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editor was sufficient to make good or
counteract the harm which that one ar
ticle had done the Republican cause.
Dn the Qthsr hand. the DGilw Dispqtnh,
ehoua an in1Ppe9Bht paPSy, winch
:pndel ordina1 cjSumstand ID kht
pave been sxp( eed adyocasT the n-
Hopes 4ent tor em srati ticket. dpe
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FJndeS Jse5bs. fE7 oihg tllsi its Sets-
ran editor was assaif1lf and denounced,
vilifed and abuse& vehemently. He
was called " secessionist, "betrayer of
nis party" 'apostate, and other sim
liar pet political names. by his malig.
nant and partisan foes. and accused Of
having betrayed hisrinciplessf0 Rajn
But he has in recent pest years run the
gauntlet OF that species of-AbuseA And-
scurrilous vituperation,. and passed
scathless through the wicked FIRE. He
cannot be either corrupted or intimi9
dated. forced or cajoled. He delermin-
ed upon his, course of action after O. de-
hberate and dispassionate survey Of the
whole field; and when he has resolved
Just what to do he stops thinking and
acts-with al the skill of a veteran, ,toos
and all The ardor Of an enthusiast. :.
It was thas he viewed the situation at
the opening Of the lsteo campaign, and
thus he acted after he bad resolved. The
potency OF his. support and the efficiency
81 his action have significant and salts
fying demonstration in the returns from
Seattle and from King county entire
He has notably helped to overthrow the
majority given to Judge McFadden two
years ago, and to rear upon its site the
lowering column of . Republican vic
tory, from which nov, floats the con-
spicuous banner of the party far above
that Of any other party in the whole
Territory. It proves that. say what
croakers will. the power and influence
Of party organ. when. wisely directed
ard ably welded, is in itself host; and
II evidences, moreover, that the honest
and volunteered aid which skilled and
intellectual political writer contributes
to a cause. IS not unfrequently more ei
ficient than all the weight Of engaged
services Of organs Of less experience and
less ability-as in the particular instance
which We cite. The triumph in Seattle
and in King county all through, Is ex-
ceedingly gratifying, and without invid-
ionsly discriminating against others who
contributed to achieve it. we can well
add that to the editor of the Dispatch is
to be awarded the highest need of hon-
or and of praise. The Republican,
ought not to undervalue or to fail to
heed the lesson which the King county
victory has taught to them. An able
press is their most potential champion
New MINING TowN.-The new miner
al discoveries on the Skykomish. in
Snohomish county. are now the excite
ment of this city, The assays from
four or five we'll defined and extensive
quartz lodges indicate prospects fully
equal to Wa shoe or White Pine. These
mines are about sixty miles from Seattle.
the greater portion Of the way by navi-
gable waters. For the last twenty miles
of the route the country is very rugged
and almost inaccessible, until roads arc
constructed, which. on account Of the
snow IN the mountains, cannot be done
till Spring. Such a discovery as this
anywhere in California or Nevada would
draw together 5000 people within the
next six months, and if the ipdications
turn out as well rs they promise. the
future Of this prospective town can be
estimated by thousands Of 2inhabitants
and millions Of treasure. and Seattle
will bA the base ofasupplea. We have
had considerable experience in mining
aud are not very sanguine of prospects"
but from the NUMEROUS specimens of
the quartz we have seen, We have great
faith in the future of the new Ell Dorado.
MUNICIPAL INDEPESDENcE AND GEN..
of the leading pa.
pers of California are discussing the
causes of high taxation and the, con-
stantly increasing expenses of govern
ment, and suggesting remedies for the
manifest evil. Referring the other day
to the multiplication of offices, and al
leging that this is the main cause of
the high taxation, the Bee suggested.
that instead of carving territory into
more states and counties, consolidation
should be the rule; and said that New
England might be squeezed into ere
state, New York, New Jersey and Perm
sylyania into another, and 80 on all cs-
or the nation, and held tina: id CafifOr-
mia several counties should be rolled in.
to one. And now comes the San Jose
Mercury, reasoning thus: = io g''a ,aaf
The tendency to multiply state and
county governments--thereby swelling
the ranks Of the grand army Of Office
holders to devour the substances Of the
people and pile up the burdens Of taxa.
tion-in one Of the crying evils Of the
times. Two states ought to do for the
Pacific coast, one for the New England
States, two each for the Middle and
We stern, and thfes for the Southern
States. We have three timeatoo many
,fice-holders in all departments Of gov
srnment. We have too much red tape
md too high salaries. The whole sys-
em needs simplifying and economiz7
ng." ~. -.
The evils complained Of are too ap,
parent for dispute. but the above writ
RS confound the wrong with the reme-
ly, and sugges. the homeopathic theory
# sinil;o similibus c,trdnterG like cures
ike. The real cause of the multiplied
ion Of Offices mostly Of that class who
re not responsible for their acts to the
,eople of their vicinage1 and the conse-
luent increase Of the burdens Of govern
nent, ia not in the increase of municipal ,
hut in the consolidation and
entralixation of power. II 10 ina rad,4
calO departure from the fundalnental
principles upon; which car sgstsno Of