Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-06-04
The Cloveu Foot Exuosed.

The Glover Foot Exposed.
The Oregonian of Monday last contains an
editorial from the pen Of that political traitor,
Amory Holbrook, formally withdrawing from
the editorial management of that paper, and
announcing himself as an independent candi.
date for the Legislature, upon a peoples
Ticket" gotten up for the purpose of defeat
ing the Union ticket. 1t is, altogether, as
cool a piece of arrogant, impudent insolence,
as We have ever met with, but his course does
not surprise us in the least. We have time
and again warned the proprietor Of the Ore
gonian that ho was warming into life a polit-
ical viper, who would sting the Union par
ty The moment he fancied it for his interests
to do so-we have, therefore, not much sym.
pathy for him. We only regret that an op.
~poriunity has been afforded him of putting
his nefarious schemes into practice, and jeop-
ardizc, if not ruin the Union cause of Multno-
nah county. We have no apprehension that
his treachcry will seriously injure the Union
candidate for Congress, but it can hardly fail
to disorganize the Union party Of Portland,
and elect the Copperhead ticket.
Every circumstance goes to show that Hol-
brook obtained tho editorial control of the
Orcgoaian for the purpose of betraying its
interests, so far as those interests were idcnti-
fled with the Union party, tho first opportu-
nifty that was presented. lfhc has not sue
ceeded in defeating Mr.. pi;tock for State
Printer, it is because no one was making
tho canvass in opposition, and that it would
be difficult to make Union men believe that
he could be SO base and treacherous, and so
reckless of his own interests as TO have been
in completely with ILolbrook. If lie should,
however, be beaten, it will be a punishment
for his refusal to heed the warnings Of his old
friends, before and after his nomination, to
sever all connection with him, aware rs they
were from observation that he was incapable
of either party fidelity or honesty. 1t will
be some time, VIC predict, before he will again
BIO in position to betray anybody.
DNs lACNN1 . 1hADtN hSs"1S " tuC
fact apparent to those who have joined in the
chorus against the Surveyor General that the
most prominent opposcrs Of that gentleman
have all shown themselves in opposition to
the cause of the Union? Amory Holblook,
the chief of that clan, is now running inoppo-
sition to the regularly nominated Union tick
ct of Multnomah county, nor has his CONVEX
sion been recent, as is proven by his endorse
ment of Mr.. Cole during our late Delegate
election. Mr.. Hicks, who was an associate
of lIolbrook in the conduct Of the Orcgonidn
during the personal war against the Doctor
where is he? The acknowledged leader Of
the Opposition in this county. And where
do Turncy. Victor Smith, and those who sus-
tanned the Grave-Digger of Chickahominy
until the last hour, stand in their support Of
this Administration. We believe that ia few
who have taken sides would reflect a moment
upon this matter, they would hesitate before
they lent further influence to such men as
have made war upon the Surveyor General.
tVe We arc informed that the friends Of
10. Foster in King County, charge us with
classifying the records, in representing him as
voting against the Union resolutions in the
last Legislature. Fortunately the official
Journals were sent to Seattle with the STAND.
ARD last week, and fully confirm tue truth Of
our statement. After failing to evade a d.
rect vote upon the resolutions. by motions to
strike out, lay on tho table, and postpone in
definitely, the ayes and noes were called, the
10 Democats in the House voting against
them and the Is Union men for them.
We are not surprised that Democrats" are
anxious to deceive tho people into the belief
that their Representatives voted for the reso-
~lutions, for the vote shows the hollow-hearted
hypocrisy Of the claim they now set up, OF
being in favor Of ga vigorous prose cution of
tho war;"
~ If the Rev. DR.. Bellows, Of the SAM
tary Commission, knew how his very dear
friend" Armory Holbrook, was now using
the influence he has unwittingly conferred
upon him, we think he would be o little more
sparing of his laudations. 1t cannot be
possible that the Rev. Doctor can desire to
see the Union Candidates in Oregon defeat
ed by their copperhead opponents.
RETuRNED.-H. A. Judson, Esq, re.
turned from California one day last week.
srL, c,v~1ororc of Mr. GaO. w. Corlias and