The teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1876-1878, 1876-11-04
STATE OF WASHINGTON.
lffom the Dayton Es~sl

Inc irlcnds OF annexation to Oregon
are CONSTANTLY asserting that we hare
no hopes Of becomiug State for many
years 10 come aud sba, for msuy year.
past the question Of forming : State
constitution has been sgit..tsd and al.
lowed to die natural death. They
forget 70 recognize the fac, that i. 10
only within the last three or four years
that the tide of immigration has sg.iu
set forward to this coast, aud ,hs. the
inviting fields in California sud Oregon
are now occupied aud that the tidal
wave Of immigration is just reaching
this Te:ri.fry. What sre our prospect.
to-day for y speedy realization Vi our
delayed hopesy Our population La.
been steadily increasing, aud the vrv~.
10y disposition vf thousands aud thous.
auds Of discontcn,s ON the other side vf
the Rocky Mount.ius to seek homss on
this coast and avail ,hemsel,cs vf tho
heslthiulncss Of our climate, will, With
nothing more than the ordinary induce.
ments heretofore offered give us large
population in the next four or five y.ar..
But, We can offer more :hau ordinary
inducements TO the ,housauds seeking
new homes The developments oi IT,.
last few years demonstrate that our ....
'uate and agricultural resources sse
equal to any, snd superior to the rnoe.
Of the favored localities on this coast.
and that the resources and ad*aussgcs
iu commercial point Of view thN are
being developed IN the Sound couhtry.
offer greater Inducements for the Invest.
ment of capital with the cer,aiuty uf
large returns IN . few years ,has any
other portion of the coast. 1.-THE n. 7.
railroad company get their extension bill
through Congress they will be compelled
to commence work iu this portion of the
Territory within Que Or two Gears. II
they tail in getting ~ extension VI .ius
this winter their charter cxpirea next
July, and the reserved laods will 10
thrown open to sctslemen, 1t the next
session of Congress thereafter. In
either ereut Inducements will be offered
which will immediately bring : large
population iuso the eastern part Of tbs
Territory II is therefore not very dit6.
cult to anticipate sn Increase Of from
eight to ten thousand in our voting pop.
ula.ion 10 the entire Territory within
the next two Or three years, which
would be sufficient to secure our I'd.
,uission into the Union. Our Jerritor.
ial forms of government were created
simply as matters Of cxpedishcy, aud
their proper administration With
proper reservation Of power BY the gen.
eral government aud the securing Of
constitutional rights " the citizens Of
the Territories at the same time, Las
exercised the ,hiuds of our wisest states
mcn. Both PARTIES in Congress, for
some time past. have declared against
any policy that would look to 8 psrpet-
ua,icn OF these forms Of government
and will reuder ell aid that can Be oon-
sistently tivcn 10 bring all the Terri.
tories 10 as states vt an early day Tho
entire Pacific coast Is interested ia
Washington Territory becoming State
as soon ~ possible. Today the true
welfare Of the State Of Oregon is more
identified with the State question iu
this Territory, than in acquiring the
counties Of Walls Wa!!s ana Columbia.
Her Interests are idsnt!ca! With ours,
and our TWO Senators aud Quo Repre-.
could loan her moro political
influence in Congress, ten times over,
than she would acquire by the acQuis-