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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-04-02

THE TEST OF DEVOTION TO THE UNION.
We have a great DIAL Of ralk about "the
Constitution as it is and the Union as it was"
The phrase is the shibboleth of Democracy,
and though it is uttered with no more idea Of
its meaning than if it was Greek or Hebrew,
we ask those who mouth it so much to read
what Gen. CAN'T, a democrat and secrssion-
ist for while says about it as the watchword
Of political party. We quote from one Of
his recent speeches:
men in this way: "What are you for "I
am for the government" "Do you sustain
the war power of the government 7" swell
-it-ah If you will give me the Com
s,itution as it was, and all that d." Well,
we set him down as no Union man. How
are you going to grt the Union as it was
Do you want the dead negroes brought to
life: Shall the CORY Lat,le-fells give up
their dead! Shall these great questions that
have gone down in the vortex Of war be resur.
rected for us to fight over again? Sir, if I
could call from its resting place the Union as
it was-if you mean the negroes by that-I
would not do it. Loud nppausr.) Why
do you make this point, and say you want the
Union rs it was You know you nre going
to get the Union as It was, but you won't. get
the negroes in the Union-,ha. is all; and
why don't you make clean sweep Of it. and
tell the people. II am for the negroes"
When you say the Union as it was, you
don't mean that; You mran that you want
the negroes. will tell you just what yoq
mean. You expect that the government will
be restored, and that yon will be able to build
up another great party upon negro slavery that
will reach over the Moth and the South but
you cannot get that; you cannot fool South
ern mea with that: the time has gone by;
and the politicians who attempts it will 60
under. We are going to break up the party
questions. We are for blending this great
nation together, to stand as ons government,
letting other issues rise hereafter, as events
shall call forth. Let parties and platforms
and politicians 60 down; but oil! my ped
pie! keep the flag Of your country always
erect, aud the Union and the Constitution
will stand. cloud applause.) "L
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-04-02

- The latest Paris bit Of madness is thu
proposal to light the city from suspended
balloons.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-04-02

ExPREssrvE.-A "d,wn-rast' paper tells
Of hall that was lighted with the smiles flair
women and kerosene lamps.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-04-02
[PrBL1c REsoLrr1ox-No. 81

FCBLIC NESOLCTIUN-NU. D.
JorNr RESOLUTION to continue the Bounties hereto.
paid. -
Beitresolred6y Senate and House oreprssentativss
Qfthe United States Of Amevica IN Congrsss assembke,
That the bountes heretofore paid under regulations
and orders from the War Department. to men enlist
ing in the regular volunteer forces Of the United
States for three years during the war; shall contin
hundred and sixy-our, until the first day of March
next, anything in the act approved December twenty
third eighteen hundred and sixtyhree the contra
ry notwithstanding This resolution to be in force from
and after its passage.
APPROVED, January l3, 1863
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-04-02

PRECocioUs.-Thpre is person in this
city who enjoys to-day his eighth birthday.
yet is married and has several children. He
is fine mathematician, CAN solve you any
problem in Davies Algebra. is an excellent
linguist, reads Latin, Grsrk and Hebrew, and
is not unfamiliar with modern languages. He
writes a pleasant address. and even sermons
that he turns off have been pronounced excel
lent. Curious as this CASE may seem. it is
literally true. We do not claim it as wo,,-
derful character Of our climate. for the person
referred to had seen hs seventh birthday be.
fore coming to Calitoruia.-S. F. Bulletin,
February goth.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-04-02

RESIST RIDiCrLE.-' know Of no p'inci-
pie which it is Of more impor ancc TO fix in
the minds of young peopl, than that Of the
most d.tcrm ned rrsis ance to the rncroacl
mcnts of ridiculr. Give not up {, the world
nor tn the ridcul. with whic!, tn world en-
forces its dominion over every triIl.ns qurs.
tion Of manner and appearance. Learn from
the earliest days to insure your principles
against the prris Of ridiculc. If you think it
right to differ from the times. and make a
stand for any valuable point OF morals, do it.,
however rustic, however antiQua.ed. however
pedantic it may appear; do it. not for inso-
lence, but seriously and grandly, as man
who wears soul of his own in his bosom.
and does not wait till it shall be brcaihed into
him by the breath of fashion. Let men call
you mean, If yon know you are just; hypo-
critical, if yon are honestly religious; pus:l-
luminous, if You feel that you ar. firm. Re.
sistancc soon converts unprincpled wit into
sincere respect and no after time can tear
from you those feelings which every man car.
ries within him who has made noble and
successful cxrrton in a virtuous cause"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-04-02

