Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1860-11-23

note, and turned it over to Yancey.-
Mr.. Yancey then called out for the
gentlemen, by name, who had signed
the note he held in his hand-told them
to come upon the stand, and he would
answer their questions. We all noun
ted the stand. He asked us if we were
all for Bell? We promptly replied we
were. "Thcn," said he, with Il -four
ish of trumpets, and pointing to the
floor of the stand, "you are now on Il
better platform than you were ever on in
your lives" and thcrcupon the l}rcck-
inridgc Democracy shouted aloud -
Turning to us Parson Brownlow),
standing, as we did all the time, ust
at his left hand, he inquired, care you
willing to stand where Mr. Bell does,
and will you endorse what he says in
reply to the question You PROFOUND to
mc?" We replied, "ycs, | endorse all
Bell has said, and go further than lie
has gone. | am one of numerous
party ut the South, who will, if even
Lincoln shall be elected under the
forms of our Constitution, and by the
authority of law, without committing
any other otfcnsc, than being elected,
force the vile Disunionists and Scce.'-
sionists of the South TO PASS OVER OUR
DEAD BODIES ON THEIR WAY TO WASH
INGTON TO BREAK UP THIS GovERNMENT..'
Mr.. Yanccy then resumed his speech,
sin ylcd us out as his man for the occa-
sion, and went on to catechsc It's, and
to express his astonishmcnt that he
had met with one Southern man, Il ma
tive of the south, who was willing to
plunge Il Northern bayonct into the
breast of Southern brother! We in
tcrrlptcd him for moment, and said 4:
This is nothing new in this commu-
nitv-I have published this to the
world in my Journal" 9 Yes" replied
Mr.. Yanccy, and you have published
great many things about Democrats
that you ought not to have published :"
This elected the loud applause of his
partis.,ns, and as soon as t.a..ey subsidized,
we replied: eyes, and we have both
said and done things for which we
ought to have been hung" We were
not applaudcd! lie did not ask us
what sayings and doings we alluded to,
or we should have told him his trc;l-
sonablc Slaughter letter, and his wick
ed murder of his unclc, DIR. Earle, in
South Carolina. some years ago, at Il
r,cc-track, had entitled him to pull
hemp without toothold! Mr.. Yanccy
turned to Isaac Lewis, an aged Demo-
crat on the stand, and asked him in an
undcrtonc if this were Parson Brown
low, for he had never met with us be-
fore. Lewis told him it was, very sig
nitic?ntly, and thcrcupon Yancey turn
ed to us and delivered II pious lecture
upon the duties of a preacher to preach
peace, and not stir strife, and alluded
in such terms to ministers mcddling in
politics as to suit the case of Col. Tay-
Tor also, although nOmcntion was made
of his name. The Democrats shouted,
and Yancey thanked both ladies and
gentlemen for the patience with which
they had listened to him for four hours.
Yielding the stand, and the crowd call
ing for Brownlow, we took our stand
at the table, and delivered substantially
this speech:
"FELLOw CITIZENS: l talk badl v, as
many of you know, having been atllic-
ted with disease of the throat for two
years, but l will ask your kind indul-
gcncc while l reply to one or two
points raised here to-day. The gentle
man who has just taken his seat com
plains of being interrupted and disturb
cd. / will say on behalf of myself and
the gentlemen associated with me, that
we intended no interruption or insult
by the simple question we propounded,
and therefore we couchcd it in as cour-
teous language as we knew how to use.
We supposed he would have the cour-
age to answer q direct question, in
which is involved the real issues in
this contest. lie promised to do so,
but has failed, and lodged behind the
Legislature of his State. lie invited
us all upon this stand, propounded his
intcrrogatorics to us, and we met them
promptly, fully, and without reserve.
lie has admonishcd me as to the duties
ofpreaches, and quoted Scripture up
on me. am familiar with the Bible,
and have been for number of years,
but while he was. delivering his cxhor-
tation, when l would consider the
source it was from, I could not call to
mind any but one passage, and that
was ringing in my ears all the time,
to-wit = Get thee behind me, Satan J
But the gentleman does not seem to
know that the very man that informed
him that I am preacher, is himselfa IL
reverend Old Locotoco Federal office