Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-09-03
[From the Oregon Ssstesman.l
"DeuoeratS."

"DenoeratS"
The "Democraiic party" of the present
day Is divided into three classes" peace, -
"war." and "radical" The three classes
differ from each other in some respects. and
are alike in many. Each has its favoriie can
didate for the Presidency; but efforts are being
made by some Of their leading organs TO bring
about a coalition. The peace party favor VAL
landigham; the war party. Mcclellan; and
the radicals, Fremont. The New York
Ners defines its position as fellows:
ave have received the following commu-
nieation:
READING. Pa. May 10. 1864.
To- editor ofhe New York News:
The Peace men of this vicinity want to
know if the Daily News will support War
Democrat for the Presidency.
PEACE DEMOCRAT
We are surprised that Peace Democrat
should have asked such a question. He
surely cannot be familiar with the columns of
the Daily Nems. We have attempted to rem
der our position upon that point as plain and
uncquivocal as possible. The Ne,cs will sup
port for the Presidency none bat a thorough
and unmistakable Peace man. We have rea-
son to hope that. in view Of the rapidly in
creasing strength of the Peace element, the
Democracy will nominate a candidate upon the
Peace platform. Should they not do so, the
News will be identified with no candidate for
the Presidency. We have stated in recent
article that we know no distinction between a
War Democrat and the most rabid, reckless
and incorrigiblc abolitionists."
1t hopes peace man will be nominated, but
if such is not the case, it "will be identified
with no candidate" thus covertly assisting
Fremont.
The Brooklyn IN. W Eagle. War Demo-
crat, speaks in this wise &:
at may be said that nothing stands in the
way of a Union of the Fremont and Demo-
cratic parties, except the fear Of the latter to
unite with Fremont in his warfare against the
institution of slavery. We care nothing fer
slavery. We leave it where the Constitution
leaves it--wherc the Contribution found it,"
Next the New Nation, the New York Frc-
mont organ, chimes in as follows:
"There is so little difference between this
(tho Radical Democratic party) and the Dem
ocratic party, that it would be easy to adopt
common ticket, which would sweep every
thing before it. Such step would be of iu-
terest to the Democratic party, if it would no:
semain four years longer in the background
If these are not direct offers of marriage,
they certainly sound very coquettish. But
the worst is yet to come. Wendell Phillips
speaks. How does the following sound from
the Great Mogul Of American Abolitionism?
In letter to the Now York Independent, he
says. ....
"You dread a union between Cleveland
and the Democrats. / should welcome it.
Unless some union takes place among the op-
ponents Of the Administration, have little ex
pectation that the North wll finally succeed,
except on basis We rse than defeat"
But decidedly the richest thing Phillips gets
off, and that which looks the most like d.
rect offer Of coalition, is the manner in which
he abuses the Administration for delivering
to the Spanish authorities the slave trader,
Arguelles. The circumstances of the case
were about ae follows:
Arguelles, Spanish governor Of Colon,
siezed over thousand slaves, whom some
Cuban planter had purchased from slaver,
and instead Of restoring them to freedom, as
the rules of his government require. re!sold
them into slavery, pocketed the proceeds. and
few to New York, where be was arrested by
the Marshal and delivered to tho Spanish au-
thorities.
The bitterest toppsrhead could not desire
anything more to his liking than the follow
ing extract from the sams letter:
"Tne next merit Of Cleveland is its protest
against the East growing despotism Of an Ad-
ministration which never shows vigor except
against single individuals, and in the qniet
streets of New York and Boston. but 10 cmbe-
cil- and submissive in Tennessee and New
Orleans. If, in the profound peace Of New
York. and without necessity, the President
usurps al tho power Of Congress and the Jn-
dicisrv-as in the Arguelles csse-or wholly
suupr.ssrs the Senate by sending his tool.
Frank p. Blair. To command IN army, without
the shsdov Of . eommiseion. It is time TO ask
where we are. If these things are done in the
err~u TIRE. what msy ws expect IN the drv
Ever since 1854 have dos- what could to
uo;p, ou, the dangerous tcndeacy Of this use
Of d.spotic power. Its necessary use Is
alarming; the moment Il outgoes the street
limits oi that nece siiy, 1t should arouse the
mss, vigil.ns attention and reeake
TIE Cleveland platform eous.ins rrsoiu-
ton ON the same Poin, which advocates the
doctrine ot making our country "an ssylu"
for al kinds of refugees from other nations
sl.vcry-tradrss and pirates not excepted.
Now What can he the meaning of such s~nti-