Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-10-18
OREGON SEEKS To BLEED WASH.
INGTON.


Gen. Howard used a. the Instrument.
The Pacific Tribune utters the fol.
lowing complaint:
As the Yakima Indian reservation al.
ready comprises body Of the finest ag.
Ticultural land, twenty-five by seventy.
five miles in extent-a vast domain capa-
BILE of supporting population Of from
fifteen to twenty-five thousand, and At
present occupied by less than two hun.
dred Indians, who make any pretensions
to farming or actually reside upon it,
there was question as to what DISPOSE
tion Howard proposed to make of this
great additional stretch OF Territory
which he hes promised to obtain from
the government 1t was evident that
he did not intend it as an exclusive re-.
serve for Moses and his small predatory
band of followers. Subsequent events,
however, have completely unveiled his
intentions, and withal, a very clever
scheme on the part of the people of
Oregon, for saddling the immense incu.
bus Of an Indian Botany Bay upon the
northeastern portion of this Territory.
Gov. Chadwick in his recent message to
the Oregon Legislature, effectually let
''tte cat out Of the bag" by stating that
Congress should be induced Immediate
ly to remove the Indians out of that
State across the border into this Teri.
tory. on to the proposed reserve. This
is all very clever on the part of our
Oregon neighbors; but does it not ap-
pear that they have been plying this
bazzard and turkey game on us quite
long enough. They have had deal of
trouble with their Umatila and Colum.
bia indians, and are very anxious to get
rid of them, and withal, to obtain their
reservations. So they would saddle
these vags upon us, and tie up hun
dreds OF acres of the most valuable az.
ricultural lands n the northeastern por.
ton OF this Territory from settlement,
without even consulting the wishes of
our people, let alone Offering us any con.
sideration. This is about the coolest
piece Of Oregon insoleuce that we have
met with.
The above is only one of the means
which Oregon has used to cripple Wash.
ington, and the Tribune must be blind
if it has not seen others. 1t is still
more blind if it cannot see why it is tt a,
Oregon can succeed so we'll in controll
ing he affairs of Washington. For a
time California did the same towards
Oregon, when Oregon was Territory
and California was State aud had in.
fuence. Now Oregon is State and has
influence and can repel the inroads ol
California upon her rights. But she
seeks to play the same tricks upon
Washington, and will continue to do st
till Washington assumes her Statehood
and has influence not only at home bu,
at Washington City to check Oregon
aggressions. And yet the Tribune with
all these facts staring it in the face, il
very tender footed about urging upor
the people the advantages of State
government. The Governor of Oregon
and Gen. Howard met in council Al
Umatilla, in relation to the Umatilla In
diaus, just before Gen. Howard went W
to see Moses. The programme Of thi,
extensive reserve 10 Washington Terri
tory for the Umatillas and Moses baut
was evidently arranged between Gov
Chadwick and Gen. Howard. Non.
but Walla Wal'a men from Washington
Territory were present in that council
and it is we'll known that Walla Wall,
men are as much bent on securing tn,
abandonment Of the Umatilla reserve a,
are the people of Oregon. This the,
. desire to build up Walla Walla, though
it may be effected by giving away to tn,
, indians much larger reserve in Wash
ington Territory, which would not 81
directly be tributary to Walla Walla
Gen. Howard may have been the limo
: cent victim used to accomplish thi
t swindle by Oregon. But the who'll
thing is fraud upon Washington an,
if consumated will only operate as Grip
pling the resources Of Washington, an'
excluding her population from settlin,
t upon large tract Of excellent country
: Then let the voters of Washington adop
9 their Constitution pain admission as
: State and the consequent influence, an
+. the people Of the State can say to Ore
{ gon "thus far and no further can 20
# encroach upon our rights" But rejet
i a State government and Oregon an
Is California combined can do with Wast
a ington just as they please and the pei
d pie of the Territory will be powerlcss I
prevent their aggressions.