, 1862-04-05
Election Results.

In pursuance Of the proclamation of the Coun-
ell, an election for city officers was held on Tues
day last, We dislike to find fault but acting in
the capacity offaithful journalists, whose province
it is to guard the public interest, it becomes our
most imperative duty to say word or two in con
demnation Of the manner in which that election
was conducted. In the first place, the judges of
an election are supposed to be appointed with
reference to their fitness for the position. They
are supposed at least to know the boundaries of
the city inorder to pronounce upon the eligibili-
ty of voters, touching the question as to whether
they are residents of the city and they are fur
ther supposed to be men who will exercise prop
er vigilance in the discharge of their duty as
judges. We make no allegation against those
gentlemen who sat in judgment upon the qualifi-
cations of voters who presented themselves at the
polls on last Tuesday so far as their intention to
do right was concerned but it does seem to US
that the whole affair was managed very loosely
that the judges were either ignorant of the bound
aries of the city, or that they were entirely unac
quaned with the general rules that determine
the qualification of voters. 1t is fact apparent
to all that many Illegal votes were cast at this
election. Several votes ise east by men who
the judges should have known resided outside of
the corporation; and we are credibly informed
that men who for years have been known by the
community TO reside miles out in the country
were permitted to vote without their right being
questioned. From tie best information we can
gain, there are not to exceed three hundred bona
fde voters within the city limits, and yet nearly
five hundred votes were polled at the election |!
With one exception, the majorities over the op-
posing candidate we're small, and where so many
confessedly illegal votes cast, it is not un-
likely that in some instance the will Of the actual
voters was thwarted and set aside by the inter
ference of class of men who had no right to
vote and who have no interests whatever in the
city.
We take it for granted that all law-abiding men
are opposed to illegal voting, in whatever manner
or to whatever exten; practiced and hence we
expect that the proper authorities will not hest
tate to apply a corrective to the gross and papa-
BILE abuse of the elective franchise to which we
allude. 1t is of the highest Importance to the
future character of the city that this corrective
should be applied in this instance-that the sys-
tenn of illegal voting, brought about through the
undue influence Ct interested parties, shoad be
effectualy "nipped in the bud Foster and
encourage the system, allow it to grow up with
the city, establish precedent, and illegal voting
and ballOt-box stufhng will very soon become the
order of the day.
The JoHNs,-The people of California
are discussing proposition to rid them
selves of their Chinese population, by i'm
posing heavy taxation upon them. The
probability is that the measure will be car
ried oat. There are about As 900 Chinese
in that State. The same causes that in
duced these celestials to emgrate to Cali
fornia-are now inviting them to this Terri
tory and if they have been detrimental to
the prosperity of that State, they cannot be
less so here. 1t would be well for the peo-
pie here to look to this matter at once, and
if possible prevent their immigration hither
The miners at Orc Fino, last summer, took
a step in the right direction, in regard to
the Chinese, and if their policy is carried
out at other mining points throughout the
Territory we need not be troubled by them
1t is much easier matter TO prevent their
coming than to get rid of them after they
have arrived. s
PLAYED OUT-The celebrated Seen.
Joseph Meek, who short time since ad-
vertised in a Portland paper that he was
raising company to go to the Salmon
mines by the Grand Ronde trail, passed
through this city yesterday with his com
Pany enroute for the diggings Notwith-
standing the fact that the ''General7 is an
old mountaineer and that, as he publishes,
he "wintered and summered and married"
in the country through which he proposed
to pilot his company, he has weakened"
on the Grand Ronde route. HIS knowl-
edge of the country no doubt induced this
result. In reply to query in regard to
the Grand Ronde route, the s'General''
smiled audibly, and simply said it was
"played out"
SMALL BoATs.- Up to Wednesday,
twelve small boats had arrived at Wallula,
en- route to Salmon river. Several of them
had proceeded on their way. They met
with no difficulty in coming up the river
A number of small boats are reported on
their way up from below
FREIGHT.-Th steamers bring up large
amounts of freight for this city every trip.
Some of our merchants have already re-
ceived their spring assortments of goods,