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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-07-13
.YMPIA, WASHINGTON TERRITORY, JULY l3, 1851.

gre account Of q Fresnsl light, OF havs
given them m iota Of IN idsa, I shall
be very glad, Cor to me such . brief mo-
tice IL hardly sufficient
"A lighthouse" says the writer b.
fore alluded to, sis IN expression Of
honorable commercial enterprise, it il
an embodyment Of national majesty, !"
and prouder than all, it is an untiring
assertion of the common brotherhood
and united humanity of the nations up.
on earth. Its friendly invitations, and
still more friendly w.srings, asin faith
full steadfastness, it shines out over the
varying phases OF the deep, give to it
almost d human and vital interest. The
quiet starlight, which Gomez to US from
remotest worlds, tcstifies to some un.
known affirities which bridge the
depths Of space; so, when the solitary
occan-rover sees, glimmering along the
far horizon, a beacon star of mans
kindling, he knows that humanity and
kindness, aud real philanthropy have
there home.
How honorable is the position of a
lighthouse keeper, when viewed from
such a standpoint, and how little is he
appreciated by landsmen who have no
use for his services. When he does
his duty faithfully he not only serves
his country but his God, in carrying
out and making visible the great work
of kindness and philanthropy, which,
when we'll exercised, binds mankind
into one great brotherhood Of men.
JAMES &. Swan.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-07-13

B@ A correspondent "down East,
in matter-full' note to the editor,
relates the subjoined incident. Per-
haps he didn't desire to have it printed ;
but we run the risk for g it's to good
to keep" He says he was taking Il
sleigh.ride with a very pretty girl.
when he encountered a Methodist min
lister, a favorite gospel itinerant in all
the region round about. He stopped
him, and asked hurriedly: Can you
tie knot for mc?" "Yes," said bro.
ther B." guess SO; when do you
want it done I" "We:l, right away,
was the reply. "Is it lawful, though,
here in the highway" asked " tie
brother ;" II never thought of that. -
II don't KNOW" was the response,
made just as young brieAess lawyer
drove up, to whom the case was sub.
mitted. "It depends OH the sort Of
knot which he wishes tied" was the
decision. II want a knot tied in my
horses tail, to keep it out oftl,e snow!'
shouted the wicked wag, as he drove
rapidly away, fearing lest the minister
in bis pr0fane wrath, should I" fall from
grace" At a safe distance he "slow.
ed and heard the Lawyer demanding
. fee Of FIVE dollars from the ministe.
for "professional advicc!" Rather
"sbarp practice :" but it was his " first
case" and palpably q A" "knutty'' one
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-07-13

How THEY FIXED A GUx.-Another
good story 10 told, which has not found
its way into the Charleston papers.
The light boat which was captured,
has been anchored at the mouth of the
creek which leads to Stone river.
Two guns have been placed oh board.
The one aiming down the creek is
kept loaded with shot. while the one
pointing toward the city il used to fire
. morning and evening gun. Not
long since, when the sunrise gun was
fired, . twelve pound ball ripped
through . negro's shanty, and lodged
in hotel, greatly to the consternafion
OF an old negro and several boarders.
The crew ofthe light boat did not dis
cover that the boat had turned with
tide during the night.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-07-13

~ The Charleston Adrocate, May
9th, Gays the planters, IN The absence If
bacon, arc feeding their servants !"
with molasses. Another South Carn.
lima journal states that these " servants"
are on three. fourths' allowance.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-07-13
An Historical Contrast.

