, 1864-09-19
RIOS Pc CTU S
WASHINGTON DEMOCRAT.
(Ehdorsed by the DemoeratIe Central Com
miItee Of the TerFItory.)

The undersigned proposes to publish a
weekly newspaper at the Ca ,iial Of Washing
ton Territory, TO be styled "TnE WAsmlSGI0N
DENOcRAT;" the first number to be issued on
or about the first Of November next, or as sOon
as 600 subscribers are obtained therefor. Said
newspaper will be printed with new type, upon
q "dOuble medium" sheet, containing tIrsnfy
eight columns Of reading matter, or twice the
amount Of some and three times the amount Of
other newspapers in the Territory, and filled
whh the latest dispatches from the East, foreign
and domestic intelligence, market and marine
reports, local news items, agricultural, mecban-
ical and scientific knowledge, correspondence
from several important cities on the Atlantic
coast, aud also from differert sections on the
Pacific slope, including the mines Of Idaho and
British Columbia, choice selections Of litera-
turc, and in fact everything calculated tointer.
est, instruct or benefit the moral, social and
political privileges Of the people OF Washington
Territory.
The WAsHISGToS DEMOCRAT will be devoted
to the dissemination Of pure old time Deinoc.
racy,"-the advocate Of just principles founded
upon strict adherence to Constitutional rights
aud due appreciation Of liberty regu'atcd by
aw,-uneOnddionGily Union in sentinent.tm-
chdRgedbte in purpose, and uncomfortable by the
behests Of any corrupt sectional faction or self
created satrap. Standing upon the broad
platform Of civil liberty aud equality, We shall
unfurl our banner TO the breezc, inscribed
thereon, in letters Of living light: "LIBEKTY
OP CONSCIENCE, FREEDOM OF eHOUGnT, AND
PURITY OF rue BALLoT.Box" This shall be
onr motto and Inv the h,ln of God and onr
own un,irino devotion. wr shall maintain II as
long a. we arc able 10 w;eld 4 men or an arm 10
strike in ia defense we want no bca,;nc
around the hush hut a frat,k manly omen
ayowaI of uri, cinirs and n souare honest A..
claration of them bcGore the p.o,,le. If We
cannot triumnb bv such a coursr we will Al
least have dome our whole duty and preserved
our seIc.rpsncct We VET Malay. in ,ha c.nac.
INV of the npo,le for scle.coyernmen, and in
tie United States The ncopIe control The GOV.
ernmenttbeU oye a.. srror of IN ,,oIt;eoI oolre,-
hence If onr brI;rT 4 NOT founded in error-ii
The pconle arc canahlo Of scIc.oovernment-
thew harp srfir;eut in,rll;opnce snd honesty of
purpose 10 make correct and iust decisions on
IN nphl;c oues,;onr ,,her 6,;.Ir rr.ser,ed c,r
,heIr @ cors;ssrs,on We LnoT ,bs psss oso5 have
been deceived. grossly misled. by the wal. howl.
ing fanatics who now have control of our ma.
,onaI affairs. bringing tlesoIation and confusion
bordering on chaos and min. to the Union Of our
fathers. and unless a change Of Administrative
policy Is soon madc--unl, ss The pcople rise in
their majesty and assert their mower in the re-.
moyal and overthrow Of bad men and their vic.
lent measures. the government cannot be per.
petuatedt Il must a,ssurrdlv fall. for no mower
on earth can pin together by bayone,s such a
government as this. Therefor. let us cali upon
the people 10 ,,a,lse and reflect let as urge them
To return to first princinles ior IL thew would
preserve republican institutions in this land: If
ihey would beoueath liberty to their children !;
II they would save the Union Of our fathers. they
must awake. and that speedily. to the dangers
that surround the n. To this end the WASH.
Ixeros DRxocRAr will he earnestly devoted. by
the ,lse of MI honorable means within It's mower
to secure the triumph Of the Iundamcn,ai prin.
eiples of eoual rights. eoual Justice. curSerya.
tive politv and democvatic priyileces as enun.
ciated bv Jefferson and Madison. endorsed by
Jackson Clav. and Polk. and recently reiter.
ated by the Chicago Convention which has
nominated for Chief Magistrate GEORGE b. Nc.
CLELLAS.
DEMOCRATS OF WASHINGTON TER.
RITORYf An opoortunitv Il now presented
70 Won To show vour faith bv vour works. =
Do yor, want substantial. GaithfiIl and reliable
home newspanerP Do you want 4 respectablc.
influential ana effective journal to advocate
your earse before Inc peonjeY In 4 word. do
Won want true. positive and real Democratic
newsuancrf we propose 10 give YOU such a
papcr: but in order to do 50 we must haze fhe
mGteTidl aid We cannot and will not attempt
the enterprise without such aid. The publica
ton Of such newspaper as we propose, land
We would not engage in anything les) will be
attended with considerable outlay and much
expense; the price Of oil kinds Of printing ma.
terial on this Coast is now very high and still
rising, and nothing can be bnught except the
cash accompanies the order; therefore We must