Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1863-09-05

Dictated by law he has the honesty and firm
ness to discharge it faithfully, regardless Of
the threats or earnings of those who are inca
pable of doing justice to this Administration
or any of its subordinate officers.
PEAcE.-T'he organs of rebeldom are not
likely to establish Repatriation for consis
tency. At time when they believed that
Grant, on the Mississippi, aud Meade, in Penn
sylvania, were defeated, they were excessive
" chvalric. and had not word to say about
"peace." Now, however, that their strong
holds are everywhere slipping away from
them, and they are literally reduced to the
"last ditch" they send upa cry of despair
and their aiders and abettcrs have much to
say of the "horors of war" and the beauties
of peace are expatiated upon. The aaim~s
of these traitors is readily understood. They
are in favor of war, stern and unrelenting,
So long as it makes in favor Of the rebellion,
but the moment the tables are turned, and
victory perches upon the Union banners, they
undergo sudden change and come forth
Jealous advocates of peace. When wolves
and hyenas conceal their claws, it BODIES no
good for the more peaceable inhabitants of
the forest, and so too, when the authors of
the war attempt to play the rule of peace
makers, it is fair to infer that they desire to
gain time in which to prepare for another and
more fatal spring. So too, with the rebel
conspirators-an armstice to them just now,
would be God-send, the end of which would
find them again in fighting trim. There need
be no fear that the Administration will listen
to this twaddle about peace. The war will
be prosecuted until the last rebel is disarmed,
and then we shall have firm and lasting
peace.
We copy the above excellent article from
the Dalles iNountaincer of the 2Sth ult In
deed the whole tone and appearance Of the pa
peris greatly improved. We had not received
it of late, and are agreeably surprised to find
in it so able an advocate of the Union cause.
We observe that it in the Same number
commenls the Oregon Statesman for its re-.
versal of opinion in relation to the traitor VAL
landig CHAM, and after tho assertion that there
was not rebel organ in the country that was
more thoroughly committed to Vallandigham
and his cause, says:
"Rccent events. however, seem to have
opened the eyes of our contemporary, and in
the last ISSUE of tho Statesman we have the
clear and explicit admission that the favorite
of the Ohio coprerheads is a traitor. That
paper says that If there were doubt before
his arrest and Punishment, of his traitorous
sympathies, there can be none now 1t is
thus that the arrest and Punishment if this vile
traitor has been productive of good. 1t has
forced him to show his hand, and with his
tratorous sympathies clearly revealed. all
danger of loyal men being deluded into his
support is removed"
We had likewise observed a strange incon-
sistency in the course of the Statesman for the
past few months, and were unable to account
for it until we learned the fact that there had
been change of editors. This satisfactorily
accounted for the "paddling about for the
strongest current" and the publication of Ii
bellous charges against Government officials,
over anonymous signatures. Till the previ-
Gus change of editors, the Statesman was pro-
verbal for its bold and consistent course. 1t
certainly was never justly charged with regu-
lating its opinions with reference to the popu-
lar preudiccs Of the times.
We are pleased to notice unmistakable ev-
idence of the return of the former editor to his
post, and We presume that nought will here
after appear in the Statesman which will fur
nish just cause of complaint for loyal men.
JUDGES BY ITsELF.-Thc Orcgonian is
now congratulating itself upon the prospect Of
quarrel between the STANDARD and the Or
cgon Argus. If the Orcgonian is disposed
to make every difference of opinion between
itself and its party contemporaries tho grounds
Of personal quarrel, it has no right to
conclude that we will adopt its selfish, mar.
row-,ninded policy. and turn aside from the
great cause in which we profess to be mutually
engaged, to vilify and SANDER those who have
been more fortunate than themselves in oh.
tanning Executive favor. We do not always
expect to agree with the Argus upon subjects
of minor importance, but as long as it contin.
ues to be tue able and Jealous advocate of the
great cause of republican liberty and the res
toration of the Union, nothing will be likely
to disturb our personal and political harmony.
So far as we know, there has been no disturb
ance of the amicable relations which have ex-
listed between us, and it is not likely that it
will be possible for that selfish, vindctive
mischief-maker Of the Oregosian to make one.
u Il L.