, 1863-01-03
PORTLAND CORRESPONDENCE.


Is. machinery
of your Territory has at last got to work. The
upper country, you will perceive, has the honor
conferred on it of leading both houses. Proba-
bly, a notion that honors are hereafter to flow
from the eastern counties, had something to 10
with this result; and the personal popularity of
Messrs. Simms and Reed did the balance APP
pearances are decidedly in favor of the Legisla-
ture making itself useful and, for once, the Ter
ritory is likely to have legislation suited to its va
ried necessities
THE DELEGATEsHIP-sCARCITY OF CANDIDATES.
In travelling through the western portion of
Washington Territory have been frequently
struck with the fact that not one half of the in
habants think of going to Congress at the next
election. This scarcity Of Congressional material
finds parallel in the death Of Senatorial aspi-
rants in Oregon; where, you know, the people
are particularly Indifferent to political promotion.
The newest dodge in regard to the Deegateship
that has COM to light has much of the ludi-
crcus in it that | am compelled to give it 20 you
entire. In doing so, I shall be necessitated to
touch, in this letter and those which may follow,
ON A DEEP LAID SCHEME.
The new dodge. my dear Sirs, has been forced
upon the Olympia politicians by the conditions of
their geographical position towards the rest of
the territory The Olympia Clique-tats were
fully alive to the growing power of the eastern
counties, as far back the Spring of 1851
Early in the Spring of 1862, they dispatched one
of the most popular of their coterie to the upper
country with orders to locate at Lewiston, and
look after the interests Of The Sound country
When you know the name of the gentleman re-
ferred to, you will also understand that while
looking out for the interests of the Cohog-DiS-
trict, he did not neglect his olCn. His name is
G. H-s, Esq. The first work chalked
out was to get the mountain delegations, in the
next Territorial Legislature, right. Commencing
at the commencement, this cunning old gentle
man wrote to his friends and strikers at the vari-
Gus mining centers ito be sure and have sound"
men on leading questions placed on their tickets.
These letters were shown around among the
Union men, and created alarm. From this re-
suited partial defeat of the Union tickets in
Idaho and Nez Perces counties. Nothing daunt-
ed, the astlte old gentleman sprung the Division
Question on the people Of the eastern district
At this time Mr.. A. S. S. Gould was the editor
of the Golden age That journal at once OPEN
its batteries, and lent its polOeyiL influence to the
movement. The field of intrigue enlarged
Why rot go into a State organization at once
"If we do this" says the sagacious old gentle
man, "we will have two SenatorshipS, one place
in the House and minor offices in abundance.'-
This new idea attracted to its support the
MODEL hECElN Ett AMI AEEFEh Ot IUBLlC MONE1S.
1t was at once conceived that the oratorical
talents of this gentleman were a des,deratum
devouty to be wished for. The speeches which
he had conned over so often-lhe addresses which
he had so often delivered to gaping audiences
were to be refurnished and deliberately inflicted
on the people. The third man in this new tri-
lfmvrdte was the
ELEGANT AND IRREPRESSIBLE sCBANTIO
This gentleman was to do the fireworks and
make himself generally useful. What particular
interest he had in the profits of the scheme,
cannot conceive. 1t is sure that he does not
want office himself; and unless there was some
thing in the shape OF good, fat contract TO be
given him, | am forced TO believe that he was
acting, as usual, under purely disinterested mo-
tives. The candidate for the lower House does
not appear in the original programme but he has
been determined on since the three principal con-
spirators laid the division scheme. His name is
W-ds,-a hopeful scion of the law The
hopes of the principal cOnspirators ale about TO
be realized. The gentleman from tie Sound will
probably be a candidate for Delegate, and on his
election depends the scheme Of division and the
State organization. But of this, more another
time.
DIvIsION-wHAT IT MEANS.
The division of the Territory means that the
western half of it shall be under the conuol of
the clique the portages of the Columbia river
are to be kept as heretofore; State government
is to be saddled on to to the eastern district to
give places to a set of political sharpers, and con-
tracts to financial sharpers the industry of your
miners and farmers is to be taxed to the utmost
to support this new State government, and the
control of your great commercial outlet is to be
handed over to band Of monopolsts
STATE OF PUBLIC FEELING IN OREGON.
presume your people think that the recent
proclamation of the President in regard to sla-
very in the Southern States, is creating feeling
of hostility to the present Administration. l do
not find that people much excited about it,
The popular indifference in all political measures
approaches stolidity. The voice of the people is
in favor of the measures that may destroy the
rebellion. If Mr.. Lincolns subordinates defeat
the rebels, there is nothing-inside of our pres
ent form of Government that the people would
deny to his authority; but if he fails, the verdict
Of the people nere vii. be against him. In short,
it is impressed on the people that the Union force
is strong enough to defeat the rebels and if it is
not used to that end, the Administration should
/ be held responsible for the failure.
! REGULAR.
December Goth, 1862.
This c1la ate has just begun to weep, slightly.
You may remember that Byron, or some other
poet, called Rome, "The N;obe ct nations from
the sorrowful aspect of her ancient phy 2!ognomy'
Sirs, Oregon is a more sorrowful looking place
than Rome ever was and as to weeping, we can
double discount her. and give her seventy-fve in
the hundred to start on. When it comes to do
ing the lachrymose, we are on it. To just show
you how damp it is here, l may truthfully state
that you will get wet when you can't see drop
of rain falling-t is mist that does it. But
need not expatiate the subject to men who are
liable to a suspicion that their "webs" are still
concealed in their boots