Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1866-02-24

A ID HrUesdest.
The lasi naEt-r u the r. 1S'ssse con
,.irs les,.r fr-a JsAse wyehe 10 the
peopIe @. the Territory. justifying his sb-
s-acs from his post Of duty the past s'a %
tight montLs. While ne do not class
cur. n With those Who have denounced
the Judge. AID to whom his letter appear
to be especially addressed. still Ne cannot
refrain now from ut.-ring our solemn pro-
test agains; the precedent which the Judge
urges a. mis- ma justification. He says
that the Governor, Chief Justice, tn. As
sociate Judge. the late Surveyor General
and the U. s. District Attorney have all
been absent from the Territory, and for
longer periods of time than himself, and
expresses much surprise at the great "ado"
made over his absence. This is all very
true but have fhc duties appertaining to
these offices been neglected: Has the
Executive office been at any time without
an acknowledged head, or term Of court
delayed by their absence. Or have the
surveys been delayed by the absence OF
1.-THE late Surveyor General" We De-
lieve not. Each of these gentlemen made
ample provision that the public service
should not suffer during their temporary
absence. If Judge Wyche, as he says,
"made such arrangements" as he supposed
"would give the people of Walla Walla
their regular term Of court" why does he
not inform us why the arrangement" was
not carried out in good faith: And if he
cleft Washington in time to hold the Su-
preme Court here early in December" but
how did it happen that he should be "de.
tanned in San Francisco" until about the
middle Of January. owing to the steamers
not leaving at their usual time. We think
the Judges "justi6cation" is somewhat
weak upon some points. these among the
rest; but the facts are stated by himself,
and we leave the reader to draw his own
inference.
Now we take the ground. which we
believe will be conceded tenable by every
body, that wrong will not excuse or palli-
ate = wrong. If the precedent relied
upon by Judge Wyche to excuse his de.
reelection If duty was an improper one. the
antecedent cannot BE- better, but possibly
worse. Judges, as we'll as other officers.
are appointed toperform specific service.
for which service they receive an adequate
compensation. The compensation is not
due until the service is performed. "Pri.
vate bushes" has no business to come in
conflict with official duty, for which an
ample equivalent is rendered. When is
does. the recipient Of Uncle Sans bounty
puts his hand in the old Sentleman's peck
ct to just the amount "private business -
interfere with the public veal. The re-
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