, 1854-01-07

praDIt means winch lnt CHl'Nu S'HFH CIV
ornm,nt may assume for the purchase Of
tn, Sandwich Islands, and frar!essly OPPOSE
the construction of the Pacific railway as
purely pr. jecl for which government will
b. made responsible, but favor, with his ut
mo,t cxerlions route 10 terminate al tie
Sound, 10 BE- constructed by private enter
prise with the aid of government in the
grants of lands, &c.
There can be no eQuivocation as 10 the
position the Democratic canlida;e will be-
called upon to maintain in the contest, and
We have an abiding confidence that the de-
mocracy will rally around him, and signaly
bukr III, non commilal action OF tho op
position. Wing, and worse than Wing
scli-constitutcd, Independent candidates may
crowd the fsld and pndcaror 10 thwart thr
wish of the majority, Lut what :dvanlagr
could possibly accrue 10 our Territory by
sending TO Congress any other Than an un-
lniStakaUlr DeuOSldt. " hu DVHOSld'iN
administration in power al Washington
with an ovei whelming majority in both
branches Of Congress - with Democratic
Ter. ilorisl officials, aud the prospect Of our
party being largely in The majority in the
Legislative Assembly, what motive could
induce The people 10 select Delegate who
would te everywhere, nhis official position,
in the minority what could he accomplish
what weight would he have in Congress +?
what influence could he have with. the ad-
minisiralion--how would he be sustained al
home or abroad II were not only folly,
but imbeciiIy to suppose that the interests
Of the Territory could be advanced equally
by Democ alic or Wing delegate TO Con-
gress and as a favorable alternative we
would infinitely prefer 10 have no delegate
al all, and trust 10 the voluntary exertions
of Gen. Lane in our behalf, than send a
man whose only endeavors would necessa-
rily have tendency TO cripple the inAu-
rnce, and retard the favorable action which
Congress might otherwise feel obligated to
pursue towards our Territory, through the
M uence Of the delegate from Oregon.
Appropriations Tor Territorial buildings
The entire PxlinguisIlm lmenI of the Indian IT,
tie 10 lands within our TerriIory--h proper
definition of the rights, under treaty stipu-
lations, of the Hudson Bay Company with
in our bogders-a modification and radical
change in the general features Of the land
law, and the manner which may b, adopt
I'd for the building of the Pacific railway,
are matters which will claim the attention
Of our delegate, and drive him 10 direct
avowal Of thr principles which will govern
bis official action in the premises. Evasion
may be tolerated and recommended as a
means Of success, for the Wing patty here,
hut will not succeed in Congress. There
The mask will be required to be thrown of,
and II, upon investigation, it is found that
the people here have wiItully misreprcscnt-
cd themselves, they will be required to
shoulder the responsibility. and prrhap.
reap the bitter reward Of their indiscreiion.
RaIher,han a>Wbig or opposition candidate,
give Us none at all and trust to Gen. Lane
and Democratic Congress and adminislra-
ton.
We look upon tho election Of our first
delegate as a matter Of the most vital i'm,
portance, and trust that the Democracy
will arouse and faithfully discharge its duty
by diving into mrritrd Ubscurity any Wing
or self styled Independent candidate that
may be presented for their suffrages.