, 1860-02-10

iion above I1o mountains is unqoestionable.
rhcI 1ro there. aud Hhy not make our cal
cnlalions accordiuqlg. Then knowing thai
lhat-couolry docs exist, and that il has .
population Of a least 1000 more voters
Than The poll books Of 1859 gives any he-
count Of that they have cmigratod to
that country for The express purpose Of sot-
Ting permanently, now is the time 10
give them encouragement II this was not
The case, then there might bo some reason
able argument produced against the romoV-
d, but knowing as VIC all do, that these
arc stubborn facts, Wo arc in duty bound
% give then e consideration.
In regard 10 a central point, Vancouver
Is about as near tho mark as you can put
your inger on, between the WaIla-Walla
and The Sound country Tho furthest
point on tho Sound from Vancouver is q
shorter distance than the furthcst point
Of the Walla.waIla country alone; then all
settlers higher up the Columbia are further
on thnn any other section Of the Territory,
and IN travelling TO the capital, would have
10 pass directly through Vancouver to get
there, 50 long as il remains at Olympia
This any one can sec who will look OF It
impartinlly.
An objection Is raised because il looks like
Icgislaling for the prospects Of the falurc
This DO not ask, and am willing to be
governed BY the present facts rs they aetu-
ally exist Aud believing as do, that it
Is to our Interest 10 keep this Territory To-
goiher, and IN order to effect this, the capi-
tai should DO located at some more central
point Those other valleys, alluded to inI
Mr.. Hicks communication, above the
mountains, cannot sec how he can raise
any objection on that score, for oil the val.
leys, when settled, would be nearer Van
eouEcr than to any point on the Sound, and
much easier Of access, and tho most Of them
would have to como BY way OF Vancouver
to get to the present location. How Mr..
Hicks can make out that Il would Increase
The present travel distancc Eve hundred
miles, / am really at q loss to know. You
may calculate al the members 10 live north
Of Olympia, and you cannot make It ap-
pear. Aud all those along tho Columbia
river can get to Vancouver easier and
with less expense than they can to Olym-
pih. Now, according to my calculation, i
am bound TO consider tho gentleman only
$40 miles out Of order.
come now to notice some Of the gen
tlemnn's harahgue in regard 10 the confess
ion Of Mr. Biles and Others, whilst on a
visit doRn tho Sound He states that Mr..
Biles, whilst in conversation with Col.
Frost, Of Pert Townsend, acknowledged
that he did not expect the capital to re-
main at Vancouver over one year Il moved
there, &C. ] eau only say, that / have
been acquainted with Mr.. Biles' political
as wcll As private life for about six years,
and have TOO much confidence in bis integ-
fity aud stability 10 think It possible that
be could get 50 far Out Of tho track as to
make any such statemonts But l leave
this 70 that gentleman 10 reply to himself,
which he will no doubl do. In regard to
The popular vote on the removal question,
j have only 10 refer you TO the statements
before made, to which add the popular
vote Of the whole Territory. Those conn
tics that went FOR the removal polIed 1911
volos, making q majority Of 1857 for the
removal showing eonclusivcly that a ma
jofily Of the democrats Of Washington Ter
fritofy voted for The removal, as well as
majority Of nll tho votes cast ai the last
election. f4
With those remarks close, but will
stand ready 70 make any. explanations re-
quircd, and feel myself in duty bound to do
all l cani 70 promote the interests Of Wash
tngton Territory that am able in my weak
way % do. s6ay s. -