Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-12-06

OF northern soldiers over her soil. but our
soldiers to-day, would be rs safe in Baltimore
as in San Francisco or Olympia, and Mary
land is as loyal as Massachusetts OF Indiana.
In the memorable struggle for Ameri IAN In
dependence, our venerable forcta,hers had
mighticr traitor spirit at home to combat,
than have the nations patriots in the present
struggle.
Our loyal people have poured out their gold
and silver as the dust OF the earth, 80 that
the Treasury has been supplied with funds TO
prosecute the war. An army the most mag
nifccnt has been created, drilled, equipped
and supplied. A navy, tho mighiiest that
ever hoatcd the ocean, has been built and set
atioat-tory ships clad with iron, some already
in the service, others soon to be launched
Some of these are monster ships of six and
seven thousand tons--more than thousand
TONS larger than the Great Hepubiic which
but short time since was tho wonder o. the
world. The Southern ports arc all blockaded,
and many of them are in the hands of the
Government.
3d. We have cause to be thankful for such
President as We have in The person of Abra-
ham Lincoln. A man Of lcnency and human
i:v. honesty and integrity, intelligence and
wisdom, of vigilance and tirmncss. Contrast
him in this last respect with his predecessor.
When the clouds Of rebellion began 10 gather
Ground him, qualiing with cowarlice and i'm
brciltv, he cXcans, "1'hc Government is
:,ing to dissolution, and have no power to
preycntw What no power TO prevent, when
he had solcnnly sworn, that, to the best
of his ability, he would "prcscrvc, protect
and defend til. Constitution Of the United
States !" What no power to prevent, when
that very instrument he had sworn 70 pre-
serve, protect aud defend" had made him
tommandcr-n-Chip hipi" OF the army and navy
of the tuitcd States, and OF the militia Of the
several States for that very purpose Surely
ii lie had no power to prevent, that impotrncy
aist appcrtain either to the want of will, or
10 his general impotcncy of nind.
Abraham Lincoln did not thus proclaim
his want OF power to prevent the coasulnina-
iion OF the mad scheme OF the nations enemies,
Int immediately set himsrl. Il: work to bring
undcr contribution all the Appliances OF the
nation to prevent the dissolution o. the Gov.
rrnncni. But the l,nicncy shown in his most
Vigorous acts to restore union TO our distract
I'd country, was such as TO astonish all f.u-
rope. llepersis.cd in friendly oycrturcs to
inrn in revolt, unit: iorbcara.icc ceased TO be
Il virtue. 1t WAS no. until the death dealing
batteries were opened upon our citizens. that
the President resor,cd TO coersivc meaauycs.
At the present time, if ever i'll our national
history, we want TIE rtgt mea in the rtghi
place. In times Of peace, the power Of the
President is comparatively limited Bat in
times of war, no crowned head OF the Old
World possesses larger power, than the Con
stituion conit,s upon the incumbent Of the
presidency. Lct me quote the LG3Tpea@cm
OH the power Of the President: "Therc is no.
ship, Il steamer, n warehouse, Il foundry, n
machinc-shop, Il railroad, Il telegraph in the
United States, that the President has not the
power to seize, if he deems the public good
requires it. The property of the nation is in
his control. The power existing martial law,
puts every part of the land under his control
az Commandcr-n-C Chief Of our armies. Ilo
has power to arrest and imprcson whomsocvcr
he deems an enemy to his country. lie has
power to suspend, or to supcrcede the writ
Of habcas corpus, and thus to prevent trials
by civil courts of any whom he may have
imprisoned. lie has the power to shut the
mails against any newspaper, or to suspend
its issue to arrest and imprson its editors and
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public veal. Tho President thus has power
over the lives, the liberties, and estates of the
citizens of the nation. His word can set aside
tho whole civil process in every loyal State.
lie is Com,nander-in-C Chief OF tho army-a
million Of men. lie can call out every able.
bodied man by conscription. lie has unlim-
itcd power over all offices and officers in the
army and navy. lie can disregard all grada-
tions and ranks, and put tho highest out of
place, and raise tho lowest to any rank he
pleascs. lilo has tho power to emancipatc
every slave in the land us a military ncccssi.
ty. In short, tho lives, liberties and property
OF this Republic arc in the hands of Prcsi-
dent Lincoln
We have reason to believe tho loyal peo-
pic to-day, would be unwilling to put any
man of the nation in the place of Abraham
Lincoln, (even it it were lawful and could be
done.) Others there arc, doubtless, more
learned, but none moro suited to fill the Pres
| ident's place, i'll tho rare emergency Of the
times.
4th.-Wo have cause. it is thought, for
thanksgiving, for the most important events
OF the Wharf.-The Presidents Proclamation.
Every one knows that the President has is
sued Proclamation freeing all tho slaves, as
a military necessity, in all those states and
sections Of states in rebellion against the Gov
ernment, aud which shall not return to their
allegiance by the first of January, 1868.
This proclamation was made to the rebels,
| inviting them to come back to their allegiance,
and enjoy all the rights originally granted to
them in the Constitution. In January next,
therefore, it the rebellion continues, the Pres
i1nut will ;cSuu ,,ot A..