, 1872-05-23

| WASHINGTON. April %, 1872.
Ded. Sir: 1t is quite surprising to
see how exceedingly inaccurate the pa
pers of cur Territory are in regard to
proceedings here. Your paper, received
this morning, says that l have introduc-
ed bill disapproving the amendments
to The Practice Act. Tie truth is, that
L have not introduced any such bill, nor
has any one else to my knowledge. IT,
deed have never yet seen copy of the
Act and am therefore unable to form
any opinion in regard to it. The Secfe-
tary OF the Territory has not honored
me with copy Of any statute. memorial
or resolution passed at the last session
of the Legislature.
Trusting that you will do me the JUS
tice to let these facts be known, l re-
main, Very truly yours.
S. GARFIELDE.
The report to which Mr. Gartielde re-
fers came to us through the public
prints, and did not, as he assumes, or
iginate in an inaccuraey in the papers
of our territory" We accept his dis
claimer as true, ana give him the bane-
fit of the denial to which he is entitled;
but the reiteTation of the complaint
against the Secretary of the Territory
for not honoring him with copy of
any statute, memorial or resolution pass
ed at the last session of the Legislature,
we cannot but deem puerile, dishonora-
IL cI,1 1,
neglec;ing the interests of the people he
processes to represent, or putting them
under contribution for services which
they have the right to demand and it is
his duty to voluntarily render If he is
as ignorant as he pretends to be of the
acts of the Legislature of his own Terri
tory six months ago, and which have
been in publication for more :han three
months past, he is practising gross
fraud upon the people by holding on to
a position which he shows himself SO
incompetent OF unworthy to fill.
1t requires great strain on our Gre
dulity to believe that Mr. Garfelde has
been SO oblivious to the facts as he pro-
fesses to be. In one case at least, We
have every reason to believe that Nr.
Garielde has been fully informed, with
ample time to act long before this hat
is, in the case of the Memorial PASSED
by the Legislature asking Congress to
cede the mud fats OF Duwamish bay to
the city of Seattle. This is matter In
which the citizens think they have IA
large interest Mr.. Ga Fl lde knew tina
such memorial had been adopted, aud
he knew that if the Secretary did not
honor him with a certified copy of
the document, it was accessible to him
at any time he chose to ask for it. That
memorial passed on the 24th day Of No
yember last, Mr.. Gartielde being here
at that time. Copies of it were sent to
not less than twenty member, of Con
gress, and now, SIX months after its pas
sa sc, our Del gate has never called it
up in this House and processes to be en-
tirely ignol olant Of its purpo t. The exc, Sc
for this neglect, that he has not been
treated with proper consideration by the
Secretary, is SO shallow that we are
forced to the conclusion more discredit-
able to his honesty, h It our Delegate
has not been served with suG ci mt in
ducements to to eau him to do his
ty in tie premises. HIS whole course
as Delegate warrants this conclusion
Who can point to a single measure which
be has urged or secured the passage OF
through Congress, which had not an
relation to his own personal
or political fortunes. He has secured to
himself handsome competence since
his election as D .le. ate, bat what has
he done for his constituents, save his
adherents.