Mr.. Stephens, Vice. President of the
Southern Confederacy, the ablest ex-
ponent of its principles, in his recent
speech published by us OH the 9th
ult., tells US that the basis of Southern
civilization is negro slavery-that to
confirm It's status was the immediate
cause of the recent rupture aud the
present revolution. He goes on to
trace the change in the public senti-
ment Of the South from the conviction
universally entertained by the founders
Of our Government, who locked conf
IDENTIFY forward to the final disappear
ance of Slavery under the workings Of
the benign principles which they inau-
guratcd. All thoir notions about the
evils or false economy Of the system,
he further tells us, were due tn
mistaken philanthropy. and have
fully exploded the material prosperity
and moral elevation Of the South. All
who adhere to the doctrines Of Jetfer-
son aud his compeers, are fanatics with
whom the South for the future desire
neither part nor lot. For the purpose
Of testing the correctness Of his assump.
ton Of the superior value Of slavery to
freedom, we propose to institute q brief
historical parallel between the progress
Of the two sections whose institutions
60 widely differ as to have parted them
asunder, confning ourselves in this az
ticle to tho relative increase in numbers
aud political power.
At the enumeration following imme-
diately upon the formation of the Gov
ernment, the population of the country
was equally divided between the two
sections-that OF the Northern States
being 1,968, ,458; If the Southern. l..
06l, ,872. Their respective arsas were
l66, ,858 square miles fHr the former.
and 296, 1856 for the latter. Never was
y race commenced between parties more
equally matched. Slavery existed in
every State but one. II therc was any
advantage it was on the side of the
South, which had much great area,
AIDA moro genial climate. Az the
incubation of this sectinn expanded,
11Fther room was secured BY the ac-
YOule1t1On Of LOulSuaua an0 rUsrSua--
For the first thirty years the tw" sec
tions were neck and neck. IN the
meantime their respective tendencies
bessu tn manifest themselves. The
Northern States. true 10 the doctrines
Of the fathers, one after another aiN'I-
ishsd Slavery. This kind Of labor was
no longer suited to thsir industry, In
which labor was valuable just IL pro.
norton to the intelligence with which
|it va guided. Aspsspal tim incrs..es
IN ratio IA ths prcdoeelvenss sffndas-
II, in other words. to tee abuisdance
3 the manns a suhslstsnee supplied.
to advantage at tho Naelhsrn 6tates
coon became apparsut showing the %.
pesl6rity a thsir soeial oegal'istjon.
The following = . table 4 the pcpnlAs
ton ofso0b eoeeiow = ~ oovoml enu+
merations with the sxcees In - North
ern eEatoj 6 tkS 6aoN 20 oonh d9cade:
x.psis.i. lssSs|sass s:sss s. =
iSso-...... i,eso, ass 1854 f. 5.ees
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The dead weight at the South -
slavery. It cannot carry forward its
part Of the load. The ratio of increase
in tho Northern States the past decadh
was nearly twice US great as that Nf
slaves. Now, il the S0uth accept suph
an institution, it must he at the sacsi-
fee of political power, which. accord
ing to the geniue Of our institutions,
must bo welded BY the majority. They
will not take the first steps TO compete
with the North. and being distanced in
the race BY their oxn fault, they now
Geek to break up Government which,
- U minority, they can no longer oln-
troll. While they could rule q a mi&s-
ority, the 0overnnemt was good enough
for them; ~ sonn ~ Il becomes . 00v.
crnmcnt Of the majority. It must b -
strnyed.
The impotence If the Southern Siates
il well illustrated BY the feeble prngyUn
of Virginia. the mast fav"rsd State In
tho Union il position, clim,te spil and
mineral wealth. We lonk b Rusln,,b
tw sHaii like pragrsss, but in - yssrA
ltm 1871 to 1851. the population s,t
that county (inclutling Walss) went
ftum 1h979. .12o to 81, SO X54, or 8 tho
q nearly 50 per cent That Of Vir-
6mia. IL the sasne time. went fr,nl Ia
022 tn l. .421. .6j2. or ct the rate AZ only
. per cent! IF virGiuia had iuessAeel
& the vate ef New Yask or Peaneyl
2mia, che wonld NOW have had . po09s
litinn "f &, ~, ,0o0. or Eve and Z kalf
9mes her present mumhsc. 6he hss
ssopsrss sisoaeh t,r . papulxeipe a
%. .0Qo. .00A without bsinx ovessloeholl
Yet abe oamnot euon eommouuo tko3r
asvelppspent. bec4nev ~ eaAess ~
law thst III laba>r shaIl y Mind!
6usli is the enmtrast hotwoon ~ -
ce ~ ooalh ~ which N
6sepN>se - lnpdlD hn6GlpA .saA llop4f
III 3osth Qae = e1QAGh lhe-elhQg
NNakuD9A Xhek eoq1pes ~ ~ tI1A
+ hoeeo6n t6e4i' 0lSiS 1T g. ~
South 70 Fepoee. = thsy hevs deeS y
tinss paa( WITH p6gl6e se(H 80
the ctsme6 e TIA &bsl s1nd1aa68
oeSysne se-& q s-.~A- s.ss
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-07-13

The fatt0 of increase Of UNjJe9 IN the
Northern and ecnthssn 6tatss 6r . ch
decade, l. shown in the following IT,
bles:. "a
NORTHERN STATES.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-07-13

The ratio Of increase Of white in the,
sections, and Of slaves, since 1790, have
been as follows: .
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-07-13
Adverilsing Rates:

ndT Blanks, Bill Heads, Cards, Bills Of Fare,
Circulars, Catalogues, Pamphlets, &C., executed
at reasonable rates.
nc All communications, whether on business
or for publication should be addressed to the cdi-
itor of the WASHINGTON STANDARD.
OrFIcE-In Barncs's Building, corner Of Main
and First Streets, near the steamboat landing.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-11
CeDeroI FrenoD, a, 81. LouIs.

