, 1865-10-20
Reply to s.Drv Creek ,

1SB4y W 1Ay OItck.D
San Francisco has had lher earthquake. and
though Dry Greek was meyer 50 dry it appears
70 be overaowing our valley, in the way Of a
correspondence through the srATEsnAS. Wbe.h-
er the internal fires of the brain Of Dry Creek
have as powerful an effect upon the inhabitants
of this valley as the earthquake did on San
Francisco, is still debatable question, the af-
frmation of which will probably be taken BY
Dry Creek in his next Communication, Heirst
saws that he greatly prizes the privilege ofelect-
ing our officers who rule over u.s. He then ar
CUES that officers elected by the people, are
harder to be removed than those appointed. II
any inference can be drawn from this statement,
it must be that appointed officers, on account of
the ease with which they are removed, are pref
erable to elected ones. He then argues that a
petition would remove Judge Wyche, and there
fore his above theory could be put in practice,
and this would be better remedy than anne4a-
ton to Oregon and the privilege of electing our
Judge. Prom these arguments, it can be seen
that Dry Greek has abandoned the advocacy of
the electoral privilege, and become the adyo-
cate Of the appointment of officers This Dry
Creek is very crooked. What assurance has he
that Petition would remove Judge Wyche ?
Bat if Wyche is removed who will Eli the va
caney? Winhe be man like Hewitt, oliphant
or Smith of Idaho2 Such men are the appoint
ces. Is this the remedy which the gentleman
desires From such remedies Good Lord de-
liver us. The Circuit Judges of Oregon are
'learneh and honest, but to be in the Circuits of
these Judges, Dry Greek thinks, would not be so
good remedy as to obtain Some imported ap
pointee.
lie says that our Probate Courts can in this
Territory, be invested with all the power of
County Courts Of Oregon. This scheme Of the
gentlcman's has been twice tried but every
lawyer and Judge Of the Territory is Of opin-
ion that no such power could be given the Pro-
bate Court. Very fcw cases were brought in
the Probate Courts undo. the laws and the acts
themselves were soon repcSSed. Dry Creek, in
one breath argues that taxes are in Oregon, SO
high that it would not be policy for as to be an
ncxedi in the next breath be says that present
taxes are no indication Of what future taxes wilr
be- lie thus admits that his own argument is
fll!acious.
Finally, he appears 70 conceGe tnat all his
former arguments arc uufounicd, by telling US
that We should disregard our local interest
which changes with the seasons' aud look tor
ward TO 'hg,tiipe whoa Oregon shall cut herself
in two and give Us her better half, aud idaho
shall follow her maguauimQus example. That
we, Gy throwing Off Puget Sound, shall from
these fragments, fcrui al6yhtc Of which W5ua
Walla shall be the "h0tC and ''metropols'
This impliedly admits that our local intcrc5,
is to be removed to Oregon.
But that any sane man should imagine the
popularity of such an utopian scheme as the
Of two Territories and one.
State, OF should imagine that people of this
valley are so senseless as to be imposed upon By
such nousepsensical arguments, is improbable
The gentleman appears to fear that the aunex-I
alton will have deleteriou5 effect upon our
climate, the fertility of our soil, and our trade
with the mines. This is certainly as reasonable
as to believe we could become the "hub" of the
universe thus created on the gentelnan's plan.
The gentleman eloquently exclaims, "is there
no balm in Giiead; no physician" This be
gets from the lamentations of Jeremiah; but
probably indicates his own distress. We can
inform the gentleman that there is "balm On
Dry Greek, which is nearer to him. Let him
seek their shade, and there battle his feyeret
head in the classic waters Of that stream. Per-
haps this may relieye you, Dear Sir, without
the expense Of a physician In your communi- |
cation, you speak Of fsojcr hou2hts, if that is all
you require the baths and shade will be suii-
cent, but if your ahlction is chronic, no physi-
clan can $50 minister to mind diseased" as to
save you. But if unfortunately you should die
from your aiiliolion, youwill probably go to the
mePpolis Walla Walla, made according to
yourappToyed plan, where Dry Creek will ever
run in pastures fdelight.
Farewell, for the present. poor, weeping Jere-
miah. Cfrryr>