Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-05-04

to do this successfully force must be
used-bc it SO. If to do this blood
must be spillcd-be it SO. Our Gov
must be sustained, and our laws en-
forced ut oil costs and hazards. 1t is
surely worthy the effort to sustain a
Government which has cost our Faith.
crs so much to establish, and which has
been SO redundant of good to its people,
aud has by its just and equitable laws
held out the hope to the oppressed and
down.trodden Of other nations; that
form of government founded on the
abstract rights of man is a pen '"ent
and complete succcss-a government
which has increased in population from
three to thirty millions in eighty years
"a government whose commerce has
increased until now the Stars and
Stripes wave over every sea-a gov
eminent able to battle the world COM
bined. Uundcrit ourpeople have been
protected in person and property, and
all placed Oh standing of equality.
1t is easier to break down GovcrN-
ments than to buildthcm up. All his
tory attcsts this fact. Hence it is the
bounden duty of every citizen to aid as
far as lies in their power the Federal
authorities in their efforts to perpctu-
ate our glorious Union. Our laws are
good enough Improperly enforced, our
Constitution is the best the world has
ever known--then we must call upon
every patriot to girdle on the armor
and stand ready to die if necessary in
the protection of the palladium of our
rights. Call it coercion" or aught
else they please, the laws must be exc
cutcd either by the consent of the gov
crned or by force.
THE EXHIBITION OF THE PORTLAND
AcADEMY.-Thc examination of the
Portland Academy commenced on
Monday, the oist ult., and ended with
an exhibition on Thursday evening, in
the Nj. Z. Church. We had the pleas
ure of being present at the exhibition,
and were delighted with the proficien-
cy displayed by many of the older
students. The exercises consisted Of
defamation, reading, singing and in
strumcntal music. Several of the orig
inal addresses referred to our national
difficulties with peculiar force and
effect. These were warmly greeted
with applause, Notwithstanding Pur-
itanical, straight-laced parsonage who
otficiated as master of ceremonies, in
sisted upon there being emo disturb
ance." We were glad to observe that
the audience entertained dssi,nilar
views in relation thereto. We enter
a due reverence for the hallowed pre-
cincts O.: an cdifice devoted to the SER
vice Of the Supreme Being, but we be-
lievo it to be our duty to reprove the
narrow-minded views entertained by
fanatics. When the nation is con-
vulscd with discord, Patriotism should
be no unwclcome que st even in the
house of prayer. If by virtue of its
sacred adaptation, a church is an inl-
proper place for popular expression
of devotion to the Union, then we must
unrcsevcdly condemn the erection of
a stage in the church, and the pcrfor-
nance of pieces that might he tlcsig-
mated as .twces and better suited to the
boards of theatre. This apparent
Inconsistency has long been the subject
of comment concerning certain church
in Portland. We make this statement
partially in self-defensc, as we were
one of the many who applauded.
The address Of Prof. Lippincott on
the evening Of the 21st was highly APP
plaudcd.
SANcMo PANzA GONE Our TO STAND.
"A lone horscmcn, clad in the habili-
ments of "man of destiny"-gray
shawl and long Notwithstanding n
diminutive, bob-tail, spiking Cayusc,
left the precincts of our usuallv ouiet