, 1865-06-02
YorE !-Next Monday VII be election

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VoTE Next Monday will be election
day, when every "intelligent freemen" in
Washington Territory who has paid his
poll tax will be allowed to exercise his
" high prerogative," "blood- bought privil-
ege," constitutional right" and sovereign
wilP' by walking up to the polls and cast
ing his-vote Unlike our cotemporaries
throughout the Territory we've had no "6n-
ger in the pie" during this canvass; but
we've been solicited so often to F" take a
hand"--two hands--both of us--and by
both p.a-rt-i-- we mean the supporters of
the Gov of the different canddidates-
that patriotism can't stand it any longer,
and we incontinently cave--in to line, and
intend to have our say in advising our fell
Low citizens and feller travelingers with
US to the goal of "eternal vigilance is the
price of liberty" to walk up to the polls ear
-,ly on Monday morning next and-vote
1t is important that you should-vote and
there are many reasons why you should
vote !! Our Territory must be represented
by Delegate in Congress, and to secure
that delegate, it will be necessary for the
people to--yote No matter though ga del
egate from Territory can't do anything
for his constituents in these war times, un-
less he be man of the right stamp" of gi-
gantic mind and elephantine proportions
no matter though he be sandy-whskered,
crooked -nosed, knock kneed and of "plebe-
ian mould" or =" finely dressed, sleek
haired, smooth-tongued, piercng-eyed aris-
tocrat," boasting OF his pure-blood; no
matter though he be pledged or unpledged
to keep the outs out and the ins in,
there's the mileage and salary-aye, there's
the rub that must be secured to help in
the payment of enormous sums borrowed
to defray electiOneering expenses Then,
that the money may be got and that no
Shylock's feelings may be continually har-
rowed up by the dread reality Of seeing
these sums transferred to the "proft and
loss" pages of his ponderous ledger, we
must have delegate And to secure that
delegate, as well as to avert these mighty
evils which threaten, (perhaps) like huge
avalanche, to descend and cosmolix the
peace of mind of some patriot, it will be nee
essary for the people to turn out next Mon
day and march, like an army with banners,
up to the polls and--vote But this is not
all: The country must be saved l-and its
salvation depends upon whether or not the
people-vote Secondly, we have Repre-
sentatives to elect lots of EN- and though
there are more candidates in the field than
there are offices to FILL however, notwith.
standing, nevertheless, they cannot be cleo
ted unless the people-vote Then, that
our interests, our fourishing valley, and
the interests of our p-a-r-t-ot, of the Gov
ernment, and our ferry-rights and road fran
ehises may be properly looked after at the
capital next winter; that our candidates, our
numerous candidates, may have an Opportu
nifty to carve their names upon the clam
shells that bespangle the shores Of the great
inland sea of the north west, as well as to en-
10y the exquisite pleasure.of expending5 from
three to five hundred dollars more than their
salaries and mileage amounts to, in the de-
fragment of their expenses to, at and from
the capital, let the people all turn out
and--vote. Thirdly, we have county Off
GERS to elect and men have been found
who are phianthropic and patriotic enough
to offer themselves, willing sacrifices, upon
the altar of-weH, upon any altar you
please-for the fees and emoluments accru-
ing therefrom then, in behalf of them, and
in consideration of their patriotic self-deuial,
we appeal, earnestly appeal, to that particu
lar portion Of the sovereigns who abide in
Walla Walla county to exhibit a degree Of
American. eaeleness equal to that SO promi
nently displayed by the candidates, and
vote. If you havn't paid your poll-tax, pro
vide yourselves with the "squblins," (two
dollars in greenbacks) walk up to the
polls and-vote r. b e-r and--vote
honestly, if you can if you can't-vote (!
Don't allow yourselves to be deprived of the
glorious privilege of making a record for
yourselves by failing to-vote nor cause
the blush to mantle the cheeks of your pos
terity down to the fortieth generation when
the patriots of that day point the finger of
scorn at them and say "your progenitors
were not of the right stamp, and wouldn't
help to save their country, cause why, they
didn 't--vote !" Arm yourselves with
such watchwords as " Squelch the Copper
heads" and Cuss the Abolitionists !' and
with your ballots in your hands, 90, "not
like the quarry slave to his dungeon" but
like a chicken hawk descending into a hen
coop, and--vote And, since it's the fash
ion, vote early and vote often,
ing the while that the election of the can
didates, the salvation of the country and
the happiness of posterity depends upon
your-VOTE!
Pc Es.-Don't forget to-Vote.
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