Year: 1860

we deny being a common drunkard; and toe
further deny having ever used such stimu-
lcnts to rouse our courage, and then reeked
out our fury upon q frail and unofending
woman. In such inebriated condition we
never committed a deed of which we had
cause for shame when sober. We never en-
tered a convival party wherein q member
thereof was beaten, bruised, and disGgured
for life by a weapon of any kind, and then
attempted 10 Hyde so shameful an act by
the still more shameful subterfuge Of having
been in liquor.


We have never incurred the ill.will and
enmity of any man in this community, and
then, in the most cowardly manner, made
an attempt upon his life with a revolver
while engaged in alteration with a second
party, and hoped to conceal the deed on
the pretence Of accident We DEFY the
records Of any court under the to show
there was ever an indictment pending
against US at any term Of court, much less
iAree at once. We have never paid finc
in our life for any violation of law or good
order, much less been sentenced to imprison-
ment in any public institution, Jail or peni-


tentiary. We never have attempted to en-
force the payment to us Of our honest dues
and fees with slung-shOt. We never joined
social excursion party without properly con-
Quoting Ourself, or used language unbecom-
ing in the society Of ladies; and never did we
have cause to stand in such fear Of any
man as to necessiate us to carry weapon
Of any kind, and never have we been seen


to brandish one. We have never had an


employee that can be found to say that we


have defrauded him out of one cent We


have never been sued for q debt in our life,
and those whom we now owe we believe
rest in the quiet assurance that they will be
paid. Finally, much as we like money, we
do not think we could consent to have a
brother Of ours conveyed to a pauper's
grave, or have the expenses Of bis funeral
betrayed by money arising from taxation Of
the citizens Of any county in this Territory.


And now to the brief allusion made
about being "kicked" out Of certain "socie-
ty." We have never been kicked" or
been threatened with being kicked" out of
tho society Of Messrs. Clark or Gar
6elde, nor any other society," 1t is true, we
do not mix much in the society Of Mr.. G.
and II our character is really so degraded
as the writer of the article in question
would have it appear, it is meet and just,
that having due regard for his own repu-
tation, be should eschew our company
We promise never to intrude upon him. As
ifos- Me- CLARK, be 700 can net us he secs
proper. II he gives credence to the de-
famation Of the writer, he Of course knows
that all future associations with ourself
could only demean him. II, on the con-
trary, be regards the attack upon our char
acter as untrue and malicious, and can,
consistently with his own honor, continue
bis intercourse with us, we can treat him in
the manner becoming gentleman. We
have 40 differences with him; but as it has
been said that we have been spurned by
him, all friendly approaches must come


from him. We never have, and nerer shall,


COURT the acquaintance of any mon or set


Of men, however exalted they may be sup


posed to be. FdtOning is no accomplish


ment" Of ours. We leave that to such as
have q taste for it.


Trusting, and ardently hoping, that we
may never again have occasion to advert
to subject Of this nature, we drop the
matter, submitting the charges Of our ira


ducer with the defence we have deemed
proper 10 make to such of the citizens Of


WashingtOn'Territory as are acquainted
with rs both. The task has been an IN.
pleasant one-by no means sought. We
have acted on the defensive-there shall
we rest.


ISLANDER meets no regard from noble minds;
Only the base believe, what the base only utter"
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