Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-05-07

D1scouRrEsY.-On Thursday even.
last, U. S. Marshal Huntington brought
Wells, Fargo & Co.'s package of Port
land papers, containing Eastern news
to the Sd inst, and placed it in the
bands of Mr.. Kellett, who has charge
of the Express. We yesterday reques.
ted copy Of the paper, to enable us to
lay before our reoders the late news.
MIR. Kellett stated that he had given
one of the two papers that came to the
Press and the other to Capt. Libby.
We applied to the Captain, who said
that he had returned the paper to Mr..
Kellctt. We again applied to Mr.. K.
who refused us the paper. and said that
we were opposed to him and he was not
disposed to accommodate us. We then
offered to subscribe to the express list
of the Oreyonian. although we received
the paper by mail, but he still declined
to allow the paper to go iuto our pos
session. We make this statement in
justice to ourself. The people are the
main sufferers, and they will surely give
US credit for using our best endcavors
to furnish them the latest news. We
are not aware we have done ought to JUS
tify this discourtesy. We have individ-
ually expressed preference for candi-
date for Sheriff, which we bel;cre we
have a right to do, and which.abridges
no other mans rights; while we had
taken occasion to assure Mr.. Kcllctt
that should he receive the nomination
from the Union convention, as a Union
journalist, he should receive our cor
dial support.
Our MA1hs.-The 1. o. Department
should not be surprised when we COM
plain that our muils ty the overland
route are kept back two or three days
longer than is requiredto bring passen-
gers through from Portland to this
place, and who travel by the same con-
veyances that transport the mails. This
statement is SO unreasonable that it will
hardly be believed, but it is ncvcrthe.
less true. What have the people of
Olympia and the Sound region done
that they should be subjected to such
provoking annoyancc? Passengers
leave Portland with the Sound mails,
on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
days, and arrive in this place the next
days in the evening, by the mail stage,
but with the mails that left Portland
too days before. The mail is brought
to Monticello, and left in that office two
days, or about the time that another
mail is received, when it is dispatched
on its way. In this manner, the mails
that leave Portland on Mondays and
Wednesdays arrive at Olympia in tour
days, and tho one that leaves on Fridays
is flee days in making the trip, We
hope our Delegate to Congress will
endeavor to have this matter adjusted
at once. We would almost prefer no
mail, to the present system, as we might
then contract for private express, and
thereby receive our mail matter within
reasonable time.
The PRECINCT CoNvENTIoN.-The
Olympia precinct convention, on Sat
urday last, was we'll attended, there be-
ing about sixty votes pollcd in the cleo.
ton Of delegates to the comfy conven-
ton. We are pleased that such was
the case. When the masses take due
interest in such matters, there will be
no cause for complaint of "clique in
fluence. ~. The following named gen.
tlemen were elected delegates: L. p.
Beach, Francis Henry, E. Giddings, H.
M. McGill. L. D. Durgin, A. J. Burr,
A. J: Simmons, Geo. House, it,, A. J..
Treadway, ). r. Wood, J. L. Head. J..
G. Sparks, q. g. Turner, r. Frost, B.
F. Gross and Jas. Allen. Let it be re-