Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-11-01
Idaho.

Several Of our leading citizens, after an inter-
change OF views touching our present position IN
Washington Territory, have decided to make a
movement towards dividing the Territory, and n
committee has been appointed to confer with the
citizens in every mining town or camp, east OF
the Cascades. We gre glad to see this movement
on the part of our citizens We should much
prefer to enter the Union as State, but il We
cannot do as our sister State, California, did, let
US enter the Union as the Territory of Idaho.
The committee proposes to take Columbia river
down to the Oregon State line, as the western
boundary the northern, eastern and southern
boundaries will he such States or Territories as
arc contiguous to us. This will give the Terri
tory of Idaho about one hundred thousand square
miles, and in five years. We predict 1t Will prove
ore Of the richest States in the Confedcracy.'
We take the above paragraph from the
Lewiston Goldcn Age. and we most heartily
concur in the opinion that there is a necessi.
ty for division of the Territory. 1t will be
remembered that we urged the formation of
Territory east Of the mountains, last winter
but we did not propose the Columbia river as
the boundary. We would prefer to remain
in our present condition rather than TO be
separated from the Walla Walla valley. Some
months ago we undertook to show that it was
for the interest of the Sound and the Walla
Walla regions to remain intact, but that
separation would prove far more ruinous to
the Walla Walla section than to us Of the
Sound. We showed by comparison of the
prices of beef in the two localities, that the
markets of the Sound and British Columbia
were now, and must forever remain, better
than those cast Of Walla Walla, and that they
should, therefore, find market for their stock
the great resource of that section-to the
Sound by road over the mountains. We
stated that that the distance to the upper Co.
lumbia from Seattle was less than from any
place on the Columbia, below the Cascades,
to that point; and we insisted that good
wagon road could be made over tho noun
tains at a small cost, and that goods could be
delivered by wagons, across the mountains, to
Wallula cheaper than by way Of the Colum-
bia river.
We do not wonder that onr Lewiston friends
should desire to include the flourishing city
of Walla Walla in tho proposed Territory,
and that they should wish to secure as much
territory west of them as possible. This is
just what might be expected. But it is more
reasonable that our domains should extend
far enough east to give Washington Terrific
ry an area equal to Oregon, so that we may
hope to be admitted IS State some time dur
ing the century. Our next Legislature, no
doubt. will agree upon the necessity for d.
vision, and this settled. we presume Congress
will find no difficulty in fixing the boundary
in accordance with equity and right.
10 The Pacific Christian .idcocate says
that "roliticiaas" are endeavoring TO secure
division OF Washington Territory. and sum-
mariIy puts to flight our hopes by declaring
that when "Me people" demand division it
will be time enough to attend TO the matter
Do not, do not Bro. Pearne, be so hasty
Who are the "people"l We have an instance
to the point in which three tailors represented
tho commonwealth Of England. Is this what
you mean, or must all the people be in favor
of the measure before you can give it your
sanctions "Sill harping on my daughter"
are youl We had thought Mr.. Bush had
cured you Of politics" Peg" it TO him,
Mr.. 3.
G.