Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-06-25
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: Ir:."a >IA>ukHD: S,ece lie dare Of
NJ l,s' letter We have hi Il .n- tines in
til. por' N Of Her Maie,ry's Qicenlom
TIL sale - i'iyin- Squadron has
been here, and during lis ,tay. cysry;hing
neall Y was on The wing. Hol>,s and car
ra.cs flow. sailors anil officer, Jew. the
citizens, u a. aud female, without rc@arl
to rice or ",'or,' few, moncy arw, whisky
and beer .lrw, Con bet :. fags few. and as
have already sid, nearly everything was
flying. The said squadron consisted Of
six war vessels Of large size, and when
anchored in the EsIuiualt harbor with
those there before, presented quite for
, mldoiic appearance. On the Green
Birthday AMI the day following cath and
18th uij.,) all the shi ps were dressed with
flags and streamcrs, in great number and
variety Of shapes and colors, giving them
a picturesque and beautiful showing, and
as the steady breeze kept them in a con.
slant itatter, they appeared like an i'm
mcnsc swarm OF butterflies of various
sizes, shapes and hucs, lowering over and
attempting; to light upon the spars and
rig,in- ot' the ships. In the afternoon of
| the 18th. 4 number of rowing matches
came off in the harbor, BY the crews of
the several ships and the way Mr.. johnny
Bulls sailor boys handled the bloody"
oars and sent the . bloody" boats ahead,
was worthy Of Jack Tars of the first water.
y sailing match by number of contest.
ants also came off. after the boat racing
was over which elected considerable in.
tcrcst on thc part of all the nautical spec.
tators.
But althou''i the sports AMI scenes in
the Esiumal, harhor were Grand and in
tcre,ting, those at Beacon Hill on the
afternoon Of the Queens Birthday fell
but littlc below them in point of grandeur
AID interest. Every person who has ever
visited Beacon iIill on a pleasant spring
or summer day, we'll knows that it is one
of the MIST beautiful and delightful spots
to be found on this side Of the continent
or perhaps anywhere else. On the day
in question the usual races came off at the
Beacon Hill course. Some two thousand
or more persons wero present to witness
the several animal contests which were,
with but slight exceptions, well matched
and arlrn''y performed. Having never
felt much interest in horse,r,cinr, am
unable to give an account of the several
races in real - turf vernacular, and there.
fore will Only say Of them in my own way.
that they were sprightly AMI sharp but
sufficiently decisive to prevent controversy
as to the winners Of the stakes. FOR
rarity this spring the day was bright and
beautiful and the multitude of spectators.
without regard to race or Color CHATS
Il constitutional phrase, and as am in
tcnscly . loyal | intend to use il as often
as | can make it properly apply) enjoyed
in the supcrlativc degree, both the day
and the sports.
At an early hour on Saturday morning
last, the Flying Squadron" dow away to
sea again, leaving the deuizens Of the
place to relapse into their wontoa state OF
dullness and solitude. In contrast with
the lively times durin.; the stay of tho
squadron, the citizens of Victoria may
now truly cxclaim, in the language of IA
certain poet: The melancholy days have
come, the saddest Of the year. Bat real
ly, the city generally, and certain house,
and saloons in particullr, were considcra-
bly, assisted and set ahead in their iinan
clal affairs by the large amount Of money
expended here while the feet remained
Pity it is these Flying Squadrons don't
fly in here more frequently as the place
is sadly in need Of assistance from some
source. There is general sort Of don't
know-wiat do feeling now prevailing in
this division Of Mrs. Nctoria's political
family. have rarely. if ever, been among
IA people apparently more unsettled, dis
contented and sprtlcss than the persons
lind here. This state of ind Inference and
discomfort arises--so far as have been
able to ascertain the cal,Se-from a general
dissatisfaction with the Government, of
WHICH they say many hard things. That
the people here have just grounds of
complaint as to the manner in which they
arc ruled over, | do verify believe. The
idea of forcing an unwclcomc government
upon them by the mother country, send
ing lot of pompous, swell headed stran-
gers here with big salaries, to strut about
and domincer over the people, don't exact
ly suit them, and SO long as the present
| 'y''Si VI 10 htIb up, INC
present discomfort, aud dull, forsaken ap-
pcarance of thingsin general will continue.
\ government resting upon the consent
of the governed, in other words self
government, is the only just aud proper
system of political ruling. Such gov
erument is what the people here are anx-
ious to obtain. ,t.. '..e ....
1t is ANNOUNCED in the papers here that
Governor Musgrave is about to be married
to California girl It is on the bills
that II. NJ. s. "Sparrowhawk" is to take
the Governor to San Francisco on the 18th
inst, for that purpose. Only think of it !!
Governor Musgrave has a big salary,
nearly as large as that of the President of
the United States, and why can't he act
the man, pay his own fair down on some