Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-03-23

and Illinois, and Ohio, who have grown
up into powerful States, already grand,
potent and almost imperial.
Tennessee is not here, but is coming
prevented from being here only by
the floods which have swollen her riv-
crs. When she arrives she will wear
the badges on her warrior crest of vic
tories won in company with the great
West on many an e%nsanguincd plain,
and standards torn from the hands OF
the %cOnquerors at Waterloo.
Missouri, and Iowa, and Michigan,
Wisconsin and Minnesota still lingcr
behind, but it may be hoped that their
hearts arc with us in the great work
we have to do. The eyes of the whole
country are turned to this hall, and to
this assembly, in expectation and hope.
L trust, gentlemen, that you may
prove yourselves worthy of the great
occasion. Our ancestors probably COM
mitted a blunder in not having fixed
upon every fifth decade for a call of a
general Convention to assemble and
reform the Constitution. On the con-
trary they have made the difficulties
next to insurmountablc to accomplish
amendments to an instrument which
was perfect for five millions of people,
but not wholly SO as to thirty millions.
Your patriotism will surmount the diff
%cultics, however great, if you will ac-
complish but one triumph in advance,
and that is a triumph over party. And
what is party when compared to the
task of rcScuing ones country from
danger? DO that, and II long, loud
shout of joy and gladncss will rcsound
throughout the land.
The scene at the close of this address
is described rs most impressive. The
deep and earnest patriotism evinccd by
the speaker melted the stoutcst heart,
and as he finished each member seemed
to rise simultaneously to his feet, and
moved toward the venerable speaker
with words of peace and good will.
All hearts were filled with hope, and
the President was followed by general
congratulations from most of the States.
A PLrCKY PARsON.-Thc renowned
Parson Brownlow, editor of the Knox
vile (Tcnn.) Wing, filings his defiance
to the "rcbcls' in Il late number ofthat
paper, lie says:
Southcrncrs in South Carolina, Ala
bama and Georgia, are constantly send
ing in their insulting epistlcs to US, and
ask Il discontinuancc of thcirpapcrs be-
cause we arc opposed to secession. We
receive as many new patrons as we lose
old ones; but ifwcwcre to receive non,
and every man on II list were with
drawn, we could have no part or lot in
the wickcdncss andtrcason ofscccssion.
This effort to break up this Govern
mcnt, led on by South Carolina, is a
bold, wicked, daring and damnablc act,
for which its wicked leaders ought to
he ANONYMOUSLY executed! The whole
scheme of disunion is q more consum-
mate Abolition contrivancc than ever
was devised by the North, by the most
ultra anti-slavery men, and will work
the greatest mischief to the slave popu-
lation of the country. 1t will bring
about the ovcrthrowofslavcry one hun
drcd years sooner than the Republican
party could have done it. The cotton
States may 60 out Of the Union; the
border States may go with them; all,
together. may form II Southern confcd-
cracy: we shall adhere to our Union;
Constitution Mndlaws, and dcnounce Sc
ccssion and the miserable Southern con
federacy that may spring from it,
and those who brought it about, though
it may cost us our life on the scaffold.
Nay, we shall dare to say in the teeth of
South Caroline, that the Federal Gov
eminent ought to enforce the laws, co.,
lcct her revenue, and lash the rcbellious
States back into line at thcpoint of the
sword and the mouth of the cannon.
W. have no desire to live under any
Government organized and controlled
by the corrupt, wicked, hcll.dcscrving
villains who lead this revolution in the
South.
TROUBLE AT THE SIMCOE AGENcY.-I
Serious trouble occurred ut the Simcoc
Agency on the 9th inst, between Mr..
Geary, Superintendent of Indian AT.
fairs, and DR.. Landsdalc, a suspended
Agent, in which the friends of the two
fn%nctionaries participated. 1t appears
that Mr.. Geary proceeded to the Office
of DR.. l.. and took formal possession,
with, as the Dr.. alleges, his assent,
upon which a controversy arose be-
tween them about former matters. The
DR.. employed severe and ccnsorious
cpithets, whcreupon Mr.. Geary seized
and held. and pushed him against the