Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-04-19
SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1862.
The Times and Telegraph on a Division

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The Portland Times and Vancouver TtIe-
graph disagree with the Press and ourself
concerning the propricty ola division of Wash
ington Territory,-the first in courteous and
diguifed language, and the latter in its usual
harangue of abuse and scurrility. While the
article of the latter is directed more especially
at the Press, we presume we will be excused
by our contemporary if we briefly notice the
ItlegrapA's trade of balderdash.
The Times bases its objections upon the
supposition that the portion of Territory We
propose to set off into a new Territory, en-
bracing the mining region, will not acquire
sufficient population for admission into the
Union as State if detached from this Terri
tory, for many years; and that division will
tend to keep both sections i'll Territorial
condition much longer than if they remained
intact. In this assertion the Times lessons its
own glory in being tho discovcrcr and great
cause of the influx to the mining region. 1t
has never expressed doubts but that the min
ing region will ere twelvc-month receive
population which will entitle it to admission
as a sovereign State; but Oh the reverse, we
are compelled to believe by the whole drift of
the Times arguments for months back that
thousands upon thousands are and soon will
be vending their way to build up the New
Ell Dorado. This being the case, the sparse
population if the portion we propose to retain
as Washington Territory would not materially
advance or. retard tho result. The Times will
not deny but that the whole Territory, with
its present misshapen and ill-defincd bound,-
ries, is far too large to erect into one State;
neither will it dispute that we west of the
mountains would receive less benefit and at
tention to our wants an Integral portion of
large Stote" than ms separate Territory by
ourselves.
With the dividing line fixed as proposed
by us in former ISSUE, We would abundantly
possess the qualification s"rciiicd by the
Times as the "only permanent basis of wealth"
agricultural facili,ics--wl,ilc our timber.
fisheries, coal. and magnificent and capacio,s
Sound" would afford the other essential rcqui.
sites for prosperity and success.
The Te!cgyaph's article Is a ainful attempt
at wit and sarcasm. 1t attributes our mo-
tives to the same cause which i, has been
harping upon for the past eighteen months.
1t has theme upon which it can fall back n,
any time and make great deal Of " Capital
lin a homD 1t has already Imagined the
first four acts already past" II has already
asserted that Capitol Commissioners have
been removed to keep tie Capi,oi; Govern
OTIS and Judges pursuaded" to kospMe Zap
itol defective Legislation obtained 10 koJ, he
Capitol; and pecula,ing gentlemen placed
upon the list Of corporators Of a certain nwi-
cation company to keep Tie "eapifar' OF the
Sound! And now. it can see no earthly r.a.
s,n why We should advocate division Of a
Territory occupying three times the area of
the State Of Oregon but that We only wish to
keep the Capitol on the Sound. so complete.
" nervous and sensitive La, that crratic
sheet become that it Sees a ghost in every
shadow, and a concealed foe in every
rustling l,af. Is it SO blinded by malgnan,
hate that It refuses to see that division based