Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-06-04
The Canvass in this County.

in which he very clearly deflncd his posltlon
upon the condition of the war, the slavery
question, and the rights Of the rebels under
the Constitution. The substance Of his argu-
ment was, that the rebels had forfeited all
their rights by their voluntary withdrawal
from the Union, and that when the rebel
States saw proper to return they had his con-
sent TO do so, on condition hat slavery should
be forever abolished. 1t having been the
cause of the rebellion, he insisted that it must
BE- removed before a permanent Union could
be secured. He said that he endorsed most
cordially all the measures Of the Administra-
ton which had been adopted for the sup.
preston of tho rebellion, and was in favor Of
prosecuting the war as long as there was a
rebel in arms against the Government.
When. however, they should ground their
arms, he would be in favor of granting them
as liberal terms as would be compatible
with the permanent peace and safety of the
Union. He concluded by abiding to laws
which he deemed advisable to have rcmOdeled,
and promised if elected to do all in his power
for the promotion Of the interests of his con-
| s:ituents.
Mr.. Longmire followed Mr.. Ruddle by say
ing that he was for restoring tho Union as
it was" and indicated very clearly that he
was in favor of restoring slavery with the
Union, the same as if no rebellion had oc-
Cured. He gave free expression to his op-
position to all the prominent measures OF the
Administration, but claimed to be in favor of
prosecuting the war. On the whole, he made
q very creditablc Coppcrhead speech, and
should lie be elected, lie will, no doubt, like
his d" Democratic" friends in the last Legisla-
ture, record his name against all propositions
that have for their object the encouragement
of our soldiers in tho field by an endorse
ment Of the war measures of tho Administra-
ton. If there were no political principles in
volved in the present contest, there would be
nothing serious to apprehend from the election
of Mr.. Longmire, or either of his Demo
cratic colleagues. SO far as our local inter
ests are concerned, VIC believe they would
honestly and faithfully represent them.
Mr.. Crosby followed Mr.. Longmirc in a
brief speech. He endorsed the Union rcsolu-
tons adopted by the convention which nom
mated him. lie said that the people of this
county had known him for the last thirteen
years, and that if elected he would again serve
Al.-.. A A., l,o,k f Ii, o1t1skv Hn oIocn1
by saying that he had carried the old Stars
and Stripes into all parts of tho world. and
that he had always pointed to it in foreign
lands with exultation and pride, as the en-
blem of freedom and equality. That lie was
prepared to make any sacrifice to sustain it
and to have it wave once more over the States
in rebellion.
Gen. Tilton said that he was not accus-
toned to public speaking, but would not hes
itate to express his position upon the ques-
lions at issue before the country. 1t rescm!
bled so much that of his colleague that no ono
present could doubt but it was cast in
in the same democratic" mould. lilo very
emphatically declared that he was for the
Union as it was and the Constitution as it is.
The rhetoric of the speech was creditablc, and
nothing that he said was particularly objcc-
tionable. His speech was far more remarka-
bic for what lie did not say. He carefully
avoided abiding to views he expressed some
time ago, and very wisely too, for a reitera-
ton of them would not have been very well
calculated to secure votes.
The two other candidates for the Legislature,
Messrs. Rhodes and Young were not present.
Mr.. Rhodes is known to be a reliable Union
man, and SC und upon the question of slavery,
without being too radical. Mr.. Young is un-
derstood to be a consistent peace i" Democrat"
and it is said that he does not hesitate to de-
clare his belief that tho South had a right un-
der the Constitution secode from the Union.
We think that both sets Of candidates do
credit to the respective parties which selected
them to represent their principles. 1t is well
that this is 90, and there will DO no excuse
for voting against any one Of the candidates
for the Legislature on tho ground of personal
unftness. All are gentlemen of standing and
character, identified with the interests of
the county and the Territory, and as legisla-
tors would, in view of our local interests, do
credit to their constituency. The only differ
ence is, that while the Union candidates
pledge their warm and unconditional support
to the Administration in nil its measures for
suppressing the rebellion, the democracy
pyofess to be in favor Of the Government while