General Fremont arrived at ST Louis Fri
day evening last and was enthusiastically vel
coined by twenty thousand people. He was
received by committee on the part Of the
citizens, who warmly greeted his return and
presented him the following resolutions
l. That we recognize in John O. Fremont
the embodiment Of our patriotic feeling and
political faith.
2. That, Notwithstanding many paralyzing
circumstances, he has performed his arduous
and responsible task with all possible energy
and honesty.
3. That we admire his impsrtiality and
sagacity in selecting his military counselors,
without national prejudices, from among
such men as he considered true and worthy
OF his confidence.
a. That we will stand by him as long as he
shall prove true to himself
8. That while we submit to the action Of
the Government, as behooves loyal citizens,
we regret to be deprived in the present mo
ment Of his services in conquering the rebel
enemy, and believe to recognize in this event
a wise Providence which may have reserved
him for still wider sphere of action in
future times.
At the conclusion of the reading, General
Fremont responded. He spoke in a clear
low tone, but not without feeling, as follows:
Gentlemen, wish to say to you that your
kind and sffectionate-l may even say affec-
tiopate-reception of me has moved my
heart. 1t cheers me and strengthens my
con6dence-my confidence, already some
what wavering-in our republican institu-
tions. felt all day, as we passed through
the country--I feel emphatioally tonight
that the faithful servant of the people,
honestly laboring in the public cause, will
not be allowed to suffer undeserved, and
| feel stronger.
Since l left you, few weeks ago, many
accusations have been raised on my defense
| less head-defenseless because my face was
| turned to the public enemy. What | hear
| and see to- night the address you have just
! read to me, and the approving multitude
below, show me that l was not wrong in
leaving my defense with you. In regard to
the baser charges made against me, will
| cay nothing now; you do not require it, aud
| to speak of them would jar upon the gener'
Gus feelings with which you came here TO-
| night. Others have been already answered
by my brave soldiers at Springfield, auC
others of gross incompetency, and veal
and aimless Administration. To all of thes
| will adopt your address, and the shouts o
the grand multitude assembled below is m.
answer.
And for all this, gentlemen, to you and t
them ! renew my thanks with all my heart
which to night is reused to full sensiblit,
by the hearty and unqualified expression o
your confidence and appreciation, so valuaO
and grateful TO me in my actual position.
shall soon have eccssion-for l shall max
oecasion-to answer all these charges NOR
definitely. Until then, will rely upon th
| evening for my defense.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-11
Irishmen in the War.

There is never any i2ye lost between the
English and the Irish but we think we have
seldom seen any thing so malignant az the
following reference to the Irishmen of our
armies; it occurs in a discussion of Smith
O'Briens letter by the Saturday Re0iew:
Mr.. Russell has been too kind to his coun-
trymen to tell us much about their conduct
at Bull Run. All we know is, that the
Federal army was largely composed of Irish,
and that the Federal army ran away.
Should we be doing wrong in supposing that
Meagher of the Sword was foremost alike in
both the opposite movements which charac
terized that fatal day a.? The rumor of
his death, which, happily for sorrowing
world, has turned out TO be untrue, implies
that he disappeared. We know that in the
moment of battle Irish patriots do sometimes
mysteriously disappear, except when antago
nists like Cialdini force them to the less
agreeable alternative of surrendering.
Where could Meagher have been, that his
comrades thought that he was dead Can
It be that there is a cabbage. garden near
Bull RUM Or, in default of that familiar
and convenient refuge, is it possible that he
took to the woods and lost his way2 A
natural curiosity impels us to express hop
that the name of the particular vegetable toe
which he owed his valuable life will not be
hidden from the world. When that inter-
esting work appears upon The Retreats OF
Irish Heroes, which we understand that a
learned Milesian is preparing, we confidently
expect that the botanical accessories of each
successive achievement will be carefully
recorded.
1t would not be we'll for the head of the
fellow who wrote this to come within reach
of shillelah. Meagher and the Irish were
as gallant men at Bull Run as the world has
seen in any battle.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-11

