Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-10-25

ilege to mourn him with his associates in the
army, with the citizens Of the State Of his birth,
with those of the State of his adoption, with his
countrymcn OF the Union, who educated him, and
to whom he gave his life
We mourn him as heroes should be mourncd.
We enbolm his memory in our hearts. as Massn-
chusetts has embalmcd his mortal remains. We
preserve his spirit in hearts, rs Rhode Island
has his ashes in her soil.
THE D,FFsRBNCE.-When b. f. Kendall
arrived in Olympia, in September, 1861,
with commission as Superintendent of In
dian Affairs, that Office was turned over to
him by w. w. Miller, his predecessor, in less
than twenty -four hours notice, with all tho
books, papers, and r0xchcrs, with nearly $780,
900 in gold. Gen. Millsr's account showed
the exact amount Of money he had received
from the Department. and just bow every
dollar had been applied. and tho precise
amount of indebtedness he had incurred as
Superintendent. About six months after
wards Calvin II. Hale was commissioned as
Superintendent, and demanded possession Of
the office. Mr.. Kendall asked for eight or
ten days time to arrange his accounts. Sew
eral days were given, and he finally turned
over a rart Of the papers; but nothing to
show the state of his cash account, nor sim
gle voucher by way Of showing how much Of
the twenty thousand dollars he received from
Gen. Miller. and $4,000 he subsequently re-
ceived from tho Department, had been dis
bursed; and not dollar did he then, or has
he since, turned over to his successor. Had
he delivered the cash ON hand, as an honest
man would have done, treaty might have
been made with the Nez Perces, so much de-
sired by the people of the upper country, and
employers of the Department would have
been paid the money due them, and which
had been provided by the Government twelve
months ago, for that special purpose. 1t is
generally believed by those who have good
opportunities for knowing, that he retained
in his hands thirty-fve thousand dollars, and
some Of it is very likely now being used in
Portland to buy up treasury notes, which
will of course be a legal tender to the Gov
crnment when they wiring the money out Of
him by law. Fifteen per cent. on $4,000
will amount to the snug little sum of $3.50.
No wonder Bezaleel thinks himself the smart
cs. man in the Territory, and the "best ap.
poinmcnt," and all honest men like Miller,
Hale and Henry, great simplctors. liz isnow
making good thing out Of the public print
ing Of the Territory with the sanction of our
very singular Secretary of State. We think,
however, this latter game will be stopped soon
after the first Monday Of December next.
EY' The following memorial has been re-
ceivcd by Gov. Pickering signed by $50 res
idents Of Lewiston and vicinity:
Your mcmorialists, the citizens Of Lewiston
and vicinity, Washington Territory, would
respectfully urge upon you the necessity OF
requesting General Wright continuing the
troops now stationed at Lapwai, at or near
Lewiston, d,ying the ensuing winter. 1t is
believed by the Indian Agent of this reserve
to be an Imperative necessity that the soldiers
should remain; moreover, the testimony Of
the Agent on this point is s,rnuous'y sus-
tanned by the Indian chiefs Of that portion Of
the Nez Perces tribe, who ARE favorable to the
whites. 1t is fact conceded that the judg.
ment of the civil cannot be sustained after
the withdral Of the troops, therefore your mem.
orialists would earnestly pray that You will
see the necessity Of complying with their re-
quest.
80 We are informed by Mr.. A. J. Moses,
just returned from below, that the sloop Biack
Duck was wrecked on Ediz Hook, Port An