Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-11-02


Of New York. in spcech at Cortland
village, in that State. expressed his
sentiments as follows. Mr.. Dickinson
il will be remembered, was formerly .
supporter Of Breckinridge:
The great cry now is "peace."
They say, There mnst be peace"
We are NIL in favor Of peace. / don't
doubt but that many honest men, dem
: ocrat. and others, think it attainable By
negotiation with the rebels. but any one
who will look at il with half an eye can
see that it is impossible. What is this
question we are treating Of? 1t is one
of the most formidable rebellions. aud
one of the most causeless and wicked
than has ever been since satan rebellion
in heaven. Agreater army on this conti-
nent to overthrow the government that
has ever been Oh the continent before
and now those who are attempting to
put it down are met in the field by the
stolen weapons Of the United States
Government-by the officers who have
been laden with the honors and had
their military education at the expense
of the American people-they are at
tempting TO do what? To dissolve
this holy Union-attempting to destroy
forever the government of Washington.
And who is attempting to aid them ?
Not men who march by their side, for
they are comparatively entitled to con-
sideration for their manhood, but men
among us every day crying "peace"
and sowing this insidious disease
among the people; and this very press
is trampling on the rights of every man
and the government, and when onr
arms are reversed and the enemy pre-
walls over US, then it is that they rejoice.
Stand up Mr. Apologist for secession !
and let us see whether YOU can face an
indignant people. In what work are
YOU engaged? Attempting to destroy
the Government of your fathers. II
am not trying to do that. l am in favor
of peace" Every widowed mother
made so by this rebellion has right to
look upon you, sir, as the murderer OF
her husband. Every orphan may look
upon you as the guilty wretch-the des.
troyer ofits natural protector. The loyal
citizen will looks upon you as one who
aids and abcts treason, and furnishes
aid and comfort to the enemy. YOur
hands are red with blood-blood OF
your murdered citizens. All, in this
brief war how many have been sent
down with violence and butchery to the
grave? How many bitter unavailing
tears have been shed? How manypure
and gentle hearts have been crushed
and broken? And still you cry peace.
when there is no peace! Come, take
arms in yourhands and stand by theirside
and point your bayonet at the breasts
of your own brethren here, or else help
us put it down. You will stand as men.
with men and be no more guilty
in the sight of God to take arms, than
to encourage others to do so. Ap-s
plause.1 The party that attempts to
do this ought to sink. Any party
ought to sink to infamy that cannot
lay aside its politics in this crisis; and
should the democratic party, with all
its ancient history, attempt carrying
this question by opposing itself to this
war, there would not be enough Of
them left for finger-boards to point to-
tn. burial ground where the whole party
will he engnlphed together. Applause.
ANY democrat that undertakes {"
cmbarraas the administration, whether
he loves ar hates il, in such crisis ~
this, 10 no democrat and no good citise',,
and ought to be put up As monumene
f,r scorn to point her slow. uum"vin9|
! finger At. His gcnuinencss must i'e
about equal t0 that Of the old SevOla-
tionary soldier l have heard of IN the
interior If Pennsylvania The inhabt-|
ants Of the place had determined on
having q lah of July celebration Of the
old -fa-hi..ned, spread eagle kind. AUD
looked for . man for revolutionary
soldier 10 give interest 10 the OCCASION,
and finally succeeded in finding cnef|
an Old German. He was brought 4|
great distance aud placed upon q plas<
f,rm near the orator. who wsxsd grand
Is eloquent upon the daring anc pstFi-|
otic deeds If the surviving bero. and &
the close Of the Grafton hs was desired
to give come If his personal recollecs
tions If the war. "You, said the
| President, must have known Wssl,s \
instou Z" "Ye. knew him.
I. Where did yos meet himi" "AsI
Trruton." "Were you in the bsttle !@I
+. Yes, surrsndered to Washington.
You surrendered to Washington II
How was t.st r II ~ pss Asssisn -
l6rs.t lssehtsr.] Nos, l think. whsa
Jon End men pFating about dsmccns