Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-08-31

cuil Hall, thus pronounced an unathcma
upon traitors and treason in langnage
to be remembered. lie was then hit
ting the Abolitionists who swore TO
maintain the Constitution, with ust
sucl mental reservations as he seems to
have been making when he took the
oath in the Senate:
Among culprits, there is none more
odious to my mind than a public officer
who takes an oath to support the Con-
sttution the compact between the
States binding each other for the COM
mon defence and general welfare OF
the othcr-yct retains to himself a men,
tai reservation that he will war upon
the principles he has sworn to maintain,
and upon the property rights, the pro-
..t;ctt:.on of which are part of the COM
pact of the Union. IAppausc. 1t isa
crime too low to be named before this
assembly. 1t is one which no man with
self respect would ever commit. TO
swear that he will support the Constitu-
tion-to take an Office which belongs in
many of its relations to all the States,
and to use it as a means Of injuring a
portion of the States of which he is
thus the representative, is treason to
everything honorablein man. 1t is the
base and cowardly attack Of him who
gains the confidence OF another, in
order that he may wound him.
ANOTHER OF FLoYD's TRICKs.-Ncw
evidences of Floyd strcasonabc rascal
tiles drop out frequently, although no
particular search is made for them. One
of his tricks when he could not carry
guns to the South, was to sell them
for old metal, so that they might not
be used against the rebels in whose be-
half he was plotting. On Governors
Island there were twenty large guns,
some of which were Of extraordinary
size and weight, which the secretary
sold to 4 prominent New Jersey ma
chine shop. as old iron, for the modcr-
ate sum of $50 per ton. So well made
were the guns that it was found impos-
siblc to break them in tho ordinary
manner, and it was only by the use OF
the lathe that they were destroyed.
Several OF them weighed 1000 pounds
each. Six of them remain unbrokcn,
and the department has ordered an CA
animation of them SO that they may
again be taken into the service of the
country.
TEA BEST IN THE EvENINu.-Tea, as
the morning beverage. when breakfast
forms a good substantial meal, upon
which the powers for the day of meet
ing the various chances and changes Of
life depend. provided it be not too
strong. is much tO he recommended :
but when individuals eat little, coffee
certainly supports them in a more dcci-
dcd manner: and, besides this. tea,
without certain quantity of solid ali
mcnt. is much more likely to influence
the nervous system. Some persons, it
they drink tea in the morning and cof-
fee at night. suffer much inthc animal
spirits and power of enjoyment of the
pleasures of society but if they reverse
the system, and take coffee in the morn
ing and tea at night, they reap benefit
from the change, for the coffee, which
10 them in the morning is nutritious,
becomes stimusant at night; and the
tea, which acts as dilutant ut night,
gives nothing for support during the
day.-Dr Sgmo"d, on Tea.
70 1t isn't enough that men and
women should be IF the true metal;
they should also be wel-tempered.
E7~ In the march of life, don't heed
the order OF fright about" when you
know You are about right. ~ .tt
B5- The worst kind Of Shakers are
'Nore who shake the dicc.box.