LABOR WE'LL PAID.-Thrre is no country
in thu world where labor is so we'll paid as in
the United States at the present tim The
demand for skilled labor is SO great as in n
measure to defeat the requirements Of the ar
mics in the field, and a competition arises be-
tween the employers and the Government for
the possession Of this labor. States and cities.
to induce volunteering to raise their required
quota, have to increase the amount Of the
bounties, and employers, to retain their men.
have TO add to the rmount of their wages.
These high prices and bounties are, however,
not only attracting large numbers Of emf
grants from Europe, but the British Provinces
are sending quite large portion Of their la
boring population to this country. In the
army Or in the workshop, they will find their
services adequately paid.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-04-02
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lay ct General Mcclellan, who buried the
golden opportunity in swamp. with thou
sands Of Union soldiers to make glorious it's
grave.
but these are envlous opponents of Presi-
dental candidate, who are answered by the
plain fact that General Mcclellan could not
control the Government aud take Richmond
at the same time. They are reminded that
General Mcclellan has said that the Secrc.
larry of War did his best to ruin the army,
and must BE- convicted on the assertion Of a
man smarting over dcf+at. And uselessly
viii they answer that Mr.. Stanton reinforced
that army till it ex:elled in numbers the
largest army ever known OH this continent.
and equipped it as no other American army
ever was equipped. 1t makes no diff-renc.
what they rrply-it is all Jealousy of a Presi.
drntial candidate. At Chicago. next July,
when the anniversary of McCl-lIan's defeat
is celebrated by Copprrh-ad Convention,
We shall be again told that Mr.. Starton did
his best to ruin the Army of the Potomac,
and we do not believe that one man will be-
found in that Convention to stand up and
say thai General Mcclellan did his worst to
save it. Yet sone millions of tho Generals
coun,rymen are saying this to-day.
.s.---
SHERMAN AND COLFAX.-At the Wing
Convention held in Philadelphia in lS4S,
two young gentlcmenappcared as delegates
from two Democratic districts in adjoining
States; and in 1852 they again appeared rs
delegates to Wing National Convention.
A delegate arose and said that young friend
of his was present from district so strong
lv Democratic that h. could never expect to
get an Office of any kind at homr and he
would. therefore, nominate rs Secretary of
tn. Convention John Sherman OF Ohio
Another dcleg ,te said that healso had young
friend present as a delegate fom another
strong Democratic district, where he could
never hope. for II home office, and he there
fore nominated Schuyler Coltax Of Indiana as
Assistant Secretary. Two Years passed
away, the in"ipient steps oi the conspiracy
against the Union had been taken by the
l.v,. lords. and in these two old Dem 'cratic
dis ric,s OF Obi, and Inliana. john Sherman
and Schuyler C"lf,x were elected to Congress, S,
and on til. first Mn lay If Drccmb r. 1855,
they took their seats IN The House Of Repre-
srnta ives. -Four years ago Sherman was
put in nomination for tn" Spakrrslip of the
House by the R.pub.ica but withdrew
and Pennington was elected. In March.
1861. he was elected to the United States
Senate. in plac. Of Chase. who resigned to
take the place Of Secrrt,ry Of til" Treasury.
Colfay continued i" the House and is now its
Speaker. These two fortunate and successful
gentlemen were born in the same year, one
in March, the other in May. They have
both achieved an enviable reputation and an
honorrd name; one starting in life as an en-
yinecr on the Ohio canal and the other as a
printcr.-N Y Erening Post.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-04-02

TO Mr. Def. JAWS, Esq, Richmond, V
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-04-02

