Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-07-19
Our Delegate in Cougrsss.

STANDARD. in showing up the action OF the
Legislature on the Union Resolutions, had
very much embarrassed him in obtaining APP
propriaiions for the Territory. We never
doubted bat that the refusal Of the Legisla-
turr to endorse the Administrator war poll.
cy, would operate to our prejudice at WASH
ington. unless it was shown that the Legisla-
ture had misrepr-sent-d the opinions and
wishes Of the great body Of our people. This
was done, and the h .isla'ion Of the present
Congress, so far from showing any DISPOSE
ton to overlook or disregard our material in.
ter.sis. has indicated more than ordinary
regard for them; hence We conclude that
nothing has been received from Col. Wallace
to justify the charg- 80 freely made by our
enemies, that he disapProves the course Of the
STANDARD generally. or that our policy OF
making up an issue before the people upon
those Union Resolutions meets his disaPpro-
baton, or that We have in any way embar-
raised his efforts in subscribing the interests
of the Territory. We believe the charge is
as entirely destitute of foundation as i, is Of
reason. Whatever opinions may have been
formed or expressed Of our course upon the
Union Resolutions, the results Of the recent
election should remove all doubt or question
Of their policy.
l, is charged that our Delegate has failed
to effect anything for the interests Of the Ter
litory. and the attempt is made to excuse his
assumed failures by attaching blame to the
STANDARD. We deny that Col Wallace has
failed to secure fer the Territory all, or even
more than was to have been expected under
the peculiar and embarrassed condition Of the
country. On the contrary, We assert without
fear of contradiction, that more has been done
by the present session for the promotion of
our interests than was effected during the
whole Administration Of Mr.. Buchanan, when
our treasury was full to overlooking and the
country at peace both at home and abroad.
1t is true we have failed to secure appro.
priations commensurate with the wants Of
our people for extending the public surveys,
but so far from this result having been in
fluenced by either the course of the Legisln-
turc, or the STANDARD, it was owing entirely
to the embarrassed condition of the Treasury
occasoned by the rebellion. In proof Of this
view of he matter, we would refer to a letter
written by Col. Wallace in December last, in
which he says:
at will be impossible to obtain more than S5,-
600 appropriation for extending the surveys, wv
ing to the embarrassed condition of the Treasury,
but our Territory will be placed upon an equal
footing with other States and Territories, aud we
cannot therefore with propricty complain
A grcal deal has been said about our Dele.
gates having failed to keep his friends in
formed of what he is doing, or Of what he
proposes to do for their interests; and they
are very fond of referring to his predecessor
by way of contrast. We admit there is a re-
markablc difference between COL Wallace and
his predecessors, in the number of letters
written home and the promises made. For
the last four years, almost every mail brought
letters from our Delegate promising the pas
sage of the Pacific Railroad bill, the Home
stead bill, &C., but the promises were not re.
deemed. When we hear from Col. Wallace,
it is to inform us Of the passage Of the great
Pacific Railroad BILL the passage of bill
reviving the old Donation Law, giving to
every hsnd Of family, and every young man
of 81 years Of age, homestead Of l6O acres
Of land-a law that will bring tens of thou
sands Of cmigrants over the plains to settle
our rich. fertile valleys. that would not have
been settled for years to come but for the
passage Of the Homestead bill.
We remember one instance that serves to
illustrate the difference between him and his
predecessor, Gov. Stevens. The first session
Of Congress after his election, he wrote home
promising the survey Of Gray's Harbor.-
This promise was repeated Oh the eve Of the
election in 1859, and an order to Capt. Alden
was enclosed in the letter from the Secretary
Of the Treasury. directing him to make the
survey at once. This promise was repeated
again on the eve Of the election of 1861, but
Capt. Alden did not obey the orlrr and the
l'arbor remained unsarvcycd. Col. Wallace
lad made no promise to have it done. and the
FIRST We hear about it is . letter comes from
Capt. Lawson. Of the Coast Survey, complain
ing Of Col. Wallace for having bonn the means
Of ordering him into Gray's Harbor. to do
work that did not belong to his department Of
the service. The work is now being done.
and VIC are indebted to Col. Wallace for il