. ali
by - d.ing We have avoided the n.crtiiicsiol
If maxim" nm 10. ID osrself as the editor @
ia- Ac>sA-~rs hss n-p-aisdiv dome with,
shr past trx months. W. are very willin:
ss be s.ivisvA by ole, and wiser men tina,
cursek, AMI vr arr thankful tin. We have beer
h:r-ssA With sc:,-e enough e. I. alzs tina; -,
don't know all VT that i worth know ing
suI If Our fri.ss,d of lhc Mort. w.s voul,
-.t.;,-. III, ,irsu,. nj h,ruiIifv f.s y h;c,, l.,