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, 1867-05-24
Address of Judge Wvo.
CONCLUDED

CONCLUDED.
irlends, because lightning NAV AT so,..,
other have struck somebody in the ~. un' o,
run out every storm that gathers Will s.inlOry,
ces turned toward the clouds. loot;a %eh a,
hash that is to immortalize them. TbI."' "' as
class OF Union men, the speaker confs,,.s "n a
whom ne was not in any great symno,I, VIII
these might be called the blood ana - ant
men, and with these men malignitv ana "uads
ism were synonymous terms, and in II. raHioN
ion no man could be good patrio, IvI ~, 9Ph
were good hater, and their creed SulsHl .laa b
found in the nursery rhyme: '0uld b
"Fe, Fl, 70, fun,
| smell the blood Of an Fncl;sl,
Be he alive or be he dead.
I'll grind his bones to make NV L..,-
Toe speakers idea of patriot v.. d;g
was man VINO had a country, who h.a ~.
In It's institutions, and who desired to I.oi 'A y.
country In the paths Of wisdom and iust,s "
In conclusion, he thanked the people "a. a.,
attention, and had already detained ,b.-H ~, "H
long, and whatever difference there mich, % ~. %
the questions be had discussed. we so1 so1IS u'
agree that we had great country woo,S uS
the best affections and labors of ,bs yG
with ITS feet in the tepid waters of Tho PsUPs' p
cooled its brow in the waters Of the Arc,iss isSr
and extending its arms across IA, Cor,i.1i o'Ai
sported in the spray of two oceans S'u,
country was too vast to be ruled br -. S1'a1
prejudice or little men and measures 'S,'Oa%
such a country and govern it arigbt waS,sss sU0s
qulre the highest tatesmanship of tho - ",
1t should be the wish of all that Rea,on NV 1aa
ligion Justice and Liberty, might ever NJ
over the destinies Of our beloved eonn,,r '''''
, 1867-05-24
REGIsTER's OFFICE.


vancouver, W. T., May Is, 1867.
H. PARKER, ESQ, SIR;-Your letter of the
llth, asking me to make a statement of facts in
relation to Mr.. Hull's claim is received, answer
as follows:
You sent to me the homestead applications
and afidavits of Messrs. Hull and Burr, with the
necessary funds, but, as part of the land claimed
had not been surveyed, or (what is the same
thing) the plats not returned to me, the entry
could not be made, | therefore enclosed the
money and papers in an envelope and endorsed
the facts thereon. 1t so remained for at least n
year. did not know Mr.. Hull and considered
you as responsible for the whole thing You
often have money in my hands, aud as you know,
you have often written me, sending business
and saying "use Of the money you have to NV
credit" and this money was SO used But Mr..
Hull S claim did not suffer thereby as it was
marked on the plat, and his application, &C. was.
10 my drawer, and so continued until applica-
tiOn was made to withdraw it, and then, and not
hH then, burnt it | burnt it because that was
the cheapest way to dispose of it. Ifit had re-.
manned until | received. the plat of Township
No. 6, n. Il. 81 East, | should have written to
you for the money. thought nothing of ii, as
have done the same thing before and since, be-
cause do not like 20 have other peoples money
IN my possession, and because his claim was lust
as safe without the money here as with it. As
understand the matter, it stands Just this wny
You sent Inc the money, and used it for yonr
purposes, therefore you owe Mr.. Hull the
money. |, OF course, know nothing Of any busi.
ness between you and Mr.. Hull done the busi-
ness with Mr.. Hull through Mr.. BIewett, and
both OF those gentlemen have acted IN kindly
way towards me, and all | do is to make the
foregoing plain statement
You are at liberty to show this letter to Mr.
Hull, and publish it If you wish. | much regret
that any misunderstanding should result from
so simple thing, and | trust that any misun,
derstanding will pass away away when the facts
are known. wish it TO be distinctly understood
that considered the money yours, and uud. r
your control when used it. Yours. Se.
JosHPH NJ. FLH1oHER, Register.
, 1867-05-24

RHorsrER's OFFICE, VANCOUVER, W.T.

