Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-11-16

or direction of mine Official or private
could lie induced 10 aid. knowingly,
in giving circulation TO Iapers OF TINS
description. directly or indirectly. W.
oare an oJl.ssg,ion :, he irlrs. bat a L.gA-
~ oEc 10 a. osas,...fsi'sos - Ehirh srs t'rf,
ard II Tic FORMER b. irroTfff 70 desf'es
IL LATTER, ais PaTRIofIsN b DISREGARD
fL,fs.
The Post Officc Department, from
tina; day TO this. has been governed by
the policy. We all know that in all
the States that have claimed 10 have
secc,ied. Po-,masters have refused 10
deliver any newspaper which did not
bow down and worship 'he TotocA Of
slavery. We all know that our paper
could not have been dsir,5afoi from
anv Office in the slave-holdinS States
because offs Political sentiments. while
tie Portland -iica-iisr could 20 any
where Throughout; the Union, and 20
any office.
l. not the Portland idccrfiSer =. ~
Tamaterg and ihcenddry-and U,s"rrec-
f,On0rg m the i,qLc.tdcg,,'' Day after
day il teens with treason and scdition
Of the mos: loathe>ome character. Not
mere opposition TO the policy of ex-
tending an institution based upon end
deriving vitality from local law, which
the Government held as incendiary be-
cause it provoked excitement in those
States, which advocated that slavery was
the corner stone of free institutions, but
but the 1drrhsr'S doctrines are rca-
Soa to our nationality and our Union
treason against that Government
which asserts authority over all the
States, treason in advocating the de-
struction of that Government by con-
temning its authority, expressing SYM
patty with rebels and traitors, and adj
vocating a PEACE which has for its ini-
tial basis the impious and unholy rec
ognition of the right Of States to seccde
from and make war upon the Union
and its constituted government, with
no better justification than because they
failed to elect the candidate Of their
choice to the Presidency.
We earnestly protest against con.
tinued delivery of these papers at our
Post-ofice. We protest against the
future abuse of our mail system in trans
mittind aud disseminating the pestifer-
Gus seeds Of sedition and treason. We
protest against appropriations for the
mail service being misapplied to the
carriage of such matter. We invoke
the General Government to protect its
dignity. We implore the Commander
of this military district, and the United
States Marshal of Oregon, to be guided
by the spirit Of the legislation of the
late extra session of Congress, and put
an end to the treason melting acts of
Curry and his traitorous cohorts to
rally party on this coast to carry out
the reasonable designs, to which they
arc stimulated by their pledge to sub
vert the National Union.
SALMON RIVER MINEs.-William
Billings, Esq, has kindly placed in our
hands letter from Mr.. Kellam, form
erly of this place, dated Walla Walla,
Oct. 80. which states that an immense
excitement exists at that place in conse-
quence of the recept gold discoveries
on Salmon river. He says that there
are those there who are making in
credible amounts, daily; that the
tributaries of Salmon river are also
supposed to be exceedingly rich. Our
limited space precludes our publish
ing the letter entire.
~ We learn that man by The
name of Wyley, first mate OF the bark
Architect at Port Madison, had his hand
manglcd by falling on circular saw
while it was revolving. The sutiere,
was taken to Port Townsend by the
steamer Enterprise, on Monday, where
the hand was amputated just above the
wrist.
~ The editor Of the 4. s. Hsrnid,
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