Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-07-02
What We are Compelled to Endure in Re.
gard to our Nails.

our Delegate, TO tie change made in the
schedule from Portland to Olympia. the effect
of which was TO detain our mails two or three
days longer than necessary. In the album
dance of our charity. we expressed the opinion
that it was oversight On the part of the De-
par.ment, which would be promptly corrected
when attention was directed thereto. But we
have been disappointed. -Four months have
elapsed, and nothing has been done to remedy
the evil. That the change in the schedule
was deliberately madr. we can no longer
doubt, ard as will be shown from the follow
ing facts: When Mr.. Blair took charge of the
Post Office Department We had a daily mail
service, performed in Mirty-sir hours .trom
Portland, which was the full time desired by
Mr.. Winsor, the contractor because if pas
sengcrs could not be carried through in two
days there would be no induccmcnt for them
to prefer the public conveyance. About
twelve months ago, the service was reduced
to a tri.weekly, but the former schedule time
was continued. We did not complain of this
reduction, under tho embarrassed condition
of the Treasury, but we did complain Of the
repeated failures of the contractor on the route
from Portland to Monticello to connect with
the stage. Instead ofreqniring a compliance
with the terms of the contract, the Depart
ment changes the schedule to accommodate the
contractor. Passengers and the express are
brought through as formerly, in tl,irty-six
hours, while the mail is purposely detained at
Monticello from two to three days every trip.
The true objects, we believe, for which
this arrangement was brought about, are as
follows: \ company has been formed at Vic
toria, who give The contractors a bonus to de-
liver the news to them two days in advance
of the regular mail. This could only be done
with the consent of the Department, and a
change is made as follows: Leave Portland
for Monticello, on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays, at 6 A.. NJ. AID arrive at Monticello at
IL NJ. Leave Monticello for Olympia same
days at A. NJ, three hours bcfor the mail ar.
rivcs at Monticello from Portland. This
abomination has been regularly imposed upon
us for the past four months with impuniiy.
We do not believe that the history of the mail
service in this or any other civilized country
reveals Il similar case of outrage upon Il loyal
unoffrnding community.
We do not blame the contractors for a liter
al compliance with the schedule, when by so
doing their own interests are advanced, but
We believe the President should interfere in
our behalf, and break up this speculative ar
ranGcmcnt. if the Department persists in its
refusal to interfere.
PERsoNAI.-Our old ffiend Thomas NJ.
Reed. of Idaho Territory, arrived in town
Saturday evening last, on a visit to his former
home. We learn that he will leave for Idaho,
on Wednesday next, accompanied by his fam
lily. who have spent the winter here. Mr.. r.
moved to what is now Idaho Territory, then a
part of Washington, on the first discovery of
gold in that region. lie was the first Repre-
sentative from the Florence district in our Ter.
ritorial Legislature, and was elected Speaker
of the House, as the Union candidate for that
position. He discharged his duties to the en-
tire satisfaction of both parties. Although
formerly Il Democrat, Mr.. Reed has given n
jealous support to the measures of the Admin,
i~stratioh for the suppression of the rebellion,
and advocates tho election of tho nominees of
the Baltimore Convention, Lincoln and John
son. No one who knows him will question his
loyalty, and his moral character is above re-
proach. We have INDUCED the hope that he
would find it to his interest to return and re-
side among us. but W. regret to find that his
heart is in Idaho, and that lie has determined
to make it his permanent home. Our best
wishes attend him and his family. May they
find as warm and devoted friends in Florence
us they leave in Olympia.
GENERAL KAUTz-Bettcr known in this
Territory as Lieutenant Kautz, is now rem
dering most valuable service to Gen. Grant,
in his operations against Richmond. lie has
command Of a brigade Of cavalry, and has
lately made some of to most daring and sue
cessful raids south of Richmond, that have
heen made daring the war. His dash into
Petersburg the other day in the face of an en-
envy ten times his number would have been
entirely successful had he been supported by
the infantry under Gen. Gilmore. His object
was to deetroy the railroad bridge, depot,
and stores that had been collected there, which
object he had only partially effected when no
was obliged to retire. Gen. Kautz is one of
the most promising officers in the army. brave