The Richmond Wing Of January 29th
publishes the following Letter from Three
Good Little Boys" in which, under cover Of
a facetious style. the desperation of the rebel
army is disclosed, and the Government is
condemned for its inefaciency and retention
Of incompetent agents:
ns-r
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-11-04

ell success make his chances any bet
ter? The course of his most ardent
supporters seems to Indicate that il
would-declare it beyond cavil.-
This being FACT, can any man who
is not wholly lost to the first and
best interests Of the country, assist
by his vote the election of such Q
candidate Who is the most worth,
of support, Abraham Lincoln, the
probabilities of whose election arc
increased by Union victories, or G leo
b. Mcclellan, the possibilities orwhosc
election are increased by rebel vic.
tories.
Voters Of Hancock next Tuesday
is the day on which you will show
whom you prefer to have rule over
you. Choose ye between them.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-11-04
POSSIBLE.

"The very witnesses by which such
a conspiracy could be proved, if it
existed,,as charged, would stand be-
fore the court as pevu ed scoundyeiS
before they could testify to such a
fact This of itself would be enough
to brand all such testimony as william
Gus and unworthy of belief. AM the
whole scheme, concoctors and all,
with the blacklist infamy."--Cur.
All! but would it2 Perjured
scoundrels," are they3 Is j. j.
Bingham a perjured scoundrel, and
does he not more than substantiate
all previous testimony in regard to
the Indiana reasonable conspiracy 7
Squirm, wriggle, prevaricate, LIE
on. editors of the Courier, the people
will get at tide truth in spite of you.
Please tell them, AFTER the election,
how much you knew of The conspira-
cy from the start, and how far it is
possible to implicate you in the mat
ter. How is it ? are you in any way
connected with il?
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-11-04

to the President Of the United States,
Now, therefore, be it known that +,
A Abraham Lincoln, President of the
United States, is accordance with the
duty imposed upon me by the Act OF
Congress aforesaid, do hereby declare
and proclaim that the said State of
Nevada is admitted into the Union on
an equal footing with the original
States.
In witness whereof have hereuuto
set my hand and caused the seal Of
the United States to be Affixed
Done at the city of Washington,
this 3lst day of October, in the
year of our Lord 1864, and of the
Independence of the United States
the S9th.
(Signed) ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
BY the President. ,.
WM. II. SEWARD, Secretary Of State.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-11-04
REMEMBER!

That the Chicago Platform de
clares that the war has been a
failure-utterly ignoring the fact
that we have taken from the rcb-
els two thirds of the territory
they had in their possession.
That it demands an immediate
stoppage of the war aud declares
in favor of peace, right in the
face of the declarations of Jeff
Davis and other prominent rebels
that they will accept no terms OF
peace, except those based upon
the recognitio" Of the Confeder-
acy.
That while it professedly ex-
tends its sympathy to the soldiers,
its most ardent supporters, urged
Oh by Governor of New York, are
endeavoring to cheat them out OF
their free will in voting.
That little Mac is squarely upon
this platform.
That in voting for him you vote
for the reasonable principles of
that platform and sustain the New
York ballot box suffers.
CAN YOU DOT?
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-11-04
Union men, be dill
igent, straight for
ward and firm; al
low no frauds to be
committed.
Is 1T RIGHT !-CAN AND WILL
YOU SUSTAIN THEN!

