Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-05-29

inconsistency That had been made against
him, in accepting nomination from the
Democratic party, after having served
through tho war. He had not sought the
nomination, but in accepting it he had been
guilty of no inconsistency. The present
Radical party was not the Union party un.
der which he had fought. lie then pro.
ccelcd at some length to show that the
Radical party of this day had assumed the
precise grounds that had been held by the
sccc,sionists, and upon which the war had
been fought, and that the Democratic, was
the only true Union party. lie referred in
this connection, to the Crittcndcn Rcsolu.
ton passed by Congress in 1861, and de-
ining the purpose of the war; to be, '.to
defend and maintain the supremacy Of the
Constitution. and to preserve the Union
with all tho dignity, equality. and rights OF
the several States unimparel." l." When the
war had been prosecuted toa successful ter
mination; when the hcrcsy of secession had
been ovcr;hrowm. aud the crring States had
like the proli"al son, signiiiel their willing
ness to return in pentcncc to their .iaty .cn-
vious jealousy of the Phuisca. u, in the
Parable had intervene to mar the feast.
And the fear that the restriction of peace
might place power in new hands and per-
hapS even admit the cyring prodigal to
some crumbs--to some share in the feast
had prevented the restriction of the im-
terruptc relations between the seeding
State. and the Federal Government. Aud
all the proceedings since that time. had
been outside of the Constitution. The
great commoncr. Thad. Stevens, who would
not resort to subtcrfuge, had declared frank
ly, that all of the reconstruction measures
were outside of the Constitution. Tho
Governor here illustrated the proceedings
ofthc Radical party, by the anccdotc of u
French servant. who had propoundel aud
maintained with great zeal some new phil.
osophical theory. His friends represented
to him that it would not work; that it was
in conflict with many authenticated facts.
We'll il that is 50" said the servant, . II
is so much nc worse for ~ facts And 50
with the rcconStructionists. II their meas
urcS conflict with CONSTITUTIONS so mucl,
the worse for the Constitution.
The Governor, in concluding. added to
Mr. Gariicl,lcs prclcnsion OF being for the
'nion. 1t was csya. he said to. be Tor
| nion now; Mr. Gariicldc's fighting had
commenced where his left or This was
something like the fellow whose house was
visited by bear; the husband was Il little
weak knee and when the bear made his
appearance, he swung himself up t, the
/ cross beam, o! the house and left his wife.
in her hour of Sorc>t need" to shift for
herself. The woman. not disposed to
yield the situation sc'zcd an old-f,shioncd
| fire shovel and beat ont the bears brains.
As soon as the fight was ended and the
danger over, the man came down and has
trnr to the nci ghhors, informing them
that " .|H and my wife killed mighty big
bear" The anccdotc applied itself. and
WAS received with great laughter and ap-
phu>c.l
We do not pretend to have done justice
to the Governor, as ourrcport is from menu
ory. Ills remarks were listened to with
great attention throughout and were lrc-
1ucntly interrupted by applause.