May l6, 1867.
H. Parker, ESQ, Sir I'll enclose herewith, re-
cepts for Messrs. Clayton 4 Mckay. Jordan's
application conflicts with Jacob Saling's and
cannot be allowed until proof of Salng's aban-
donmeut is received. see no reason why YOU
as Notary Public, can not take the testimony 40
well AS the Clerk of the Court. There is sci %
in my hands for this case; now if this money is
Jordans, shall return it, for cannot consent to
keep money by me in that fashion. / suppose be
has employed you as his attorney, and shall
hold the money subject to your order, you being
responsible to him, as have nothing to do with
him.
l much regret the Hull affair, and cannot
understand how be can found any charge against
you, unless there is something behind that 1
know nothing of. The matter SO far as it relates
to your action here, is certainly fair and honor
able on your part. did not suppose that any
Misunderstanding could arise out of the ira 8
action. You sent the money, aud considered
it yours, and when you order me to use funds Of
yours in my hands, use any and all sent by
you, and l certainly shall not hold each mans
money as seperate affair, as between you and
me, should in that case return it to the man. to
be called for when needed. IhaVe at this time,
money sent by Mr.. LasatSr in just the same way; ;
know Mr.. Lasater only, and not his clients. If
this arrangement does not suit you, let me know,
and will at once return to you what hold sub
Ject to your order. Yours truly,
J. NJ. FLETCHER.
, 1867-05-24
Flat, Stale and UnproitabIe.


The Boilers Ratification meeting, at the
Court House, on Saturday night last, was
about the tamest affair of the kind We ever
witnessed. Desperate efforts were made to
secure a full turnout but even with the
aid of a cracked bell and darkey employed
as "capper," the Court Room was not half
full A number of distinguished gentlemen
had been announced to speak, but when the
number and character of the crowd was as>
certained, the embryo orators refused to un-
bottle their eloquenee. The only speaker
who faced the music was Judge Nix, under
whose eloqusuce the meeting was cooled
down to very low temperature; or as one
of the admiring "roughs" termed it, "the
Judge was very wet blanket" As a
looker-on, we came to the conclusion that the
Judge was not properly appreciated. Like
the hired advocate, he made the best of a
bad cause, and if he failed, it was for the
reason, that even inspired eloquence would
fail to make "halfbreed" movement res
pectable. A party that finds its chief sup>
portcrs among the "roughs" and gamblers,
can never make headway in an oil and
settled community, and hence it is that the
movement that was ushered in with a -four,
ish of trumpets, has fell still.born At best,
the thing was a nine-dnys' wonder, and the
only regret now is that otherwise respectable
men have been entrapped in to lending it a
seeming support In many instances, the
names of respectable citizens were used
without their consent, and in making up
their ticket, in order to gain a seeming
strength, they nominated gentlemen who
are decidedly opposed to them. OF this
character was the nomination of Mr. Rey-
nolds, and also that of Mr.. Pollard, neither
of these gentlemen having particle of sym
patty with the "sore>heads' In every inS
stance their touch has been contamination,
and candidates, who previous to the "half,
breed" nomination stood fair chance of an
election, now find their prospects blasted
1t is matter Of regret that good men have
thus been injured, but like poor dog Tray,
they were found in bad company, and hence
their 'taking off," But we started out to
notice the ratification meeting. After Judge
Mix had subsidized, number of other gentle.
men were called for, but it was like "calling
spirits from the vastly deep" they didn't
come, and hence the managers were forced
to move an adjournment. The whole bol>
ters' movement can best be illustrated by
an anecdote A blacksmith had laborcd for
several days in vain endeavor to make an
ak, but finally despairipg of success, he threw
the hot iron into the water-tub, remarking as
he did so, "thcrc, d-n you, if l can't make
an ak, 1 can make fzzle!' So too, of
tho "sOre-heads," if they lack tho brains to
build up party, they can at least make
"izzle, . and it requires no prophet to foretel
that with the first Monday in June the
whole thing will 6Zzle ont.
, 1867-05-24
The Delegate Question.

