, 1864-12-02
Boise Correspondence.
IDAuo CIrY, Nov. 24th, 1854.

IDAHO CITY, Nov. 24th s64.
EDS STATESMAN Since the eannouncement of
the result of the election, 'order reigns in War
saw once more, and most persons seeminclined
to pursue the even tenor of their way with ac-
customed eye to business profits and pursuits
each op the sharp lookout for The interests of
No l. This has particular force as regards the
outgoing appointees to county Offices, among
whom the game of ''grab" is being
played with much rgor and extortionate exac-
ton. Some Of-them begin to look upon every
dollar coming within their vigorous grasp, wheth-
er allowed by law, as fees, or not, as their spe-
cial prize, and fasteD to it as personal and
portable" property accordingly.
The weather for the last four weeks has re-
manned pleasant for the time of year, and no
Stow has yet fallen to remain. The ground is
frozen an inch or so in depth, and ice formed
in places where the sun does not shine has not
melted away for over fortnight, and Of course,
may be considered fixture until sometime next
spring The leaves upon the willow shrubbery
fringing the streams, long ago yellow, withered
and dying, have nearly all fell from the parent
stem to mother earth, and naught remains liy-
ing of the past seasons vegetation save the ev-
ergreen foliage of the winter braving and vete-
pines in the surrounding forests Surely,
better timbered mining region has never yet
been discovered. The supply, abundant and
convenient, for fuel and lumber, will outast
generations ofpeople to come.
The roads and trails continue dry, and in very
good travelling condition; unusually so; and
packers, teamsters, stage proprietors, passen-
gers, and prospectors have cause to be duly
thankful therefor. It greatly facilitates Boise
river valley trade in agricultural pIenr2ts, and
is no small help to many q poor Immigrant
teamster, engaged in hauling vegetables, grain,
and hay into the mines from that locality, as
sole means of procuring winters subsistence
by a few weeks labor perhaps for dependent
family as well as for himself
Judging from the few last numbers of the
WAILA WALLA STATEsMAN your city Of Walla
Walla is decidedly more unsafe to life and limb,
to reside in than this place The town of Yir-
ginia City in Nevada has always been by far
worse in that particular than Idaho City. Sell
dom as courts for the trial of persons accused of
felonies have set here, those proven guilty
have very generally, although perhaps
not always, had the punishment meted out
to them propOrtioned to the nature OF the Of
fense committed prescribed by law
Mining has nearlyceased for the season-ce
forming in the sluice boxes of the creek mines at
night so thick that it is almost impossible to
prosecute work for any length of time during
the day. Some few, however, still resolutely
keep at work as well as they can, and quite
number, including some 80 to 60 immigrants,
have been rocking, with fair results, for weeks
upon bar claims in and adjoining the town.
Speaking of immigrants, reminds the writerof
pOmpously pedantie opinion delivered e1trd-
judiciaHy by the learned correspondent of the
San Francisco Bulletin, upon the immigrant vote
question, in recent number Of that paper re-
ceiyed here. The United States District Judge
of Oregon in that communication, as literary
correspondent of leading journal published in
a neighboring State, takes occasion to relieve
himself of a weghty opinion which, incubus
like, would otherwise have remained in his ju-
dicial breast, In opposition to that given by
Hon. A.-E. Wait, former Chet-Jnstice of the
Supreme Court of Oregon. Written previous
to the election, it was doubtless designed to eff
feet the double object Of preventing Immigrants
from voting and feeding the inordinate vanity of
the undignged prOmulgatOr The learned au-
thor appearsto have entirely forgotten, in his
eager haste to pay tribute for his sinecUre office
at the expense of former prOfessed political prin-
ciple, thatabandOnment Of one domicil, followed
hy continuous diligence in taking necessary steps
to acquire another, must, by necessary implica-
cation of law, logic, common sense and Justice
make the requirement of new dOmici relate
back and date from the date of the Abandonment
of the former one, in every instance where such
intention to abandon and acquired con summated
within a reasonable length of time. IfheknOws
anything Of the application Of the doctrine ofre-'
laton in its true legal signihcatOn, he knows
the opinion Of Judge Wait, which he attempts
writer bas devoted this much space to rerato
quasto Of the day, because it is likely to come
up again and again on the Pacific Coast, until
definitely settled in each State and Territory by
the court of ultimate resort and law, justice, and
right should be the crjteria by which to be gov
erned, not the imperious and egotistical dlcta of
U. S. District Judges EXTRA 7judicially delivered
nor by the subsequently partisan opinions of
! State Attoney-Generals, having less efficacy and
/ no more weight than many third and fourth rate
! lawyers.
The fasle statement made with regard to the
immigrant vote carrying Idaho Territory Demo-
cratic at the last election seems to have created
CONSERVATION notices. than to have attracted
undue attention to the subject in Oregon and
California. The immigrant vote in Boise Conn
ty did not exceed 250 all told, and not less than
one fourth Of which were cast for Republican
candidates. On the principle it must be sup
! posed, that lying, like wonders viii never
cease the absurd falsehOOd of Idaho being car
ried by immigrant vote has been heralded, ite-
rated, and reiterated all over the Pacific Coast,
until doubtless many residing out Of this Terrific
! ny begin, honestly and ignoranuy enough, to
believe such to have been the case.
Tie proceedings of the Idaho Legislative As
sembly are cooked forward to with much inte-
rest by the people Iii this part Ct the Territory
/ The Soda Springs fraud perp5trated ~ mem
| bers of the Union League here through a too
named Bradley NOW at Lewiston,) seeking an
additional reward to the 300 pieces of silver or
| the equivalent in gold dust already paid him, is
doubtless designed to accomplish for the Repub-
lican defeated candidates for Council andIIouse
from Aturas, what the Fort Laramie fraud of a
year ago was designed to effect east of the
/ mountains.
/ As the icy fetters of winter begin to be drawn
more closely around u.s. balls, parties, and fes-
tive amusements seem to become more and more
the order of the day. On the night of the 22d
there were three balls in the city and less than
two to three week would make the fair ladies
of the place look disconsolate if not shall say
it2) some Of them, decidedly sour Public the
atr Gals appear to have temporarily "dried mp"
But must bring this already long communi-
tion to a close, 50 until about the holidays an
reUOir. ARGUS.
WHO CAN ANSWER PA passenger from Cali
fornia to New York writes to a San Francisco pa
per:
Can you tell why it is that it is always more