Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-03-08

The Telegraph by way of defending the
action Of its nsnocratic friends, after copy
ing m editorial of the Or,gsx'ss. says:
The true state Of the case has been either
grossly perverted in the above article, or the edi-
TOT Of the Ovrg.~.as has been mislcd ny the Galse
representatives made through the columns q the
OlyuuQh AuisA0sss~ rsonsivs to he essse which
S<seaied tke passage q the resoIssons alluded to-
We hsve the authority Of NoRrs. NO0re and
Gillian II walle walla, - dceRs. Caplo and
Arid Of this cossty. Tor setting hat the above is
ut eys< e.pv e the resolueions ~ isesoduee6 BY
shi. famous Mr.. Girls weld-s ssrv i~rsvfasf sdds-
r.~4 Lsosas boa rad, dsre,o BY ne reporter Had
thi. addition beea appended to the resolutions at
the time at their introduction. they would have
passed without dissenting voice; but this omis-
sion very Justly caused their defeat. The sddi-
fica is in the fourth resolution. which NC have
,frss-ss~S snd il will he NJ a rian-e that this
addition or qualification very materially changes
the meaning Of the latter part OF the rcsolutioe
Iss omission ~sald have compromised the Whole
people Of Washington Territory into the support
81 measures -hieh large majority rePsdiste."
Nov. admitting what is claimed BY the
7degrs,& in the ah-v- editorial. that the
qualify ing words of the fourth rsnlutia were
.~ attached TO the resolution when voted On
by the lIous~. would it have materially
changed the pu1,ort and meaning Of the reso-
lu,ion-, Can our readers detect anything in
ihsn that good loyal citizen could not endorse!
IL there anything in them that e rssid hare
os~pre~'.rd tie ~Ale people IF Wasl;.esos
Territory INF" tie s.ppor ef meass1cs which
large meiio,i,y repsdiase! What mea.xres
do they propose to endorse. other than the
measures that have been adopted by the Ad-
ministraticn of President Lincoln for the pres
erva,ion of the Union, BY putting down the
rebellion. Ii large majority Of the people
are really opposed to endorsing these meas
,,rcs, as is claimed by the Telegraph. then
their representatives did right in refusing to
adopt the resolutions. But if a majority are
in favor Of tho war policy of the Administra.
ton, as we believe they are, they will show
it at the polls next July. by voting against
those who have or shall hereafter declare
themselves opposed to the policy Of the Ad.
ministration, and which was proposed to be
endorsed by the adoption Of the above rcso-
tons.
But what will be thought of the fairness
of the Telegraph and its friends. when it is
shown that the qualifying words, which it
alledges were no. a part Of the resolutions
when voted OH in the House, where substan-
TALLY what we represented them to be, as will
be seen by comparing the two copies above (!
The Telegraph insists, on the authority of
its friends referred to- in its editorial, that the
fourth resolution stood thus:
Rcsoired, That Washington Territory, true to
herself, and true to the government which pro.
tects her, will not be found wanting in devotion
to the Union, or fidelity OF the Laws and Consti-
tuition, or in due respect for, and support of Mr..
Lincoln's administration.
The words, "maixta;xixg the one and en-.
forcing the other" it assumes, were added by
us to deceive the people. 1t is admitted that
this is the only change we have made. We
now show, Oh the authority Of the public
printer, who has tho journals in his posses
sion, land where we expect they will remain
until after tho July election,) that tho words
were attached to the resolutions when voted
on in the House, thus relieving oursclf from,
the charge of Interpolation, or Of having ere.
ated wrong impression in consequence Of
the verbal Inaccuracies of tho resolutions as
published on the authority Of Mr.. Griswold
Indeed, the candid reader will only wonder
at the very remarkable verbal accuracy of the
copy furnished from memory. and also the
fact that tho verbal inaccuracies do not in the
slightest degree change tho meaning.
Try some other dodge, Mr.. Telegraph
your readers arc too intelligent to BE- caught
by this. For our own part. we prefer the
fourth resolution just as the Telegraph quotes
it. The words. "dxc vespcct. /or." sufficiently
guard against any endorsement Of President
Lincoln's peculiar political opinions, which
seem to be sach a terrible "bug-bear" to
Democrats. Arc you anxious to make up or
issue for your Democratic peace party for thu
July election on that resolution just a. il
stands sbovei If you arc, you can b. &C
commodated. The issue is already made on
it in Oregon. and we are anxious to see j,
made in Washington Territory.
| -ee.--
Now il the old stagcr' will let 10 alone
We will forgive his past misdeeds, bat IL he cvel
alludes to sssGain - bsiag Of doubtful loyalty W
will spread hin out in such maaaer as will csus>
him % curse the day be learned to read asd write
We have the dSes~ess aud IL accessory will use II
| A word 10 the wise il Sufficient
The above paragraph appeared in the Pres
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