Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1865-02-11

SiTIniY NoRNING. FEB. II. lsa


3e<reahiAy Aoara1ee.
In the lat WAsHrNerox STANDARD 10
srurril-us srfiri- he.d-d 'Fsr.~il, Govrfn-
or Which ~ I~el obliged TO no'.ee. When
Dr.. H,nr, lfi tar Washington City. via Vic
seia. ~ pnrposely said nothing about il !; nor
did we intend 10 no;ir- 1t. We presume So'h
The Doct.s and the Governor. have an EQUAL
right TO 90 10 Washington or rlsewh.rr. with
out mourning personal abuse or maleyolent
slang. But il seems we were mistaken. The
STANDARD has been for long time preach
ing harmony and Cancellation in the Union
ranks, and at the same time pursuing just
such course as would naturally lead to
contrary result. The article in question is
only one of many, all proving the truth of our
assertion."- Clique Organ. Az INST.
1t will observed from the above that our CO.
temporary pxrpo'ely abstaincd' from "per-
sonal abuse and malevolent slang" when the
Doctor left for Washington. The fair infer
ence to be drawn from the language is that
although he had a desire to abuse DR.. Henry.
discretion finally got the better Of his valor
and his paper had nothing to say. But un-
fortunately this evil spirit which seems at
times much to trouble our friend, was not fully
cast out when it resolved to be forbearing.
Is it more manly or more worthy of SELF
praise to refrain from public avowal Of oppo.
sition and at the same time deal stealthy
etabs in the darkl Is the venom Of ma
lignant tongue less ranccrous than the fluid
which flows from the penl That paper surely
has not forgotten the garbled and perverted
language it attributed to DR.. Henry in pub
lie speech a few months ago. That looked
very much like malevoent personal abuse"
1t may be that " both the Doctor and the
Governor have an equal right to 60 to Wash
ington or elsewhere" but we don't see it.
The cases are not parallel ones, and we deny
being influenced by "malevolent" spirit in
speaking of the Governors hasty exit. The
Doctor obtained leave of absence from the
Department. and his departure did not, as in
case of the Governor, leave important duties
toperform for which he in his Official capacity
was not responsible. 1t is well known that
the Union members Of the Legislature were
compelled to suffer the arbitrary and tyranni.
cal rule of the Copperhead majority in silence,
and place their whole reliance upon united
support of the Governors veto. Had it not
been for this safety-valve to the machine, we
doubt not but that many of the Union repre-
sentatives would have went home long before
the adjournment, disguised with filing posi-
lions in which they could accomplish nothing
for the benefit Of their constituents. and for a
pay which could not by the most rigid econo-
my be made to defray their expenses. The
Governors business appeared to be so urgent
that he could not wait one sccek longer, until
the adjournment. Union members ofthe Leg.
islature have not even been as charitable az us
in criticising this act Of his Exellency. 1t is
true that matters have not resulted as disas-
trously as was anticipated. but the fact is still
none the less apparent, considering the Gov
ernor's oral and sSritten opinion Of the officer
into whose hands he yielded the veto power,
that it was an abandonment of the trust re-
posed in him by the Administration and the
Administration party. Believing that the
general welfare should always supercede and
rise paramount to personal interests. especial
" when the benefits are few and the pay
large, we indited the article which our cptem-
porary with Characteristic BLACKBOARD wisdom.
d-nounces as scurrilous." 1t uses no argu-
ment to controvert our assertions. but indul-
grs in the brainless task Of throwing filth
ssringing together horrible exrletives full Of
sound and fury siguifying nothing"
We did disap2rove the Govrrnors marrow.
partisan view.. and ve still believe sh~y ere
Oppossd to the policy which has b-en and wiIl
be- pursued by the Adniuiss.aiien- weha~-
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