, 1880-03-04
PUGET SOUND ARGUS.
OFFICIAL PAPER or JEFFERSON co
THURSDAY, MARCH 4th, 1850.

sailing those who dare to differ from
his opinions. In his issue Of the
23d ult. he says: ain common with
hundreds 81 Democrats, we support
ed Mr. Bren's for delegate to Con-
gressAt the last election, bsSevlng
that Of the two candidates for that
office, he would. best represent the
popular sentiment and interests OF
the Territory, regardless of party
politics. His first public effort In
Congress dispelled that illusion; 1t
WAS an uucalled for speech, filled
with party rancor," &C., SC. In his
issue of March lst, in reply to our
article asserting that he had eS-
pressed sorrow for supporting Mr.,
Brents, we find the words: 1.-The
truth is that in crticisiDg the course
OF Mr.. Brents we- expressed no sor'
row for having voted for him; we
never objected to any mans de-
nounoing treason wherever he dis
covered it," OF course these ex'
tracts are in perfect harmony(!)
Again, in the former issue meu-
toned, are the words: "For all
practical purposes he (Brents) is a
nonentity, or worse, as regards the
interests of this Territory . mere
p, litician without sense enough to
avoid giving offence where the re-:
sentiment falls upon his constituents,
and manifests. much more anxiety
for personal notoriety than to make
himself useful to the public" In
tie last issue, because we said he
called Mr.. Brente a political nonen
tity, he says: 1--WE never character
lied Mr.. Brents as u political non
entity" The "Dispatch" editors
many years of experience as a writer
MAY have qealihed him for the sue,
cessiul performance of such feats OF
elocutionary jugglery as the above
proves to be, without detection; but
in our "verdant" style, we would
call it taking back his former asser-
tions and turning an intellectual
somersaq!t. We have knswn rats.
when ,cornered, to slihk out Of very
small apertures. We are glad how
ever, to notice that Mr.. Brown beats
a hasty retreat when the error of his
way is pointed out--even if he DOES
expose himself, fguratively speak
ing, liz SO doing. One point, though,
which makes showing highly derOg-
atory to his boasted "honor" in dis.
cnsslon, IS that instead Of either ad
mi.ting himself whipped, or sticking
to his logic AS gentleman is usually
expected to do, he flies into a passion
and runs off the track for the pur.
pose of dragging in something of an
offensive nature and which in no
way concerns the subject nder dis.
cussion. He first accuses us of the
objectionable sin Of being young.
OF course this is conclusive. Wen
never venture another opinion until
we become too old TO remember
what we said last week. Next, ;he
says we "atfect" to edit the ARGUS.
If anything was needed beyond the
other argument to sustain his posi-
tIon in spite Of all cavil, this last as.
sertion certainly seals our doom and
proves conclusively that he criticised
Mr.. Brents honestly and fairly, or
that he never said word about Mr..
Brents, or, in fact, almost anything
else-only he forgot to tell US just
what he was trying to prove by it.
He then says We display "unpardon-
able ignorance" Certainly; but
then, as'the one who first loses his
temper in an argument and begins 60
call names is the one who thus pro-
claims his own defeat, how far down
in the scale Of stupidity does this
assertion place HIM He next twits
US with the disgrace of being q
church member, evidently deeming