Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-01-14


tions 8 and 10, thence East along said sss-
tion line to the place ofbeginning. contain.
ing 1887 O8-1OO acres, with the express
condition, however. that direct and nav.
igable channel at least one hundred yards
in width shall be kept free and open for.
ever, to and from the mouth Of the Des.
chutes River to the said section line,
constituting the North boundary Of this
grant. . stI
The Conspirators ct Work in Alabama.
ACTUAL REvoLUrIoN-rwo COVER
NORs AND TREAsURERs-THE DEMO-
Gratis QUIET BUT DETERMINED.
MONTGOMERY, December 2.-In re.
cent letter to The World l acquainted its
readers promptly of the assemblage at the
Capitol, of the chief Radical leaders, aud
expressed fear that they were concoctiug
some scheme to defraud the people of Ala
bama of the fruits Of their recent victory
at the polls. I even submitted one or two
plans which had leaked out, but in my
last letter I was deceived, a were all Of
us, into taking their sudden quiet for gen.
uine acquiesence in the voice Of the peop-
pie; but 10 it was but the quiet presag-
ing the storm. Any man who had given
this party Of I" Progress" the credit Of .
prompt acquicscence in the positive, uue-
quivocal voice Of the people of the State,
expressed through the ballot, and through
and by the means and manuer laid down
by their oppressors, had gone too far in his
tribute to common honesty and right.
When Parsons, Rice, Saffold, Smith Il Co.,
met in the Capitol during fair week, we
should have known that there was some.
thing up; and mark how beautifully they
planned everything. Many were afraid
that the President of the Senate would,
from one cause or another, delay the count
ing Of the votes for Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, and other oficcrs, provided by
law to be counted by him; but early after
the assemblage Of the Legislature he an
nounced his intention of proceeding to a
count as soon as he was officially furnished
with the ballots by the Secretary of State.
This lulled and Quoted suspicion, and
everywhere went serene. Arrangements
made 10 the usual way for convention of
tho two Houses, for the purpose of count
ing the ballots by the President Of the
Senate. The Attorney. General, Secretary
Of State, Superintendent Of Public Instruc.
tion. and every other officer but Governor
and Treasurer, had been commissioned,
and complied with the acquisitions of the
law, but when tho two houses met in con.
vcntion on Saturday last, Hon. Mr.. Barr,
ultra carpet bagger, in the chair, amidst
the silent attention Of the two bodies he
proceeded to unfold document which he
said he had been served with BY an ac-
credited officer, which was an injunction
issued by one Of our Radical usurping
judges, at the command of Judge Safold,
Of the Supreme Court, restraining him,
the President, from counting the votes cast
on 9th November last for Governor and
Treasurer until further orders from the
said court. He then declared his inten.
ton Of obeying the writ. There being no
mention made Of Attorney General, Secre-
tary Of State, or Lieutenant Governor in
the injunction (strangeD he proceeded to
count the votes for those officers, sfter
which he declared the object Of the con.
vention accomplished, and retiring from
the speakers stand, invited the Senate to
follow, . majority Of which obeysd his
summons.
THE OBJECT OF THE c0NsPIRAroRs.
This injunction vas gotten up by bad
men and for bad purposes, and the appli.
cation Of the writ alone to Governor and
Treasurer shows plsinly that usurpation
and downright robbery arc the objects Of
these eonspirators. As the Mail rightly
says, such conduct in the days Of the Ro.
man Republic would have entailed the
hurting out from the Capitol windows ol
the traitors and usurpers. The writ makes
no use Of Governor Lindsay's name at all
The effect Of this is very plain. Barr be.
ing defendant and Smith complainant
Lindsay can have no part or parcel in the
matter and Smith can. or it il intended fos
him to hold on. indefinitely. Was there
ever such an extraordinary proceeding be.
fore in the history Of governments! Here
l. man made defendant to writ of in.
junction restraining the performance oi
plain duties which give to the elected gov.
erpor his Office which the people have
elected him 70 by majority aud thia
man was homeless adventursr who came
here few years ago, carpst-bag in hand,
to take advantage Of our Affections and
misfortunes, now the means Of thwartins
aud impairins the expressed will Of the
sovereign people Of Alabama.
INVITING the ARMY.
Governor Smith aud Treasurer Bing.
ham, from the date Of service Of the writ
of Injunction, have made themselves vol.
untary prisoners 10 their rooms in the Cap.
itol, aud have surrounded themselves With
armed soldiAry MhAn fbAy ,gAll know fhcir