Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-02-20

a system in which the opinion of the pres
-nt day is checkmatcd by the prcjudiccs Of
::.cn WHO were appointed fifty years ago, and
who are pledged to respect the prcjudiccs Of
men who have been in their graves hum
dred years. That is the meaning of Me Su-
premc Court of the United States. That is
the only hope that Lincoln's project holds
out to you of the validity of the acts OF
Congress, and of his proclamations of Sep
TENDER and January last"
1--WE want platform which the Supreme
Court cannot touch. AS the l1id pro quo
for this war, l want something OF which
know the value to-day, without consulting
Judge Wayne, Judge Grier, Judge fancy,
Judge Clifford or Judge Caron. sccessionists
from the top Of their heads to the s0'es :. OF
their feet
Mr.. Chase also not only comes in for u
castigation because he falls short of the ora
tors high anti-slavcry standard, but his
banking system is assaulted with one of those
comparisons which convince us that Phillips
thinks it worthless without satisfying our
reason why it is so. This looks to mo like
the mere blackguard assault of stump
speaker. who feels called upon to say some
thing against an opponent with whom he may
differ, without knowing what to say.
Speaking of Presidential candidates, he
says:
Mr.. Chase has great merits; he has
done the country great service, and would
like to have him remain where he is, il only
10 see his bank system prove a failure, if it
were only to see that magnificent project Of
pouring the whole bank capital of the Union
into tub without bottom. But if his
claims must come before the people, let them
remember, that upon two occasions the vir-
tue of his anti slavery life was tested and
proved base metal"
would like to have your opinion about
this talk of Wendell Phillips, for the salts
faction of myself and others, who like me,
are earnest supporters of the Administration
and its war policy, without being willing to
subscribe to his or any other abolition dog
mas. UNION.
The following, we presume, is the letter
of the President to which g L Mon" refers:
"My paramount object in this struggle is to the
Union, and not to destroy slavery. If ! could
the Union without freeing slave would do it.
IT, by frecn. some, and leaving other States alone,
would also do it. What do about slavery and the ne
gro race do because believe helps this Union and
what forocar forbcar because do believe it would
not help save the Union shall do less whenever
believe what am doing hurts the cause, and do more
whenever shall believe doing will help the cause
shall to correct whenever they are shown to
be and shall adopt new views fast as they a
pear to be true views.
1t is no violation of editorial confidence to
say that the above communication was writ
ten by gentleman who formerly acted with
the Democratic party, although he has not
seen fit to allude to the fact himself And
we think that there is no unfairncss in say
ing that Union men of that antcccdent, are
quite as apt to select the most ultra Adolf
tion,sts as types of the Republican party.
as the latter arc to fix upon the most venom
Gus Copperheads as fair specimens Of Dcmoc-
racy. 1t is not reasonable to expect, partic-
ularly of the most ultra individuals of either
party, that they can put away at once and
entirely the prcjudiccs which they have en-.
sendcrad against cac! other through life
time of political hostility and warfare, even
when they come to join hands for their own
preservation, on common platform against
common enemy. We have no hcsitancy in
assuming Union and all others concerned to
know our opinion on the subject, that we
do not endorse the views of Wendell Phil
lips any more than he would endorse those of
Nalltndigham. We regard Mr.. Lincoln rs
the orthodox exponent OF the great conserva-
tive Union party, as he was undoubtedly the
sturdy pioneer of the movement, and the
first to follow the example of Abraham of
old, in offering the vitals of that party which
made him what he is as sacrifice upon the
altar of patriotism. Union" in his commu-
nica'ion, has pointed out the wide difference
in the views of President Lincoln and Wen
dell Phillips 50 clearly, that it is unnec-
cssary for us to add a single word on the
subject.
The Marysvillc (Cal) appeal, in review.
ing this same speech at considerable length,
and much in the same spirit with " Union,'
says, among other things, that it only quotes
him "to show that the charge is false. as
made by the Coppcrhcad press, that all the
old Aboiitionists are supporting President
Lincoln and his Administration, because the
war has been prostitutcd to 'abolitionism.
If such is the idea of our Abolition
friends, they may be doomed to disappoint-
ment, as the destruction of slavery is not the
platform Of the Union party. whatever may
be the consequences Of the war. So far as
they may choose to follow the Administra-