Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1888-07-19
IN NEE PIERCE
COUNTY.

citizens Of Neg Perce county met at the
court house to give expression by resolu-
tions in relation to their views embodied
10 Senator Stewards amendment OF
Senate bill No. IL, commonly called the
Dolph bill for the admission of Washing
ton Territory as a state. DR.. j. Is.
Morris was chosen chairman aud j. N.
Howe was chosen secretary. Mr.. A.
Leland was called upon to concisely state
the object and purpose of the meeting.
This he did clearly SO that all present
seemed to comprehend what was desired
to be done at the meeting. Whereupon
a call was made for the reading Of the
resolutions which had previously been
prepared by DR.. NJ. A. Kelly, A. Quack.
enbush and Il. O'Ncill. On reading
these an amendment was suggested by
j. M. Howe Esq, which was adopted.
A few remarks iavoring the resolutions
we're made by j. w. Poe Esq. A call
vas then made by the meeting for vote
upon the resolutions as whole. The
chairman demanded that those favoring
the resolution should so signify by
standing upon their feet. Every man in
the court room raised to his feet, aud
when the negative was called for there
remained no one to say nay and thus the
resolutions were passed as the senti-
ment of the people Of Nee Perez
county, upon the question submitted in
the resolutions. The following is the
text Of the preamble and resolutions:
WHEREAS. The Northern counties
Of Idaho Territory ore geographically cut
off and separated from South Idaho by
impossible natural barriers, and all our
commercial, social aud political interests
are with Washington Territory and not
with South Idaho.
WHEREAS, That certain men have
in an official and semi.ofhcial nay, mis-
represented our sentiments on annexation
First, Gov. +. A. Stevenson reported to
the committee on territories. present
congress, that the majority Of the people
in the North are opposed to annexation,
and Hon. Fred +. Dubois, our delegate
in congress, stated that our people had
changed their sentiments on the subject
Of annexation. We assert that these and
I'll similar statements are utterly false
and intended to deceive congress regard
ing our wishes for annexation. Ant
whereas our former delegate JohI
HALEY in Letter dated Spring Creel
Ranch, Alturas county, Idaho, Jan. 16
1888, read by Hon. Senator Cullom il
his minority report in the Senate Of tn
, United States, on Stewards anendmen
to Dolph's bill for the admission o
Washington, including North Idaho, ii
> which HALEY states that nine-tenths o
more of the resident citizens Of Idah'
gre opposed to any division Of 1dah'
whatever, and desire to be let alone, il
! Misrepresentation OF facts if be intende'
to include the people Of the Northern
counties.
81 RESOLVED, /. That it is the unchang
ing wish Of this people that congress
, enact Mr.. Stewards bill for the admission
Of Washington Territory as state to in
clude the Northern COMMITTEES Of Idah
Territory and that the question Of sue
e inclusion be determined by vote Of til
!. people Of North Idaho.
:. Resolped, 2. That the people Q
: North Idaho have earnestly and unir
Q terruptedly for mere than twenty year
S desired to be part Of Washington Tel
I ritory. That all their social, COG, mercis
!, and business relations are with the peop..
Of Washington Territory and not Soutl
. Idaho, from which they are separated b.
}, impossible natural barriers. And We AZ
+ sert that any statements that the peopl
Of North Idaho are less DESTROYS of beinl
part of Washington Territory than q
any previous time are false and mislead
ing. That our delegate to congress
Fred I. Dubois received large vote il
9 this county on the pledge made BY hin
that he would fairly and impartially re
present our wishes on the subject Of az
nexation, and We call upon him to no,
redeem his pledges.
;. RESOLVED, 3. That the memorials Q
our legislatures to congress asking for tn
annexation Of North Idaho to Washing
ton Territory and tho party platforms Q
1884, pledgiug the candidates to the sur
b port Of that measure have ever been Il
y garded by the people Of this county a
' solemn enactmeuts and pledges OF tn
: whole territory that our desire for ar
'' nexation to Washington should be faith
fully aided and never opposed. Aud "
regard any assertions that such legisls
\ ,ion and pledges were enacted and mad
E tor tho purpose Of catching votes an
without consideration by the parties NAL
ing them as dishonCrable and unworth
Q Of any men or party Of men living else
T. where than south Of the perpetually sno,
s capped mountains dividing North fror
n South Idaho, and We further conside
" that such sentiment and such dishonol
able acts on the part of South Idah
), separates US more completely than tn
e natural barrier between us.
> Resolved, 4. That tho Hon 4? Ere
T. Dubois, because Of the violation Q
. his pledges made during his candidatur
for delegate to congress that be woul
not oppose the wishes Of the people o.
|. the question of annexation, deserves th
condemnation OF all honorable men, an,