Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-10-01
SATURDAY MORNING, Get. |. 1861.
The Gazette ana the Proposed Democrat.
ic Organ.

The Gazette and the PROPOSED Democrat
ic Organ.
"The rospcctus of n new paper, to be
published at Olympia, is issued and in circu-
ialion for subscriptions. The ostensible con-
duc:ors of this new enterprise arc L. +.
Hicks & Co.: bat VIC have cogcnt reasons
for believing that its real projectors are Evans.
Mcl.lroy and Enthusiastically and Public
Printers for Washington Territory. That
this nondcscript firm of professcd Union men
and Coppcrhcads, were connecting scheme
to secure the Public Printing among them
selves, and mako the Government furnish a
club to be used to break Its own head, has
been known for two years past, and the pro-
icct is now maturcd and sent out to the pub
lie. 1t will be highly gratifying to the Cop
pclhcads Of Puget Sound, after four years
without an organ, to know that their treason
able doctrines may find vent in the columns
of newspaper, and still more gratifying. that
said paper will owe its existence to funds
extracted, or to be extracted, from tho
U. S. Treasury, TO pay the Coppcrhcad
appointees of Secretary Evans for printing
the funny illusions of last winters Cop
per. cad Legislature The paper is to be
l'tlilotIitlc. VI CouISc, "H'C"' III 'N'S nay
and generation, means Copperhead; and
the peaee-howlnS, ncgro-worshpping De-
mocracy. with the Union apostatcs of the Sec
rctary's stripe in all the towns of tho Sound,
are ignoring their local papers and going
down to their boots after the bottom do
lar to. sustain it. While tho Government
furnishes bludgeons to beat out its own life,
and shallow disguised treason is better patron
lied than uniincling loyalty, what cncour-
agcment has poor Patriotism to hold up it's
head, or attempt to maintain the honor and
integrity of the Union, in Washington Ter
ritory =
since he has been elevated to office to the
present time, we cannot sec that tho Gazette
hos done him injustice in the conclusions
drawn from his official acts. 1t is notori-
Gus fact that he chung to the skirts of the re-
nowncd Gravc-Dgger of the Chickahom-
my" until he was almost buried by him. and
that he accepted Office with his disposition
somewhat soured against the Administration
for ignoring at first his claims to official posi-
ton. His subsequent action is well known
TO the people. lie not only appointeda as Ter
ritorial Printer the very man defeated the
year before as the anti administration candi-
date for that Office and pledged in tho event
Of his election to publish an anti Administra-
ton organ, but he thereby removed from
office Union man, elected by Union votes,
before his term of office had expired. He was
sustained in this proceeding by democratic"
votes, and it was claimed on the floors of the
legislative halls as a Democratic" victory
His confidential friends and advisers were
leading men in the ranks Of tho opposition.
1t is true that few Union men in the House
voted to sustain tho Secretary in his appoint
ment of Mr.. McElroy, but we find these men
voting just the same upon other questions in
volving equally as much Of party test. The
opposition ticket for the offices of Auditor
Treasurer and Librarian was elected by sub
stonially the same vote. The only explain
alton for this course we have ever heard ad.
vanced by these pro!essed Union men was
tina. they had been deceived, or that they bad
been influenced b.. sr Tar'c statements, or (as
was stated ~ one "he risL.a 10 Le,p
up has credit 9th he T.ay-ma,er.''
The request tor the removal Of Mr.. Evans
was based upon his appointment of printer.
and was deemed ample cause by the Pr,si-
dent until Mr.. Evans father int. rceied in his
behalf and obtained a reluctant promise TO
delay action in the matter ier ,l.e time b ing
There were mac rnovenrr.s coanrcisi with
the afiair ard constituting a Part IF the saIa~.
upon which n.Iihsr liz Prcsilc,ss uo- til Jes
PIC are xtM .afOsmrd. The Printer vas en-
baras~sd and dlayed in the psos~cuiioa OF
the wosk. ~ an organized bs5y. the Jr,.i.l-
Ing o.ioer of vhi-h "a IL S>crc.zrv's can.
Gilaie .or li:aicE WheiheE b hiGl-cli aid
81 an ate.is'i ihase gagged IN the s~beu.e
nav be- matter 0; dub. 10 ~O-sc b. prefer
{, D. hind when ;lri- o--r Interests arc not
ius Owed. but IL Is 10, - T. u We have
evidence whiel. ile f-- -',irs Secretary nav
not dresIa 10 H. " .'l.i or teach. and il lie