, 1866-12-14
New TeTrltorlaI orranIzatIon.

For weeks back the oregon papers, with
one or two exceptions, have been engaged in
discussing the question of aechange in the
State boundaries. 1t is felt that there is no
bond of sympathy between Western and
Eastern Oregon and recognising this fact,
it is proposed to sever the unnatural con-
nection. The proposition upon which all
seem to agree, is to lOp off that part Of Or
egou east OF the Cascades, and accept in
lieu thereof the Puget Sound country This
arrangement would secure to Oregon natu,
raj boundaries, and population having an
identity of interests. Oregon west of the
mountains must forever remain ah agricul
tural and manufacturing country. In the
Puget Sound district, the great interest for
many years must be numbering, but eveutui
ally, as the forests are cleared away, agri-
CULTURAL pursuits will become an important
branch of domestic industry. These two
two districts united, it is claimed, will have
no warning interests, and CONSEQUENTLY, will
be able to live in peace and harmony. To
this proposition, as thus stated, the Puget
Sound papers have not as yet made any re-
ply, and we are looking with some interest
to see what position they will take on the
this question of Territorial reorganization.
The people of the Sound country, if. left to
themselves, we are satisfied, will favor the
measure, but with the politicians it is diff
ferent matter. With them it involves a
surrender of power. Merged in Oregon,
the men who now write Governor and other
high sounding titles after their names would
be left out in the cold, all their power and
influence being swallowed up by the still
greater magnates who hold sway in the Will
annette Valley. As a matter of course these
will object, but in agitating a question of
this grave character the wants and wishes
of the people should be deferred to, and not
the desires of politicians. With the change
effected, the whole country east Of the Cas>
cades would form new Territorial organi-
zation, with we'll defined boundaries, and
identity of interests. Including the five
counties that Oregon would surrender, and
all that portion of Washington Territory
east of the Mountains, as aho Northern
Idaho, we should have a new Territory in
which mining would be the predominant
interest, and which would give promise at
an early day of attaining the population nec,
essary to constitute State The bounda.
ries of the proposed Territory would be the
Cascade Range on the one side, British Coz
lumbia on the North, Idaho on the South,
and Montana on the East. An arrange,
ment of this character, following as it does
natural boundaries, would be permanent 10
its character, and acceptable to the people
whose interests are involved. Since the
settlement Of the country, it has been felt
that the present arrangement is necessarily
temporary, and hence it is all public i'm
provements have been of temporary char
acter. Phe time has now come when this
temporary arrangement may we'll be set
aside, and in its place an organization secu.
red that will meet the wants and wishes of
the people. If possible, memorial should
be passed at the present session OF the Leg.
islature, asking Congress to make the change
The Indications, as already stated, are that
Oregon will cheerfully assemble the change.
The people of Northern Idaho, we are assu.
red, favor the measure and speaking fer
Washington Territory east of the Moun>
tains, we are warranted in saying that such
is the unanimous desire of the people
With the Territory thus organized, VIC have
the assurance that in very few years a
State bearing the honored name of Wash>
ington will be admitted into the folds of the
Union.
There are many reasons that might be
adduced in favor of the proposed change
The people of this Valley, when they have
business before the Supreme Court are COM
PEELED to go all the way to Olympia, a dis
lance by the travelled route of full three
hundred miles. In very many instances
this practically amounts to denial of jus>
tice, htigants preferring to suffer wrong
rather than incur the expense and inconve.
nience attending rip to the Capital. 0wr
ing to this cause, too, it is difficult to find
men who will undertake to represent us in
the Territorial Legislature. In that way
we are substantially denied our proper influ.
ence in framing the laws for our governs
ment. Northern Idaho and Eastern Ore>
gon labor under the same inconvenience,
and it is owing to these evils that the de.
mand has become almost universal for a Ter
ritorial reorganization. With the proposed
chanpe We will have an or0aniz,t;on -,