Before another issue of the Statesman
can reach very many Of our readers, the
people will have passed upon the question
of who is to represent the Territory for
the next two years in the Congress of
the United States. Already the great
mass Of the voters have determined who
they will cast their Suffrages for, and it
b doubtful whether anything that we may
Say will influence a single voter. The people
are familiar with the opposing candidates,
and from personal observation can determine
as to their relative merits. By way of help
ing them to correct conclusion, we state
that rabid, ranting partizan is not the most
suitable person to present Territory in
Congress. Without vote, and having little
or no influence in the disposition of party
questions, the position of Delegate is that
Of a supplicant for favors rather than that
of law maker. To sustain this character,
and make himself useful to his constituents,
q Delegate should possess social qualities in
. marked degree Thus gifted, and of in
dustrious habits, Delegate can make himH
self useful to bis Territory, and win for him
self enduring fame. The lamented I. 1.
Stevens was a man of this description, and
in his character of Delegate welded an inS
fuence that was unsurpassed. The business
Of Delegate is in the Committee rooms,
and in personal conferences with the Senators
and Representatives, and it is here that the
man of social habits and genial disposition,
enjoys advantages over one not thus
favored, even although he may be gifted
with rare eloquence. Personally familiar
with the manner in which the business of
Congress is conducted, we have briefly
indicated the traits of character most de-
sirable in q Delegate, and we have done so
to the end that the people may elect an eff,
6cient representative-one who has the
brains to comprehend the wants of our Ter
ritory, and an industry that will never tire
In pressing these claims upon the assembled
wisdom of the nation.
, 1867-05-24
Sherif's Sale,

TERRITORY OF wASHINGT0n' S.
COUNTY OF WALLA WALL, A1s,llrgD0n
DY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTIVE, u II1tisl 1;.t,isl y
Id of the District Court. First JuGie,,i S, DAD,
T., in the suit Of JAS d. MIX, vs.. OLO 'nropetg
and to me directed, for want oi persod "a insuh
GEo GiSS ifyif9 G pARlN uRiS ' to the the following ds
erty to wit: Lots /. 2, 3, !, in block z, ;,Jsb %
and County OF wallA walla, ". J., Ia sspDrtss
the dwelling house, impr rovements aIu h,rhy -
ces thereto belonging, and notices tlsAI., Ed5r J.
that W i'll sell the same to the hgns ITrbur,dsI
lawful money of the United States, OD 4
25th day QfJune, 1867, between tne hou Ou sss y y
A. N. and o'clock p. N. OF salu us' 4, vslls ~
place at the door of the Court HOUSE, sEl1G9L.
City, W. T. u.r. coonty, VI
BY A. ]. GREGORY, Dept. Nay -
, 1867-05-24
The District Attorneyship.

