Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1860-12-08
The Pacific Rail Road.


our banner to the breeze, for the dis
semination and establishment of true
and conservative Republican prin-
ciplcs in the United States, and being
aware that very many in our midst are
ignorant Of, or misinterpret the doc
tlncs Of that party-an ignorance or
misintcrprctation superinduced by care
leSsncss and listlcssncss on the part, or
by the nntoundcd assertions and UNI
scr,,pulous declarations of our political
antagonists, on the other part we pro-
pose to publish, from time to time,
though not scriateIy, the resolutions
guiding and governing the Republican
party throughout our Union, as adopted
at Chicago, May II, 1860, and under
which Mr.. Lincoln has been recently
chosen by the constitutionally expressed
voice of the people, to be the President
of our whole country from the 18th of
March, 1861. And here we may be per-
mittcd to say once for all, that We rccog-
nizc nothing outside OF that platform,-
We ignore fanatics from the North and
fanatics from the South, our govern
mcnt never can he properly administers
cd by extremists. They may ride on
the whir,wind, but they cannot direct
the storm. In making such comments.
as may be deemed appropriate, upon
these resolutions as we publish them.
our object will be to govern ourSclt. by
the record OF our political history. by
our Constitution as ordained and cstab-
lishcd by thcpcoplc ofthc United States,
and by our innate convictions that our
cause is just, is prc-enincntly calculated
for the prosperity and solid advance
mcnt ofour common country, and needs
no Fictitious aid from idle sophiStry,
understandable assumption, or rihald in
vcctivc.
In view Of the special bearing on the
material prosperity of our district of
country, we have selected for publica-
ton this week. the 10th resolution of
the Chicago Platform, as follows.
SIXTEENTH. That railroad to the Pacific ocean
is impcraivcly demanded l., the interests of the
whole country: that the federal government ought
to render immediate and efficient aid in its con-
>truction and that. rs preliminary thereto. daily
Overland Mail should be prom,!y established.
This ,Iin..t ~ ,t IL
road has been SO CARRIED by Spectators,
so sectionaized by political Stock. job
bers, and SO completely thrown over
board by the Southern wing of the rul-
ing dcmocry, that we have long despair
ed of its accomplishment or even com
mencemcnt. unless under alf Admins
tration radically different from the
present one. We have ever been of
opinion, that for many years. it would
not prove a paving entcrnrisc.- and
could not therefore be expected to excite
the attention of capitalists It's II favor
able stock enterprises: but we regard it
rather us Il governmental or political
necessity, growing ont of our gcograph-
zeal position towards Europe and Asia,
and absolutely requisite, if not for the
being, certainly for the we'll being of
our Union. Its thorough practicability
is now one of the fixed facts of the age,
and we rejoice, that a ]nrty is now
coming into power, which fully rccog-
nizcs this necessity and this fact, and is
committed to the employment of gov
crnment aid in its execution. In this,
as in very many other respects, the Re-
publican platform, and the old Wing
doctrine, are identical, and as soon as
Mr. Lincoln shall have majority in
Congress favorable to his views of pub
lie policy, we feel assured that this great
national work will bc taken in hand by
our government, and pushed forward
to as rapid completion us its peculiar
Importance so cninently Demands
The civilization and healthy progress of
all districts of country are commensu-
rate, with their accessibility and facility
OF INSTRUMENTATION, and it is well
known to us all, that the great draw
back to the prosperity of our Territory,
has been the absence Of that fostering
care OF our general government in pro-
vidingover-land mail facilities, and good
roads through the length and breadth