, 1867-10-04
Anne1ation of Northern Idaho.

ho are active and untiring In their exertlons
to secure the annexation of that district Of
country to Washington Territory. With
them tits a question altogether outside Of
politics, and one on which conservatives and
radicals are thoroughly united Separated
from Southern Idaho by an impossible range
of mountains, they can only reach their pre-
ent Territorial capital by making a circui,s
tous tour, first through Washington Terrific
ry and then through Oregon, and at the end
Of the journey they find people with whom
they have neither interest or sympathy. 1t
was considerations of this character thai
first led to the agitation of the question of
re-annexing Northern Idaho to Washington
Territory, and it is this lack of identity of
interest aud sympathy that has given tthe
movement all its conference and force. The
position of our own people in regard to this
movement is that of passiveness rather than
active participation. The feeling is that if
Northern Idaho desires to join US and aid
in molding the institutions of young CONS
monwealth, we shall be pleased to have
their assistance and will gladly welcome
them to full participation in all our advan>
tages, present and prospective. With the
acquisition of Northern Idaho, we shall have
a much larger voting population than Ore
gon boasted OF the date of her admission,
and on the score of material wealth we shall
rank at least as her equal. In substantial
resources and the elements necessary to per.
manent prosperity, we are even now, without
the acquisition of a single foot of additional
territory, greatly in advance of Nevada
State that for over two years has had her
Senators and Representative in Congress.
The people of Northern Idaho, Witnessing
our steady prosperity, desire to unite their
destinies with our own, aHd in no selfish
spirit we bid them, welcome. A glance at
the map of the country will show that our
northern neighbors should never have been
severed from US, and that all their interests
and channels of communication point to a
union with Washington Territory. With a
view to ofurthering the annexation movement,
a meeting was Leld at Lewiston, on Thurs
day, the Goth ult., at which resolutions were
passed declaring it to be the unanimous
wish of the people of Northern Idaho to be
annexed to Washington Territory, Great
enthusiasm prevailed at the meeting, and
able and eloquent speeches were made iu
favor Of annexation. The official report oi
the proceedings of the meeting has not as
yet come to hand, but we learn that an ex>
ecutive committee was appointed, and ar
raugements made to keep up the agitation
until success crowns the movement. From
all that we can learn, the people of Northern
Idaho are in earnest about this matter, and
will never rest until they have secured the
desired change. With the meeting Of the
Washington Territory Legislature a memo.
rial should be at once adopted asking the
consent of Congress to this readjustment o.
our boundaries. There being no question o
party politics involved, we feel quite sur,
that Congress will readily consent to tht
proposed change, 1t is possible that few
politicians, of the mole species, will oppos,
annexation, bur these will be as idle wiDt
in the way Of a movement that stands ap
proved by the Judgment of the people.
COMMUNICATIONS WITH MoSTASA.-A memo-ia
to the Congress of the United States is now be