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- YANKroN, March. 10th, 1863.
Dear Register In the Republican Of
the 7th inst. "Logroller No. 9 consumes
full column of Territorial history in
reply to Eve or six lines of my last letter.
mo. y is very emphatic and decisive
and reminds me of The old adage, that
"The weakest reasons are always the most
positive He declares that l uttered an
"unblushing falsehood' when asserted
that-"This is the only Territory organs
lied since the days Of Jefferson wherein
the political sentiment Of the people and
Legislature were aAerse to that of its
rulers and the President" He also swears
that my sportive assertion that he had
been rocked in Government cradle. and
fed with an official spoon is 'bssely false. ,
Well, Mr.. Editor, admit that l never
saw the spoon, nor never saw him eat, but
l only judged from the Government crum bs
upon his lips. He thinks however, that
have been 'largely fed on Government
pap and 10 the same breath disputes
himself by calling me a "Seymourite
Logroller." This little fellow is so hasty
to plunge at me that he has tipped over
bis cradle and split his dish upon the Re.
publican party. He entangles himself
and twice eats his own language, by say
ing that Mr.. Stutsman, private Secretary
of the Governor is an Administration
man, and at the same time afirms that he
voted against a resolution in the Council
endorsing the Administration. This is
the very point which l made. Mr.. Suits.
man, like majority of the Territory, is a
Democrat, and his political sentiment is
arerse to that of the President, and yet.
he sussains the Administration in all jus,
measures to suppress the rebellion.
Mr.. Donaldson, also Democrat of the
House who voted against the political Ell
dorsement of the Administration, is to.
day a Captain in the U. s. service, fight
ing the battles Of his country. General
Mcclellan, Commander Chief of the
army maintains political faith arcrse to
that of the President, and still he has
done more for the Union than one half of
the Republican party. And this is the
case with q large portion Of the Union
army in the field now lighting for the Ad.
minis.ratiou. Two physicians may disa'
gree in their treatment of sick man, and
yet they will join in their efforts to cure
the patient. So with . diseased Nation.
All parties are anxious to save the BODY
of the Government, but they all disa gree
in the manner of treatment. Some are
clamorous to amputate the disaffected
parts; others say, apply the sword and
bleed the Nation while others say, let us
pour healing oil into the wounds Of the
bleeding country and bind its fractured
frame with the bonds Of peace. mo. >"
cares nothing about all this, his main
object is to reply at random to my letter,
in order to hear himself talk He unne-
cessarily quotes from Conventions, Plat.
forms and Legislative records to prove
what no one denies. am sorry to say
that he has made black confession by
stating that six Of the nine Councilmen
voted down resolution endorsing the
Administrator.
l simply called attention IN my letter to
the fact that the political sentiment of the
people and Legislature was averse to that
of the President; that is, that Gen. Todd
Democratic candidate for Delegate, was
last fall elected by heavy legal majority
over Gov. Jayne, the republican cand.
date, and that eight of the fourteen mem.
bers of the Lower House were elected on
the Todd Ticket, to witt Armstrong,
Donaldson, Clifford, Harlan, johnson,
Somers, Wallace and Waldron.
"No. ." says some of these men are
II 80, why did they not run
upon the republican ticket and act with
the republican party in the House mo.
- intimates also, that Secretary Hutch
inson and Attorney Gleason are Seymour.
ties, merely because said that they were
the only two officials living in the Terri
tory. Mr.. Editor, would be glad to say
rs much of Gov. Jayne and all the other
officials. | will not admit that IIulchin.
son or Gleason are within the pale Of the
Democratic party; the republicans must
take care of their own family. Now, Mr..
Editor, will leave this matter for know
hat such little controversies are disinter-
esting to yourself and readers. The above
are "naked' facts also, and will not say
hat mo. 2's' letter was "basely FALSE
Dr. that it's statements were "unblushing
but | will leave all to the