Owyhee bullion. [volume] (Silver City, I.T. [Idaho]) 1866-1867, 1867-05-30
Valuable Criticism. 3"

The Idaho Statesman of the 23d inst, I'M
der the above caption attempts to make a
point upon an "obscure paper in conse-
quence of truths told by said obscure paper
concerning Senator Williams. Obscure, we
would inform Attenuated Jeems, has several
Specifications, and we are at loss to know
which he applies to the BULLION, that is not e.
qualify applicable to his own seventy nine"rad-
ical'lying sheet? Ifhe means dark and gloomy
we cannot, with our present perspective
plead guilty to his soft impeachment, not
outstanding our notoriety for courtesy, and
accommodating spirit If he means that we
are not easily understood, it is certainly a
misfortune, against which we fear we will
have to struggle in vain. does our Attenu-
ated friend ever think that is because he pos
sesses a stupidity scarcely excelled in news
paperdom, that causes him to misconstrue
any language We utter? We have endeayor.
ed to talk plain, and thought that the verest
fool could easily comprehend our meaning.
We have borrowed no high sounding words
or foreign phrases, and have tried hard to
adopt our language to all for whose benefit
we write. We discover, however, that there
are degrees in stupidity and dullness for
which we are not at all prepared. Attenu-
ated Jeems cannot comprehend us. The
poor BULLION. that has lived with constant
prophecies against its life amidst the storms
and tempests fan Owyhee winter, must now
perish because, forsooth, Attenuated Jeems
with all his erudition, his rare accomplish
ments, his brilliant and apparent parts, can
not comprehend it. Perhaps, however, At
tenuated Jeems aflixes that other significa-
ton, mot much known"
If this be true, we as fully appreciate his
naodeSty as we do his extraordinary knowl-
edge. While you are attempting your wit
upon us do not satirize yourself. Ifyou are
a coward, it is wholly Unnecessary to talk of
our courage, we can attend to that ourselves.
If you are mysterious, look through different
spectacles when you desire to view us. If
you are disposed to publish matters with
your characteristic recklessness, it gives you
no cause to look at us cross-eyed Ifyouare
filthy Black, it does not follow that we are
of the same color. If the imbeciity of that
sheet has not given it greater publicity, it is
not on account OF readiness on your part, and
you are fully exonerated by your accquaint-
ances. AS to our charges against Senator
Williams, we tried to be just, and we leave
it to the unbiased of this community to
judge between the statements in our paper
at which the Statesman takes issue, and what
they conceive to be the facts, and we will
abide the result. For ourselves individually
we have no concern, for the people Of Idaho
we ask justice and no more. We still think
that Senator Williams should consult the
representative, of the peoples wishes, not in
one thing, but in all that concerns them
Attend to his own affairs and let us alone
is all we ask.
NEW SALooN.-William Vessels has OPEN
ed new saloon on Maize's point near the
Post Office. Vessels, from his know expe-
rienee, we have no doubt will keep a first
class saloon. He has reading room in
which are kept the latest papers and periodi-
calls, and nice quiet place it is, too. From
the specimen which we tasted we are war
ranted in saying his "0h be joyful" is as
good as any in the place. Vessels will
please you--try him and see for yourselves.