Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-03-09
The Late News.

difficulties. May God be praised that
it is so! Toolong has the dark cloud
been lowering over Jul glorious coun-
try. May she come forth chastencd
and purified by the atfliction, and let us
hope that kindred ties may be more
firmly knit, now that their-streHggth
has been tested by the fiery ordeal, and
that our Government be placed on a
tirmcr footing than she has eve known
before. The press generally seem to
vie in spreading anticipations of an
mmicable compromise between the
North and the South.
Our dates arc from st. Louis to Feb.
9th, to the Portland AdrGtser. The
Union men have CARRIED the Virginia
Convention triumphantly. The seccs-
s~ionists elected only about thirty or
forty members. 1t is understood that
Il great majority of those elected stand
on the Crittcndcn amendments, as an
ultimatum, if this be not conceded, they
will go for submitting the question to
the people. The Union Convention is
still in session with closed doors. En-
President Tyler, on taking the chair as
President made a highly conservative
speech, which gave great satisfaction
to the Republicans, and strengthened
the Union men. Several additional
States have sent delegates to the Con-
vcntion. The organization at the
North against any concession, is be-
coming more sensible, and the Union
feeling is extending since the result Of
the Virginia election is known. No
collision has taken place anywhere.
JEFFERSON OF TIE PIoNEER.-The
RoncnuAd Dcmocrutofla last week comes
to lis burthcncd with two weak, lachry-
NOSE jcrcmaids, in the shape of let
tcrs from Washington City, signed,
Jefferson" but having the unqucs-
tionable impress of that somewhat no.
t%orious hybrid individual, who has fig
ored ~variously Of late; first as Delegate
to Congress from this Territory: then
as Tx Governor of Oregon in the seccd-
ing portion of the Charleston Convcn-
ton; again, as Chairman Of the Ma
tional Democratic Committee; and,
now, with his confederate Joe Lane
that Prince of mcndacious humbugs us
the would-bc-lcadcr of some new-lan-
glcd plan of reconstruction" Il miscr-
able subtcrfugc and dcccittul opening
for Pacific Contcdcracy, Will: all its
inscpcrablc train of anarchy, disruption
and general ruin.
These precious gemmi having fallen to
their proper low estate, now seek to
reconstruct a springing board on the
Pacific slope, from whence they may,
pcrcllancc, again leap into some politi-
cal Importance; but fortunately the
days of such transparent gullibility arc
over, and these would be chiefs, who
think it,
Better to reign in He'll, than serve in lIcavcn'
are known, arc marked, arc dead.
THEN AND NOw.-Senator Benjamin
the now ablcst champion of Secession,
when in San Francisco during the late
Presidential canvass, made q glorious
Union speech, from which we extract
the following:
"Thosc who prate of, and strive to
dissolve this glorious Contcderacy of
States, arc like those silly savages who
let fly their arrows at the sum-, in the
vain hope of piercingit! And still the
sun rolls on, unhccding, in its eternal
pathway, shedding light and animation
upon all the world"
We do not feel justified in applying
the Senator's similc to himself, but we
call attention to the false %pretenccs re-
sorted to by Secession leaders, to ill.,
duce Union-loving men to support tho
candidates of the Scccders, Brecken-
ridge and Joe Lane.
PRESERVE ME- FROM MY. FRIENDs.-
"Thc President has thrown off that in
cubus on his administration-thc WASH
ington Constitution. 1t would have
been better if lie had done so long ago.
The paper was ARRAYS riolent and silly"
-PiOneer.