Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-09-14
The Way They Evade the Issue.

The Portland AdrCrtsFr ana Othcr
papers Of that ilk, affirm that they arc
in favor Of a peaceful solution Of the
difficulties which harass the nation.
At first glance, not considering the ag-
gravated circumstances under which
the war was inauguratcd by the rebels,
this view might be entitled to slight
shade of plausibility, did 1t come from
any Other source. As it is, there are
none but who will once ut understand
that the object desired is to disparnge
tho war policy of the Administration.
To say the least, the Advertiser is not
in favor of "pcace" unless it brings
with it a recognition Of the jeff Davis
Empire, and VIC believe that the Ian
.guage lately used by the Richmond En-
yuirer, the organ of treason, might bet
ter express the sentiments of that sheet.
The Enquirer says:
"This war must 60 on. The South
must fight until the North sues for
peace. Pass a non-intercoursc Act,
and then all will soon begin to feel the
ruinous pressure of the war. We must
dictate the terms Of peace, the first article
ofwhich should be an acknowledgment
of the right of secession. This is fun
damental principle. The next article
should be that she pay, to the uttermost
farthing, the expenses cfthis war. The
third is that she pay for the destruction
of all property, both public and private,
which she may appropriate to her OWL
use. The fourth is that, as an evidence
of her sincerity, she impeach and re-
move from office Abe Lincoln, indict
and hang him for treason and other
crimes"
Now let us institute comparison.
The Advertiser says the North must
guarantee the South her rights. The
rights Of the South, az are guaranteed to
her by the Constitution, have not been
assailed, so we are compelled to believe
that the "rights'' advocated by the Ad-
verttser must be the famous State rights
invented by treason. The Advertiser
wishes to guarantee these "rights,"
which was just about what the Rich
mond editor desired when he pcnned
the words /" We must dictate the terms of
peace, the first article of which should
be an acknowledgements ofthe right
ofsecession." AS to the second propo-
sition, the expenses of the war, the Adj
rertiser has been appealing feelingly to
the pockets of the people ever since the
war begun, and it is but fair to presume
that it would BIZ decidedly in favor OF
saddling the whole cost upon the North.
The third proposition, it of course ia
'vors from pAilanthropic motives; and
,as to the fourth, the sentiments of the
-Advertser towards President Lincoln
could not be more truthfully expressed,
as that sheet has used equally as strong
language, though somewhat modified in
expression, concerning the Chief Exec
utive.
The only thing in which the two lu'
minaries ostensibly disagree is in the
continuance of the war. This slight
discrepancy may be attributed to the diff
ferent degrees of latitudein which they
are published. While the one is where
the chivilric blood boils with summer
heat, the other is where cooler reason
prevails, and it is not so safe for un-
qualified treason to stalk forth. These
Northern secession sheets have received
q salutary warning from the fate Of GER
tain papers tinged with secession pro-
clivitics in Maine, New York and Mis-
souri,, and thus are compelled to lay
their principal stress upon the horrors
ard the cost Of the war, and in finding
fault with the Administration, rather
than to plainly avcw their sentiments
aud suffer the consequences.
OvF.cERs OF Tus GRAND LODGE A.
+. A. N.-The following Is list Of
the officers elected BY the Grand Lodge
OF Washington Territory for the ensu-
ing Masonic year: Daniel Bagiey, NJ.
w. q. NJ; A. B. Roberts. X. w. D.
g. NJ; W. H. Wood, r. w. s. G. W.;
J. s. N. Van Cleave, R. w. ]. G. w.;
James Bilea, r w. G. T.; T. NJ. Reed,
r. w. g. g.; john F. Damon, r. w.