Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-04-26
NO. "a.
Condition Of RichHoua


| Condition Of Richnsna
This city, once the pink Of chivalry, undc,
the reign Of secession and treason. has become
sadly demoralized. Tie Ricl,mond Eza~i.
Ser Of the 5h February, draws this picture 0l
ltichmond
"Acss Of brutal violence, vulgar ru9anism
and gross indrcency are Of momentary eeesr-
renee in our streets The most orderly eiti-
Zen and The most delicate Lady arr exposed to
outrage and insult No mans life, even, IL
secure in broad day light en- our mos. public
( thoroughfarcs. 10 surround. knock down,
bruise aud maitrcat las beco,ne the pastims
of the ufians that throng our pavemrnts.
The evil must he suppressed, or else society
must surrender It's authority to brute violence.
We must disorganize the social system, resolve
ourselves into savages, aud prepare for pro-
lection by the most effective weapons Of self
defence, or else we must assert the power of
the law upon the persons Of the rufhans and
vagabonds that invest our streets and alleys"
There is no doubt that what is here stated
Is TRUE. Rebellion armed to put down the
best Government in the world-where NIL tho
rights Of the citizen were pr0tected-where
man enjoyed more security, more happiness.
than was found in any land under heaven;
Rebellion invoked the aid Of the lawless the
vicious, the pirate, the wrecker, the convict.
to carry out the designs of its authors We
see where they have landed the capital city Of
the State which boasted that she was the
mother of Presidents,-an illustrious proof
that man was capable of self government.
We see in the wrctched, debased and depraved
condition of Virginia the woes that treason
would, had it possessed the power, brought
upon the States on the Pacific coast.
A MILIrRY PANC-ln 1910. Massena,
fortunes tavoritc SON." cr:sscdthe Spanish
frontier at the head of 10000 French Soldiers,
with the avowed intention ofdriving Yelling
toms army into the sea and achieving the con-
quest of Portugal. Alemt ida, strong for
tress, had surrendered to the French, and
Mass,al;,, flushed with victory, advanced three
powerful columns upon Lisbon. On the night
of the 23d of September, the light division Of
the British army under command Of the brave
General Crawford, were sleeping on their arms
in a large wood, when, from some unaccount-
abe cause, panic seized tho soldiers, and
these veteran troops, who had never experien-
cci defeat fled like flock Of sheep from their
bivouac-nor could they be induced by either
threats or circumstances, to reform their ranks,
until a young staff officer catisrd u cavalry
charge to be sounded in their fronts, and shout
ing that the French Dragons were upon them,
the panic stricken men formed into squares and
stood ready to receive their imaginary foes.
This light division was during the Peninsular
war; the dread of the French army and the
pride of the British. In the month of July,
but a year previous, these same troops who
fled like towards, marched sixty miles in twen-
ty-six hours under burning sun, and ere % ID
the bloody field of Talavera, leaving less than
fifty s:ragglcrs behind them.
GEN. SiGEl. IN CINCINtATI.-1he C;sc;n.
natl Commercial, says: 1t is fact very little
known, that this distinguished military man.
shortly after he came to this country, worked
at an iron foundry ip this city. where he was
paid the renuncrative sum Of $j. a week for
his services. The Mexican war, however,
breaking out within a month after he obtained
work ut this foundry. in company with man
named Geo. Brinkerhof he enlisted and en-
tered that campaign as n private soldier.
Upon his return to this city, at the close Of
the war, he remained but shor time, being
induced to go to ST. Louis where he soon became
the captain or Chief of the associations Of Free.
men and Turner'S; and when tho recent difii-
culties arose, hc YVES at the head Of the ST..
LGuis Home Guards. who 50 effectually quasl,-
cd the seccssionists there, when their insolence
became imtolerablc. While here, Gen. Sigrl
was observed forhis industry, intelligence and
modes. delrr:mcnt. t
WASHINGTON AND HIS HonsE.-'rh~ "Rsc.
elections Of Washington" trllrs: "fhr Prsi-
dents stables in Philadelphia wrsc under the
direction of German Jol,I, and the grooming
of the white chargers will rather surprise the
,nolers. The nigh. before The horsss wcie
expected to he ridden. they wrs~ rovr~d en-
,irsly over with paste, Of which whiting wss
the principal component part; then ths anineb
were swaih. d in body cloths. and lss(l to slerp
upon clean straw. In the morning the cosppO-
sition had become hard. wss well rubbed in.
and curried and brushed. which proccss gave
,o the coat a beautiful, glossy. satin-Iike als-
,aarauce. The hoof. wen ,hss. blackboard aud
polished, the month wsSog3. the teeth picked
and cleaned. AID he leopard rkin hossings be-
ing properly adjusted, the white chargers
were led out e.. service. Sush was tbr groom.
ing Of ancica! !i:-es.
LARGEST PRINTING PREss,x rnR WOaLp.
AT iAc printing house cf the Applrtos's. b
New York. is pres made expressly for Web
.:rr's spelling book, which paints both siasa
a, once. As this is the ouly one in sxisteuce.
50 Webs, RS spellirg book i The oaly ens rs-
quisins press 10 rapid. and On whieh . sin-
sic took is being printed wishs.t i.ss1.Psi:a