INDICTMENTS RETURNED - The Federal
Court which has been In session at Frank
fort, Kentucky, for some time, adjourned on
Wednesday last until the commencement of
the next spring term. The Grand Jury re-
turned indictments against the following
persons:
For TredSon-Isham T. Dudley, ]. L. Glib
bons, Philip B. Thompson, Robert w. Wool
ley, John NJ Brown, John H. Morgan, Robert
j. Breckinridge, jr, Ben. Desha, John O.
BTeckinTidge, George B. Burnley, Humphrey
Marshall, Granville Utterback, John M. El.
liott, William Jones, Philip Lee, Frank
TryoD, Milton j. Freeze, II. Mcdowell, Ben.
Craig, Thomas b. Monroe, jr., Harry T..
Hawkins, Harvey NJ. Rust, Benz j. Monroe,
John NJ. Rice, Jesse Meeks, John Ficklin,
Thomas Steel, jr, Daniel W. Jones, James s.
Chrisman, GustaVus Dedmsn, John Shawan
and W. II. Cunningham.
For High MSdemsdnoT-Fo which the bail
is $1,000, with security in like amount: John
NJ. Morgan, ]. L. Gibbons, Preston r. Patty,
Benz. j. Monroe, John G. P. HOoe, Benjamin
Craig, Frank Tryon, John NJ. Brown, Gran
vile Utterbsck, Edward Hensley, Thomas
Gaines, Frank Brady, Benz Deshs, Isham T.
Dudley, BuTbridge Blackburn, GustaVus
Dedman, JohnWitherspoOn, John A.Wither-
spoon and Dudley George.
For Robbing the MGit-Harvey T. Haw-
klns and Milton j. Freeze.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-11
New York Dry-GOOds Market.

The Tribune of Fridey furnishes the fol-
lowing review for the week.
The market for Domestic Cottons is ram
pant, end many styles have advanced during
the week. Medium cottons, and indeed cot
tons of all kinds, have been held with great
fiImness, and the holders are not anxious
sellers. Printing Cloths which have been
dull of sale for the past sixty days, have be-
come brisk, as printers discover that they
must have the goods, if they would present
any assortment for the future. We hear of
sales at the East of nearly 10000 pieces of
Printing Cloths within the last ten days,
which amount is nearly one quarter of the
whole week-of which we can find record.
The continued upward tendency of cotton,
ard the small stock of cotton fabrics on
haLd, have contributed their share toward
this result. Cotton purchased at the recent
enhancement in value can not be worked
into goods at present prices without loss to
the manufactures, and no inducement is
offered to continue production, except goods
advance accordingly.
We observe greater demand for Woolens,
particularly Satinets, costing from 40 to SOC,
per yard. Large sales of this class of goods
are reported TO have been made for army
purposes. Army Blankets are in greater
stock, and can be had at about the cost of
importation.
Prints have only been in moderate de-
mand previously, and since the lst of Sep
tember have not advanced in price, like
other domestic Cottons. The stocks on the
market are not large. New goods, few of
which are making, sell quite free at full
prices, but other styles have been neglected.
The season has been very good on Delaines,
the amount sold being quite large, and the
prices high enough to afford larger profit
than usual. The latest styles are selling
freely at ls@20c. In foreign dress goods
prices have steadily declined since the COM
mencemeut of the season. A few high coll
oIs in plain French goods are in good de-
mand, but nearly all Others sell at large dis
count from cost. The chief demand all the
season has been for low. priced goods to sup
ply the West, Low-priced British Delaines
and Coburgs have suited this demand and
have been in good request. Cotton goods
from abroad hardly have come into
the market this season.
Printed French worsted dress goods have
recently been in demand for the nearby
and city trade, but at unremunerative prices.
IL dress silks the season has been more dull
than mas been known for many years. Last
week, rich, high-cost, fancy silks, costing
81 80, were sold at auction to buyers who
were not anxious at 81. In millinery silks,
velvsts and ribbons, there has been better
demand, but it is less active for the last three
weeks than it was previously. Scarlet and
deep blue bonnet velvets and ribbons sell alta
profit, and also black ribbons and blacks
with scarlet edges. Foreign shawls have sold
very low all the season.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-11
The Battle Mt belmont, Mo.

