The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-11-03
The WEEKLY aNrELLuG ENCER.
Official Press Of King County.
Saturday. November 8, 1877
FALLING INTO LINE.

The chief resistance to the PROPOSE
ton for the calling Of q State Conven-
ton, when before the people last Fall,
was developed in the county Of Walla
Wslla. The press of Walla Walla, in
particular, was either passively neutral
upon the measure or outspoken and
pronounced in hostility to it. Now.
quite change has come over the spirit
of their dreams. Even the editor OF the
iShtesman. the quondam leader Of the
obstructioniats on this issue, has lately
come out in flaming style for THE
State Of Washington" The following is
the way in which he reasons on the
matter
at is within bounds to say that the
counties east Of the mountains are
gaining settlers at the rate Of one
thousand persons week. The Indian
scare of the carly Summer tor time
arrested the tide Of immigration but
this WAS Only . temporary interruption,
and now the stream is setting this way
Ut the rate noted above A gentleman
who has unusual facilities for getting
information informs us that fully one
hundred persons day are going into
the Palouse country This. Of course,
gives Q much larger figure than We
have estimated, but we prefer to be
within bounds. and place our gains at
the rate of one thousand persons q
month. These new corners, too. are
not mere birds Of passage. but nine out
OF every ten of them become permanent
settlers and arc likely to be with US for
the remainder Of their lives.
Recognizing this progress. We think
it well for the Legislature to carry out
the expressed will of the people in re.
lation to the State Constitution. BY
tho time the election can be called, the
convention held, and all the prelimin.
aries arranged, we shall have the popu-
lstion to entitlc US to admission. and
the bulk of that population will be
east of the Mountains. thus securing to
the eastern counties full and entire con-
troll Of the new State of Washington"
We regret, however, that he still al
lows the pure gold of his generous en-
ulstion and enthusiasm for State auton-
omy to be alleged by the faint Of un-
worthy sectional animosity.
Our neighbor should not forget that
If they are prosperous this year We
rejoice in their prosperity az being
part of one common Territory. ana that
we have endeavOrcd to contribute our
humble mite to secure TO them that
well merited prosperity. More than
a year ago We began to appeal
to the world. through which our circn-
lation extends. for q recognition of the
splendid resources of tho valley of the
Palouse. the Spokane and the Kittitas.
We have left no opportunity unim.
proved to set forth the inducements
offered by those fruitful valleys to the
thronging crowds OF settlers with which
every ocean craft tina. enters our ports
comes laden. 1t should not b. lost sight
Of that the greater part Of the immigra-
ton comes by sea and lands on our side
frat; and hence we can render essential
service:in pointing out to them the
varied advantages that are presented.
We know that it will be none the worse
for our more maretime communities on
the Sound to have our back country
well filed and prosperous, and we be-
lieve it will be mono the worst for the
eastern farming counties to have an un-
limited and accessible market opened to
them here on the coast. The display
Of petty. sectional jealousy is certainly
in very bad taste, aud, to soy the least,
is very absurd