, 1860-08-24
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In our last issue We noticed the appoint
ment, BY acting Governor McGnG, of r.
N. WAIKER to be acting Commissioner to
supsrintsnd the erection Of the Capitol.
This action Of the Governor has com
pIetely upset the whole programme Of that
small coterie Of political reDegades who are
Isagucd in opposition to the Democratic
party Of the Territory. Their last plank i'
knocked from under them. and they will
rapidly sink into their original insigDi6-
eance.
Il may be proper hero to say that 10 bis
action in this matter the Governor has not
been Influenced by any one. This we know
and feel authorized to state. His course
has been dictated solely by what be deemed
70 bo bis duty, and We are confident that it
will meet the approval Of the great major
iiy Of the people Of the Territory.
INJuScrION-At . late hour last night q
writ Of injunction to restrain r. NJ. WALKER
from diseharging the duties Of acting com
missioner 10 superintend the erection Of the
Capitol, was placed in the hands Of deputy
sheriff DAvENPORF BY GEO. GALLAGHER
The former was charged in the most solemn
and earnest manner, TO be sure TO serve q
copy thereof upOn r. M. wNxER before
the hour Of 10 o'clock tomorrow" (to-day)
that being the hour for opening the bids for
clearing the capitol grounds On the score
Of faithful service we would say to Mr..
GALlAoHrR and bis eOngeners, rest perfectly
easy On that point The deputy sheriff
viii see to It that tho service is properly
made, Bat as to whether il will have the
sgsei the three gentlemen Of legal lore con-
templated il should have, we cannot give
the same assurance. The maneuvres Of
Mr. GALfAoHER prior to hisremovaI by act
ing Governor MoGnl, bis recent card" in
the Puget Sound Herald, and more partic-
ularly the present writ Of Injunction, have
indicated 50 plainly and unmistakably GAL
LAeHEks intention Of rendering nugatory
the law under which he was elected, that
there was no choice Ieft our Governor but
TO rcmoFe him at once. The law requires
th1rthe commissioners elected shall .imme-l
diatelyn agree upon plan for the building,
and otherwise o proceed in tho discharge
af duties incumbent upon them. Have they,
we ask, agreed upon a plan as YETI The
acting commissioner was elected in March; ;
this is nearly September, What has he
done 70 show an active discharge Of the du-
ties Of bis Office, or tina, he entered thereon
'fmmediatelyn after his elections In truth,
there vas a vacancy in the board Of Capi-
tol Commissioners long before Governor
McGn1 cut short Mr.. GALLAGHER's at
tempted farce at dilly-aAllying in this mat;
Ter. and the simple ceremony Of declaring
his Office vacant only remained to be per
formed BY the Governor to close the scene.
As By oath and duty bound, he has not hes
itated to assume the responsibility Of ma.
king that removal. and Of appointing in bis
stead gentleman who Wil execute the
law % is very letter and spirit For the
promptness again manifested BY the acting
Governor on the present occasion, Mr. Nc
-GnI deserves the highest credit. II may
be received BY the citizens Of the Territory
asan assurance that their interests will at
al times be looked to and foDdly fostered
and that nothing which lies in bis power
win Be spared to promote these
The injunction is directed to the Hon. o.
B. McFADOES, Judge Of the I'd Judicial
District, and sOlicitsH hearing at the March
term Of court 10 1861. or course, it would
not do to have the right Of granting an 10.
junction disposed Of at the ensuing term ol
court Oh no