Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-05-22
"Falsehood Unmasked."

- unquest0ned among all who know him, in
reply to the " testimonials" in last weeks Re-
publican:
To THE VOTERS OF WAssixGrox TERRiroRY:
BY reference 10 the zsrrtfoyjai Repxbiicsa Of
the 9Th May, you will see u column headed
FatseAood Cnmasked-A Loyal Nan Vindi-
catsd"'
The first Of these communications I shall
notice is the statement Of Mcdonald, relative
to the oath taken by Gariielde to the British
Crown. When Garfcldc was ruled from the
legal bar in British Columbia, he went to Hon.
N. Ii. Bigbcc. the Supreme Judge Of the Colo
ny, and offered 10 take the oath Of allegiance
to the Crown, IT he, by SO doing, would be al
lowed to practice in the Courts, This have
from Judge Bigbee himself.
To the third specification. Mr.. Mcdonald SAYS
that Garfeldc delivered but one political speech
while in British Columbia. II Mr.. Mcdonald
will brighten his memory, (as he says he was
in that country during Garfieldes stny,) he
will remember that Garielde made more than
orc speech while therc-Onc Of which was on
the favorite theme Of the Orator: 'sProgress,"
and those who have been in the country long
enough to have heard him often, will recognise
| the theme.
will now notice the letter Of ". +. Boone,
| and see how far his statement is to be relied
on:
Boone says in his letter to Garfclde: 81
was present during your conversation with Mr..
kocder in regard to the war, but do not now
| call to mind tie particular exprrssions made use
of by yon at that time" lie also says, "that
during your whole stay in Carboo, | had the
pleasure OF being your constant companion
that we occupied the same cabin and even
| the same bunk-that we had frequent CONVEX
sations about the war;" &c. Now will un-
dcrtake to show that the assertions of W. +.
Boone are, in part az least, false. To do this
will have to tell you where Mr.. Garfcldc was
at that time, and, also, that | had a better
chance TO know Gariiclle's sentiments than al
! most any other man in Cariboo. Gariieldc was
taken sick while on Williams Creek, and his
friends, Boone included, came to me and beg
ged me to take ''his Honor" to my house and
take care Of him, for, said they, If he cannot
have better treatment he will certainly die. !
told them at once to bring him along. They
carried him to my house and my wife and
gave him our bed, while we slept on the floor,
and We waited on him, day and night, for seven
weeks. During this time Boone was absent
frequently, and ut one time for more than two
weeks, SO you will see that Mr.. Boone has sta
ted f,schood in this instance ut least. ] be-
llevc, II the truth were known, that Garficldc
wrote the letter for Boone to sign, which he
did without reflection upon the facts or kuowl.
edge of ts entire purport.
Now with regard to Mr.. Gnrielde's princi-
pies, both political and moral, | am compelled
to say that think he has as little rs any man
living. The only kind he practices are those
that answer his purposes best. During his
sickness ut my house he claimed to be II Ken
turkian, and frequently ayowcd his sympathy
for the South, and was never more surprised
in my life than when read his speech at Vic
tora on Mr.. lncOlns death, FOR had heard
him often say that /" Lincoln was M old fool,
not tit for Governor of Il State, much less for
President of the uui cd Statcs.' So much for
Mr.. Gartieldes political principles.
Now abou: his moral principles With his
dissolutc habits you are all perhaps MS well III
formed ~ am, but will take this oPpOrtu.
nifty to state some additional facts known to
myself by sad experiences
In the year 1863 I was agent for a mining
claim in cariboo, belonging /, u man by the
name of Prin.ilc. This claim sold to Car
iicldr and agreed to take the money as it was
taken out OF the claim. During his sickness
paid assessments on That Claim for him,
amounting to SaG3 | also went to consider
able expense To furnish him all the ielicacics
that could he procured in that country. Far
name If these things hare trr rrc'ired Il reM IN
money or " ~or1 Of ttnnks. After t;arfcde got
well he sol this claim or transferred il to this
same ". T.. Boone, from whom could recover
nothing. Garfclde then slipped out of the
country as though he was afraid justice would
ovcrtnkc him il he remained longer. After
found he had gone. wrote him letter, from
a copy Of which herewith suhjoin IL few en-
tracts. This letter was conveyed to him by
the hands Of Capt. b. l.. lIenncss. who has
since assured me that it was dclived as direct
cd, aud to which received no reply. The let
ter WAS as follows:
:. RIcmrlELp, October -, 1863.
Mr.. GARriELpE-
Sir: shall not say d" friend" for as such
you have not treated me aud my wife but
am just going to write a few lines to let you
know how feel with regard to the treatment
| have had from you. | want you to under
stand that il is not the amount of your indebt-
edncss 10 me that care for, but to think that
] took you home to my house, and that myself
and wife waited on you and attended TO your
every want in the way we did, and
after all this you would go away without even
coming TO see us. think you might
have known enough Of my nature from my
treatment of you to have been satisfied that
all wanted of you was that you would call
| and see me, and if you could not pay me, say
that you were in slaughtered circumstances,
| and that you would pay at some future time
hut no,you went away MS If You had done some
thing wrong. You have been
represented to me as n Mason If such il the
case think you have made a wide step from
the pat, Of virtue that is taught in Masonry,
and would never sit in Lodge with you until
you, by some means, repaired for tho manner
in which you have treated NC and mine.
remain, &c.
H. N. STEELE"
have not given the letter entire, but enough
t." show my opinion Of him then, which have
had no cause to change. So much for his
moral principles.
With regard to Mr.. W. II. Moore's communi.
cation, all have to say is, that he is man
with whom l have had no acquaintance. If
he has been as intimate with Gartielde as he
says he has in Cariboo, think should have
certainly known him. With this l leave the
subject with you.
II. n. STEELE.
In addition to the above, we publish below
| the affidavit # C. II. Jones, Esq, Of Port
Townsend, in regard to Gar6cldc's Cariboo
| sentiments. Watson can keep that hundred
dollars, to pay his expenses out Of the
commit ~ after the elor t;on