Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-09-30

paper: Several years ago the son of a
highly respected citizen of that valley,
whose name is not necessary to men,
ton, left his fathers home for the pur-
pose of seeing the world. He eventual
ly found his way to San francisco, and
being there-without friends or means
HE enlistedin the United States Navy.
At the date of. his enlistment he was a
minor and even now is in his 10Th year.
The law prohibits the enlistment of
minors, except with the consent of their
proper guardians, and hence the enlist
ment of this boy was illegal. A month
or two since this young man wrote to
his father, asking him to assist in secur-
ing his discharge as he desired to re-
turn home. On the Sd of July, the
father wrote to Senators Mitchell and
Kelly, at Washington, asking them to
interpose their good offices in behalf of
his hayward boy. At the same time he
addressed Judge Jacobs on the subject,
and asked him to assist. Messrs. Kelly
and Mitchell promptly answered the
application, and cheerfully undertook
to act in the premises. The delegate
was less prompt in attending to his i'm
mediate constituent, but finally an
swered as follows:
WASHINGTON, d. c., July god, A. d. 1876
DEAR s1R:-Yours of July Sd came on day
or two ago, but was SO overwhelmed with
correspondence and department work at the
time that could not answer promptly. 1
| have seen the proper authorizes about your
boy, and am of the opinion that it will be
| impossible to get him out of the service, ut
least with the proof that now have. They
say if they give away in one instance they
will be overrun with applications for that
purpose am certain that there is no hope
of procuring his enlargement without the
his enlistment; and possibly not then. l
will see you this fall and we will talk it over,
and prepare the proof for an effort next Win
ter I am sorry, sir, that I am not able to
to serve you effectually in this matter !
would be glad to be the instrument of restor-
ing your son to you. Yours truly.
Now, as showing the entire lack of
truthfulness on the part of Jacobs, we
have the fact that on the very day his
letter is dated, the Navy Department
ordered the discharge of the boy, and
officially notified Senator Mitchell of
the fact. The following is the Navy
Department letter:
NAVY DEPARTMENT,
Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting,
Washington, July 22d, 1876 J
Hon. J. H. M1rcHELL-Sir: The letter of +
Fred Douglas is herewith returned, and the
Bureau informs you that an order has been
given to discharge Douglas, if he is out of
Very respectfully, R.W. sHurELDr.
Chief of Bureau
It will be noticed that the official let
ter from the Department is of even date
with Judge Jacobs letter to the father
of the enlisted boy. Now, had the
delegate, as he processes, made appli-
cation to the "proper authorities" he
would at once have been told that at the
request of Senator Mitchell, an order
had been issued for the discharge of
the youth. The inference is, that he
neglected entirely to look after the mat
ter, made no application whatever to the
Department, and contented himself
with sitting down and writing a letter,
false from beginning to end. That these
deductions are warranted by the facts,
no person who reads the letters side by
side will deny.
| BROKEN FMrH.-The affairs of the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company ap-
pear to be badly managed under the
new agency at San Francisco. Every
change they make seems to place them
in a still more unfavorable light with
the people here, and it is now difficult
to convince the public that they are dis
posed to fulfill their contracts, only so
far as it suits their convenience to do 50.
The freight for this place by the City of
Panama was delivered at Seattle, at full
rates, and subject to wharfage and
transportation charges to this place,
despite the written agreement existing
between the people and the Company.
Earnestly as our citizens labored to
meet the exactions of the company,
this course is simply contemplate and
unworthy OF anybody or class of men
possessing q spark of honor. It is to be
hoped that the validity of the contract
will be tested in the proper courts.
BEGINNING OF THE CAMPAIGN.
N. T. Cation of Walla-walla and w.
H. White, of Seattle, addressed an au-
dience of seven hundred people in the
the latter place, on Tuesday night, in
behalf of Mr.. John P. Judson, our can
didate for Delegate. The greatest en-
thusiasm prevailed and it is said that
King county will give Judson at least
one hundred and fifty majority.
~The Walla-wal!a Watchn,a'a says:
Immigrants arrive now in regular
trains. All seem to be pretty we'll post
ed in relation to locations, and appear
to know where they are going just as
we'll as they know where they came from.
We talked with several and were glad
to note that they were we'll pleased.
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