, 1864-04-09
THE ANNUAL ELEcT4ON.

BY act passed at the last session Of the
Legislature, the first Monday in June is es-
tablished as the day for holding the annual
election in this Territory. No time should
be lost, therefore, in taking the preliminary
steps to draw out the entire Union vote
in each and every county, Already We
are advised that the opposition-whosc
ranks arc made up of Constitutional or
Peace democrats, avowed sympathizers
with the rebellion, and every covert enemy
of the Government-are marshalling their
forces; but with an early and united move
ment on the part Of Union men, We feel
confident that they will experience an over
whelming defeat at the ballot-box in June
next. The Union organization in Oregon
have made their nominations, State and
County, and we presume that measures
will at once be taken by the proper author
ity to have meetings held by the Union
voters in each county in this Territory, to
nominate candidates for the several Offices
to be filed. Let these nominations ema-
nate from the people. Select staauch and
uncompromising Union men, friends of the
Government and supporters of the war
without regard to what may have been their
shade of politics in times Of peace-and
then "go in," heart and hand, and elec,
them. We can do it, and we will.
THE TRUE TEST.
Allegiance to the government is the first
and most sacred obligation of the citizen
Il is due from all alike. Strictly speaking
therefore, no one is entitled to any special
distinction for fulfilling an obligation i'm.
posed upon all by divine as we'll as human
law. There may, however, be instances
where the circumstances and influences
surrounding the citizen are of such char.
acter as to entitle him to distinction for the
fearless discharge Of common duty. The
hosts Of patriotic men in the rebel States
who, amid FIRE aud sword, confscation and
imprisonment, have remained true and loyal
to the Union, are deserving Of such dis
tinction. So also is that noble host of pa
triOts among whom We can name Grant, a
Butler, Holt, o Stanton, Halleck-6rt
in the field and in the Councils who came
out from the ranks Of Democracy when
their party, as such, became the party Of
treason, and opposition to the war. All
honor, then, 70 the men Of Democratic an.
teeedents who, when treason, hatehed in
the Councils Of the Democracy, raised her
bloody hand at Sumter, dashed from them
thcshacklesof party, and areto.day battling
10 the cause Of Liberty and the Union. .al
GETTING CIvILIzED.--We witnessed,
the eiothcr day. . rather amusing evidence Of
the march Il civilization. An Indian, we'll
known to our citizens as a ysnder Of clans
and iish, with dirty blue shirt and di-
lapidatcd pantaloons on, both Of which
were wet through with rain, came to our
Office with an open umbrella over his head,
IN the pursuit of'his calling. AS he en-
tered the,dOOr, he closed the umbrella with
pride, and, taking from his head
4 new felt hat, drained the water from lis
rim, The sight was 80 ludicrous thai. We
foundi i difficult 70 repress q laugh. Our
devil suggested that he Wouldabe fully
rigged II he had hoops on; but We pre-.
sumo bis spouse monopoliled that article,
as many Of the native women have adopted
Il, in imitation Of the whites. sae
EMIoRATioN FROM IRELASD.-It Is es-
timated that above l25,0oO immigrants
have arrived in the Northern States Of
Ainerica during the past twelve months
from Ireland alone, an unusually large por-
ton Of sblobodied men. If We suppose
only one-Gfth Of these enter the army, that
makes $4,000 men each year to supply the
necessary gaps made BY war and disease.
Should the immigration continue for an.
other year, Ireland win insall probability
have furnished IN three years 49, 900 men,
British subjects large army IN itseif-.to
support the cause Of the Federal Govern.