, 1863-08-08
Boise CORRESPONDENCE.

EDS. STATESMAN AS everything which ruff
fes the surface of affairs here, has more or less
interest to outside spectators, the existing com
motion in this part of Idaho Territory, relative
| TO the organization of the machinery of govern
ment of Idaho under the organic act, can hardly
fail to be a noticeable feature in occurrences Of
the day. His excellency Gov. Wallace has is
sued manifesto, Il dislike the word Proclama-
tion though these days TEEN with such thng1 in
various shapes from Lewiston apprsing the good
people of Idaho that he is their Governor, a
fact tolerably well known before and notifying
them of the appointment of Marshal and the
taking of steps forthwith 20 obtain an enumera-
ton Of the inhabitants of the Territory. So far,
so good, though the issuance of such document
from an executive office, though temporarily at
Lewiston, Is not very cheering omen of his Ex-
celency'S views upon the location Of he CAPITAL
The centre of population is naturally the point
toward which business interests of all kinds gray
itate, and in country like this where mineral
wealthconStuteS the principal resource of all,
the capital, the people have right to claim as a
| large majority of them have been led from the
very outset 10 expect, will be somewhere within
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tensiJe mining region. which is beyond all con-
troversy at the present time in the Boise coun-
| try. Such region is certain to contain the
bulk OF the population, and to command the
greatest amount of all kinds of business caiital
and have tie greatest number of business men.
The indications of Gov. Wallace's intention 10
locate the territorial capital at Lewiston. place
whtre comparatively very insignificant part of
the trade of the Territory concentrates, and up
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produced at the very outset Of his gubernatorial
career a feeling ofalmo>t universal dissatisfaction
among the thousands of people congregated in
this portion Of The Territory
But the most veXed and vexatious question of
all now upon the tapis upon an issue sprung by
certain troublOus spirits, always to be found in
such country, who are never so happy as when
engaged i'll plotting or executing sch, mes preg-
nant with miSchieyous Consequences is with re-
gard to the condition of affairs here in matters of
municipal law. Boise county was organized hy
act of the Legislature of Washington Territory
last winter. The act organizing the county.
named the persons who should first act as county
officers, and provided for an election to he held
on the second Monday of July, 1868, in the
county by the qualified electors for the purpose
OF electlng county and precinct officers That
election was duly held and a ul set of officers
elected in and for Boise count, nearly all of
them by a large and very decisive majority o vo-
ttrs, in accordance with ali The f rms of law reg
uiating elections in Washington Territory =
Those office have with but one exception taken
he oath OF Office. qualified and entered upon
discharge OF the duties Of their respective offices
in COOL faith, and as by law required.
The Organic. Act of Idaho Territory contains
section con'erring upon The acting Governor the
power to apl ont officers to fiji vacancies within
The Territory temporarily. Il is urged, argued.
insisted upon, and profeSSed to be held by certain
diSaffected parties here, that the election referred
to was invalid, because they assert the laws of
Washington Territory have no force and effect
over any portion of Idaho Territory. vet no laws
other than the laws of Washington Territory can
govern with regard TO courts of Justice and
code OF civil and criminal rocedure west of the
! Rocky mountains until such lime as l4giSla-
turr shall have been duly elected and have enact
ed code Of laws in Idaho Territory. The same
is true of The applicability of the laws of Nrbras-
ka Territory extending until such time as above
referred to over hat portion of Idaho Territory
formerly forming part OF Nebraska. The view
OF The case entertained by these men, some of
| them lawyers, too, with an eye to places of hon
or, emolument. and distinction in the new terri
tory, would if carried in ertenSo leave Ms with
no statute law whatever, beyond the organic act
OF Congress creating the Territory, CoccuDvinp an
analogous posllion in a code Of laws to that OF
the Constitution of a State) and the general
laws of Congress, which have no more applica-
b lity to the people here than tl ewhere through
out the whole United States. 1t is further con-
tended that tn appointing power Of Govern
w allace extends 10 power 10 remove officers
already acting IN good faith, under aud by virtue
of the laws of Washington Territory Organizing
and providing for The municipal regulations Of
the counties of Shoshone, Me- Perce. Idaho
BoiSt and MiSsoula. and great stress is laid upon
the fact that democrats were elected to office in
those countics. "Ay, there's the rub"
Democrats have been elected in those counties
and will be again and again, and the people de-
sire it and the pitilul subterfuge resorted to in
memorial said to have been sent to Gov. Wal
lace at Lewiston asking the appointment of a
new set Of county officials here by an edict of alb
solu'e authority conceived to be in him as an ap-
pOintee OF Abraham Lincoln vested removing
the present ircumbents, duly elected by popular
will and placing the honorable ~ movers in this
c2mmotion in their stead is one of the most
transparent humbugs ofthe day.
The election which was held was conducted IN
quiet, orderly legal manner-nuch more 50
than such elections usually are. and so lar as
know no allegations Of ballot-stuffing illegal vn-
ting, or fraud of any kind has been praciised
but it is alleged that because democratic ,icket
was elected, II was a sece sion Triumph Such
secession triumphs have taken place in New
York, Prnnsy ylvania Ohio. Indiana Illinois. Wis
consu. New Jersey, Washington Territory. and
will take place all through the North about as
fast as elections are held hereafter California
will swell the list of Democratic States a, the
next election. Oregon next June. and the Con-
gressional DELEGATE from Idaho will be a Demo
crat sure. Besides a Democratic Pres;den;
will be elected in 1864 by Just such 'secesson
votes, and those that don't ike the sentiments of
the sovereign people politically can make the
most Of it-that'S all.
We have doub!e-geared Probate Cour: in
session here at present. Judge Murphy, the
newly elected Judge by som- 500 or 900 major
i'y holding session the law directs, and one
Mclaughlin, previously appointed as such by the
County Commissioners to fill vacancy in the of.
flee occasoned by the resignation of the first in
cumben', Gilbert, contum acousy holding over
and setting up bogus Court, claiming to exer-
else Probate jurisdiction. So we go.
BY The way $1,000 has been raised here for
the Salt Lake city express route, But | nnst
close, so .qu Revoir, ARcrs ,1''
ARRIVAL OF EMIGRANTs.-Th first
train of the overland mgration-consist-
ing Of five wagons--arrive,l in this valley
on Tuesday last. They report that they