, 1861-07-04
THE DELEGATE FROM WASHINGTON
TERRLTONN.

The People Of our Territory Will be called
upon, on the sth Of July, to elect their Repre-
sentative in the next Congress Of the United
States. Political Issues to a great extent being
IGNORED by the imperillcd situation Of our ma
tional affairs, voters will do well to canvass all
matters connected with the choice of a Delegate,
resardless Of mere questions Of party difference.
As citizens of the Territory, which of the three
distinguished gentlemen now claiming your suf-
frages, Col. Wallace, Judge Lander, or Mr.. Gar
felde, is most entitled TO your sympathy and
supportg Two Of these, McsSrs. GARFIELDE
and LANDER, came to this country with commits
sions in their pockets, to enjoy here the profits
of easy official position, thruSting out men of
our own Territory as fully competent for their
respective places, who were by bona fde resi-
dence entitled 10 hold such positions. Neither
of those gentlemen trould ercr hace been a odndi-
date for the sufrdges Of tbs People, hal they not
90 been colOnised by the Federal administrations
appointing them. Yet are they not satisfied,
though they have already received so much at
the Government crib Has It not occurred to
the reader that these imported officials have great
advantages over our bona file settlers, however
much merit the settlers possess? Apart from
the influence afforded by official positions, their
salaries aitord to them fund by which they can
electioneer, and keep on as heretofore IN excud'
ing from Offices OF honor and trust our c'tlzens'
who have to earn their living by hard labor, while
these better paid otnc@ls are carrying on 'he'r
trade oi wire working ana political advahcemeht'
WIN not the past political history oi washington
Territory JUSTIFY THESE thoughts! In elShtyGars
OF Territorial existence one Del'g"e mas bee"
e'eoe1 emo ~as noe a" mPo'ted reae'" C!"'e-
holder. Those Delegates wholh you nave cohhded
m-Where are they howF hour ienow'cit'zen'
Hon. ColumoIa Lancaster was RESIDENT ana Is
now. Col Anderson never returned to give an
account Of his stewardship, nor even to thank
you for your Kindness to him. But lately mem
Der Of the Montgomery Convention, he now leads
cavalry regiment in arms against the Union
and that Government We so love aud vencrate.
Gov. Stevens, whom you have twice stood by
with unexampled devotion, ignored our Territory
last fall, and hailed from the State oil Oregon.
Whyr Because political advancement was what
he sought and you, being but Territory could
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then suggested Failing in e'ectinG Gen Lane
President and losing seat in the Cabinet, he
came back 10 the Territory unaccompanied by
his iam'ly, Thom ne te't al ms Tem residence ~ Me
State Of Rhode Island, and endcnV"r"d to be re-
dominated by the Vancouver Convention. lie
was outwitted there by the superior infringement
Of bis successful competitor, sud rtere "hs NOR ?
ia hp hU
70 The States, TO seek there rAdt he but came hitler
10 sNjoy-ths spoiIs Of Office Two ex'oileiaIS Of
the same caste are now before you Either Mr.
"arilelde or Judge Lander VIII cheerluIIy repre-
sent you IN Congress as long aS you viii give
them the opportunity. As long as they can
pocket the m'leage and salary, they will call our
Territory their stopping place. When that fails,
they will 20 elsewhere to better their political
fortunes
Mark tho contrast between these gentlemen
and that sturdy old pioneer and settler in our
Territory, whose name floats at our masthead
Is the Republican candidate for the Delcga,eshiP.
We mean COL WALLACE, resident Of our
County and citizen Of our Territory man
who settled here to practice bis profession as
,attOrney-to depend upon his own efforts for a
living-whO desired to build up our Territory
and its fortunes because he had adopted il as a
home. Unlike his two opponents, he did not
come to dwell among us merely to receive pen
sion for party service elsewhere. Already, IIca-
ven knows, we have had enough Of these impOr-
tatiOns Of foreign talent, sent hither to "harass
our people and eat out their substance" with no
apology for their appointments, save to rid the
Departments at Washington Of their importuuate