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

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postiaa e the cos.ary j. u srkzlksa ag.isss
the t;ovonosni, that N sxpssssisa Il p.h6e
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TenissgisA 70 ssc<rsaia the pssisiea ef the
people u nrssrd to ss.saiai.g that Gcses.-
m~nt- k 3 facs grarsally csaesasa thaa il
the Paci6e States and Tssritssirs these ss~
persona s.jeying al the privileges e cisissaA.
Who. if Dry dare. would be in arms se.isss
the Government that protects thcas- The
leaders among these men are endeavssiag -
get up party to play into the hands 0f the
rebels by calling themselves -peacs men !"
and they are just snch L" peace men" - were
found in the ranks Of the tories in the Revolu-
ton, and in the Federal ranks in the war Of
1912.
In the Territorial Legislature Of Washington
Territory. which recently met 1t Olympia,
there were several such men who were elected
as democrats. These controlled all the mem-
bers elected as democrats. They professed
to be Union men, but their acts showed that
they were not Union men-that is, If acts
xxdev the solemxity Of Oaths with them hare
any meaning
TO illustrate, we will state Hon. Miles S.
Grswold, of Pacific county, introduced the
following resolutions for the action Of the
Legislature. 1t will be seen that these reso-
lutions were divested Of everything that could
by possibility be objectional to any true
American citizen-to any lover Of the Union
and the Constitution. The resolution were in
these words:
Resolred, That all sectional divisions can
be better healed in the Union than out Of it /;
and that all pretexts for dissolution Of the
Union are unsound and unwarrantable
Resolrcd, That the alacrity with which
the masses of the people rush to the rescue Of
the Union, declares them worthy Of their lin
cage and birthright. and makes US the most
distant limb of the Union, forever their debtor.
Resolred, That the Union has become so
incorporated in our institutions, and our in.
stitution with tho Union, that the dissolution
of the one would seriously endanger the per-
manence of the other.
Rcsolred, That Washington Territory,
true to herself, and true to the government
which protects her, will not be found wanting
in devotion to the Union, or fidelity to the
Laws and Constitution, or in due respect for,
and support of Mr.. Lincoln's administration,
SO far as it is engaged in maintaining the one
and supporting the other.
Rcsoircd, That copy Of these resolutions
be sent to our Delegate in Congress, Wm ID.
Wallace.
Is there any thing in these resolutions that
a Union man could not vote fort If there is,
we cannot see it, Taken all together the res
olutions mean that THE PEOPLE OF WASHING
TON TERRITORY WILL SUSTAIN THE UNION,
THE LAWS, AND THE CONSTITUTION.
The men elected as democrats to the Legis-
lature of Washington Territory, deliberately
voted against these resolutions, and as plainly
as men could say hy their votes-"W We ARE
OPPOSED TO SUSTAINING THE UNION, THE
CONSTITUTION, AND THE LAWS.
If acts and language mean anything; it
acts and language under official oaths mean
anything-those who voted against these res
olutions are thus placed upon the official rec
ords Of the Legislature Of Washington Terri
tory. -,
Although the resolutions offered by the hon.
orable gentleman from Pacific county were
lost, they have done public benefit; they
have caused to be placed upon the official rec
ords of Washington Territory the fact that
the country. in the fiery trial through which
she is now passing to osustain the Government
the Union, the Laws and the Constitution,
does not have the sympathy Of the majority
Of the members Of the Washington Territorial
Legislature. We regret that we have not the
names Of the members who have placed
themselves in this position. to append to this
article.