Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-05-18
Plain Talk about Traiters in Tennessee

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This inflated bigot (Jeff Davis) made
a speech at Stevenson, on Thursday
night, overfowing with blood and
thunder. Tennessee is not scared!
Her sons have seen the elephant!
Can jeff: Davis scare Tennessee?
He says that tho border States will
come into the confederacy in sixty days.
We will simply say, that Tennessee
has declared for the stars and stripes,
and that vile traitors, such as he is, had
had better be looking out for q "safe
retreat to some vast wilderness-some
contiguity Of space" in which to hide
his head from an indignant and out
rugged people.
He boasted of his preparations for
war! This same blusterer, in speech
few years ago, ventured to slander
the Tennessee volunteers. We know
what we say, when we assert that, with
all his bluster, Tennessee could, if so
disposed, subdue the whole confeder-
acy in a short time. He calculates on
soldiers of Tennessee to aid him in
his wicked and tiendish purpose of
breaking up this glorious government.
He is as proud and as vain as Beel-
zebub. He thinks that he holds the
"kingdoms of the world, and the pow
ers thereof" in the hollow of his hand.
He is looking for the English govern
ment to bow to him. He says the
English government will acknowledge
the cottonocracy.
This is all nonsense. The English
government, as we'll as others, know
how to treat the flag of the United
States, and so will jeff. Davis. Let
him attempt to subduc the Federal
Government, let him fire at Fort Sum-
ter, or at any other point Of the United
States, where our flag now floats, and
he is as sure to be hung as that the sun
will rise to morrow morning, unless he
runs, like coward, to a country be-
yond the reach of Tennessee. We
know hundreds of men in his seeding
cottonocmcy, who are ready to tie tho
rope for the hangman.
jeff. Davis has been producing dis
content, and teaching treason, as long
as we can stand it. lie has been vile
conspirator against his government for
ye1rs.
There is no use in soothing our pco-
pie any longer. Traitors must suffer
unless they stop their treason. We
may be asked to be patient. How in
the name Of High Heaven, can a man
be patient when tratorious flag is
flaunted in our face? When traitor
comes to our very border, and talks
treason to our country openly?
He talks Of sacking cities. Vile re-
bel! Inflated bigot! Let him try tho
Tennesseeans, whom he so basely SLAM
dered. Let him try Nashville. Our
readers must indulge us little. We
cannot forbear to denounce treason,
and, whenever we cease to do so, "may
our right hand forget its cunning"
We have borne with treason as long
as it is possible to do so. Talk of tear
ing down our fair fabric of government!
Never! never! jeff: Davis is on the
road to the gallows, and his followers
had better DO careful. An indignant
public will not forever endure insult
and trcason-plotting. We have lived
prosperously and happily. for three
quarters of century, aud VIC know
that Tennessee never will give up this
free and happy country.
Let this vile traitor and his foul min
ions come. Tennessee never has for
saken the glorious flag of free and hap
py America, and, by tho Eternal, shc
never will She has always conquered
the enemies Of the country, and will
again if required to do 50. This is our
country, and all the powers Of earth
cannot force us to give it up.
Rise, fellow countrymen, our country yet remains
| BY that dread name we wave the sword on high,
And swear for her to live, with her to die
Nashville Democrat.