, 1868-10-23
m. Cha,ge and the Proof.


have nothing to do, but With the unprinci-
pied demagogue of that name, who is en-
deavoring to control the politics of the Terri
tory. and make himself the master and ruler
of our people, we have much to do. We
have watched the course of this man since
his 6rst advent on this coast, aud we find bis
whole career stamped with rascality. In
California he left record that was anything
but creditable. Coming to this Territory
with Federal commission in his pocket, be
first became known to our people as the Res
ceiver of Public Money, in which capacity
he became the custodian of the hard earned
dollars of scores of settlers-a trust to which
he proved unfaithful, as is still fresh in the
memory of his victims.
Making ardent professions of democracy,
and boasting that he was the bosom friend
of John c. Breckinridge, he was scarcely
warm in the Territory before he began to
scheme and connive for the purpose of sup
planting I. l. Stevens, the most faithful rep
resentative any Territory ever had In this
he finally succeeded, and procured his own
nomination over man whose boots he was
scarce worthy to lick. This was in 1861,
and so disgusted were the democrats with the
manner in which Gar6elde obtained his NOM
iuation, that they refused to support him,
and allowed the election to go by default
his competitor, Governor Wallace, very
weak man, beating hin. by large majority.
Selucius was then out of Office and out of
luck, and never having the industry to build
up,a business of his own, he soon found him.
self in seedy" condition. At this stage
of his affairs, he migrated to British Colum-
bia, and sought in the mines of Carriboo to
repair his fortunes. 1t will be recollected
that at this date, the war of the rebellion
was under full headway, and the fortunes of
the country never looked darker. Referring
to this period in his history, few weeks
since, we charged that in the early stages of
the rebellion Garfelde was a fierce secesh.
His personal organ, established at Olympia,
for the purpose of furthering his political
prospects, refers to this charge, and instead
Of attempting to disprove it, comes back in
the following approved and chaste style:
"Old Iniquiy of TIE STATESMAN says that Selucius
Garheide In the the early stages of the rebellion
was fierce secesh' This is another of old Newelrs
| ma VIII haal we'd in
rtory since 1860 knows it to he so. Mr.. Garfede all
through the war q Union democrat, and in 1861
ran for Delegate to Congress on the Douglas demo-
cratic ticket against the regual Brockinndge seces
sion candidate, and was indirectly the means Of Sc
curing the first republican victory in Washington
| Territory. Try again, old bloat."
We hope that our readers will excuse
the appearance of the filthy paragraph in
our columns. 1t is not often that we tres
pass in this way. Charging the lie F" on
us, the writer in Gar6eldes organ lies all the
way through his paragraph. Let us sec ::
He says that in 1861 "Garfelde ran for
Delegate to Congress on the Douglas demos
cratic ticket, against the regular Breckin.
ridge secession candidate" This is lie
with purpose. The candidates in the field
in 1861 were Governor Wallace, republican,
and Selucius GarfeIde, professedly a demos
crat. These were the only candidates placed
in nomination, and Garfelds stupped the
Territory in opposition to Wallace. Judge
Lander ran as an Independent candidate, but
notoriously for the purpose of aiding Wallace
to defeat Garfelde. This is substantially the
history Of the canvass of 1861, and yet for
the purpose Of making out a case for his
master, the mendacious writer in the Olym.
pia paper does not hesitate to falsify history.
So much for lie No /.
Now as to the allegation, that " all through
the war Garfelde was a Union democrat
Whilst al Olympia, last winter, we made the
acquaintance of Captain Henry ROeder, and
other gentlemen who we're with Garfelde on
his CarriboO expedition, and all agreed that
at that time he was loud mouthed "secesh." !"
One of these gentlemen has addressed let
ter to the editor Of the Standard, in which
this charge is fully sustained. The letter is
as follows
"ED. STANDARD. Twas on my way up to
the CaribOo country, in company with Capt. Fl. Roe
der, John C. Whitfield, and several other gentlemen,
when the expressman brought the news Of our
defeat at Bulls Run. Mr.. Garfelde expressed him
self thus: That is glorious news and hope to God
that the next get will he that Gen. Lee has
taken Washington and burned it to the ground He
made many other equally REASONABLE remarks.
He did not qualify his language but meant exactly
what he said. afterwards beard him say. at the
mouth Of Canal river, that he was glad that the
South defended themselves well, and he hoped
and trusted that they would yet be Victorious He
also said that he would not live under the U. s. Gov
ernment as long as it controlled by the id
abotouists. While he lived in Cariboo, his sympa-
thes were with the Southern people, as verybody
is aware who knew him there. J. q. BRoUNHELM."
Captain Henry Reder, the gentleman re
ferred to in the note given above, is high'
toned, honorable man, was a member Of the
last Legislature from Whatcom county, and
fully youches for the statement that at the