Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-09-14
OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON TERRITORY, SEPTEMBER a. /

rests npon the great principle l have
stated and in the support of measures
l have always tried to be guided by a
conscientious conviction Of right; and
| have laid down for myself, as q rule
of action in all doubted questions, to
pursue principle; and in the pursuit of
a great principle can never reach a
wrong conclusion. l intend, in this
case, to pursue principle. am Dem
"cTat, believing the principles Of this
Government are democratic. 1t is
based upon the democratic theory. I
believe democracy can stand, notwith-
standing all the taunts and jccrs that
are thrown at it throughout the South
ern Coniederacy. The principles which
| call DcmOcracy-I care not by what
name they are sustained, whether by
Republicans or Wings or not-are the
great principles that lie at the founda.
ton of this Government, and they will
be maintained. We have seen that SO
far Tie experiment has succeeded well !;
and now we should make an effort, in
this last ordeal through which we are
passing, to crush out the fatal doctrine
of secession, and those who are co.opc-
rating with it i'll the shape of rebels
and traitors.
VIRGINIA THE battlefield.
s. The Old Cominion has got
the brunt of the war upon her hands.
l sympathizc with her most deeply, and
with the loyal portion of her
citizens, who have beer brow-beatcn
and dominccred over. Now the war is
transferred to Virginia, and her plains
are made to run with blood; and when
this is secured what do we hear in the
far South? Howell Cobb, another of
these dlsinterestcd patriots, said not
long since in speech in Georgia:
"Thc people of the Gulf States need
have no apprchcnsions; they might 60
on with their planting and their other
business as usual; tho war would not
come to their section; its theatre
would be alonll the borders OF the Ohio
river and Virginia"
She ought to congratulate herself
upon the position. for she has got the
war. Now they want to advance.
plans and designs are to get across into
Maryland, and carry on II war OF subju-
cation. There is wonderful alarm
among certain gentlemen here at the
term "suhjugatc. !" They are alarmed
at the idea OF making citizens who have
violated The law simply conform to it
by enforcing their obedience. If a ma
jority of the citizens in State have Vi
olatcd the Constitution, have tramplcd
it undor foot and violated the law, is it
to assert the supremacy Of
the Constitution and law? Is it any
more than n simple enforcement Of the
law? 1t would be one of the best sub
jugations that could take place if some
Of them were subjugated and brought
back to their Constitutional position
that they occupied before. I would to
God that Tennessee stood to-day where
she did three months ago. ,--A -
THE OPPRESSED UNION MEN IN TENNESSEE.
Since I left home, having only one
way to leave the State, through two or
three passes coming out through Cum
berland Gap. have bccm advised that
they have even sent their armies to
blockade these passes in tue mountains,
as they say, to prevent Johnson from
returning with arms aud munitions to
place in the hands Of the people, to vim
dicatc their rights, to repcl invasion,
and put down domestic insurrcction
and rebellion. Yes, sir, there they
stand in arms, cnvioning a population
Of threo hundred and twenty-five thou
sand loyal, brave, patriotic, and unsub.
dued people; bat yet poweriess, and
not in a condition to virdicate their
rights. Hence come to the Govern
ment. aud l do nc: ask it asa suppliant.
but l demand it as . Constitutional
right, that you give us profession. give
Us arms aud munitions; and u they
cannot bc got there in any other way,
to take them there with m invsd:ng
army, and deliver the people from the
to which they are now sub
iected. We clsim to 10 the 6tete.
The other divisions may have seeded
and gune of; aud IL the 0Ovcrnmcnt
will stand of and permit those porti"''s
Of the State TO 60 oG. and not enforce
the lava aud protect the loyal c'tisens
there, VIC cannot help il; but we still
claim II he tho Stxte. and II two-thirds
have fallen off, or have sunk By Oh
earthquake, il does not change our re-
lation 10 this Government lfthe Gov
ernment will let them 20 and not give
as protection, the tssit is nosoass; eat
if you will give rs Proteesioa. We u,
tend to stand q State. - . part Of
fhis Cnmf.deraev- holding to the Nag