, 1863-06-20
Can't it be DidP

We say, cant it be did, and we believe it
can't That plan SO nicely arranged in
Vancouver a couple of weeks ago to have
the people of Walla Walla get up grand
celebration of the 4th Of July and give
Rev. ]. o. Raynor, tie Republican-Aboli-
ton Union Federal-C Clique candidate for
delegate to Congress, a chance to make po-
litical capital out Of grand oratorical ef-
fort in the shape of 4th Of July Grafton,
should not be permitted to fall through,
simply because an intimation Of the pro-
ect reached here before the preliminaries
were fully arranged 1t was perhaps iuju-
dicious in the persons WHO possessed the in
formation to say anything about the mat
ter before the plans for { consummation SO
devoutly wished for could have been MAJ
tured but nevertheless it is a positive
shame to let the thing fall stiIl-born when
it promised so much good If it goes
thus, those who were to be the movers in the
affair will subject themselves to the charge
of ''vant of nerve" which was brought
against Il e valorous individual Who wer
out hunting grizzlys. Unexpectedly
arriving in sight of one of these shag-
gy denizens, cooked up on his hinder
legs, and evidently disposed to contest his
right to a much nearer approach, the val
orous man turned upon his heel, and feet
ly skeedaddling out of sight Of the var
mint, philosophical thus: Il havnt
lost any grizz7ys!-tohats the use for me
10 be huntin' the cus85d things ?" Now,
they shouldn't allow themselves to be
skeert because they have found out that
others know as much about the affair as
they, and are disposed to denounce it
upon principle. They ought to re-
member, toe that ''if they should go into
it and it happens to result in the selection
of Mr.. Raynor as the orator, they acknowl-
edge nobody here as their Father Confess
or, and that it is q principle IN law that
man is not required to bring proof of his
innocence of charge, until counterfeit
dence has been produced p Indeed, such
an imputation should not be allowed to
rest against any "Union" man, pledged to
the interests of the Clique It would sui
ly his record Besides, what glorious
affair it would be-a regular old-fashioned
4th of July celebration in Walla Walla!
and an Grafton on the occasion which would
he delivered with all the fervor of new
convert to the Union cause; for two years
ago, in his sermon at Oregon city, Rev. j.
o. Raynor did not know which he sympa-
thized with most sincerely, the North or
the South. We repeat, it is shame to
let the thing fall still-bOrn, and in the Ian
guage of the text, we ask, "can't it be did,
and wa believe it can't"
CARRYING OUT THE PROGRAMME =
From the Lewiston Age Of last week, we
learn that the editor of that paper has pos
tive Information from Gov. w allace Jhat
the Capital of Idaho is to be located at
Lewiston. This is only carrying out the
programme as arranged before the division
of Washington Territory took place, but
would it not have been more judicious in
the editor Of the Age to have waited until
Gov. Wallace had received the news of the
perfection of the treaty with the Nez Per
ces before he made this announcement, and
thus prevented tno natural conclusion that
the establishment of the Capital at Lewis
ton was pre-arranged affair. However,
Lewiston is a central" point, and if the
people of Idaho are satisfied with the ar
rangement it is no business Of ours. One
thing is certain, the people of Lewiston
will not complain.