Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-03-14

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Csanoil joint memoriai No. Z. hsadeS
annexing Idaho. Ne1 Perez, Sbouhonl
and koossnai counties 10 Washinrtor
Territory.
To fhs hensrsbie TIE Senate asd Hosss q,
Reprssentsffs<s Of fk< Ussted Staf<s q
Afs<rsea - Congrsss ass<nSlsd.
Your meuori.l1ssA the Couucil AND
House Of Representative Of the Leeis
latrvs Assembly Of tbs Terrisory Of
Idaho. respectfully represent that eli ol
that portion Of said Territory uhicl
eoopsises ths soansies Of Idahe, Ne,
Perees, Shoshous and Koosenai, and I
inoin - In the boundaries heRstnaftsl
81 forth, and constituting what II
known ~ North Idaho, 10 % situated d
rslatien 70 the southern and soatheass
ern portion of said Territory - TO rem
der thsir political Uni n inorncsicable
for the reason that mature has diviaee
them By high and rugged range OF
msontAins, over which thers ID ne road
except sash - viii admit Of ths panpncs
Of riding and paak suimals, and thiu
only for about six months Of the year
during the remaining M m0nfhs tn
snou u % deep Is 70 cot Oh all commu
niontien between said sections, exoepl
by Telegraph or travel by eircuiaoul
roofs through WashinRton TERRITORY
sceo0 the Umakiiia Indian reservation
and through the 5tats of Oregon, die
tAnee Of soma 100 miles, this hsins thu
shertsst rouse by which the people Of
the north can rsash Boise City, the cap
itsl Of the Territory. sxcep6 il b. on
hor1sbaok o. On snovahoes.
Politioally ths two sections are unised
icsily thsy never can b.
We, your msmorisiists, therefore ~
spsetfully pray that whom ths 1srriaory
of WaAhlngtoo 10 admitted g . Geas1
in1o the Union, all thae pogtfeo e chs
Territory Of Washington, hsrsinaftnI
messpaxtiollasiy dsssF,hsd, be ssssshed
70 and made part Of said Ssass Of
WashiDGsaa, 10 vit; Comnsnsiu9 e Z
point In the middle channel Of Saake
river, q the northwest corner Of Waah-
inRson county. n Idaho Territory,
thsoes sasessfy aio1o he northsru
boundary lins Of aid Washinatou
county - vhere aid boundary line
esossse the Salmon river RANCE q
mountains; sasesriy slooR The s1mmii
Of I'D salmon river range Of noun
tains 70 the sAstsfn boundary line 81
IdaAs ooanty; thence noEthorly alonc
the easteRn boundary Ct aid Idahx
county - the summit Of he Bitter Roo
rAaas OF mountains; Themes II general
noFtheriy eoarse along The summit a
ths Bitter Root range OF mountains &
the thirty. ninth meridian line, west lon
eitude from WashinQton. d. O.; theno1
aerth aloaQ aid meridian 10 the forty.
ninth parallel Of latitude; thence vesl
along sAid pasailA 70 tn western bonn
dasy line a Idaho Territory: and thenol
so1theriy alene said vsaferu boundary
line - the plaDs Of beQinninQ.
And ~ would further ssk that in Oh,
event Of the disintegratien Of the par
Of Idaho meutionod. that the common
debt be ABUSED and provision made 10
the support Of such convicts a. are nov
In the Territorial penitentiAry, and fol
the support Of tbs persons adiudeed In
sane in said counties Of Idaho, Kootenai
Shoshone and Nex Perces.
And your Demorialists will ever pray
dc.
This ID the language Of the people o
the Territory OF Idaho asking this mea
sure OF Justice Is the hands of tn
American Congress.
| Let 10 see whether the people O,
Northern Idaho do not desire the favor
able consideration of this measure
When Mr.. Singeiser, an ex Delegate il
this House, was candidate before tn
people, u Was generally understood an,
| intimafed that be had pledged himsei
| IN these northern counties TO labor dill
| gently and assiduously for the pass a.
of this measure. HIS opponent vas un
derstood TO be determined to antaroniz
any saoh efforts The resalt vas tia
Mr.. Srnesiser got all but about 400 yote
in that portion Of the Territory out o
an aggregate Of 1900 or 1900.
That was In the campaign of 1885,
Mr.. Singeiser did not receive any 500
vote in this portion Of the Territor
when before the people as q candidat
at the last Congressional election, 70
the reason that bis efforts in the matte
Of annexation had not been, during hi
term In Congress. couDensurate Wit
his pledges to the people Of North Idaho
This 10 the second memorial, Mr.. SPEAK
er. which has passed ths rerritoria
Legislature Of Idaho. Only three o
four years after the Territory vas Q
Irreguiarly shaped by the carving cut O
Is Of the Territory Of Montana, q simila
request was made OF Congress. Duriu
the campaign of 1884, In the platform
Of both Of the political parties Of Idah
and Washington, there was declars
ton in favor Of this measure. Thel
has never been an expression Of publ
sentiment, in or out 81 political CONVEX
tons, or in or out of the Terrisori,
Legislatures Of either OF these Terrific
ms. adverse 10 the favorable opnsidsrs
ton Of this measure.
Tksfe h an impossible range Of mour
taiDs known a. the Salmoa river faues
4 which entirely isolatee and oats Of thi
portion Of Idaho from the southern paI
OF the Territory. am actuated By .
other consideration in the world, in 10
advocacy Of this measure, except Q d,
sire - meet the wishes Of the peep
Who have been cut Oh from ali commit
useatton and associatioa with their Re
lows commercially, ReoQsaph isaliy. u
cially and politically for more tina
tveusy years, and Who have been for I
many years insisting On favorable aotio
Oh . measure Of the character Of d
one nov peudino. ~ well - to represes
The tnteli,eeDtly expressed wishes of tla
people Who ssnt me here. ! would 3
rscssans 10 the pledges made TO The Dc.
pie vhem havs the honor to rspreser
on this aosr did net denounce eith q
the power l can command any suQee.
ton, come from Whatever source Il ma,
that thsfs % anything dishonsss, a
rscsiy o. Indirectly, In connsction vii
this measure.
/ II simply declares the will of the Dec
pie. II seems 10 me ve are assemble
hsre for the purpose Of meeting The vi
OF The people vhsn - can asDertai
Just what that vili h. How any one o.
suggest q better idea of asonrssiufu~ a