Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-09-14

tape to interfere with the public safety.
No power in executive hands can be too
great, no discretion too absolute, at such
moments a. these. We need dictator.
Let lawyers talk when the world has
time to hear them. Now let the sword
do its work. Usurpations of power by
the chief. for the preservation of the
people from robbers and murderers, will
be reckoncd as genius and patriotism by
all sensible men in the world now, and
by every historian that will judge the
deed hereafter" The articles of their
leading newspapers, the Wing and the
Eromtncr, and the speeches of their
leading men, all show Enthusiastically
that their great object is to change the
character of the Government: hence
we come back to the proposition that it
is contest whether the people shall
govern or not. have here an article
that appeared in the Memphis Bulletin,
of my own State, from which it appears
that under this reign of secession, this
reign of terror, this disintcgrating elc-
ment that is destructive of all good,
and the accomplishcr of nothing that is
right, they have got things beyond their
control!
"In times like these there must be
one ruling power to which all others
must yield. In multitude of coun-
selors saith the Book of Books, there
is is safety but nowhere are we told
in history or revelation, that there is
auglt of safety in a multitude OF rulers.
Any 'rulc OF action, sometimes called
the law is better than a multitude of
conflicting, irresponsible statutes. Any
one head is better than forty, each of
which may conceive itself the nonparcil,
par excellence, supreme, 'caPut, OF all
civil and military affairs.
LET Governor Harris be king, if
need be, and Baugh despot."
THE TRAITOR GOVERNOR OF TENNESSEE
DENOUNCED.
"Lct Governor Harris he king, and
Baugh despot," says the Bullehn.
Who is Baugh? The Mayor of Men,
phis. The mob reign of terror gotten
up under this doctrine of secession is so
great that we find that they are appeal
ing to the one-man power. They are
even willing to make Baugh despot.
and Isham Il. Harris, little petty Gov
crnor of Tennessee, II king. He. king
over the free and patriotic people of
Tennessee! Isham G. Harris be my
king! Yes, sir my king! | know the
man. l know his elements. l know
the ingredients that constitute the COM
pound called Isham G.. Harris. King
Harris to be called my master, and the
master Of the people that | have the
proud and conscious satisfaction of rep
rcscnting on this floor! Mr.. Prcsi.
dent he should not be my slave. Zap.
plause in the galleries.
GOVERNMENT IN SELF PROTECTION.
Senators talk about violating the Con-
stitution and the laws. A great deal
has been said about searches and sci.
zures, and tho right of protection of
persons and of papers. reckon
it is equally as important to protect
q government from seizure as it is
an individual. / reckon the moral and
the law of the case would be just as
strong in seizing upon that which be-
logged to the Federal Government as
it would upon that belonging to an in
dividual. What belongs to us IN the
aggregate is protected aud maintained
by the same law, moral and legal, ~ that
that belongs to an individual. These
rebcllious States after commencing this
war, after violating the Constitution.
seized our forts, our arsenals, our dock
yards. our custon-h houses, our public
buildings, our ships, aud last though not
least, plundcred the independent trca-
surv ut New Orleans Of $1,000, 900.
And vet Senators talk about violations
of the law and the Constitution. The;
say that the Constitution il disrcgartled
aud the Government 10 about to he
overthrown. Docs not this talk about
violations of the Constitution and law
comc with beautiful grace from that
side OF the House: l repeat, sir. is
there not to he more federation to vio-
latinns of the Constitution for its pro-
tel tion and vindicaticm than there Is to
violations of il, in order to overthrow
and destroy the Government! We
have scen instances. and other instan-
ccs might occur, where it might be in
dispensably necessary for tho Govern
ment to exercise power and to assume
position that was not clearly legal and
constitutional, in order Ia reaist the
entire overflow and uptnrning of the
Government aud all our institutions.
ma. JoaNsoN's DENoCRAcY.
In fhA Last Presidanfisl c.,ufasf / am