Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-10-26

~ ~ osWO0<vO soSt Su1S SxDO tO0kubuk
leprous spot thst appeared OH
the hack Of John c. Calho1n's hand
ysars ago, hs bsea shsltseod uadsr
the Palm tree u South Carolisa, and
fed By the pampered snakes Of inda-
lence and chivalrOus aristocracy, until
It has Infected the whole land. Il has
burst forth in all its hideousnses in the
form of Southern Cnnfederacy, with
aiden and absttors fund here and
there throughout oil tue Free SsaeA
and like the chameleon, they appear
under various colors. Anti-coercion.
lists, sympathizers with the down troll.
den rights Of the South; Friends
(?) Of the Constitution, who would
defend the National Capital aud
let the South secede; "lovers Of
their country aud countrymen who
are in favor Of peaceable separation
North and, South, rather than see our
country drenched in fraternal blood )"
shriekers for the blood OF the traitor
John Brown, but at the same times ad.
mirers of JET. Davis and his followers.
All uniting Us it were with one voice,
calling upon the people Of the Free
States to refrain from any overt act or
demonstration in favor of sustaining
the government. They can see moth
ing but abolitionism in all its horrid
forms on the side of the Government,
while there is much to admire and COM
mend on the other hand. They talk
long and loud concerning the noble dis
interestedness of the defenders of South
ern rights. They speak Of their favor
lite secession leaders in contrast with
Northern inefficiency. Can such men
be loyal citizens? can they love the in
stitutiors be ,eathed US by our Fathers?
or are they not rather of that class des-
cribed by Mr.. Russell, the correspond
ent Of the London Times, who still ad-
here to the same principles their fathers
did in the days Of '76, in the stirring
times of Marion and Sumpter, better
known in their day as Tories, who
worshipped the priviledgcd class Of the
Mother country. Such are the feel
Jugs still prevalent among the South
ern Aristocrats. Traitors to the coun-
try and institutions that has cherished
and secured them in all the many boast
ed liberties Of our once happy country.
1t is true, that there are none Tor very
few in the free States that avow their
hatred to our institutions, yet their
true characters cannot be mistaken.
d" "Anti-Coercion," "Peaceable Seces-
sion," etc, are but mild names for trea-
son. Nothing but o secret hatred to
our Government, could ever induce in
telligent men to oppose the vigorous
exercise of the powers Of the Govern
ment to intorce laws Of Congress and
protect public property. K sr~-
These croakers for peace aud the
"let us alone" doctrine, appeal to the
American people with great earnest.
ness, to stard for. the honorable COM
promise, to hold out the SOLVE branch
If peace" to our brethren in the South,
when they knew that all that could be
done to secure peace has been done by
the Union loving men Of the North.
While the leaders on the other hand,
want no compromise they want no can
ccssion, they want no olive branch
Of peace held ont to them. All they
want Of US is to l,e let alone un6l they
seized the National Capitol Md cut
themselves loose from their much ha-
ted brethren Of the North, and estab.
lished for themselves . government
with institutions suited to their own
high notions Of privileged Glasses aud
cod.Ash sristocn.cy. They havs not
bsen deprived Of . single right that
they have ever enjoyed under the Con-
They have not . single
complaint against Northern aggression.
that they could not have fully sustained
1t any period of our eountrys history,
= ut the present day.
The wh..le csuse of this trouhle may
b summed mp in = few words. viz an
indwslling hatred TO the institutions Of
our 0uvesnmont ed Thirst fbr pDwer.
Long have tbey bsss pssp.ring tor
this event. Dark andsrsssou.ble plans
have been maturing for ys.rs. Men in
high and hoao.6ls positions havs
Dslsseaed trsasoa, hase tskea sdvantage
" thsis slsaions. disrSgarding their
usfhs Of fdslity 10 the 00vsrsment to
carry iato epsssaios shsis u"holy plans
E,e the ovesthesw AZ tho Guvesumoot
Thsv hsvs lsetesed Nosthssu syco
phasts vho hsvs besn lsa into tAsir
snppss, little ealsalssimg the cost o. ouu-
..dssime ths ufimnte e6ame and cs,nfa- !
si.,n to wisish thsg 40 douosa 1vsa
now ID. Dsris md his trsienrDns ain-
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