1t is noticeable fact, and one that
does and should attract the attention
of every honest man, that for more
than q year the copperhead leaders
and press have as far as possible en-
deavored to make all the Union sue
cesses in the field appear rather as
defeats; while, on the other hand,
every trifing rebel success has been
magnlfed into an irreparable disas-
ter to the Union cause. In their
speeches, the leaders took delight in
disparaging the bravery of onr
troops and contrasting them with
the rebel troops in a manner not at
all flattering to the former; in eulo.
.gizing the bravery and good gener-
alship of rebel generals, and detract-
ing from that of Union generals
The press has followed in nearly the
same track, except varying as an
election approached In case of a
battle, where the Unionists gained
a great victory, they would give the
darkest possible account of it, and
editorially, instead of gloriiying oven
it, would paint a vivid picture of the
horrors OF war and it's desolating eff.
fects upon the country; the impossi.
bility of conquering the South and
their inexhaustable resources anG
the wickedness Of the war generally
throwing cold water upon the whole
affair. r.
Since the Chicago Convention the
coppeahead leaders and papers hav,
wholly discarded the war news whicl
makes the hearts of Union men warn
within them. Many of the papers
Twill not publish it at all. Others
publish it, but try to make it out al
uselessly butchering our men. Why
lis this ? Does the success of the ar
mies, engaged in war for the resto
ration OF the Union, hurt the chances
|of McClellan's election2 Wonld ,
Union defeat and consequently reb
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-11-04
Union men!go ear
ly to the polls next
Tuesday, and stay till
the last vote is in.
THE GREAT COPPERHEAD CON.
sPlRAtY IN INDIANA-CONFEs-
SION OF BINGHAM.

In another part of to-day's papel
we publish the evidence of j. j
bingham, the editor of the Indian,
State Sentinel, the organ of the Dem
ocratic party of Indiana. This maj
Bingham was arrested on the sam,
charges that were preferred agains
Dodd, and the fear of the halter wa.
all that forced the scoCndrel to turr
States evidence.
We ask every man in HancocI
County to read his testimony care
fully. 1t cannot be SAID that this /,
"Abolition swearing" for Bingham
Is one of the leaders of the Demo
cratic party-the editor of its organ
for that State.
What gulf of infamy is here ex.
posed. Look at it: A band Of men
smong them candidates for the high
est Offices in the gift of the people o.
great State, coolly and deliberate
ly plotting the murder of Governor
the overthrow of State Government
the bringing of war against the gen
eral Govemment-the raising of civ,
il war /! Think of it--ponder over
it. Can any man, who has spark
OF love for his countrywide has any
regard for the good of society-who
has even care for his own life and
property, act a moment longer with
aparty who maintains, supports and
votes for such blood thirsty Williams {?
But for the timely discovery of their
plots, Indiana and Ohio would to day
have been the theatre of civil war.
Neighbor would have been murder
ing neighbor-arson and murder,
hand in hand, would have swept these
fair States, leaving nothing but ruin
III their path. Hood, with his VIC
t)rious army would have been north
OF the Ohio, preying upon a people
at war with themselves. The mind
shudders at the horrible picture.
Read it Democrats, and say wheth
er you are willing to act with the
men who are morally guilty of these
things. Read it, and decide wheth
or you are willing to vote for theil
sccomplices.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-11-04
UNION WEN

Do your duty next Tuesday. Use
no violence allow no violence to be
done. You do not belong to party
that believes in browbcating and
abuse; leave that to the opposition,
who glory in it.
If any fail to come to vote through
carelessness or inability, dispatch
Immediately some Que 10 bring them
Organize regular club to bring out
such.
Waste no time on those who are
known to be at heart secessionists /;
but those who want to vote right, but
have been lead amiss, to them point
out the reasonable leanings of the
copperhead leaders, the inconsistent
cy Of the party, the declarations of
JEFF Davis and his friends, the i'm
possibility of q lasting peace except
upon the rebels throwing down their
arms and returning to their allegiance,
the cold blooded conspiracy of the
Indiana Sons OF Liberty, the infa-
nous New York soldiers voting
frauds, etc, etc.
Be on your guard against illegal
voting. Yon know with whom you
have TO deal. A party that will use
dead soldiers names to further the
election of its candidate, you may
depend will stop at nothing. BE
wATCHFUL.
Do not lose sight Of the ballot box
till the last vote is in and counted.
Union Men! do SIMPLY your duty,
but do it thoroughly, and all will be
we'll. Then come out and rejoice
over our victory-the election of
Abraham LincOu!
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-11-04
GREAT CONSPIRACY AGAINST
THE UNION.

