The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-22
THE NORTH pAcIrrc COAST.

THE NORTH PACIFIC COAST.
Washington Territory : Climate aud
Health-TerritorIaI Matters
tinI Chatter, dc.
VANcoUvRRs, W. T., March 8, 1880.
Editors IntellIEencer.
When wrote you last I boasted that
when should write again ] would have
occasion to boast of fine weather in this
region, but to use a vigorous Pacific coast
phrase 81 slipped up on it." The Oldest
inhabitant cannot recollect when such
winter, as the present one is, has been ex-
perienced in this country. The snow fall
has been unusually large, and We have
had wind aud rain and cold in distressing
quantities. Gen. Ruggles' rain making
machine has not been in demand here for
the last year and half. So when he
comes to the coast to sell patent rights to
make rain he need not expect to make
much money out Of us. We have rain
enough and to spare.
The excessively bad weather here has
produced great deal OF sickness in and
about our city, especially diphtheria and
lung diseases among the children which
have proved quite fatal. But this is not
our natural element. Our winters here.
tolore have been remarkably mild, with
but little snow and freezing and the health
OF the people remarkably good. The
rainy weather in winter is remarkably
healthy, but snow and freezing produces
sickness. I think would be stating the
truth II were to say that alter two or
three weeks spell OF severely cold, freezing
weather the cases OF sickness would be
increased four-fold. But We are hopeful.
We expect in few days to enjoy the
finest weather known to man.
As President making is not la our line
OF business in the Territories, we have
done but little in that yet. But as the
President appoints persons TO fill the Gov
ernment offices in our Territories, we can
not avoid some little anxiety. The GUS
tom, in measure heretofore, has been to
dispose OF the refuse OF the States polite
ians in that direction. In many instances
when State wants to get rid OF some one
who has been cast of by society and poll.
tics on account Of moral degradation and
political corruption, application Is made
to the President to have them appointed
to Territory, We have had one OF these
in the U. s. Land Office here Tor some
time. There are some people here who
have some respect for deceney- and try to
build up respectable society, and 1t Is uu-
pleasant to feel that the general govern
meut will fasten on US such plaques.
There Is much said about Gen. Grant
being the nominee for the next President.
The old settlers at Vancouver know him
quite well. He was Lieut.. Grant at this
post years ago. At that time no one
thought he would fight out the issues OF
the civil war on the Potomac. Nor did
they have the remotest idea that he would
ever be President OF the United States.
But Grant rose. He came back to see US
all last summer, and we give him No. i
reception, too, in our magnificent park.
We led him like lamb upon the platform,
and he made his little speech. We cheer
ed his speech enthusiastically, though not
one ont OF ten OF us heard anything he
said. But we knew it must be good, as
Grant made 1t, and he had been all the
way around the world, and we were not
deceiyed. Some one next TO him took
down his speech and we read 1t next
morning in the daily papers.
When he went away we went down TO
the wharf with him, and gave him good
i'send.off." But by all tLis we didn'tmeaini
to start Grant boom, and we are sorry u
we did. We would willingly take 1t all
back, II that would prevent his beng the
nominee at the Chicago Republican Con
yention nextspring. Grant cannot carry
the Pacific States, as We verify believe, and
Il would be folly for his friends to force
him upon the Republican party. The
Ore0oniGn, the leading Republican paper
In the northwest coast, is decidedly op.
posed to Grants nomination, aud am
almost sure Oregon will go against him.
We think Gen. Grants nomination would
be equivalent TO the defeat ot the party
next fall. Why not nominate President
Tiayes for second tern2 The country
does not afford better man, and every
dsy he Is growing in the estimation OF So
ber, responsible men: ;,
/ See by this mornings California dis
patches 10 the 0regontGa, that the Prest::
dent OF the Chamber OF Commerce ot
New Orleans has telegraphed to have Chl'
nese lahorers sent TO Louisiana. think
The Pacific coast has had experience
enough with the Chinese 10 satisfy the
whole Of the United States. The presence
OF the Chinese In this community under
The present arrangement, is an injury to
the country. The majority Of them are
slaves aud pauper subjects Of the Chinese
government. They live in filth and vice,
and their introduction into the South
would be the introduction Of new cause
Of plaques and disease among the people
IN the country would take better care. o.
It's white and colored laborers, and shiF
these Chinese paupers aud slaves to theii
own country beyond the sea, We would bt
- .f.-.an haLAnsnH NInI.