WALLA WALLA, MAY %, 1867
EDITOR SrATBsMAS Il see by your columns
that 5. B. Fargo is out as a candidate for Pros.
ecuting Attorney. u the office is one of respou-
Holli'y, and requiring man possessed of any
degree of honesty, the public should know of
the following transactions, in order that thew
may Judge of the honesty of s. B. Fargo Last
winter Fargo went below and stopped in Port,
land with Arrgon, and the evening befor. he
LETT, had settlement with Mr.. Whitehouse. Ar
rigenis Clerk, and upon said settlement drew a
draft upon Wells, Fargo & Co., for the sum of
hity one dollars gold coin, signed S. b. Fargo,
lne uialt was presented next morning and Arri-
gohi informed that Fargo never had any funds
In their hands, and they dd not know of such
person. The original draft is now in the hands
ot FRANK +. Dugan, Esq, for collection, and
presume can be seen oy any person. Fargo, on the
same evening, went to VIM. Currier. merchant
tailor, OF Portland, and purchased magnificent
sultot clothes which we all admired on bis return
costing sixty five dollars, and drew a draft on
wells, Fargo Co. for payment That draft is
now in the hands of Mr.. Childs for collection
While in San Francisco, he went to Jack Con,
don and attemptscte to borrow one hundred dollars,
u informed him that he had not that amount
to spare, but would count up his expenses and
let him have the excess. They both sat down
together and figured the expenses to a scratch
and Condor had by forty dollars over. This
amount he loaned Fargo, and be sat down in
Condon's presence and lost the whole amount at
cards, IN less than half-an-hour For his board
at the Occidental he gave his note and told the
landlord that General Miller would endorse IL
The General declined and the note is unpaid.
and likely will be for long time TO come. If
Fargo denies any Of the above facts, | will pub
hsh afhdavits, next week, in veri6cation tbeieof
and enough more to brand him as a consumIoate
scouudrek T,vp,,.
, 1867-05-24

RATHER SPIoY.-TO-day, as Judge Blewett of
this city was standing on Main street, be was
Aecosted by couple of young men from Upper
Iouchet, and was informed that it was very
hard pill to swallow, the democratic nominee
for Delegate to Congress, because be was "haIf
breed" Just at this moment Mr.. Clark, in com.
Pany with Hon. D. NJ. Jesse, came down the
street, and was introduced to the young gentle,
men. Wsdo not know who is responsible for
such story, but may be permitted to guess
from remark that was dropped by one of the
young men, upon looking at the "orphAn Boy"
1t was this: "Whyl Anderson Cox must be
mistakenp
, 1867-05-24
.Reno,.t OF the (.-nnd .In,.u


Preamble.-The Grand Jary having completed
its labors, for the present term, beg leave to
submit the following report:
L. We have found and submitted to the court
tWentyIone (2l) indictments for various crimes
2. We also find that the County Commissions-
ers have purchased rebuilding on the corner
Of Third and Alder streets, of Mr.. s. Linkton for
Court House. We find that the same makes
good court room, and Offices for the various
county sfHcsrs, and jury rooms, with but one ex,
cePtion; we would recommend that both jury
rooms be csilsd up with inch lumber, tongued
and grooved together, to prevent sound from
emitting therefrom. For the purchasing of said
building for Court House, this Grand Jury re.
turn vote of thanks, and would recommend
tnat TINS act OF the County Commissioners be
endorsed BY every taxpayer Of this county
8. We, the Grand Jury, would earnsstiv re-
commend the repeal of the act passed at the last
session Of the Legislative Assembly, upon the
25th day of January, A D. 1867 and approved
January 3lst, 1867, entitled "an Act Ia relation
to change of venue in certain eases, ,, as the
same is injurious to the county of WalIa Walla,
and would earnestly request the members of the
Legislative Assembly, of this county, to use all
honorable means to repeal the same.
A. We, the Grand Jury, find upon enquiry, that
the United States Marshal, William Huntington,
is at great fault, and is very negligent, and
should be eensured for not attending to his
duties as such Marshal, by his nou-appearance
at each term of Court, to defray the expenses of
the same, as be in duty bound to do whereby
the Juries are compelled to discount the veuch-
ers for their services to pay their expenses in
attending Court; this being the third term he
has failed to come and settle at the proper time.
8. We have also visited the county Jail, and
find the same kept in good order. We 6nd that
the fence recommended by the last Grand Jury
has been built in accordance with the same. We
hnd confined in said Jail Charles Haubert, and
David Williams. We find the fastenings to The
doors of said Jail substantial and good
8. The committee appointed to examine the
sherifs A. SeiteD accounts with the county of
Walla Walla, found due the County 81 ,O4O.5 80.
which was duly paid into the County Treasury
and his account balanced
Z. To the Court we return our sincere thanks
for the kind treatment we have received during
our session. The prosecuting attorney, s. B.
Fargo, will also receive our sincere thanks for
his diligence and promptness during our session.
as an attorney and gentleman. The Sheriff and
Bailifs will1also accept our thanks for the atten
tion and courtesy shown u.s.
We, the Grand Jury, request that this renort
WIN tne report OF the Special Committee, be
published in the Walla Wala Statesman.
B. F. Stone, Forem'n, ]. Buzzard.
W. c. Mcbride, Cl'k, Joseph Hebert,
FRANK shelton, D. ]. Whitaker,
Z. F. McNall John Scott
Orley Hull, +, Taylor,
j; a. NJ Day, Joel Hargrove,
mos PSui, George T. Berry,
Isaac Lille, W. H. Barrett
, 1867-05-24
sherif's Sale.

