Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1865-09-30
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I,lsnl xsuld sea 20 cal Scr as ar;l=z
on the par, Of til G0vcrznen; We arc
not informed As to ~has aTran<esnrai may
have been made eontrsveniRg the qEasi
treaty between Gov. Douglas and Grr.
Scott. on the part OF ,heir respective Cow
ernments. 1, is enough TO know that
American citizens have in good faith set
tied and improved the public lands there,
under that treaty aud without the knowl-
edge of any other, and that BY the terms
ofthAt treaty the proposition first made by
Gov. Douglas of joint military occupation
and government. was rejected. The Brit
ish Government chose TO remove subse.
quently the civil magistrate they placed
there, following the Scott-Douglas treaty.
For long time thereafter the American
magistrates held their courts and admins
tered justice on the Island, as in any other
portion of Whatcom county, of which it
forms part by the Legislative action Of
this Territory, confirmed by Congress by
not disappearing, as provided by section
6 Of the Organic Act. During several
years past, the civil authorities have been
forbidden by the military commander of
that post. from issuing or serving process,
and all disputes between the settlers have
been summarily adjudicated and the dccis-
ions enforced by the military. including
imprisonment Tor non. payment of debts or
alleged indebtedness. Hence the nom
collection by the Sheriff of Whatcom
county of the poll tax, and the consequent
inability Of the voters to hold poll unless
they had first each one gone to Whatcom
to pay their tax Of two dollars, and with
it some ten dollars expenses. There are
not now more than one-third of the num-
Der of Americans on. the Island that there
were before the abolition of civil justice.
It is alleged that all are subjected to the
caprice Of the military commander rather
than to rules of justice or equity. From
the following letter it appears that the peo-
pie there have also been destitute of mails,
and, like the Chinese, are consigned to a
blissful ignorance of what passes among
g onfsida harbarians'.
SAN JUAN ISLAND, Sept. 2, 1865.
Ed. STANDARD: The conciliatory and
conservative principles enunciatrd by the
invigorating voice Of your columns during
the hour of country's trial, inspires the be-
liefthat if Americans were all of yoar opin.
ion the links in the chain which binds us
az Nation would be adamantine. Such
paper certainly deserves to be patronized
BY all lovers of the Union.
I have endeavored to have your paper
circulated on the Island, but in vain. On
requesting subscribers, the people cry with
one voice, we like the paper, but have no
mail and cannot get it. Too truly. Mr..
Editor, is this the case. We have no mail
and can get no paper. A few days since
complained to Capt. J. E. Higgins. the
Postmaster here, about the delinquency
BE informed me that NJ ,jor Bissel had for.
hidden the Government mail carrier from
carrying any mail for the citizens Oh his
boat. and thus are we to be deprived Of
snoih<f privilege and excluded from the
nsvs Il the continent.
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