, 1863-01-17
Division of the Territory.

1t has been pretty well understood IN olympia
for the past month, that a scheme had been con-
cocted by few officials and citizens of Olympia
during the last summer, to secure through Wal
lace the Delegate, division of this Territory
cutting off the entire mining district from the ag-
ricultural. Wallace has been urged to press it on
the ground that only in so doing could he hope
for reelection. That the developing mining
region would render such an influx certain, as
would overwhelm the small vote on the Sound
and in the mountain districts he could hope for
very little support That if this region could be
Topped off, he could make his calling and elec-
ton sure"
This was the outside Of the case. The inside
of it would exhibit vacant and unimproved lots
in Olympia, subject o, depreciation by the con-
tingency of moving the Capital. The slipping
away of the sceptre from Judah" The politi-
cal complexion of every delegate election before
the last had been deeply shaded by certain
brushes in Olympia. The rush of adventurers
into the mining region has cast strange, and
careless set of politicians into that country whose
faith and whose interests cannot be controlled by
one, two or three men, quietly living in Olympia
who will incline to take hand in making up the
colors Of future political campaigns in the Terri
tory This undoubtedly may not be so conven-
lent to the junto lately formed in Olympia, as
would seem to them agreeable hence the desire
for division.
The programme as laid out is not without some
degree of fascination to the farmers. The west
ern portion of the Territory it was supposed
would furnish majority in favor of the "Unon
Administration party" so earnestly advocated Of
late. The Walla Walla region, if forming part
of the west, it was thought would furnish few OBJ
stacles to the continuance of this party in power
into another administration, and hence a contin-
ued reign of the present crowd of officials. The
people have never been consulted on the ques-
ton, and this scheme has been kept as profound
a secret as possible, till the session of the Legis
monstrances to reach Washington. 1t is easy to
see the channel through which this arrangement
was to be carried from this significant telegram
SIN the House, Mr.. Kellogg of Illinois, offered
a resolution, which was adopted, instructing the
Committee on Territories to inquire into the ex.
pediency of establishing Territorial Govern
ment for that region of country in which are the
Salmon River gold mines"
Illinois stands out prominent as the nativity oi
the officials here, and representative of Illinois
suddenly appears solcitous for the welfare of this
region. The whole organization of the two
houses of this Legislature was struggled for hav-
ing this division in view. The public printing is
part of the stock in trade, in the coming division
of spoils. In this view of the case it is no. sur
prising that certain parties should be desirous Of
securing from THIS Legislature, an election for
three years.
A certain member of the Council evidently in
league with the Illinois fossils, sought to make
himself the "comng man" for this Union Admin
istration division party dodge. Division or nc
division, that member has added little to his po-
litical stature by the association. The game is
apparent, the veil is put aside from the object
hitherto seen but obscurely. Well may the peo-
pie of Territory casting only about five thou
sand votes at last election, ask of what advantage
is division. The moment the population in
creaseS to such degree that ''dead level medi-
ocrity," cannot be counted as Superiority" that
moment a division is sought for the purpose Of
accommodating few officials, with no other fu-
ture before them, than "place" by favor of the
President.
We shall in due time hold up the plotteIs Of
this dissecting operation, and lay open the OBJ
jects and aims still deeper.