Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-06-07
Vancouver CorrsspoAdsnee.
VANCOUVER. May 26, 1862.

Vancouver CorrsspeAdsnes.
VANCOUVER. May 26. 1862.
Ed STANDARD: The agony 10 over. The
great meeting to make the preparations fOs
Glory to be revealed on tke second Monday
in july" met on the gath inst, by order Of
"Ten Thousand Union Democrats," but oil
of tho I" Ten Thousand" war'nt there. Each
"Tsn Thousand" sent one delegate. 1t was
m-ass meeting. you know. and there would
have been at least a thousand people present,
but nine hundred and ninety didn't come.
They appointed a committee Of seven to draft,
etc. The chairman Of said committee was
the "young man Of the lager beer persuasion" :"
You know he is very anxious (D to .forego
party and unite Union party.
Well, he is fanny "young man." One
day he writes an article dcnouncing the bogus
Union men, as hc calls them; the next day
he is an Unterri6ed Democrat; and anoth-
er day comes and he is patriotic, and dodges
around with "call'' for Union meeting;
and anon, he writes an article which he can't
find name for, and he borrows somebody's
Blackstone and calls it a Replycation," and
last of all he is on the GLORY Committee"
The resolutions are like the old lady's ba-
con, "a streak Of fat and a streak of lear" "
The "streak of fat" was put in to accommo-
date some of the country gentlemen who en-
tertan old fashioned notions about the value
of the Union, and who were determined to
have the Union or nothing.
l had an interesting conversation with ono
of the unterrifed." He said he went in for
"the clean Democratic rag" l asked him
what he thought of the war. He replied that
he "went in for compromise" asked him
if he could suggest any thing that would be
acceptable to the South as basis. At this
he waxcd wroth, and said that he "dcnied
that the S ,uth was the Lasest the Southern
people were no bascr than tho Northern
skunks; he was from Pike county, Missouri,
and guessed he orter know" explained
what meant by "thc basis" and ho then
said ".hc Nor,herners shorll lay down thei.
arms and guarantee equal rights to all the
Statcs-cspccally the South he thought that
one State had orter have as many rights as an
other, and more too. He thought Linkin ort
to give up and let Old Hickory take his place.
! explained to him that Jackson was dead.
Hc said he heered something about his bein'
-, RI h,,f
thought it was id black Republican
trick. He seemed anxious to know all about
the war, and inquired of me if the Southern,
army had taken New York yet, and whether
the Southern flag was "histed over Flannel
Hall in Bostin yet" told him that New
York was not yet taken, but that some Of the
Southerners had gotten as fur Ms Fort I.afay-
cite, and that the Southern flag for Fanuel
Hall wasn't made yet. l asked him if he
was "in favor Of the Union and the suppress
sion Of rebellion. He said he was lin favor
Of Gineral Jackson and agin United States
Bank" told him tho question Of a United
States Bank was not quito relevant to the is
now before the people. He answered em-
phatically that he didn't care whether it was
ready y-bsnt or not. if twas on the Democratic
ticket hc should vote for it." and the writer
of this saw him no more.
You ought to have been at tho meeting. l
tell you what, with their Union clothes on
they don't look like the same men. If they
had only held the meeting At some place who're
they were not known. they might have passed
for respectable men; - it was, people vsse
suspicious. and the biggest and most r-specta-
ble Democratic fishes wouldn't bite. So after
declaring what might and what might not b
done. and agreeing that Mr.. Lpcolu might 10
main in the Presidential chair % long % be
behaved himself a he ought to. they. a. Bro.
Bailey says. departed to their respectable
aboding places" And what relief: had
expected to see Ten thousand Union Dso-
ocrats" come to town full Of wrath. and sweep
away the puny Union men - "with the BE-
som Of destruction" and had selected q big
6r tire to hide myself in; but a. yet am
unhurt. But oh! that second Monday in
July. can't bear 10 think Of fit-goodbye-
II YOU don't hear any more from me yoa may
conclude that am giori6ed." Tt1rs.
A NEw kiN0.-" Iron is King" - has
been demonstrated BY the present war.
Inn baftrriss and hoass Inn ~,,ns and ba1ls