, 1864-10-21

idly passing events, have scarcely found time
to devote to their narration for your readers
Though late with my notes they may be accept
able, and therefore | submit them. promised
tocfurnish your readers a sketch Of the recon-
citation meeting between the great Shepherd
Of the Republican fold and the sheep Gurios-
ity similar to that which prompts the rustic
youth to visit thepurleius of large cities or en-
ter yagabOnd puppet show, drew together
large audience to- witness the Slight of Speech
performance of this amateur magician. Soon
after seven, the artistic (2) made his appearance
and assuming dramatic air, which would have
done credit to thirdrate ''walking gentleman"
upon the boards, commenced AS might have
been expected (in the robe of injured innocence)
he enumerated his grievances, repeated the
charges made against him. in his prolouge, and
wound up with general denial of all of them.
Then commenced the amateur Juggling. The
least and most trivial were handled with much
severity and denied with all the gravity and
semi-dramatic effort that could Sc assumed
The grayer and more important charges we're
handled carefully and with evident nervousness
until the bogus Laramie returns were reached.
Here was a poser, and here the magic lantern
man called up all the brass in his metallic con
stitutioh to his aid. He had so far trayersed
over a.course without record of any kind and
relied solely upon the assurance the most COM
mon criminal assumes when costronted with
the violated law of the land at the bar of JUS
tice. But here a0as a record, and that record no
public denial nor popular wave could erase
from the page of history. But still in keeping
with the other parts of rs speecp he stoutly
denied any guilty knowledge OF the TACT ana as
sured the audience that chad his election de-
pended upon that vote he never would have
claimed his seat as Delegate from Idaho Ter
ritory. How much sincerity or with what de-
gree of credulity this assertion should be re-
ceiYed, the reader will determine when he as
sertains that the injured Governor was himself
in a district over which he exercised full con
troll wherein a greater fraud, if possible, was
practiced than the celebrated Laramie returns,
upon the people of this Territory. He wound
up as in all travelling ''Shows' with a grand
display of red fire. and bogus patriotic Squbs.
Alas for human trailty, the Black sheep that
had strayed upon a thousand hills were gath
cred back, and with beatngs and other signs
of satisfaction, Acknowledged the hand that had
fed them, with prOmises) heard their Shep-
herds voice and followed him. In one word,
those who had been the most bitterly opposed to
him were the first to extend the hand of friend
ship and invite to take full command of the
flock. Thus again is the old proverb verified,
"The fools will Outlive you or me-" This GER
tainly caps the climax of insulting impudence
upon this coast, and stamps the party in this
Territory the weakest set of dupes politi-
cal trickster has ever s'played.N He appeared
before his constituents 0itholt a record, could
refer them to none, and nothing but the most
impudent assurance would serve, which you
can readily imagine he did not hesitate to as
sumo; it won, and the amateur magician left
with an exalted opinion of his own ability to
humbug the people whenever he pleased.
The returns from Nez Perces and Idaho will
have reached you ere this letter. But a circum-
stance connected with the election in this coun-
ty, of some Importance to the people, may be
overlooked and in the opinion Of your CORES
pondent needs a little airing. The finger marks
of the protector of the Laramie Fraud are plain
ly visible therein, and the willingness of his
tools plainly eXemplihed. | refer to the letter
addressed to the Judges of Election at the Lap
wal precinct, by the temporary Secretary of the
Territory, Cochran" wherein the soldiers at
the Post, actual residents of the State of Ore
gOn are allowed to vote for Territorial, Town,
aud County officers in Idaho. 1t so happens
that this vote interferes with the election, with
at least one popular Democrats and the men who
by assuming an extended knowledge of legal
lore, may yet have to acknowledge their crimi-
nality in the advice given the Acting Secretary
admit the most culpable ignorance of the
fundamental law of the land yet recorded. We
would mOdestly and respectfully, yet soberly
and earnestly, enquire if this is understood to
be the policy about to be pursued in the Fall
not only past the tide-mark and limit of a
Democratic Governments but actually enstalled
new government and controlled in the
chains of Imperialism. If the nation and the
CONTROL Of lis destinies is confined to the army
aud that power is centered in the ''Commander-
in-Chief, where have we left the Republican
Liberty for which our urfOrefathers fought through
summers heat and winters cold, Suffering all
the privatiOns Of a rude camp life for seven
los is. &c. Of mil
tary usufpation Of the power delegated to the
people we have yet observed; but we shall
watch their movements hereafter with Jealous
eye and stand ready for any emergency. With
"our God andour Country for battle cry, we
think we may still worship the one and enjoy
the other, under our own vine and fig tree in
the cool Of the day, when peace shall spread
her gentle wings over a happy and prosperous
Union Of all the States. .aF INDEX