, 1854-02-04
The Result.

as yet obtained from the election which /
closed on Monday evening last, sufficient
has been ascertained to determine with con
siderable accuratcncss that Judge LancaS-
ter has been elected delegate to Congress
by majority that will range between one
and two hundred, with every prospect Of
the democratic party blng in the majority
in both branches of the legislative assembly,, |
with decided majority on joint ballot
Such a result fills every hope, and renews
every prospect, that all departments of gov
ernment in which this territory has an in
terest can cooperate and harmonic with
mutual good understanding, for the general
property of all the people Interested
And it is certainly a matter in which both
political parties can congratulate them
selves that all the efforts of the timid and
and designing to prevent organization have
been met and successfully overcome, and
that hereafter all humbuggery about "un-
ion," peoples party" "nOparty," &c, will
be discountenanced, and healthy and de
termined course of policy will be sought af-
ter and pursued in the future, having its
origin in the doctrines and measures which
have separated and been at war with the
encroachments sought to be introduced by
the federal party, antagohistic-te the rights
and interests Of free and democratic peo-
pie.
Composed, as the population of Wash
ington territory is of people from almost
every state in the Union, accustomed to,
and preiudiced in favor of the different To-
calities from whence they emigrated, it is
natural to suppose that more or less rivalry
and prejudice will be engendered in party
organization, no less than in the enactment
of general laws or in the establishment of
commendable reciprocity of feeling in com
mon society All these Objectionable con-
siderations have been overcome; and in
connexion with common blending togeth-
er'of all views, on all subjects which here
tofore might have been at variance, and
the creating of community of interest,
new, local and peculiarly adapted to this
portion of the Pacific coast, ancient polit-
ical differences have assumed their proper
ground and will not hereafter be known but
by their proper names. BY the time it will
be necessary to hold another election it is
confidently believed that the popular vote,
or delegate system of making nominations
will be adopted by both parties in every
county in the territory, which cannot fail
to be productive of more general satisfac-
ton than can probably be acquired by the
holding of mass conventions, which have
determined the candidates at the election
just held All precincts and portions of
counties can then be represented equitably
and fairly,
AS heretofore suggested, and for the rea-
sons advanced, we do not believe the leg
islature will locate permanently, at the APP
preaching session, the seat of government,
or localities be assigned for the penitentia-
~ or university. However that may be,
the peculiar geographical position of the
territory is such, that justice will require
one to be located advantageously to the Co
lumbia river interest on the south, another
to satisfy the demands Of the counties along
the Sound on the north, and the third as
near the common centre, as common sense
and practicability may direct. But the ap-
preaching legislature toiu be called upon
to transact vast amount of valuable bu-
siness in which the whole territory has a
deep and abiding interest The creation Of
one or more new counties will be petitioned
for, and a modification in some of the
county lines will be expected. Plans will be
suggested for the development of our valu-
able coal fields, and guarding more advan-
tageously our rapidly increasing numbering
and fishing interests. 1t is expected that
Congress will be memorialized in the strong
est terms in reference to the Pacific rail-
way, the establishment at once of mail
steamer to connect with San Francisco
the possessory rights Of the Hudson Bay
Company-t6e total extinguishment of the
Indian title to all their lands within the
territory. And as one of the most import
ant measures which it is expected will en-
gage the attention of the legislature, the
granting of charter to a company for the
building Of a railroad to connect the Co
lumbia river with the Sound, will be urged
with that force which the Importance of