The report Of Judge. Advocat,
General Holt, shows that the Dem
ocratic leaders, the traitor Vallan
digham at their head, organized nj
oath bound conspiracy in at leas
fifteen States, with the following OBJ
ljects in view:
1st. To incite soldiers to desert
from the armies, and to harbor and
protect deserters.
Cd. To discourage enlistments and
to resist the. draft.
3D.. To circulate disloyal and trea
sonable publications.
4th. To communicate with and i'm
part intelligence to the enemy.
5th. To aid the enemy by recruit.
ing for them, or assisting them to re
cruit within our lines.
9th. To furnish the enemy with
munitions Oh war
7th. To co operate with the rebels
in their invasions of loyal States,
sth. TO destroy the military stores
and property of the Federal Govern
ment.
9th. To assissinate, and get out OF
the way, Union citizens obnoxious
for their zeal, and Union soldiers and
Government employees.
10th. To persecute and suppress,
or drive off, Union citizens, and de l..
stroy their property.
11th. To establish a North. Western
Confederacy of States, to be torn by
force ofarms from the Federal Union.
These facts have been obtained
from a variety of trust worthy sour
ces, and and principally from mem
bers of the conspirators. The report
makes nearly ten colums of our paper,
and we regret that its length forbids
our publishing it. No man, after
reading it, who loves his country and
his fellow man, would touch the pres
ent Democratic party with ten foot
pole.
Read the testimony Of j. j. Bing-
ham. 1t fully proves Judge Holt's
statement in at least one State.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-11-04
A Wall Over EnrIi,s Defeat.

What humiliation has attended on
cause in that Valley made gloriousl,
historical by the lamented Jackson
From Lynchburg to Harper's Ferry
from the Ridge to the Alleghanies
where victory and honor and glor,
once shed their charming blessing.
over our cause, there now hangs til,
gloomy cloud of defeat, disgrace anC
decentralization. IL is often said will
a sigh, "The news from the Vale,
is not so bad as we expected" Wha
was expected that could have beer
worse than the shameful defeat into
which q victory was turned, not by
the Gene ralship of Sheridan, not by
the valor of his infantry, not by the
charge OF his cavalry, but by the un,
nacconntable but not less shameful
and disgraceful panic of our own
troops.
The well-known bravery of these
troops forbid the suspicion that fear
caused this disgraceful fight and
abandonment of artillery. Such a sup
position is refuted by the fact that
they had but few hours before won
great and splendid victory. 1t will
not do to say the cavalry gave way;
for all accounts agree that the infantry
abandoned the artillery. What caus-
ed this panic2 Our men went into
action well enough; they fought brave
ly and gallantly; victory attended
their efforts and encouraged them to
push on; all won't well, booauso the
enemy was flying before them. But
the moment they saw new disposi-
ton on the part Of the foe, the first
check received, they halted, turned,
fed, from victorious army, in the
twinkling of an eye, they were routed,
demoralized.
There is no propriety in making
excuses and plastering over with soft
and honeyed phrases this most in
famous defeat. To say that our men
lost their victory by stopping to plum
der captured camps Is an excuse more
disgraceful than defeat. After foul
years of war, the discipline that can
not prevent plundering straggler
from throwing away the gathered
fruits of hard fought battle is Grim
inally defective. The officers tha
cannot restrain their men from plum
dering and keep them in the rank
are noC fit to command.
A change of commanders is de
manded in the Valley. Gen. Earl.
has done the best he could, we hav
no doubt; but his mode Of fighting /
too expensive, in artillery at least.
1, When brave and experienced troop
break and retreat, as our troops hay
repeatedly done under Gen Early,
Is because they do not feel that th
head that directs them is competer
to provide tor the exigency that
upon them. This panic can be eA
planned in no other way.-t Riehmon
j Enquirer Oct. rs. ~ @ s7
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-11-04
BEW ARE OF FRAUDS,

VIC caution Union men to bewar,
of frauds in tickets. Use great caro-
The Democrats will probably prepare
tickets headed with the name OF
Abraham Lincoln, but having the
Copperhcad Electoral Ticket under.
meath. To vote such a ticket would
be voting for Mcclellan, as you do
not vote for President directly, but
through the Electors. Compare
your ticket carefully with genuine
one, be sure it Is right and then vote
it. Below is the right ticket, as fur.
nished by the State Union Committee.
Cut 1t out for comparison.