, 1864-08-12
Lewiston Correspondence.
LEWISTON, August 9th, 1864

EDS. STATESMAN Whether an ominous e1-
preston or not, l claim it should be used-The
Golden Age" of Lewiston has passed away.
"After life's ftful fever it ''sleeps we'll.
A short sketch of its wavering course
its ephemeral glories under the edtorship of
the erratic Scranton-its descent into the arms
of a second Daniel "the man of sin" who pros
tituted its columns for golden prospects-its f.
nal attempt to shake off the shame with which
its surface had been stained, and ayow the
truth only-the flattering reception with which
it met, and its unwillingness felt to bear an
honest burden, MAY be matter Of future rec
ord. At present let them pass quietly to their
new employers and their new home.
A little piece of scandal (it must be) is ahoat
upon the street, to the effect that His Excellency
was cajoled (poor man) by the parties holding
title (?) from Gould and Scranton, the quasi
owners of the press, to bring suit for services
as Editor (the truth of which he always denied J
in order to place the press and office in the
hands of other parties, so that their title might
be made more perfect. OH this must be a
scandal, for the ''parties in interest are known
to be outspoken disunionsts and we are conf
dent he would not lend hmself-the dignity of
the Federal Government and all, to so disgrace
ful schemey to say nothing of the wide politi-
cal differences existing between the doctrines of
'miseegnation" and secession" Such, how
ever, is the position in which his political friends
place him, and who shall controvert them. By
the way, as finale to this subject, His high and
mighty Excellency has retired since his last ef-
fort at "Copperheadism" to the secluded re-
treat known as the HLapwai Agency"
Politically, little that is creditable is to be
written of the past Of idaho. Parties have met
parties are quarreling upon almost every point
political and sectional Boise goes back upon
her fraudulent election returns for basis of
representation, and Northern Idaho finds
herself betrayed in the councils of the nation
and into the hands of Boiseites by the most un-
principled setof demagogues that ever disgraced
the back room of ''three cent pot house.
Two Union Conventions have met-one nomi-
mated its candidate. The other adjourned to
meet in ''good faith" Oh Moses I who ever
heard of that element in Convention2 The
Democracy met once, or at least the Democracy
of Boise county, and put up Territorial ticket
II is singular how smart those Boiseites have
become We should not wonder if they "went
- somewheres before they got up" How
ever, they may find out that by the time the
election comes off it would have been better to
have taken little counsel.
LOCAL MATTERS
Are of stirring character. Within the last
two weeks we have had no less than three con-
siderable fights and any amount of hair pulling,
etc. Fight No /, between r. Wheeler (attache
of the Golden Age" otlce ana W m. Montgom-
cry, packer Three shots fired by Wheeler and
one by Montgomery-and the best time for
Hcover" ever made in. the Territory. Held by
the Court in $1,000 eachs to answer any finding
by the grand jury.
Fight No. 2.-Merchant and packer. Packer
saucy-talked fight. Merchant wanted finger
in, put it there; packer bit it off near first joint
through bone and all, clean as though cut off
with an axe.
Fight No 3--between Smith of the "Orien-
tai Restaurant" and Packer as to price of dust
Smith went Hfrom the shoulder" Packer "from
the hip" Packer stabbed Smith in close prox-
unity to the heart, Packer found in jimson-
weeds, and arrested, Court held him to $1,000
bail for his appearance.
While penning the last lines of the above,
"Moseo the