Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1881-12-01
AND STATEHOOD.

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ANNEXATION AND STATEHOOD.
The following is the text of the me.
M rial in reduced by Mr.. Sharpstein,
of Walla Walla, into the Washington
legislature. VIII ch received the vole OF
both branches:
Your memorialists, the legislative
assembly Of the territory of Was ing.
ton, would respectfully represent that
all that part Of Idaho Territory known
as Northern Idaho, and bounded as
follows: Commencing at q p int in the
middle channel of Snake river on the
east rn boundary If Washington ter
ritory, thence running utterly along
the middle channel Of said river to
where the 45th parallel crosses said
river, thence east along said parallel
t. where it intersects the meridian 81
deg. and 80 min. west from Washing.
ten thence northerly along said me-
ridian to the line of the British pos.
sessions therce west along said line
to the place T beginning, is separated
from the remainder of Idaho territory
by an almost impassable chain of
mountains, and that the -ame is separ-
ated from Washington territory only
by an ina. mary line, through an open
agricultural country and whereas the
people thereof for years past have been
and must continue to be connected by
close commercial and business relations
with the people Of Washington ter
ritory, and they have always ieen and
must continue to Re Gu: off from and
isolated from, the bslonce of Idaho ter
ritory, and at remote and inconven-
lent distance from their capital, and
the natura! barriers being such that
this condition must remain forever
and whereas the people of North
Idaho having, by ballot and otherwise
|'-ianitied an unanimous desire to he
united With Washington territory for
governmental purpo.es, the house of
representatives Of said territory did,
on the l7'h Of January last vass a
memorial praying yonr honorable body
that said northern Idaho be attached
to and made part of the territory Of
Washington when the territory Of
Washington should he admitted into
the Union, and whereas in our opinion
the time has arrived whe" Wa >hington
territory should be admitted into the
Union us a state, and believing that
by such admission the happiness and
h st interests of this people and the
welfare of the United States will be
promoted therefore y"ur memorial
lists humbly and earnestly pray you,
honorable hodies to pass an enabling
act authorizing and empowering the
people of Washington territory and
said northern Idaho to form q state
c"nstitu ion prepar tory tn their ad
mission into the Uni II as a state; anC
your memorialists will ever pray.
1t is we'll kown that Walla Wall;
county was the hammer county agains
q state in 1878, and it is a matter O
congratulation now to know that on
of her leading representatives has dis
covered that a state government i
essential to the welfare and happines
of the people, and that N rth Idah'
properly belongs to Washington. Bot
these measures large majority of tn
people of both Washington and Mort
Idaho urged in the fall of 1873 b
their votes. But Walls Walla wa
then stubborn and unrelenting in he
opposition. There is little doubt he
oppo-ition has kept Bren'z a lit !
back ward on the question. Since sh
il now changed it will give create
strength to the measure and NOR
nerve to Brentz. The memorial ask
for an enabling act for the people {
Washington and North Idaho to forI
constitution. II the memorial b
granted we suppose the constitutio
already adopted will be very likely
: receive such changes in relation
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