Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-08-23
Agents for the Standard.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 90, 1862.
The New State.

Estate OF IDAHO."-A communication in
reference to the proposed new Estate Of
Idaho" is in type and will appear next week.
The writer is an old resident ofthe Territory,
and takes the ground that the interests Of the
seaboard are not in unison with the progress
and prospects of our remote west-that d.
vision CT the Territory would be of advantage
to both sections and, at the same time remove
an obstacle to the fuliillment of our manifest
destiny.'-Goldcn Age.
There is but little doubt that a division Of
Washington Territory. with the Cascades as
the dividing line, will eventually take place,
as nature has formed too great distinction
between the country east and that west OF
these mountains for similar local regulations
and municipal laws. Each section will re-
quire separate and distinct Legislation, in
many cases almost antagonistical, and at all
times foreign one from the other. The coun-
try east is exclusively an agricultural and
mining country, while that west can never
become either to great extent. laundering,
fishing, and manufacturing establishments,
will constitute the principal business Of the
Sound country; and when a railroad is built
across the mountains-as it will be in the
course of time-the Sound will become the
commercial and shipping mart for the produce
Of the eastern valleys and pastur'ng lands
west of the Rocky mountains.
We copy the above from the Oregon
Fan Of Wednesday last. The editor is
undoubtedly right in supposing that
there will be a new Territory or State
formed ont out Of the eastern portion
of what is now nominally called Wash
ington Territory, but we dissent from
his suggestion of making the Cascade
range of mountains the boundary of
the new Territory on the west. Such
boundary may suit the people of Or
egon very well, but after extending
their boundary to Snake river, instead
of stopping at what the editor regards
as the "natural boundary" we think
it does lot become them to insist upon
Washington being restricted to the ter
ritory west of the mountains, about
one-third in area to the State of Ore
gon.
It would no doubt suit the material
interests of Oregon to have the terrific
ry east of the mountains separated from
Washington, ard thus diminish the
chances of opening a line of direct
communication between the waters of
the Sound and the country east of the
mountains, which now finds its out
let to market down the Columbia TO
Portland, the emporium of Oregon
and hence the great soiicitude mani
tested by the Oregonian to fix our boun-
dairy for us. While we do not blame
our Oregon friends for looking after
their own interests, we shall do all in
our power to protect the interests of
our own Territory
We remember well the universal ex-
ecration that was showered upon the
heads Of those in Oregon, who pro.
posed the Cascade range as their east
crn boundary, by the Orryonian and its
contemporaries. They then urged, and
we think with propriety, that the coun-
try lying east Of the mountains was
necessary for the growth and prosperity
of the State, and thus secuted the idea
Of there being of necessity any incom-
patibility of interests between the two
sections. They insisted that tho fact
ofthe country east of the mountains
being adapted for grazing purposes,
while the western portion was suited
for agriculture and commerce, was the
reason why they should belong to one
State, and thus mutually benefit each
other. If the argument was a good
one then, it is equally good now, and
applies with equal force to Washington
Territory.
The assumption of the Oreyon;an,
that the territory west of the noun
tains is not suited for agriculture, is en-.
tirely groundless, and we would sug.
gcst that our Oregon friends inform
themselves in relation to the agricul-
tural capabilities Of that portion Of
Washington Territory, before assum.
ing to decide for ,,s what will best pro-
-,ote our welfare, and where our east