Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1860-12-29
Communicated.
COLUMBIA RIVER, Dec. II. 10


EDITOR STANDARD-iSr Il have inst
read with much interest the message Of
Gov. McGill, and am much pleased
with the recommendations it contains
as far as they go. They are sensible
and will no doubt receive the attention
they deserve by the Legislature. But
is it not significant that while so many
matters were noticed, not a word was
said about the Importance Of a mail
from the States by Mr.. Mhllan's road
direct to the Columbia river, and SO
connect with the Olympia daily mail, or
continue to the Sound by the military
road recommended in the message?
We all know how near such mail
route came to passing Congress last
session, and that nothing but the fact of
its having been offered by Mr.. Hale, a
Republican member of the U. s. SEM
ate, kept it from now being in opera
ton. We all know of how great i'm.
portance such a selni-wcekly mail would
be to the Territory, in not only incrcas-
ing the mail facilities, but in establishing
stations on the road and keeping It
open, so that it would soon become the
highway Of immigration to our Terri
tory and Oregon, and do more to-
encourage immi grafton than all other
things put together. And yet no men,
ton is made of it in our Governors
annual message, and members of
Congress are left to imply that it is not
of much consequence to us after all.
Is it not also significant that no men,
ton of the Pacific railroad, or what is
of such vital importance to us, the
Homestead Bill. No recommend: tions
to urge these measures on the attention
of Congress. Why is all this? Can
it be because our present acting Cover
nor who was formerly clerk in one of
the departments at Washington and
must be supposed to know what the
opinions of Mr.. buchanan and his advi.
scrs are on these subjects, knows that
such recommendations would not meet
their approval. | must confess it is
the on V solution of the matter can
arrive at, and if it is SO, how important
it is that we should insist on having
our own citizens appointed to fill our
own offices and not men sent here, to-
carry ont the will OF every President
or Cabinet.
also looked with much interest to
see by what authority of law the Gov
crnor removed the CAPITOL Cmmiss-
toner's elected by the Legislature last
year. | suppose he would surely sat
isfy the Legislature. and through them
the people. that he had such authority,
but | looked in vain. Certainly moth
he says in the message would justify it.
know of no authority vested in the
Governor to remove any officer of the
Legislature for any cause, and it can
only he looked upon rs an insult to-
that body, to remove their regularly
authorized agent.
If the Governor and his masters in
Washington are right in controlling
and discussing the money without re-
gard to the wishes of our Reprcscn-
tativcs,why need he trouble himself to
remove the Commissioners. dis proper
course would have been, to have paid
no attention to them, but go on with
the work. We have had too much Of
this assumption of authority by our
Federal officials, and I hope to see it
appropriately rebukcd in this instance
by our Legislature. And l hope too,
that no partisan feelings, will deter
them from urging OH Congress the vital
Importance Of the semi-weekly mail to
the Dallc', and of the Pacific Rail Road
and Homestead law. JUSTICE.