The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-10-08
Tuesday, October 8. 1878.



CLAIMING TOO MUCH.
During the tendency G. the Demo-
cratic nomination for President. in 1860.
B. r. Boiler made public speech in
Washington, in which he took extreme
State rights and Southern rights
grounds, declaring not only the right.
but the duty, of the Southern States to
secede in . certain contingency which
he regarded - then imninent. An
drew johnson, who listened to the
speech, turned away and said: this
insincerity is too manifest; he Claims
for us more than we can reasonably
claim for ourselves, and his advocacy
puts us in the false position before the
country of assuming premises which
We cannot defend. II We should act
upon bis suggestion. be would ee
among the first to turn against u.s."
Subsequent events proved that johnson
had taken the true measure Of the
msn, which is that Of most extremists.
who volunteer to support men or meas.
ures with when, or which they are not
connected. Buffers snte-bellum protes-
tations on behalf Of the South have .
parallel in the unqualified" endorse
nent Of tho N. P. Railroad Company
by the late Vancouver Convention. It
is not only more than the people Of the
Territory are willing to concede, but
more than the interested friends Of the
railroad deem it prudent to demand.
A Convention held at Tacoma, the rail.
road centre, on Saturday last. adopted
the following resolution, with . proviso:
"Rssolcel, Thxt il is the sense OF this
Convention that We favor unquslifedly
the extension Of time for the compile
ton of the N. p. r. r. and ell its
brsnches. Provided, That at least
twenty five miles of road be constructed
each year on the branch road over the
Cascade mountains, building from
Puget Sound east. ]"
Now that is pretty well for a start
toward compromise. With single
other proviso. that the lands shall be
open to settlement and purchase by
settlers 1t . maximum rate of $2 so
per acre. payable whenever the lands
are earned BY the construction of the
railroad; We believe nine-tenths of the
people woald favor IN extension upon
these conditions, for there are none
who do not favor the construction Of
the road. independent Of the route. 1t
10 simply . question Of means adapted
TO the end. The land monopolists and
spectators object to the latter provision
on the pretext that money to construct
the road can only be raised by mort.
gage upon the lands. Would not the
proceeds Of the sales, set aside
md secured to meet liabilities
Of the company. be as secure > basis
upon which 10 raise loans as the un-
earned and unacquired title to the
lands? For ten years past the land
grant to the railroad has rested like a
pail upon our Territory and all its
business interests. repclling settlement
and obstructing enterprise. by with.
holding FROM occupation and improve
ment the larger portion Of the public
lsnds. The railroad company forfeited
ito grant BY misuse Of its powers. in
ssesd OF applying ito resources to the
construotioa Of the road; the Govern.
nsnt subsidy WAS used for purposes Of
private speculatios. 70 promote the for
tunes Of land rings. composed Of rail.
road directors. At the expense Of the
railroad. The public interests demand
guarantee against repetition Of the
fraud. That 10 al We stand for. The
unqualified" extension 10 bat ! per-
pstuation Of system which has thu
far proved an unmittigsted curse t
our Territory; 1t 10 solely in the inter-
est of the mouopolists and speculatorl
W
and avssss 70 the interests Of the peo.
pie. A settler upon railroad lands, Of
advanced years, Who hsd devoted his
labor for the past I've years to impr6v.
ing ahsnsstssd. aid ID " . few day,
ago. that b had hoped 70 acquire . Ii.
tie TO HE home before he died. but ter
years' further unconditional extension
offered him no such guarantee.
The winter Of this has devoted th,
bsst services Of the best ysars Of : Ion,
life TO the Democrats party and Demo
cratic principles; but when he see
that party made over unoosdihouall
By bill Of sale. executed by attorney. I,
bankrupt. faithlssa. souiless. hsartles
corpoeatioa. without . single benefit =
b derived from the sale, Ne can bu
protest agAinst the unhallowed bargain
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