The official account of the battle at Bel.
mont sums up the killed and wounded much
less than first reports made them.
The Seventh Iowa met with the heaviest
loss, as they were in the thickest ofthe fight
All the field officers and commissioned Off
Gers of that regiment, with few exceptions,
we've wounded; sixty. eight of them are pris-
oners at Columbus. Their entire loss, killed,
wounded and missing, is one hundred and
fifty. The Twenty-second Illinois loss is
about one hundred. These two regiments
were most exposed to the enemy' s fire, and
the men acted bravely. Colonel Lanmen, Of
the Seventh Iowa, after being wounded in
the leg, still continued to head his men,
His horse, when found on the tle.feld, was
pierced by eleven bullets.
We have many accounts of individual
bravery and daring displayed by our volun-
teers, in the bloody fight, most Of which
doubtless will remain forever unrecorded.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-11
40 the Patrops or the DalIy Press.

AS has already been announced, the pro-
prietorghip and editorial management of
the CINCINNATI DAILY Press has passed into
new hands. The present proprietors do not,
in assuming the control of the columns of a
daily paper, deem it necessary to lay down a
"platform" as a chart for their future 'gdid-
ance-rather preferring that the patrons and
readers of the Press should judge it by its
conduct as it appears before them from day
to day. Suffice it for the present to say that
the new conductors do not engage in the
publication of daily paper without feeling
the heavy responsibility attaching to the
same, and the extremely arduous task of
attempting to cater successfully to the de-
sires Of the general reader.
1t is our intention to make the Press, in
its news department, true reflex of the cur
rent events of the DAY, and that its editorial
columns shall discuss the living questions of
the day in a candid, free and Independent
manner.
Itmay not be out of place to remark that
the present conductors of the Press do not
enter upon the duties and responsibilities Of
the position as mere nevices-they having
had that experience in the business calcu-
lated at least to impart knowledge of what
newspaper should be, if not to sufficiently
qualify them for the successful prosecution o
the enterprise.
As before remarked, there will be an en-
tire change in the conduct of the paper
Whatever sins, either of omission or commits
sion, which may heretofore have been laid
Justly or otherwise, at its door, the present
proprietors trust will not be visited upor
their heads.
1t is hoped that the future policy of th
Press will be such as TO command not onl.
the large number of readers and liberal ad
vertising patronage heretofore enjoyed by i
but that its business and reading patron
will be largely increased; but the conductor
can only expect to receive the patronage {
the public to such an extent as the merits {
their paper may justly entitle them.
The business will hereafter be conducte
under the style of-and all communication
should be addressed to-the
CINCINNATI PRESS COMPANY.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-11
VARIETIES,

Two or three instances of the perforation
of lead bV insects have recently been brought
under the notice of French naturAlists. In
one case, as happened In the Crimea during
the Russian war the balls in several packets
Of cartridges bad been rendered entirely use
less
A noted philosopher being asked by a
friend how he kept himself from being in
vOlved in quarrels, replied, by letting the
angry person have it all to himself.
A new way of collecting bad debt has
been most effectively tried in the Rue de la
Seine, in Paris, before the lodgings of some-
what dissipated student A man was OBJ
served walking up and down before the
house, having upon his back large placard,
with the words "Monseur c. owes me
for thirty bottles of Vin rouge; am waiting
until he pays for them" He did not wait
very long.
Great depreciation of property and de-
preston of trade are said TO have taken
place in Chill Tslcahuano, at the entrance
of Conception Bay and the port of the
district Of that name, has been nearly
deserted. Stores that rented four years ago
for 500 month, rent now for less than that
by the year. An estate in Santiago, which
a few years since was bought for 100000,
has been sold lately for 100000.
Miss Adelaide Phillips, under the Italian
lied name of Phillippi, had obtained a two
months engagement at the Italian 0pera of
Paris, and was, on the Goth ult., to make her
dangerous bow to Paris audience in the
character of "Azucena," in The TFoUatoys.
The salt business is really Aourishing at
Saginaw City, Mich, and the present salt
works are evidently but the beginning of an
immense manufacture and trade. 1t is au-
uounced that in addition to the works now
in successful operation, Messrs Lee. Il
Leavitt, of Cincinnati, have purchased a
site for salt works, and have contracted for
the erection of five blocks. Their machinery,
kettles, &c, will soon arrive.