The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1869-08-05

On the night of July 9th Senator Williams
of Oregon made speech in Boise City, re-
port of the main points of which are gwen IN
the Senator's own organ-the Statesman-of
the Goth. From that report we quote the fol-
lowing. Senator Williams said
Since I have been in Washington, l have
been considerably interested In and had some
thing To do with the public men and public al
fairs in Idaho, and for the part have taken
do not object to criticism. l have been anx-
ious and done what could to retain good men
in the Federal Offices in this Territory, and
do not disguise the fact that l have done all
reasonably could to keep Republicans IN and to
keep Democrats out. For this DO not expect
nv Democratic friends to feel well pleased
with me, and may accuse me, as some OF them
do, with interfering in their local affairs; but
in following this rule have only adopted the
policy which they 50 rigidly enforce against US
whenever they have the power presume
that my action has been very unsatisfactory to
some on this account. but promise here, unless
otherwise prompted by circumstances which l
cannot toresee, to pursue the same policy IN
the future without any relaxation. l am anx-
ious to give, as far as AN able, the Republi-
can party of this Territory the control of pub
lie affairs, and to see that the Territory has
able aud efficient officers, and if half what
learn about the management of your loca! at
fairs be true, | think it would we'll repay the
people here to make change in the admins
traton of their local affairs. Applause aud
voices from the crowd You bet" A very
slight examination of your financial affairs Will
convince any one that nothing would be lost by
trying the experiment. But. gentlemen, this
is not the only interest | have taken in your
Territory. | have watched every opportunity
and assisted in every matter of legislation that
concerned Idaho To the extent of my ability
and opportunity The bill for the Assay Office
at this place never would have passed had |
not taken it out of the hands of member OF
the Senate COMMITTEE and put it through the
Senate on my own motion, and this is we'll
known to your late Delegate Mr.. Holbrook ].
whatever he may be pleased 10 say in regard
to it. claim no credit. fellow citizens, for the
part have taken in Idaho affairs nor for the
little have accomplished for your Territory,
but am acquainted with many OF your citi-
zens and count them as my friends. Idaho
and Oregon join each other. and it Is impossl-
bic that the influence Of one should not be- felt
By the other. Ii Is impossible that | should
not feel an interest in your prosperity, pol!tl-
cal rs we'll rs material.
To us, especially, this ought to seem very
astonishing. coming as it does from the lips of
an individual against whom We happened I" be-
pitted during very exciting election cam-
paigu in Oregon about ten years ago, and who
then was the leading champion OF that State
of the Douglas Popular Sovereignty doctrine,
while We then, rs we have ever since, advocat
I'D in contradistinction 10 that doctrine the
State Rights. In other words. the person who
is nor Senator Williams then asserted the doc
trinc that the citizens of the Territories should
be allowed 10 manage their own domestic con-
Germs in their own way, equally as the people
Of the States were entitled TO manage their
own domestic affairs in their own way, agree
ably to State Sovereignty, We repeat that We
ought to be astonished, when we reflect upon
this fact of ten years ago, and place it in con-
trast To the expressions Of the same person as
given in the extract taken from his speech at
Boise City ten days ago, as it is copied above
from the Statesman. But We are not aston.
shed-for the reason that we know Of the
man, and of his political history, of whom we
speak; aud We therefore should be actually as
tonished if he did not express views and doc
trincs very different, the very reverse indeed,
this year, from those he entertained 10 profcss
ast year, and so on either through any given
number OF years in the past, or any which may
come to him in the future In the last twelve
years we have known him actually to champion
each of the following various and broadly dit.
erent, antagonistical doctrines and principles
n the very order in which we give them. viz:
he Calhoun doctrine of State Sovereignty, the
bred Scott decision, the Popular Sovereignty
doctrine, Buchanan as against Douglas, Doug
as as against Buchanan, Douglas against
and against Lincoln, against the
war. for the war and adulatory of Lincoln,
against the war and denunciatory of Lincoln,
asserting that the President was the Govern
nent rs much as the Judges who sat upon the
Supreme Bench constituted the Supreme
COURT insisting that Congress was the Govern
nent and the President merely its executive
gent, against negro suffrage, for negro sui.
rage. declaring Gas claimed author of the bill)
hat the Tenure of Office law did not apper-
oin IN tho prosidant or h;o Cob;,.t 81 =: |