Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-12-31
OLYMPIA, SATURDAY MORNING, DEC. 81, 1870
The President and the Senate.

The President and the Senate.
The President, in his Message, charac-
terizes the action Of the Senate in rejecting
the treaty for the acquisition Of St. Dom;n-
60, as "more than folly" This language
certainly admits of but one Interpretation /;
what is more than folly" in official action
can be nothing less than deliberate crime,
implying veuality and corruption; and this
charge is made officially by the President
against coordinate branch of the Govern.
ment the members Of which occupy po-
sition second in dignity and superior in
power to his own, and many Of them lead,
ing members of his own party. On the
other hand, it will be recollected that when
this scheme Of annexation was before the
Senate, it was denounced by some of the
most distinguished Radical Senators as
measure Of private speculation, conceived
in corruption and sought to be consumma.
ted by official bribery, and upon these
grounds it was rejected. 1t has since been
stated as fact by leading Republican pa
pers, that in view Of annexation the imme-
date friends Of the President had secured
and plated the ground for a city, to be
built up by Government patronage, on the
Bay of SANTANA, and among the owners
names marked upon the said plat, appears
the name of tie President for large ard
eligible portion, and the names Of several
Senators, all Jealous supporters Of the
Treaty, appear as the propretors Of other
portions. Whatever merit there may be
in the proposition for annexation so ear
nestly and feelingly advocated by the Pres
ident, the fact that he uses his official po-
eition to forestal action in behalf of cabal
of private spectators in whose gains he is
to have the lions SHARE" stamps upon
1t the mark Of corruption, and brings infa-
my upon the exalted position he occupies
no less than would the establishment Of
the fact Of his personal connection with
the gambling operations Of the "gold
ring" in Wall-street, based upon his off,
cial control over the gold in the United
States Treasury.
1t is one of the most deplorable signs Of
the times, that mutual ordinations involv-
ing personal and public honor. are exchang.
ed between the highest public functionaries
without calling the blush of shame to the
face of every honest citizen. The Presi.
dent by plain inueudo accuses Senators of
his Own party of dishonesty rejecting a
measure recommended by him, and the
accused Senators show by actual facts that
the rejected measure covered scheme of
private speculation By combination of
which the President was prime mover !!
If such charges as these were banded be-
tween the representatives, of two nations it
would end their diplomatic relations and
the ofense to national honor could only be
atoned BY blood. Are these insults to our
national honor less offensive when officially
uttered BY the two leading powers of our
national government towards each other
b it not rather an official recognition of
our national disgrace, which appeals to
every manly sentiment, every patriotic i'm
pulse, every consideration for the honor
sad dignity Of our country to resent and
condemn BY every suitable means within
the reach Of the people, the sovereign
Sulsrs Of the nationl What consistency
y there in Wanting our pride Of country,
n resenting in defiant strains abstract in.
suits to the colored bunting used to iudi.
cate oar nationality, to offer our lives to
vindicate the national honor against IN in.
dignity put upon representative of our
Government abroad, when our Executive
sfhcially proclaims the Legislative branch
under the influence Of venal and corrupt
motives, and 10 proved in turn to connect
private jobs with his Official recommends
tions, and asks his psrtisans IN Congress to
cid his scheme BY an evasion Of one Of the
constitutional chesks to majority abuses.