TERRITORY OF WASHINGTON, wuLL .,o
CouNrY OF WALL WALIIoN Y HAS has g.
w ISS1 is1asd out Of The District Gear: C@aaiT:ct:
Judicial District, W. T., and 70 fpS ppsSoGLE piLE -
of S. LINKTON, and against h,-DU,; ,sy,y; ihers.
ding me TO sell certain real proPy;,,I ia 49,
will sell at Pu uolie Auction, to the hig0'tts -
Lawful money Of the United siaies "a prcPsesl
of June. 1861, the following de;c'5E dec ,5e CITY = -
wit That ce. tain lot OF land, ~ n S~' beug =,
walla, County Of walla Walia' W To-ry' ou d. tI
on the East BY the lot Of W. ). ie,,9, ,,,,9o,p,iBg .
By the lot of W. H. Barrett, and sO5 ISin59I SSisn599I
street, (sl) feet, more or less D,y snr feet %.
to the alley. one hundred and tTsnSI nSIock (sl, =
as the fractional part of lot ts) 10 10 debt ~
builuing erected thereon, Or all .siS ia pfsps
interest of r. Dogle. in and 70 sS,T c"nr Hos,
to take place at the door Of the Oou tbs hO5Sr
CITY of Wnila wnlIa, W. r., bei~esdn. Id ds!.
o'clock, A. N. and O'Clock, ?: N o State. ID.
cash, lawful money OF the Unltea a A. sEilSS
Sheriff of walls wala OTsS; Isl.
BY A. j. GREGoKY, Dept my
, 1867-05-24

INDIGNANT.-The "small fry" radical
papers are indignant that Horace Greeley
should figure as the bondsman of JEFF. Davis.
They forget that great minds rise above
every thing like petty hate or the love of
cruelty. POsterity will applaud the act
which Mr.. Greeley's partisan friends now
condemn, and the philosopher Of the Tribune
will never loom more grandly than when in
the act of aaixing his name to the paper that
brought freedom to the chief of the "Lost
Cause"
, 1867-05-24
An Open Lettcr.

