, 1865-07-07

Walla Walla, w. T., Friday, July 2, 1865,
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JUsr So-Now that the election has passed
by in this Territory, the Union papers on the
Sound arc beginning to discuss the issues-is-
sues which they were unwilling to meet. before
ehe election FOR fear ofcreatiug division in the
ranks Of tHe Union party. Before the election,
al ''good Union men" would manifest an i'm
mense amount of yiptuous Indignation at the
bare mention that there was such an issue be-
fore the country as "negro suffrage" They
at once hooted down all such mousrous ideas
as "Copperhead lies But now that the cleo
tiOn is over and the Union (partyl safe, the men
who were jogging along without issue have
suddenly found themselves confronted by one of
great Importance, and they are now discussingit it
with much zeal,-the identical question of negro
suffrage. The Standard opposes the schemes Of
the Unionists par excellence on the suffrage
question, and says
'If this question is to be forced upon the
people, and we believe it is from the maneuvers
of few radical politicians of note and influence
let the American people be prepared to meet it.
The negro should not be the only recipient of
their fraternizing love if it is founded upon
what may be considered general principles of
philanthropy. The Chinese are surely further
advanced in civilization than the sensuous Af-
rican race, but they are not the plastic race need
cd. And, why are not the patriotic women Of
America included in this plan for extended suf-
frage? Are. they less prepared to exercise the
prerogatives Of citizenship than the negro? 1t
will do no harm for the people to reflect upon
these matters. The issue is probably nearer
than is generally anticipated. We believe these
tangled ideas will lead to endless confusion,
and that We should now, at time when the
country needs auet TO tecuperate its exhausted
energies, sanction as little departure as possi-
BILE from the original status of American citi-
zenship"
Some person, through the columns of the Pa
cifc Tribune, takes issue with the Standard on
this question, and asserts that the Standard has
never understood these matters from the start
oHd says this broad principle universal suf-
fragel constitutes the aniau8 of the Republican
party, whatever might have been the views of
the mercenary crowd that always flock to the
ranks of the rising party"
The writer in the Tribune goes on to say that
the people should meet issues as they arise, and
that 'if the rights of citizenship are not accord
ed to the blacks within a reasonable time they
will demand them by force, if necessary. five
deny them their rights, in time they will take
them by force" The astute individual con-
cludes by saying that ''the great lesson of the
hour, is justice to the people of color, and as
the question Of suffrage is to be decided by each
State for itself, we trust that our ensuing Leg
islature will erase all black laws from our stat
utes."
Now that our loyal cotemporaries of the
Sound have discovered the 'nigger in the fence
the people of the Territory will very likely wit
ness some racy ground and lofty tumbling in
the Union party within the next few months
But the idea of suppressing issues until after
elections are held is a singular way of proceed
ing, and is about equal to the wisdom Of the
new-fangled farmer at Salt Lake who tried the
experiment of putting in his crop first, and fenc-
ing sarter," and who thereby lost the proceeds
Of his labor from the voraeious disposition Of
the cattle thereab0Uis, Our Union party folk.
are pretty much in the condition of this farmer,
and are likely to reap no benefits from their late
election triumph The cattle are making dread
ful havoc with the anticipated crop, or rather,
not the cattle, but "the mercenary crowd that
always flock to the ranks Of the rising party"
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The ISSUE IN CAIFoRyIA.- San Francisco
Flag tUnion paper) narrOws down the political
contest in California to two main questions and
says:
It will be well for citizens desiring nomina-
ton for the next Legislature to be prepared to
make two essential pledges: first, to support a
change in the State Constitutions admitting col
ored men to the right of suffrage; and secondly
70 use all their influence to procure the imme-
diate repeal of the Specific Contract law. These
important questions already stand out distinct
y, and in relation to subjects of so much grav-
ity the views of candidates should be made
known before their nomination. Our own views
on both have been made sufficiently plain, and
the brief remarks intended at this time will re-
late TO the second,
The Marysyille Express alluding to these car
dinal doctrines of the simon-puro California
loyalists, says:
Democrats cannot support any man for the
Legislature who is willing to give such pledge
as the Flag requires, and many moderate Re-
publican, in this matter at least, will be hand
in-hand with the Democrat. All so-called
Union men are not negro-Worshlppers IN the
Abolition sense, and when the so-caled Union
party puts negro equality down one of the
main planks of its platform, one of such vital
import that Legislature candidates must be
pledged to support it, its ranks will thin out,
and those Of the Democracy thicken.
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Foar BoIsB.--A correspondent of the Idaho
World, gives the following description of Fort
Boise and its surroundings
This Fort (2) consists of a collection Of one
story houses, scattered around so as 20 look
more like little colony or village than struc-
ture generally known as a fort. But ''every-
thing goes" in this country. Things in and
around this institution look clean and healthy,
barring q few exceptions among the priyates.-
Soldiers among collection Of soldiers, all hay-
ing the same opportunities, it is not hard to
discover the natural character of the man. There
seems to be about four degrees Of dress and hab-
it visible at Wrist sight-some are neat and tidy;
d larger proportion decent in their everyday
gnrb; gOody number are seedy as the devil,
and the balance ragged and dirty--dirtier than
the ground they parade on. There were about
three hundred soldiers Mt the place last week,
but one hundred were expected to go south OF
Owyhee this week. The quicker they do it and
make themselves properly useful, the better. In
dians that want killing very badly are reported