Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-12-28


y hat radical and extreme Measures.
which NAV reach the loyal A. well -
the di>loval. are indispensable. The
inaugural aslslr,-~s 81 the beginning Of
my Administrator and the messa-e IL
Congress 1T the bate >;.-yi+l session.
were bJ.h Ins;nly devoted to the do
nlcs:Ic controversy. out If which tie
instruction and consequent war have
-g.rung Nothing now occurs ~ all -
ar subtract from the principles 81 zen
vral PURPOSES stated and expressed ~
those Documents.
The l=s; rzy CT hcIe i:.r T.F.-.ar. ~
tie Uniof. Isa>-ally. expired At the -
saUii -. Fort >uiApfsr. and 4 .,;.cr..l
review 81 y s4af has occGTrcd since u4sy
u,a h. uurrrtiialie. Whist w2> pam
fully unr--r-iu tires. : 70 / b r-
defined ar8 more di>tiur- uosg. auj thu
J.r.,-ry-. 81 ev.t.i~ j. l'iaiai .a tie -.
direction. IL i-sur.cat- coudi.:..'y
claimed strong >aIturt f7,in I"r.4 ..
Mason and l'izon'> line. Tie i-.c-d-
ii the Cuion were 70; :r.- from 81 pre-.
heI.-iou ca tli~ point. .l!>. ln~,,sr,
VIZ ~opu settled definite. on tn. = shi
side >ru,L of the line. u"b'- li.i'c 3. J.
.Ware wen, III right from thc frs
Mary land WAS made L. ,,cm El;n-' tie
I mon orr soldiers v.rc .-> sui'.A.
l.rid-e, were burned. aad railroad tos.
up wi:l.in Ter Limits. and Sc ,yr-. many
,lav> al one time wliisoE, the ABILITY L.
briu. a single regiment over her soil
To the Capital. Now. Lc: bridge ami
her railroads are repaired and "I.cn Ia
the Government. She ALREADY gives
seven regiments 20 the cauSe OF tie
Union and none To- the enemy. and her
people nj a regular election lave ~uS-
tanned the Union lly large majority
and Il larger aggregate vote than they
ever before gave To any candidate or
any question. Kentucky. too, for some
time in doubt, is now decidedly and
MECHANICALLY ranged on the side of the
Union. Missouri is comparatively q j.
ct, and l believe cannot again be over
run by the insurgents. These three
Statcs-AIaryland, Kentucky and Mis-
souri-nether of which would promise
a single soldier at first, have ali aggre-
gate of not less than 10000 in the field
for the Union, while of their citizens
not more than third in number are
among the insurgents, and they Of
rather doubtful whereabouts. After
a somewhat. gloomy struggle, the
months of winter close upon the people
of Western: Virginia, leaving them
masters of their own country. An in
surgcnt force Of about 1900, for months
dominating over the narrow pcninsular
region constituting the counties of Ac-
comac and northampton, and known
as the Eastern shore Of Virginia, to-
gctler with some contiguous parts of
Maryland, have laid down their arms,
and the people there have renewed
their allegiance and rc-acccpt the pro-
lection of the flag. This leaves no
armed insurrcctionists north OF the Po-
tonac, or cast OF the Chcsapcake.--
Also we have obtained a tootin" at
each of the isolated points on the
Southern coast, of IIattcras, Port Roy
al, Tybcc Island, near SAVANNAH, and
Ship Island and we likewise have
some general accounts of popular move
mcnts on behalf of the Union men in
North Carolina and Tennessee. These
things demonstrate that the cause of
the Union is advancing steadily South
ward.
Since your last adjournment, Licut.
Gen. Winfield Scott has retired from
the head of the U. S. army. Du-
ring his long term, the nation has not
been unmindful of his merit vet on
calling to mind how faithfully, ably and
brilliantly he has served the country
from time far back in our history,
when few of those now living had been
born, and thenceforward continually, 1
cannot but think we are still his debt
or. submit, therefore, for your con-
sideration, what further mark of rccog-
milton is due to him and ourselves us Il
grateful people.
With the retirement of Gen. Scott it
became the Executives duty to appoint
in his stead n Gcneral-in- Chief of the
army. 1t is fortunate circumstance
that neither in council nor country has
there, SO tar as know, been any differ
ence Of opinion as to the person to be
selected. The retiring Chief repeated
~ expressed his judgment in favor of
Gen. Mcclellan for the position, and in
this the nation seemed TO give an unan-
imous concurrence. The designation
Of Gen. Mcclellan is, therefore. in a
considerable degree the selection of the
country as well rs of the Executive,
and hence there is reason To hope there