WALLA WALLA, May 81, 1867.
JAS. McAULIFF, ESQ.,, Sir In reply to your
published answer of the 18th, have to say,
that at three different times prior to writing the
letter to you, as Chairman of the Democratic
Central Committee, you said to me, speaking of
the members Of the Democratic Convention that
nominated you, "damn the convention, | do not
thank them for the nomination, they did not
nominate me because they were my friends, but
because they feared me. was, before the time
OF the Democratic Convention, an independen mt
candidate for Treasurer, and am yet they can
shoVe that nomination up" 10 the last cenver
snton you added, az know my friends in the
Law and Order party, but don't know them in
thAt party, (meaning the Democratic party run
by Higilanties." | am informed, and was on
the l7th, that it was a common thing for yod to
report In substance, the frat part of the forego,
ing. disclaim all personal illSwill to you or
desire to prescribe you. | do not say this for
your Information, because you knew 1t when you
wrote your answer. l know that each member
OF the Central Committee waited long and pa
lently in hopes you would cease 10 abuse the
Convention that nominated you, give your ais
legianee to the democratic party aud aid in the
eleetlon of Its ticket. This you would not do.
Ine Committee acted in the premises, and the
power OF the Committee is too well known in
such cases to require explanation or discussion,
aud am willing to leave the whole question to
the democracy Of this county to pass upon at
the next election. Whatsoever they may decide
VIII aeq1iesce in with pleasure, and will not
speak as you and others say "Vigilantsss did it."
Wishing the Law aud Order party, and yourself
as ITS nominee, pleasant trip up Salt river at
the June election, am yours truly.
J.H. LAsATBR.
Chm'n. Dem. Cen. Com, WAlla Walla, W.T..
, 1867-05-24
DOWN FREIGHTS /:

From wallula and Umatlla to Dalles and POHS~
Rs follows.
On Wheat, Flour, Oats, Barley
and Corn 9lUPd
Wool .(properly baledl one cent paS
Hides 374 cenS az
do from Lewiston) so
NorE.-l 500 pounds of Oats constitute W
LOO pounds Of Barley cons litute Ton
FRIGHT FROM PORTLAND To WALLCLA'~
, 1867-05-24
VANCOUVER, W.T.. Msy1s 1897


FRIEND PARKER Il send herewith the state
ment you desire have to go to q funeral AM
cannot attend to-the hOmesteadS to- day made
time to attend to the Hull matter have sew
eral letters ordering me to use money to your
credit will send you an affidavit of the facts,
if it will do you any good. You certainly have
done nothing wrong in the case as far as know
of, and all the injury Mr.. Hull has sustained is
in laying out of the use of the money 1913 OO) a
year or two. Yours truly,
j. NJ. FLETCHER Reoister
, 1867-05-24

Hon. PHILIP D. MooRE, Collector of Internal
Revenue, called upon US, last week, and ex.
pressed bis satisfaction with the justice Of the
structures we made, soma time since, upon his
course Ia authorizing so large a fee for inspect
ing the liquors in the hands of our merchants,
last fall. He stated that be and the U. s. As
SCISSOR at Olympia conferred together, in relation
10 the amount of fees, and concluded upon the
rate allowed under a misapprehension Of the
quantity to bo inspected, Supposing it would not
reach more than one third or one half the quaint
ity that was Afterwards found to be in their
possession. The inspection fee was a perqui-
site Of the inspector, and as soon as he (ths
Colleetor) learned the quantity inspected, he
directed the Inspector 10 refund oue-half Of the
Inspection fees, as an act Of simple justice to
that, although urged, the Inspector has refused
TO refund one-half the inspection fees that be
collected, aud therefore steps have been taken
to have the n after adjusted by the Department,
and thus have justice done to the parties in
tsrsstsd. The Collector expresses bis grati6ca-
tion with the kind and courteous treatment be
has invariably received at the hands Of our
people, and the promptness and eheerfulness
with which the U. S. taxes have been paid by
the people of WAlla whllA, without distinction
of party, and we regret that we so severely re-
tiseted upon the Collector who erred through
misapprehension and endeavored to promptly
correct the mistake and is determined to effect
it yet, and who is acknowledged on all hands
to be an efficient aud faithful public officer.
, 1867-05-24

There are many others who have met with
losses, but we'cannot ascertain the facts now.
Suffice it to say, that the best business part OF
Idaho City is destroyed. We are glad to say,
however, that there is a universal sentiment
among our people-the sufferers well as the
fortunate to again build up our city, and this
time in better security against the spread OF
fires, which may occur.
Broader streets aud no very high frame bull
dings will be the style of the new, and resur-
rected and prosperous Idaho City-the liveliest
city of the great lining interior. .-IdahO World.