The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-09-27

that there woG.d b. public speaking at
that place. Guns we're frei prior 20
the meeting and q large bonfire was
kept burning during the evening IN the
square opposite. G. y. Cation. Esq. Of
WallA Walls. vas the frs, speaker.
lie delivered stirring address upon
the political questions CONNECTED with
our Territory. from the Democratic
stand point tie devoted the frs. part
Of bis address 10 81 eluciiaiIon Of the
causes which have lei 10 the dlssatis-
faction ii Walia Walla county. causing
many Of the people there u clamor FOR
annexation 10 Oregon. and preseu-
tatIon of two remedies. which LIS
claimed. II jadiciousiy applied. would
remove the discomfort harborei by the
Walla Wal.aians. and reconcile them
TO the Territory. OF shich they would
be content - ever remain citizens. One
cause OF this dissatisfaction was that
the people IF Walla Wslla. who paid
one fourth Of the revenue Of the Ter
Fitory, are 10. satisfied with the pros
poet # the Puget Sound Country re-
ceiving ali the appropriations for pub
lie provemenis when they are en-
tircly left out in the cold Though
they pay one-fOurth the revenue Of the
Territory, they only receive IN return,
about ) 900 per annnm for their dis
trlc: a.tOrncy--all the roads aud bridges
they build themselves Though it may
be seltshness ON their part, they are
not willing that large amounts should
be expended for the improvement Of
rivers tributary To the Sound, which
would be of no benefit TO them, while
they, IN return. receive nothing Of cor
responding benefit 20 themselves Other
potent cause, he claimed, WAS that
Walla Walla county was treated unjust
ly by the delegation III the Territorial
Legislature from the Sound country in
the division of that county. The people
OF Walla Walla county were willing for
a division. as the people of the Eastern
part of the county were so far removed
from the county seat--a distance OF
seventy five miles that it was 8 matter
of great Inconvenience to them, and
cause Of grievous complaint; but at the
same time. they desired fair division.
which would give them their portion Of
the arabic land of Nalla Walla county.
This was not done. The legislature
arbitrarily t, * the matter in their own
hanGs, and divided the county without
consulting the wishes Of the people or
consulting their rights. After this was
done the people there called nh indig-
nation meeting and drew up petition
signed by about fourteen hundred citi-
Gems. asking for fair adjustment of
the county line. This petition he says
was sent 10 the legislature. but was
pocketei by u member from the Sound,
and never came before the House
This was one of the principal causes be
said which gave rise 10 tho clamor for
annexation but this difficulty could
be obviated. He believed when Jacobs
VAS elected for delegate 10 Congress he
would forever put quic.us or this
feeling in favor OF annexation, for re
action had begun 10 set in and the
means We're at his command
hut he did not use them. For neglect
In this matter ho censured Jacobs Sc
vcrely; but said that the tide of reac-
ton is still setting III strong, aud if ad-
vantage be taken of the present condi
tlon of things this cry for annexation
would Ii forever silenced He spoke
earnestly of the great resources of that
country; Of the tremendous amount of
wheat raised there this year; that the
W. W. i &. X. II. could not take it
away fast enough. "a 1t could not be
taken from Walla Walla faster than IL
could loo shipped down the Columbia.
1t cost 81 per ton To ship wheat FROM
Walla Walla TO Wallulu, and from there
70 Portland, riG the Columbia river, So.
That country. lac said, wanted All outlet
and must have one. and it must be here
We want their farm products, which
sell there for almost nothing. and they
IN turn want our fish, coal aud timber.
and must have them. II may he asked.
he said. what could Jacobs do. lie
could have done tins much: Ne might
nj least have introduced bill Ia have
the lands. granted to the ~ L. X. r..
given tn the :. Il " " X. r.. which,
would insure It's speedy completion. and
the people of Walls Walla would be o
longer obliged IL look To Oregon fer an
outlet. Has Jacobs done this The
asking # this question Is the answer.
he said. lie then passed on 10 speak Of
what Jacobs claimed h. had done foy his
constituents: the d,ily mail TO Seattle;
his srduous efforts - procure appro-
priatious for the impIo sement # White
and Duwamish rivers. etc; and said that
when be got over tie mountains he
would not say word about all this
hut would have other strings 10 pull
there. which no wonli not dare 10 spring
here. Tie next proposed 10 hold up the
respective merits of the two candidates
for Delegateship. He claimed
that Jacobs had come over
here from Oregon with - commission.
and would not have done 50 unless
he had had it that be was impor ed
here from Oregon. and that oil his SYM
pathics ami interests were with Oregon
that Jndson WAS raised IN this Terri
tory from . boy. AMI all his sympa-
thles and interests were identified with
IL. That Jacobs Wa born constitution
/ ally tired And had been 80 ever since,
and that Judson VA n man Of indomi-
nable perseverance IA vim. and would
work earnestly and inos~Anily for his
I constituents. lie so,;f,d st the idea
Of jacobs occupying ten months a,
Washington 20 get acquainted with the
heads If the departments; and then he
passed on - make some personal
charges against jacobs. with which
he concluded his able address.
W IL White, Esq. the Democratic