Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-04-26

/, DEMONSTRATED lli,r .hiliiy I" maintain "a
I. ,,rn....nl ii il.r own choice. The events
If the last few month. have most ''if'r'ual!y
>il,nc-d the carping> IT the ciI'-ini's 1t Ike
publican t;ov rri,in,nis. about IL. being IN rN-
p.rin-n, that would Of necessity prove fail
uI.- the moment it was assaulted hy the power
Of rebellion. ar the influence Of sectional s'ri!,
and division. The most glowing and ex,ras-
a-snt fanci-s OF those who laid the founda-
ton Of the Government. sprinkling them with
their bl,.c.l. ard watering them viii, ilrir
tear. and Row lcokiry down upon III, ar, go
aliz.-!-;h. fulflmeni of their m">i >an.,uin.
HOPES They s-,. their descendants l-aiinr
,h,. old Star, and Stripes alott IN the cla-h
and storm If haiti. pr'fcirins +" sacrifice
their lives. rather than 500 il di>hon"rd
AMI the spirits ii those who tall in liz defence
will he w,lcom.d by them to that celestial
paradise. prepared for those VIII" die for the
cause Of republican liberty.
The great struggle ,ha, was L.und tn come
>oon.r or later to try the strength Of our in
s,iiuiiou>. is We hope and trust. nearly over.
The dark cloud that lowered over II. a few
months ago. is now giving way 10 the bright
sunshine Of exultant hope. We have never
tor moment doubted the ultimate triumph
Of the Government. under the direction ii him
who has been raised up bv Providence. I"
guide the ship oi State safely through 'h"
stormy sea which threatened her destruction.
into III. haven Of peace aud permanent pros
pcrity and all who believe in the doctrine "t
IA providence that shape, our ends. rough hcw
them as We may" will not fail to see in the
election Of ABRAHAM LINCOLN as President
of these 'nitcd States, the hand of M Al
mighty power-,hc same power That sent 'Io-
scph into Egypt, and gave him the control of
the heart Of Pharaoh, to save his chosen pco-
pie from destruction; and lie who subsequently
raised up Moses to lead them from land of
bondage into land of freedom and prosperity.
has raised up President LINCOLN, and the
thousands of noble and gallant spirits that are
gathered around him, to save this chosen ma
ton of the earth from falling before the pow
crs of darkness that have so long been plot
ting its destruction. The power that raised
him up will preserve his life, and give him
wisdom to administer the Government for His
glory, and the permanent welfare of this great
people; and the germ of liberty that was
planted in New England by the Pilgrim Faith
ers will grow and flourish until it takes root
in every part of the habitable globe, and the
monarchics of the Old World who have so
earnestly prayed for its destruction, will soon
be compelled to submit to its power and i'll
fucnce.
~ 1t appears that the Salmon river region
is already flooded with the despcradocs who
were such curse to California in her early
days. Nearly every number Of the Statesman
has accounts Of afirays and murders. We
notice in the last number of that paper II
letter dated at Florence on the LIST inst, Civ
ing the loss of four men, supposed to be muir
dered for their money. In the same issue we
observe a detailed account of row at the
Walla Walla Theatre, which resulted in the
death Of one man, n soldier, and the wounding
of three others, including the sheriff and his
deputy, who were cndeavoring to arrest the
offenders. The Statesman has an orti..lc on
the demoralizing effect of these frequent oc-
currcnces, and counsels that offenders bc made
to suffer extreme penalties to subvert the same
CoLvILLE.-'rhe Times extracts the fol-
lowing information from letter written by
Chas. $. Miller, Esq. at Cclville, dated Marcl,
25: Lieut.. Wing, formerly of San Francisco,
committed suicide by shooting himself. =. "A
miner missing from the Pen d'Oreic mines, it
was supposed had been murdered by the Indi-
ans. Maj. Jas. +. Curtis, believing such to
be the fact, demanded an immediate surci-
der Of the perpetrators. The Indians were
in bad humor, and trouble was anticipated,
though much confidence was reposcd in the
Majors ability to prevent any serious mis-
chief. =. a battcau loaded with -four had ar.
rived at Lewiston from the Colvlle mills.
The New CHrRCm EDIrlCE.-The new
Presbyterian church, situated Oh the rise Of
ground in the eastern part Of town, near the
district school-housc, is rapidly approaching
state Of completion. It is pleasantly .itua-
ted, well pr"por'ion'1l and ,astefully designed,
and will add much TO the appearance Of that
part Of town.