Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1863-04-04

the laws" What is that but overturning or
rather annulling such laws? 1t is no modifi-
cation of the Nervousness, disloyalty and
treason of the crime Of resisting the enforce-
ment of the laws, which the President is try
ing to faithfully execute" that the resistance
is quiet one, not armed and turbulent.
We think that if some who are, perhaps,
honestly endeavoring to shirk duty to the
Government, under the specious plea that the
Administration" alone calls for lis perform
aIice, will think this matter over carefully,
they will find it extremely difficulty to conclude
that they can, at one and the same time sup
port the Government and yet "oppose tho
Administration
"But," rctorts one of those national &" con-
servatives" gentlemen, who never saw good
in anything not redolent of the aroma OF "niS-
gers" and who believe this Government was
formed for 10 other purpose than to guard
and secure the divine right, to buy and sell
these chattels; but have We not always had
and enjoyed the right to oppose admnis'ra-
tions Did anybody say that we did not
have heretofore the right to oppose any law
or any administration that we saw fit :"
Softly, our good friend. These questions of
policy which you have been permitted to
oppose, and which it was your unquestionable
and unchallenged right to oppose, were ques-
tions and issues of minor nature, which be-
ing settled the one way or the other, did not
disturb the public peace, or bear consequences
jeopardizing the public safety. The issue Of
today is vastly different, and is one for which
our nation furnishes 10 precedent. The ship
of State toticrs amid the threatening waves
of civil war. 1t is not certain that she can
ride out the gale in safety. The pilot and
commander charged with the safety of the
craft, directs certain sails to be loospd or
tu,led. We, the crew, only perform our du-
ties by obcying. We are not doing right it
we call convention to overhaul some book
on navigation to see if the orders We're pre-
ciscly right and polite or not. Ercry true
man Dday IS a dcfiader Of tie Hepubf'c, en-
gagged with II common and deadly enemy,
who wars against free principles, free govern
mcnt, liberty, right, God and the bible. JEFF.
set their slaves free. The rebels refused to
take advantage Of this Offer The whole
blame of the emancipation therefore results
with them. Its glory remains with us.
S:rangrst Of all things known in history,
most marvellous of all the hallucinations that
ever possessed the minds of men, these per-
sons seem to think that people Of the nation
should surrender their Government without
struggle; that they were so foolish or SO cor
rupt that at the bidding OF slave despot,
they should surrender country. constitution.
laws, liberty, property, honor, dignity, and
everything that makes life worth possessing.
We look for peace, and earnestly long for its
coming, but it will come when this nation is
fully restored in its sovereign peerless domn-
ion over every rood OF land belonging to it.
Let no man mistake this determination of the
American people. The war will last .jorcrer,
or this will be- done. This is the only hope
of peace Anything c'se could not bring it.
Remove the contest from where it is and it
will rage everywhere cise.--larysriHe Ap-
peal.