The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1865-12-16
So Communicated
Standing by the Fire.

The age in which we live, passing events,
predictions as to the future and comments
upon the past, are the fabuium for him who
thinks, speaks or writes. There is surely
enough in all this to fill up country paper,
but still, perhaps the editors chair is not
always seasy," for this variety that spices
life, and often it must happen that an editor;
who is fortunate enough toplease the NV World'
as to live and thrive, if he SO performs his
duty to the whole, and is the recipient If the
honors of a party, ldelicacy may prevent him
through his own columns, from presenting
and arguing his peculiar and separate views
therein. sAs one of the WoRLD'S constituents
then, as / may say in the same expression, a
constituent of the members elect to the Leg
slature of this Territory, representing the
Democracy of the county OF Boise, the acts
and course Of. the present session of the Leg
islature are Anticipated with great degree
of interest. Idaho,-as the whole North
West was not many years slnce,-is Terri
tory containing a large population, daily
contributing largelyto the wealth, prosperity
and advancement of the Nation While thus
voice. without vote in the Congress of the
Nation and her executive and judicial de-
partments are filled by persons not of her
owl choice, but those from afar off, rs the
war-horse of Job scented the battle; her
only recourseis to look to her immediate rep
|resentatiyes, 10 the extent of their powers ;
and for the rest, trust to the sublimity of
luck, and to the gracious will of accidency,
SO long as taxation without representation
shall! be the rule of the government.
To illustrate Power, when unlinked from
Justice, Shakespeare, in view of the perse-
cutions of King Lear, made of his characters
to say, Truths dog tnat must to kennel,
be must be whipped while lady, the brach,
may stand by the fire and stink"
In relating the course OF the parent gov
ernment toward Idaho, it may appear that
nTruthn HAS been whipped, but nevertheless,
viz: OF all the Governors appointed for
Idaho since its organization, it appears from
their course, that they were favorites among
the powers that be, and furnished with means
by the government" to take pleasure trip
TO the Pacific coast, including Owyhee. The
Legislature, heretofore Union" in appreeia-
ton of such guests, has generously added
the sum two Thousand five hundred dol
paid by tax upon the people of the Terrific
ry of Idaho.
OF the Judges of the Supreme Court, the
chief.-Judge Edgerton-procured the divis-
ion of the Territory, and became Governor of
the Territory of Montana, without ever show
ing himself to the people of the present Ter
ritoryof Idaho IN consideration of which the
Legislature, "Union generously donated
to him $2,5O0 per annum. Another, the
dictator of cur code, since amended, an ex-
cellent one, mildly suggested to the first
Legislature that all rascals who could not set
tie their affairs without going to law, ought
to pay ten dollars docket fee, for his own use
and benefit, and the Solons, $50 called" re-
sponded "that'sso." The Judge was an emf
nent lawyer, but did not go to Congress, the
docket fee was repealed, aud-he resigned.
Since then the appointees of the government
| in this Territory have "Stood by the fire."
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