The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-09-26

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consequent thereon, he having con-
tinuetup to monhoods days ina course
which he knew was wrong, and for
twenty years holding office when he
knew he had no right to, taking
oaths which he knew were morally
and legally false, yet could see that
it were hard in latter days to sacrifice
all for the tuth; becoming his own
accuser and openly casting aside the
past, and admitting his wrong, to lead
a new life brighter, purer and free
from deception at risk ofcrminal pros
ecution, for perjury, calls for more
nobility, courage and heroism than
ordinary men possess. 1t called for
no less sacrifice and christian spirit
for me silently and forgivingly to
submit to injustice, perhaps to the
loss of public confidence and official
honor for which | had increasingly
and faithfully labored night and day
since being elected. No man of spirit
or ot pluck would have longer sub
mittcd. 1t should not be expected
OF any man. That is my wrong if
wrong there is. strike no man un-
necessarily, am not given to scandal,
political or othcrwise-but when |
am struck, and bey"~ my back, |
must and will rig6rously strike buck,
and those who may be injured
thereby must suffer the consequences
Of their o,ca iniiscretio0, and blame
themselves, not me.
Are not all the charges in the ar
ticle true? First, desertion-tha. is
not denied, (well, that can be for
given). Second--for twenty years
holding Offices without right or au-
thority of law; for twenty years and
up to about three years ago falsely
swearing that he was Il citizen and
holding such Offices under such false
oaths. This is not denied and can
not be forgiven by the people in a
candidate for public favors, nor in
still confidence III such candidate,
and now that ,car is deciured, | charge
further that II. q. Strive was not
by his own admission till Sept. TO-
1877, a citizen of the United States
and only by conccalment could be-
come such, and that By concealment
and fraud he new it, if at all, and
that II. G.. Strive is not now an at
torney at law under the law, i'll that
he was not citizen when admitted
to practice, and that in the opinion
of some of the best lawyers in the
Territory, cannot legally hold the of
fee, even if elected (:) or become an
"vv0i'rvy a. Jaw.
pass on to other matters. Mr.
;. says, "a boy unacquainted witt!
the institutions OF the country en-
listed, etc, etc." and vet in the next
sentence shows considerable youthful
sagacity, for he says, II determined
at all hazards to escape from degrad-
ing slavery" "deeming failure re-
sulting in the secerest punishment pref,
eroble,' which shows that he knew
what he was doing; was not quite so
ignorant as one would suppose. He
next says that |, with the connivance
of one of the employees of the Astor-
ian, in the absence Of the editor, pro-
cured the publication of the article
from the Vancouver INDEPENDENT.
| pronounce this absolutely, unquali-
fiedly false. TO my knowledge
am not acquainted with an employee
OF the Office; never spoke to an en-
ployee of the Office in the absence of
the editor or otherwise. This has to
such an extent been the practice of
Mr.. Strive that he fancies other peo-
pie gifted with his own secret habits,
and hence judges others by himself.
| deny and pronounce absolutely
false that through "few well chosen"
or ''well known confederates" or any
contederates have | ever invoked the
aid of the Democratic papers or of
any Democratic paper in this Terri
tory, or on this known globe, but on
the contrary, Mr.. Strive succeeded
IN closing the columns of Republican
papers to me in this district, while
he secretly was attacking me, forcing
me to descend to his secret practice
in defense, which | would not do,
but sought only an Independent pa
per,
'Unawcd by influence aud unbribedby gain,
The peoples rights 10 maintain"
published at Vancouver, and in no
other paper in this Territory. And
! say that | have not as charged but
Nlr. STRIVE has BIZ Lis inter.