Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-05-11
Sancho Panza Addresseth Ye Faithful.

Of destiny would scarcely attempt te
address the citizens of Thurston county
for fear that certain questions might be
asked which it would be exceedingly
unpleasant for the general to answer
Contrary to general expectation how
ever, on Saturday morning, May 4th
might have been seen the long-eared
spiking Cayusc, and upon his back the
infnitcsimal specimen of humanity
known as II, slowly picking their way
into town. About u O'Clock, the
Democratic County Convention con.
vened in the lower hall of the Capitol
Here Sancho was to cxpatiate. AT
just forty-scvcn minutes past meridian,
Sancho was introduced to his constitu-
ents by Secretary McGill, and COM
mcnccd his usual TRADE. His speech
consisted of u rchash of what we have
heard for the past four years eliminating
from the same sourcc-what "me and
Lane has DONE" Sancho takes the
whole credit for himself aud Lane for
having obtained the small pittance OF
our war debt. Baker, Ncsmith, nor
Stout had no hand in it, nor in the Pa
cilic Railroad bill, "me and Lane hold
ing all the trumps. lie was exceeding
ly anxious to cast odium upon Colonel
Baker, misreprcsenting that gentleman
in manner that was exceedingly flat
tering to the intelligence of such of his
auditory as could read!
The greater portion of general Ste
VEINS speech was laudatory of the 81
gantic andextraordinarypublic services
ofgenerM Stevens, since the formation
of this Territory. At the time of its
organization, he looked westward upon
the goodlv land, and was seized with
an indescribable yearning to make that
land his "home." OF course no cXpcc-
tations of cmolumcnt influenced him in
his choice. AS the Yankee sees mills
and factories in the roaring cataract, so
Santho saw peace, contcntmcnt, hap
pincss, and Glove in a cottage" in the
western wids. lie would teach the
rcd man to call him father" and earn
his daily bread by the sweat of his
brow. lie purposed to follow the oc-
cupation ofan humble tillcr of the soil,
as he was cminently qualified for such
a position, for agriculture might be
considered his forte, in fact, if he was
good in anything it was agriculture !"
So the "gcncral" was intrustcd with a
survey to pay his expenses, and to
"help the man along" was made Gov
ornor, Indian Superintendent, and Rep
rescntative to Democratic caucusscs,
for which tremendous labor (being also
q Representative of Orcgon) he consid-
ers the people under obligations to re-
elect him. Now whether the people
of Oregon place due estimate upon
his valuable services, or not, we have
no detinate means of knowing, but we
must protest against the injustice Of
not allowing Oregon vote for him, if he
is still to hail from her bounds. Glory
to II, o; Oregon! The Pacific Survey
would never have been made had it not
been for II; the Indian treaties would
never have been made haG it not been
for II; the third-pay war debt bill
would never have passed Congress had
it not been for II; and, in fact, Wash
ington Territory would neverhave been
anything but wilderness had it not
been for his fostering care. These and
and much more are the results Of the
huge labors of this infinitesimal man.
Nor must we forget that appropriation
which stands charged against the Ter
ritory for military road which no one
knows anything about.
The general" then touched lightly
on secession, and after he had defined
his position, his auditors were as much
at loss to know the whereabouts of
the "little joker" as before the har-
angue. His manner of meeting and
answering a charge was both novel and
peculiar. He said he was accused of
being a secessionist, and nailed the
SANDER by the following stirring rhap-