, 1865-10-20

cial District, W T., held October II, 1865, for
Mass Meeting Of the Citizens Of Walla Walla
County, to consider the propriety of having
Walla Hana County attached to the State Of
Oregon, a aumber of citizens met at the Court
House in 4he City of walla Walla, on Wednes-
day, Oct. is, 1868.
The meeting was organized by selecting L.,
Jay s. Turuey, Esq, Chairman, and J H. Blew
ett Secretary.
Ou motion, the Chair appointed J. II. Lasater,
A. Kyger and Drury Davis committee to report
resolutions expressive Of the sense of the meet
ing.
During the absence of the committee, the
meeting was addressed by A. J. Cain, Esq, and
Judge Nix in favor of the movement.
The Committee reported as follows:
The Committee on Resolutions respectfully re-
port hefollowing preamble and resolutions:
WHEREAS, The County of Walla walla is sep
Grated from the other inhabited portion of the
Territory oIWashington by extensive tracts of
barren and uninbabited country, and by the Co.
lum5ia and Snake Rivers, which fern natural
boundary liaei and,
WHEREAs, The boundary line between the
County Of Walla Walla and the State of Oregon
is artificial and divides the fertile portions of the
Walla Walla Valley between the State ofOregon
and the Territory of Washington, and by O1er-
ing facilities for the escape of offenders, encour
ages crime and renders life and property insc-
cure; and
WHEREAS, BY the neglect of officials appointed
by the Federal Government, the execution of the
laws is impeied, or,wholy arrested and brought
into contempt and the people o! this portion Of
the Territory compelled to resort to force to pro-
tect their lives and property; therefore,
EssoIrs3, That We earnestly reques. the Sen
a.ors and Representatives of the State Of Ore
gon, and the Hon. A. A. Denny Delegate to Con-
gress from this Territory, to propose and to use
all honorable means to induce the Congress of
the United states to pass an ac. to annex the
County of Walla WallG to the State of Oregon iu
accordance with the boundary of said State as
originally proposed to tho people Of Oregon in
their constition and voted for by them on the
adoption thereof
Esolrei, Thltae cordially and earnestly invite
the people ortha State of Oregon, through their Leg
s!ature (soou 90 assemble to unite with Us in this
request and 10 pass such laws as may he necessary
TO socgrc to Us a speedy admission to said State.
Ee'o.led, That the Governor Of the State Of Ore
gou be respectfully requested to transmit 70 the leg
i,lature ofthe state Of Oregon, ct its Special ses
sion in December, = copy orthcsc resolutions.
Wyoho, Judge this District, for failure perform
his ciBcal duties in this Dis,rst.
Nll Of which s,respectfaily submitted.
s. b,SsS ErsfS; B.,,.@ eo""f''ee.
4 motion was made to adopt the report Of the /.
Committee whcreupouJ J. H. Blewett offered the /.
following as substitute for said report
R.so,eed, Tia; His Ezccl,cncy, Andrew John |
son President of ;he United States, be potitioncd /
to remove the Hon. j. &. Wyche from his posi- |
tiOl as Judge Of the First Judicial District, W .
T.. and appoint in his stead some competent /
Jgrist who resides or will reside in the District;
and the Chair appoint Committee 10 draft and .
circulate petition among our fellow citizens in 1
accordance herewith
The substitute was tabled and the report Of /
" '''S'''' '.Otii - ''-'"i '"i4i
Langiord and others, for, and Blewctt against, /
was adopted.
On motion Of J. II. Lasater, the Chair ap-
pointed \. J. Cain, A. l.. Browu and II. p. Isaacs ,
a Committee to draft and circulate two petitions,
one to the Congress of the United States and the .
other to the Legislature of the State of Oregon, /
requesting them to admit thez County of Walla /
Waiia into the State OF Oregon.
On motion of ". G. Langiord the Secretary /
was instructed to furnish a copy Of the proceed /
ings Of this meeting to the Walla Walla States /
man and the Oregonian for publication.
On motion, the meeting adjourned sine die.
L. JAY S. TURNEY, Chairman,
J. H.BLEwGrT, Secretary