, 1876-01-22
"Par Mobile Frafrum. -

Higgins has found bis affinity, and
his name is Smith; Smith OF the
Walla Walla Union; formerly the
keeper of a" Hurdy Gurdy," and the
ostensible husband of one Of his dane:
ing girls. When Smith abandoned
the burdy gurly business and became
the publisher of the Union, he mar
ried another woman, and when at
raigned for bi,amy, escaped the pen
itentiary on tie testimony of bis form
er reputed wife that they had never
been legally married, and that their
connection was solely aduiterous.
Smith was subsequently, indicted IN
the Court at Walls Walla as Samb-
Ter, convicted, and it became the
duty of Judge Lewis 10 pronounce
the sentence Of the law upon him 10
open court. This Judicial act OF the
Judge made Smith his implaca0le
enemy.
" No rogue ere felt the halter draw,
With good opinion of the law.
Smith assumed that the Judge was
guilty of base treachery 20 the repub :
liean party in thus bringing TO public
scandal the publisher of the party
organ; that it was the duty OF the
Judge, as party man, to hush the
matter I'D and allow him to settle the
penalty without being publicly ar
raisned for sentence. But the Judge
is a very impracIicable man and shows
no party bias in the matter OF COM
promises with criminals. From thence
forth the Union has assaiIed the Judge
continuously with all sorts Of denun-
ciation aid yituperation, without once
specifying an act of judicial or moral
wrong committed by him.
The bond of sympathy between
Smith and Higgins is illustrated in
their antecedents, as well as in their
mutual and natural hatred of an in
corruptible Judge. Two or three
years ago, when the LntelIigeHcer
was issued and circulated in this town
on Sundays, We undertook to,and sue
ceeded in arousing the moral Senti-
ment of the community to the public
scandal and social curse Of squaw
dance houses and open gambling hells
which were then the most prominent
features OF The town. The most re-
spectacle matrons Of the community,
with rare exceptions, backed our efforts
with a memorial TO the common coun.
Gil 10 suppress these puisanees- Higgins,
the editor, then came forward as the
champion and apolog!st Of the brothel
keepers and gamblers, and IN ribald
terms denominated the wives and
mothers who were making as holy an
effort as ever moved virtue to the de
fence of public and private morality,
as women of uneasy virtue" Pop
ular sentiment has somewhat impIOv-
ed since that time, demanding greater
elrcumspection In the practice or de
fence Of social vices, bat the dl.iHeatS
OF this worthy pair is just as apparent
IN their sympathetic movements now
as when they were openly defyiug
and ridiculing all moral restraint.
Nothing is more natural Than the
combination between them founded on
kindred tastes and habits. Higgins as
sails Judge Lewis for the same rea.
son he asSailS Mr.. Webster, because
he naturally hates all men Of ike
character; he has not sentiment "
taste III common with them Or any
other gentleman, Smith hates the
Judge not only on general principles,
bnt for the special reasons We have
mentioned, Higgins quotes and en-
dorses The diauibes Of Smith, end
Smith follows suit by Higgins, ana TO-
geIher they form the links to The com-
mon sewer from which all the filth
that has been cast at Judge Lewis
has emerared. Neither Of them has
ever mentioned single fact impugn.
ing in the least the character Of the
Judge, either in his judicial or social
capacity, and yet they continually as
SAIL MIN with the cOarsest epithets
and most general denunciatiCn.
Both OF these men profess to be re.
pubIicans and supporters of the ad-
ministration, and yet it is notable
fact that no opposition papers in ihe
Territory have ever reflected upon
the character of the federal officers
they so foully asperse, and they select
as objects of assault the very represen-
tatives of the administration who pre-
sent the best evidence of It's conf
dence, and command the largest de,
gree OF respect from the best people
of all political parties. The admins
tratiou and the republican party would
be well rid Of all such supporters
SouyfJe D;a,,,FJ