Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1863-07-25
SATURDAY, JULY rs, 1863.
The Election.


The Election.
The full official returns Of the election have
not yet been received. but enough is known
to justify the belief that the democratic
nominee, Geo. +. Cole, is elected by small
majority. There are many reasons assigned
for the defeat of the Union candidate, Mr.
Raynor. The course Of the Secretary of the
Treasury in keeping in Office his friend Victor
Smith. Ly a very ingenious stroke Of diploma
cy, after the President had determined upon
his removal and the appointment of Mr.. Fred
A. Wilson, greatly embarrassed the canvass
Add to this the unfortunate endorsement Of
Mr.. Coles loyalty by the Oregonia", and ii
is hardly necessary to look further for causes
Of our defeat. These, together, would have
defeated any man in the Territory.
A knowledge of these influences dampened
t,s ardor Of prominent Union men at the very
commencement of the canvass. The hope
then was that the patriotism Of our people
would prove strong enough to resist the inau'
ence Of what they justly regarded as an unmit'
igatsd outrage upon their rights and interests
We are now satisfied that but for the course Of
the Oregoxian Mr.. Rayuor would have been
elected.
1t appears there was settled determine
ton on the part Of Secretary Chase and his
Special Agent Brown to embarass the friends
Of tho Administration in this Territory. and, if
possible, defeat their candidate for Delegate /;
and to render this result more certain, an old
proclamation of the President, viii III had been
permitted to remain imperative for nearly a
year, aud which was never intended to be ell
forced on this coast, was revived and enforced
in this Territory few weeks before the cleo.
ton, the effect of which was to cut us off from
tho only market for our principal articles of
export.
We do not regard the election Of Mr.. Cole
as any evidence that majority Of our people
sympathize with the anti Administration, anti
war party. and we hope the opinion expressed
Of him by the Oregonian may prove true, that
when.he arrives at Washington. if not before,
he will publicly disavow all sympathy with
the vallandigham-peace- Democracy. who have
elected him, and identify himself with the
Union organization by yielding cordial sup
port to the measures of the Administration
which are designed for the suppression Of the
rebellion. and the ultimate removal from our
midst of that old element of discord which lies
At it's foundation. and which will prove hereaf-
ter barrier to that unity Of feeling and inter-
est 80 necessary to the future peace and har-
mony ofthe Union. There ia now no medium
ground for him to occupy. He must be for
" aga;xst the prosecution Of the war for or
aea;ixss the measures Of the Administration.
If be shall adopt the former course. there will
be less reason to regrst his election. and if he
shall. on reaching Washington. faithfully rep
resent the Union sentiment. and zealously ad.
vocats our material interests. regardless Of par
tizan bias or geographical localities, he will re-
ceive our cordial support.
The fact that we have elected majority Of
unconditional Union men to the Territorial
Legislature, many Of whom are from counties
which gave majorities for Cole. proves that
We have largo Union majority in the Terri
tory; and Notwithstanding our embarassments.
IL the convention had been formed differently,
the Union candidate, Mr.. Raynor. would have
been elected. But no good will result from
grisving over errors of the past. We only re-
fer to them now that we may avoid similar
ones hereafter. There should be no dissen-
tons among us US. nor should there be any
.iuvidious references to the past. Agreeing as
we do upon the great questions at issue before
the country, it behooves us to unite as one
nan, and oppose bold front against all trait
- and al sympathisers with treason.