Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-03-22

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The Por,iand Tss a IL 19tA ~. pub-
lishss the rsso,utioes which pansl ~ Con-
ell Of this Territory. With Tie s..exed Con-
meats, - follows: so
N Leysissrs Assa.Ily y ~ Hwyhay q Wess-
iVsss = rsssiss:
Ia. Thas il is tAe pas.nssss asu q svssy eis-
isea of the fesrisssy = aid - Gsvsssoess aths
UaiieA 6saAss in The psssesvoeios q sAs Usisa.
ID. That the people 81 ~ fsui4ssy sfsWasA-
isssos S<eply syupsshise visA thsis kssshssa e
she Sssshen States sf the Unios, ssessiag hso
lavless rebellion.
3D. That the Government should use every law
full power and means to suppress the existing re-
bellion against the Constisutios aad laws Of the
United States, and TO effect the speedy and Perna-
men, tranquility Of the country.
9Th. That copy Of these ressl7tiees b Tor
wareed BY the Goversos TO the Presidest Of the
United States ana to our Deaegsse in Cessress.
We publish this morning, the resolutions passed
by the Legislature u xsshiagtoa Territory We
confess that we cannot zee aay symptoms Of secss.
sion in the resolutions. Bet ~ seser psoeessed
any extraordinary degree Of astuseness, which
probably sosae o! car contemporaries do. re YET our
readers have the resolutions without comment.
We again inform the Times thas the above
resolutions did not pas the Legislature. They
were adopted by the Council. - . substitute
for q series Of good Union resolutions which
had been permitted to pass the Housc TO be
killed in the Council. The 7smes has -
sumed to know all about the action of our
Legislature. and has charged us with doing
that body great injustice by calling in ques-
ton their loyalty. Those who are familiar
with the arguments Of the Adreysiser will OBJ
serve the very remarkable similarity between
the opinions advanced by that reasonable
sheet, and the sentiments expressed in these
resolutions. The first declaresi it the "duty Of
every citizen to aid the Government Of the
United States in the preservation Of the Un-
ion." 1t is not made their duty, in the above.
to aid the Administration in prosecuting the
war to successful termination, and to support
the measures which have been adopted for
crushing the rebellion, as was expressed in the
resolve for which it were substituted. Indeed
there is nothing in the resolution quoted
which the Adreytiser or the most rabid seces-
sionist would not endorse. Who that has
read the advertiser does not know that while
the editor of that paper claims be to for the
ion he still insists that the only way for the
Government to preserve it is to stop this
" Lincoln abolition war on the South?
The language Of the second is still more re-
markable: Resolced, "That the people of
Washington Territory deeply sympathize with
their brethren Of the Southern States of the
Union," &c. Very loyal language to apply
to men engaged in the infamous work Of de-
stroying the loyal people Of the North by the
use of every means in their power, even to
the poisoning Of wells, springs and provisions,
and not word Of sympathy is expressed for
the loyal people Of the North.
The third resolution says the Government
"should use every zawfI power to suppress
the rebellion" &C. The Adrertiser has said
thousand times, since the war commenced,
that it was illegal, unjust, unconstitutional and
has prayed that the earn Of the President
might be paralyzed," in order that the war
against the beloved South should be ended,
so Of course that editor could vote for the
resolutions with great propriety.
Still the Times says it doesn't see any symp-
toms of secession in the resolutions. If it
will compare the series with that of Mr.. Girls.
void. aud is sow as honest and loyal as we
have given him credit for being, We think he
will have the magnanimity to- retract all he
has said against us. by way Of bolstering up
Me refusal Of our Legislature to endorse the
measures which have been adopted by our
Government for putting down rebellion. He
certainly will correct his palpable misstate-
ment in saying that the above resolutions
were adopted by the Legislature. If they
had been adopted, the matter would have
been even worse.