Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-06-21
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49, Vancouver CoiFsspondenes.
vANcouvsa June Esd. 1859.
Mn. Eoiroa The gsaslsosa Who delight
in conventions, causes, resolutions, &C.. were
IN their glory On SATURDAY last lasisel shas
.bsiae IL day appsints0 Asah y ~tuiou
mem end H. . Ugssi1e1 e. IT, fer
H:;;|l ] ] | d i !! !
8 cr$xd. 4 concluded. hSxevE. to H. tie
" CAil MAPS" and upon arriving At the
place Of meeting. found I was in luck, rs
they had respectable crowd Of respectable
men. also found there about half a dozen
Of the unterrifed" who were sitting /" tit, tat,
toe. all in row )" birds Of a feather. &C."
II the is b. Sr ss'ss A, ,S.
:: puisEi6kd.- ca9eludlxl ahat -ahsnA-.as-l..
one party after 81: and tl'st 4sya ysse an
Union men, ana thai II would be a nice little
joke TO come into the Union meeting and con.
trlrhe nominations 40 h would have been !;
ifAAey cosld 10 It, i he hour Of me~ting was
thrs O'Clock, and at about three o'clock and
thirty minutes. that "young man" came in
and conveyed to the Union men the startling
intelligence that il was time n organize, ard
another Of the unterrifed" informed them
TINT Us soon as they had matters Ill cut and
dried, they were ready TO act Other similar
remarks were made. when Jos. NJ. Fletcher
made some remarks to the Eject "il,nt IN.
Union men did not propos. 10 interfere with
the Democratic meeting which WIS 10 BE- held
that evening, and that Ms they could no, hon
cstly participate in the meeting. they saw the
propriety Of staying away nl'og, ther and
would net accordingly" presto up julmed the
"tttat-.oes" and vamosed, followed by a
small s'reak Of the "glory" which is to IL re.
venled on the second Monday in July next.
I-can't understand why they left so suddenly
II they were Union men-.cnn YOU?
After they had left, the meeting organized
by calling II. NJ. Kmshton to tie chair, and
appointing Hiram Cochran Secretary. A
committee Of three was then, on melton, ap-
pointed by the chair TO draft resolutions, as
follows: Samuel w. Brown, Republican,
John d. Biles, ONION Democrat, and Henry
s. Buringame, Union Democracy
The committee retired, as respectable CON-
mittcrs ought to. and upon their return re-
ported az follows ~'e '@'i :. ..''t
WHEREAS, Efforts, are being made by trail
tors who are in armed rebellion against the
Government OF the United States to overthrow
and destroy the Constitution and Government
whose protection, and benefit We all alike
enjoy, therefore
Resolrcd. That we, as Union men stand
ready to dissolve all former political ties; and
unite in common brotherhood of opposition
to traitors, their aders, and sympatlizers,
Whoever and wherever they may be found
o. Resoired, That We as Union men, will ap-
point no delegates 10 represent us in he
County Convention, but those who heartily,
and nnqnalifedly endorse the foregoing scnii-
ments.
There; pretty stiff aint they? considering
they emanaicd from committee a majority
Of whom were Democrats. ! don't Ike such
resolutions, yon see they leave no room for
lodging. Wen, the next thing the delegates
were appointed, as follows:
IL. S. Burlingame, Cnion Democrat; Jcs
Durgan, Republican; Michael Shea, Union
Democrat; J. L. Smith, Republican; 4. G.
Trpp, Republican; L. S. Be:all, tnion Dem.
oc,at; VIM Ranck, Republican Joseph God
Nuius Ae'puoH'"uS -. ~. L hOu
Democrat; II. M.,Knigh.on, Republican,.
A committee consisting of II. NJ. KniSh;on,
John ID. Biles, and Hiram Cochran, were then
elected to confer with the Union men Of Cow.
liiz, Pacific and Wakiakim equities, wi. h uf-
erence to he selection Of candidate for Joint
Counenen, and the meeting then adjourned,
and l adjourned too, -, -
! first turned in the direction of the place
at which the " untcrriftd" wero holding their
meeting. but" upon taking the sober second
thought" concluded That, as ! had on a
clean shirt, which didn't want to get soiled,
] had better stay away. am told. however,
that they had an election for Delegates, and
that considerable number Of votes had been
polled. if not more. Including haIEbrseds and
Indians; you see anything does to,till up.
Next Saturday she nomination will b. made.
Whether shall be nominee or not / can't
tell. fought 10 be. as I ain, a. rpice young
,pan" and the times demand that none but
men Of integrity and ability should b. select;
I'd to fiji positions Of honor and profit. AS to
the honor" that is hereditary with me. SO
that in selecting place fas me. ii is only ne:
cvssary that It be pre6talle, and it will suit,
"A, word to the wise is sufficient go 4.