, 1853-04-23
The Territory of Washington
Hope on. Hope ever.

smooth sea Of an anticipated future prosper
lily, pictured to our minds BY the prospect of
an immediate division Of the Territory Of
Oregon. Full Of hope and confidence our
selves, we cheercd and encouraged our read
ers. Fancying we b,held in the eastern
horizon the approach of our emblazoncd day,
Ike the early chantcller, We clapped our
wings and were about to crow, when--lo
a solitary horscman, Lespltlered with mud
from head to foot, an old man Of sorrows
bringing sad news, came slowly sdowu the
hill, and riding inlo town, refined up in
front Of one Of our principal houses Of en-
tcrtainmeni. His appearance was that Of
deepest melancholy. His "lighlcst word"
gave ncgalion to every happy thought
Contagion spread among the peoPle-con
stsrnation reigncl-the very atmosphere
seemed instantly infected, everybody ran
out and oil hurried to throng around The
stranger, the center whence emana,ed all
the new born dsmay. "What news what
news % the eager crowd enquircd. Curi-
osity was on tip-toe, and anxiety in every
countenance. Every movement of the stran-
ger had its effect. An omnous shake Of his
head increased the raging excitement. All
wanted 10 know something questions were
piled from every direction and in every
shape, by every body. "What news ?
what news :" all asked, and none answered.
The fever became alarming; it rose to an
extreme pitch, until the people, borrowing
the languago Of the multitude in the streets
Of Rome, aier the assassination Of Caesar,
exclaimed and insisted ire irW be satisfied
let US Be Aiiyfied."
The stranger becoming alarmed, began
" | could a tale unfold, ,"-"Unfold it, old
fellow, nobOdy's hindering you shouted
red-haired, freckled face little chap in
Missouri colored coat "Well then," quoth
the stranger, all is lost, Congress has ad-
journed, the new Territorial bill did not pass
the Senate, and l am sorry to bring you
such tdiugs" The crowed sighed and
turned mournfully away, to cogtate upon
their blasted prospects. 'We are in Ore
gon yet, said one. 'ConlouDd the luck
said another. Olympia may wait long
time for the Capitol said a third. 'And
90 may Steilacoom.' said a fourth. And
conversations Of ibis kind were held in
gloomy little parties, here and there, through
out the community. Finally, affairs beeom-
ing somewhat Gained, kind-bearted, phi
losophizing few undertook the work Of con
ISOLATION. Their advice to us was to button
ourselves Up sDugly and firmly in our faith,
plunge our hands into our pockets, and be
aS comfortable as possible, whistle, If neces-
Sary, 10 keep up our courage, for the pres
ent do our very best under the circumsan-
ces, save our gunpowder for a future occa-
sion, and have perfect confidence in the
wisdom and good intentions Of the Ameri-
can Congress. They bought justice would
be done al the next session that then our
joy would more than outweigh our present
sadness. They counseled US to have pa
tience-bide our time--fOld our hands
meekly upon our breasts, and prepare oar.
selves 10 say with a good grace, q" ANS
we'll that ends well.''
But it SO occurs that we have very diff,
eTent story to tell. The solitary horseman,
covered with mud, the old man Of sorrow,
shaking his bead and discoursing dsappoint-
mcnt 10 US, left the Columbia river some
days before our last mail, and no intelli-
gence OF the kind had al latest dates been
received in that quarter. II will be seen
then, that there is no sort Of foundation for
his ucirs, and how he could have made such
a mistake, We are at loss TO imagine
Nothing reliable is yet known in this region
concerning the fate Of the bill in the Senate.
We hold as firmly to our faith as ever. We
believe Our star Is in the ascendant. We
believe the Northern Territory has been ST
apart and established, and that we are in
the TERRITORY OF WA-Hivs TON this very
day. We believe the Senate has had no
hesitation IN granting our divorce, TINT libe.
rll appropriations have been made for our
maintenance and future welfare, that the 10.
cation Of our Capitol anil other public build
ings has BEEN In to the people, that as the
"Jstter h7if" IN onr late wedlock with Or.
exon, We have Obtained the most liberal con.
,idsraIion of the General Government, and
Tint We are now a household within our
s,lres, free. proud and saucy, with as deep
an interest as any of the States or Terrific.
res have m tie prosperity and immense
:,..i4a q o-I lldulgent " UycLE SAN" 4