, 1861-06-06

! kNhNS HOtu ALG EAST lb ulAulIlllN duu ear
nestness with which people of all shades Of po
litical opinion in the free States, from the most
bitter opponents Of President Lincoln to tn,
more moderate and conservative classes, CONF
to the support Of the Chief Magistrate in t! &
present fearful crisis. Not only d. we see ind.
| viduals donating millions Of money, pouring out
their treasure like water to aid and relieve the
Government Of threatened embar aSsment, but
we also see lcgions Of men, embracing every
grade Of society, from those occupying the high,
est political and social positions to the most hum.
ble and obscure, throwing themselves in the
breach, as ready to pour out their blood to sus.
tain the Government and preserve tie Union
In lieu Of the loan of few millions Of dollars,
called for by the Government, upwards Of hun.
dred millions is contributed and forced uron its
acceptance; while many millions more are ap.
prOPriated by State Legislatures and city and
town corporations for the equipment Of their
respective quotas Of troops. Instead of the
two hundred and twenty thousand volunteers re.
quircd, we find ten tunes that number rendering
their services, all eager to sustain an admnstra.
ton whom only fractiOna! part voted TO place in
power. This is q picture worthy the contcm.
PlatiOn Of thoughtful minds, and one which we
as citizens Of the United States should view with
pride and satisfaction.
While our felow-citizens at the East are thus
testiiying their loyalty to the Union and mani
Testing their appreciation Of the course pursued
by the Government, the thought naturally arises,
10 what manner eau we best exhibit our 10y.
atty and aPprObatiOnF Way of here in the
Northwest corner Of the Union, as We are, and
poor both In men and means, we can contribute
neither troops nor money. We have already
testified our appreciation Of the Union in reso.
lutions adopted by the Legislature, and by Ter
ritOrial and County Conventions; something
moro is demanded in this trying exigency. The
Government, in order to prosecute with vigor
the only course left to 1t to pursue, should re.
ceive the approval Of It's citizens through the
ballot-box. By this means every constituency
in the land, however obscure or remote, can
contribute It's mite toward sustaining the Gov.
ernmehE Send to the Federal Capital, to re-
present you, men politically opposed to the ad-
ministration, and you at once condemn the course
it pursues; or send men favorable to that ad-
ministration, and you thereby manifest your ap.
provAl Of its course: the one Weakens, the other
strengthens its hands.
We believe the people Of Washington Terri.
tory 20 be UniOn.lOVing people, and that as
such they win do al in their power to preserve
the Union. Neither Douglas men nor socalled
Union men can now save the Union. That task
devOlves upon Republican administration, and
We shall best aid It by electing as our represen-
taivsa member Of the same party. In the
nominee Of that party, Col. W. II. Wallace, we
have gentleman eminenty qualified to repre-
sent us. and one who, withal, will exert an in.
lluenee In the Federal Capital which no other
citizen Of our Territory can command. Whether
weeOnsult our own local interests only, or rank
them secondary 10 the aIlabsOgbing question OI
the Union, or both. he Is the man, Of all others
in our midst for the place and the time. The
Republican party Is now the dominant party in
Congress, and win continue to be until the South
is again brought back with its full representa-.
ton perhaps even then Il will have working
majority. Hence both interest and patriotism
demand that our next Delegate should be Re
publican. ouFPeOple should ponder these things
for herein lies our duty as good citizens.
We cannot conclude this article without ap
pending the following pertinent remarks, from
the Sacramento Union, upon the kind Of mer
required at this juneture. We commend ii T.
the earnest attention Of our readers:--
WIn crisis like the present when the Gov
ernment is assailed IN vital point-when il
existence Is threatened BY an armed rebellion
tle people will turn their eyes towards men fol
public stations who have not been celebrated Al
cross-rOad partisans. A different class Of me-
are required in The days Of revolution from thos,
who an Offices generally during times Of peac'
and quiet Almost any Ounce may slide alOnl
passably well with the current when . calm pre-
walls, but when the storm Of revolution comes
when the ship Of State Is surrounded by rocks
exposed, and rocks beneath the surging waves
she must be placed in charge Of men Of eleal
heads, sound Judgment undoubted courage, un
ainching integrity, and devoted patriotism. Il
the hour Of peril men Of this character are de
manded; fhe patterns found IN bar-rooms anC
as party whipperssn will not gu the requisition
1 wa any one deny that the times now demant
the kind Of men we have described for puUl
/ gfntion ~ ~ afvt a sr. 10 isga y. RI III