, 1863-06-25
TnE SOLDIERS, VOTES.

send you an extract Of letter written BY
L. Jay s. Turnev, independent candidate for
Congress- upon which be pretebds TO base bis
hopes Of success. Said extract Is as follows:
at e ssesftaIned that the Washington Terri.
tctv Infantry Volunteers are, BY the Act organ.
izing our Territory, entitled to vote. am as
sared BY Col Steinbergef and other officers Of
that Regiment that win receive that vote, and
that u viii amount 70 six OF seven hundred"
Now,yoa win please inform your readers that
the majority Of Col stsinbeFesr,s Regiment are
not eitizsrs Of this rsrritoty, and, furthsruore,
are now 10 Idaho; and that Col. Steinbsrrsr &
tco true : man and patriot 70 march his reei-
ment, on election day, over into This Territory
lovOts for Turnsy or any other man; and also
that be Is too good an officer 70 direct his soldiers
how % vote 4 they sssrs voters IL this Territory.
The man who would base bic hopes upon fraud
90 palpahls as the above, must want TO 70 70
Conersss very bad and must have great conf.
denco In the efficacy Of humbug. He must
plaee low estimate indeed upon Che intelligence
Of our citizens, tosupposs that they would credit
such statement If be can make the people Of
this Territory believe the above, then they win
perhaps believe lll bis oihsF yarns I; but u be
iAils. - he viii, doubtless, about the middle Of
next month hIs face win bs about q long is Que
of Uncle Abs's fence FailG nasgfH 40 2a9ii
VINO BaoUonF os Enn WAai--A popular
theme with The enemies of the Government b
The responsibility Of the present Administration
and The Republican party i6r the rebellion. They
have itcu The start charged The war upon the
election and government of Lincoln, and have
. oilsnrspsaisd The bsss Ne that lhsy begin to
imagine lie truth One 81 The most earnest of
the advocates ioF peace, however, whils. peace
vas yet possible. sets the country right on this
qnsliOh. IN bis speech before DE Convention
which nominated him f6r recollection 10 Con
gfesa John J, crileudsn referred 10 the com.
promise offered by him 10 1851 In doing 50 hs
sisted that n L had been adopted by fhe South,
as & Vesasrosd 70 by The North, the rebellion
and war would have been tsoidsdn y In this en-
prsaalon he ansWtrs III the arguments Of the
CoppeFhead-S -Sscssh Democrats that the Republi.
eans brought on ths war By rejecting the Crit,
lenden compfomial. Cfiilendeh aIso admitted
lhe eneroaehmshls made upon he Constitution |;
bat they, be said, were minor evils compared
with The destruction Of The Government. and, aflsr
the war. could Be rslnsdied." Il was be Dc.
clafsd. ''lhe duty Of ltcsmen 6rst 70 ave shs
country from The 1plllled sword, and then save
The Constitution Thess are the words Of I
man Who has spent over half century ID The
service Of bis country. They are, too, tho words
% patriotism. critiendsh % The contrary, not.
withslanding. the lie win sim be uttered, sspe.
chilly during The progress of elections, IS ,s.sa
J EHcOgEAozo 70 snE soLDinhs. the Army
Psymasssf Il San Francisco, ws learn. few
days since received letter from the Paymas,e,
General of ihe United States. informing him thai
Il rs been decided 70 pay half he dues Of ths
private soldiers on the Pacific coast IN coin. ths
order % take dasei immsdhlely.d This WI 3,
gratifying news % he volunteer, Who have Il.
ready losltoo much By the depreciation Of green.
basks Il so b hoped that subordinate pay.
masters VII not attempt to dsfraad the soldier.
by substituting legal tenders ior the sold justly
due thsn. and pockseas he difference asio. d
Llss o. sas Cams sarrnEsrs.G .Gfhs Ezisa
Ands,sep and Flying Nit have taken their IasI
loads o. cattle % Victoria st least or some time
% come. Orders have come from Washington
% put IN Immediate stop 70 the sxpor.a.icu ol
eattle and horass 10 foreign ports, and Victor
Smith & directed 70 see aid orders obeved on
4 Puget Sound The effect Of this win be TO mako
bssf cheap here and high IN Victoria. In .hs
aes'nee Of cattle aSitsisht |. Is doubtful whether