Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-02-22

VIC h@9 tue pressure fhi> week oi
making the acquaintance Of that ven
cradle pioneer of the Pacific Coast. Dr.
WHITE. Who WAS here on business con-
nec,ed with the Indian service. 1t j. a
source Of regret that hs did not remain
with IL longer: bat we believe he saw
enough cn our streets 10 satisfy him Of
the necessity Of radical reform in the
service. We had no opportunity of
talking with him about the gross abuses
which have been pen.etrated a's,i could
only hand him a recent editorial Of the
cc.rf'a% Pros. a expressing our sen
tiInenfs. TO be read at his leisure. DIR.
White j, the best man tllat could he 49,
lected 10 take the general charge of the
Indian department. I'm this coast. and If
a. j. sustained IL Washington. - we
arr Confident he viii b-. great '-nciit
will result ,o the Indians from his Ell
f0rts. aud great crclit be reflected on
the present Administration. We be-
lieye the Indians are capable OF being
civilized it they are given ia charge at
those imbacd with the spirit Of Brsi
nard. Howard. i Miss Dix, or Miss
Nightingale; but not 50 long rs they are
controlled. Is they generally have hccn
heretofore, by men whose leading OBJ
.jccts were 10 "make good thing out
of il for themselves and their friends.
II a change is 10. made, and the entire
system contilcd To meu whose habits
and morals commend them for the be-
ncvolcnt work, nothing better need be
expected than the ''exhibition Of a
hypocritical farce resulting in melan-
choly failures" The placing the con-
troll of the service on this coast in charge
of DR.. White is step in the right d.
rection. We have good reasons for be-
licving that the head of the department
at Washington is imbucd with the
right spirit, and is disposed to give the
"Christian system of operations" fair
trial. No one acquainted with the
honest Christian sincerity of President
Lincoln will doubt his disposition to
aid his subordinatcs in their good work
by every means at his disposal. We
confidently expect to witness marked
improvement in the condition of the
Indians OH this coast within the next
few months, and more especially in this
vicinity. We think the gross inconsis-
tency of employing or continuing men
the service who arc habitually intom-
pcrantwillnot be much longcrtolerated.
To- The Dallcs Mounfaineer says that six
persons have persisted from exposure to the
cold The names of five of them are as fol-
lows: Alphin, jaeger, Davis, Mulkey, and
Riddle. The name of the sixth man is not
known.
ApPOINTMENT-1'he County Commission
ers at their recent session rendered II. NJ.
Mc('iii, ESQ., the vacant once OF Justice oi
the Peace. We learn that Mr.. McGill has
accepted and qualified.
t. The Overland Press has n witticism"
headed, "Hark from the tombs dolefal
sound" Our contemporary ought not to
speak SO lightly Of grare subjects.
Y The Herald has nm overwhelmingly
pointed editorial directed at us. 1t is the
little end Of nothing Whitfield down to fine
point.
II The Moxataiaccr says n fire recently
occurred ut the Dalles, wherein two Indian
women aud three children were roasted alive.
TIE FLoOD.-The SHrer Age says that
Nevada Territory was an extensive sharer in