The Shasta courier., 1865-09-02
Red Bluff Correspondence.

RED BLUFF Aug 3lst 1865.
EnIroR COURIER The Independent Is sun
wild and is tearing its hair in the most frantic
manner, hear what it has to say
" Mr. Baker makes very lame. defense IN his let
ter to the Shasta COURIER"
Mr. Baker made defence at all he did not
pretend to. He simply gave fair and truthful
statement of the facts in relation to being as
charged from the Independent Office for advocating
the cause Of the Union party, and he left 1t to men
TO Judge, and not to the editor of the Independent
VINO mas 81 often proven himself to be incapable OF
telling the truth. that nobody can believe him.
Mr. Baker stated in one of his communications
70 the shasta COURIER, that he an position 70
kHo'o the ieorkiRgs Of the inside words to tha'
effect. That Is he was possessed of the confidence
OF the aihee and was making use OF il"
Here is what Mr. Baker did say - happen to
be.pretty well posted on this boiling arrangement,
and know 1t to be the biggest piece OF bare faced
swinding hurbug that ever a minority-a little
office hunting minority-was guilty Of" repeat
1t, most emphaticaly; and the Independent
knows the statement is true. l said '' boting ar
rangement." The Independent puts the coat on,
and then finds fault because it fits well. The
shameless thing Listen to the further rawlings
o. the independents
=" There mghtbe no excuse for taking advantage
of his position in this office TO work especially
against the interests of this office, and against US
personally"
Is is notorious fact that prior to being dis
the Independent save in giving it credit for facts
quoted from files of 1860 and 1863, with the soli,a
ry exception of ridicung certain pumpkin vine
dispatch, and Mr.. Baker did not, and does not
now know who was the author of that dispateh.-
That review and one other communication, appear
ed in the COURIER of the 18th land, they were
the first which Mr.. Baker had written for the Cou
RIER and w. Cham ers was by me given to under
stand beforehand that was going to write one Of
these,) and the Monday following l was dis
charged.
MI Baker was working against the interests of
the boilers. aud the Independent says. and empha
sizes it, that che working especially against the
Office, and against US personally Therefore
the boilers the especial interests of the Office
and OF the editor personally ! | submit that the
editor Of the Independent is very treacherous to
himself in making such a statement. L never did,
while in his employ since, utter syllable
wherein confidence was violated or secrets reveal
ed but the editor himself is making full confes-
sion, and l hope it may do him much good
Again the Independent says;
There was a in Tehama county or in
the State to match Mr.. Bakers treaehery and com
pete sale of himself to the Office holders in this
county. They could not buy the Independent, but
they bought our conscientious jour"
l haveheretoiore said, and repeat it now, that
while in the employ of the Independent | never
ceived a cent nor the promise OF dollar from any
candidate the Union ticket nor from any
Union man, in consideration Of any service already
performed to be performed. The editor is
thoroughly absorbed in dollars and cents, that he
cannot deem it possible that any person should
write or work in any cause, be 1t ever good,
unless they are paid for it.
The followngis xtract from the Independent
of July 18th, 1863:
LAS there is considerable difference of opinion
existing regarding the action of the late Conven-
ton, we throw columns open to each party for
full aud fair discussion
day or tw prior this, a little clique of boil
ters said in my presence that there nobody in
the Union party who had brains enough to reply to
Voter" or . Union" | differed with them. but
| said nothing then, though had frequently
demned the action of the active bolters with
out going out of their hearing to do On the
evening Of July 18th, in pursuance ofthe invitation
| above quoted | wrote communication over the
| signature of - Outsider, AID the list and Goth
| two more, which were copied by an acquaintance,
and the first two appeared in the Independent, but
| the third refused, and the Independent re-
| commended that it be sent to Shasta and it
and appeared in the COURIER of Juiy 18th. The
sentiments and language of" Outsider" of the Goth,
caused the editor of the Independent to believe
l wrote it, and upon asking if | did, told him,
" Yes, and what is therein said is true' That
evening W. Chalmers asked me to try and get the
Union men to have a campaign paper printed in
the Independent Office, the editor wished to make
something out OF them. | did he requested, but
it was too laie-other arran gements had heen made
Before this, the Independent had offered to sell its
columns to any party who wished to advocate their
claims to Office, and no Union " claims have
been advocated in it, and as boilers claims have,
it is fair to presume that the boilers bought it, aad
the Union ircu'd not, and that is what hurts
the filthy ick-spitte.
After the editor OF the Independent found that
he could not sell his columns print Il campaign
paper for the Union party, he offered to increase
my wages ten dollars per month if | would write
for him - but said he, " if you do you canpot
! f,,- IL. otI,a 70 I
vance, and the first letters written in the interest
of the Union party after that the immediate
cause of my being discharged
But further about this treachery When the Inde-
pendent was frststarted, Aug, 1860, | was working
in the Beacon office at SIS per month Chalmers
&Bishop offered me one-third interest in their
paper if would leave C. E. Fisher and 20 with
them Mr.. Fisher would not release me from my
verbal agreement TO remain one year. and would
not leave him and violate my word. Would a
treacherous act as | did? My year having
expired | commenced work for Chalmers & Bishop
at $50 per month and beard. From that time
| December 10Th 1861 until August 18th. 1859 [
did all could to advance the interests of the Inde-
pendent. many citizens of Red Bluff can testify :
i but when the Independent turned traitor to the
principles of the National Union party when its
selfshness became greater than its patriotism
when it sold itself to the bolters or rather threw
itself away. Mr. Baker refused to be trans sfered
with it. and having the audacity to express an
opinion of his own. and rdieule the silly pumpkin
head who wrote the grapevine dispatch for the
renegade paper. Mr.. Baker discharged and
having made arrangements to print Union paper
on his own account and spoiled the sale of the
g Independent concern to the Democratic Skill
man, of course the editor of the Independent and
his little clique Of Office holding and office seeking
boiling seribhl win pour out their vias of wrath
upon Mr.. Bakers head.
One more sample of Mr.. Bakers treacherv. and
| am done. After the Independent had through
its correspondence, beraed and maliciously be-
lied the Union County Convention aud the nom
= inees of that Convention, without speaking one
word editorally in favor of the nominees. inhuen-
rial Union men offered to provide newspaper
Office free if would take charge Of it and conduct
Union paper through the canvass and after
Nv answer was: - No. gentlemen Mr. Chalmers
ha; given me employment, and though | have
made nothing l do not feel that l could be iusti-
fed in conducting "a paper in opposition to him.
and | hope YOU viii not try to get up one"-
They sail they would not unless | took charge of
{ it, / pnsitiv ely refused their ofer-whch was as
good ms present of 81 GOO in coinout of regard for
: W Chalmers Would treacherous man have
, acted as l did How many journeymen printers
in the state would have refused such an offer?
Now. Nr. Editor, will affirm that the foreeo-
ing is true, and l procure the afidarits of
credible witnesses to substantate the facts I ask
vou and all other sensible and master printers
IN sav If my conduct did not merit better treatment