Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-29

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o. koJleaais, psFmsnentIy, and The
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d thess tribes being removed theFsfFom.
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az vs. hsve been 10 tie past, 90 s0ddsa
and cruel savage Coforeaks. When ne
Indian ear. undef ODfnf JossDh, broke
uron cur psople 10 1877 we apDesisd 70
the governor for ala, put bis repiy wass
ssWe have no arms 20 spare for 30 Iona
. distance, and thai aid a9uid reach ~
from 0sher sources sooner than f0fEs
Boise, eur capital General Howard
attempted 10 and rs b. command sent
from south Idaho, throuRh the nssTest
and most accessible route. This com
mand. under 3 brave and epeFRstie Of
hcsF, pnshed forward with the rim0ss
dispateh until u reached the southern
bkse Of the Salmon river mountains,
within eighty miles Of our peopis. Il
sought TO make wagon road and cross
this barrier. bat vas obliged 70 tara back
before the difhsulties Of this mountain
range. Although within eighty miles Of
the point where men, women and chill
dren were being mass8eFed with ruthless
cKuelty, this command was obliged 10
leave cur people 20 their fate, and 20
come 10 the rescue. II IS al. BY passing
through Oregon and Washington, die
tancs Of nos less than six hundred miles.
Governor Ferry, OF Washington terri
tory came at once 20 our aid and, though
beyond she Jurisdiction Of his territory,
loaned us arms and munitions OF var.
thus this savage warsfare was stayed
by aid from the territory to which we
ask 70 be annexed and could naturally
coma from no other source. We take
the broad Rround that tbs south has 10
Fight 70 speak In this matter; themselves
wards OF the government, hare no right
10 ask that We Of the north shall suasE
lifetime Of obnoxious sarvgsnde taat
they may be bsnfetted Here We are
practically united people, telling you
that our social, commercial and psIitioal
welfare demands cur attachmsut 70
Washington. We claim thfs In accord
aDce With the principles Of popular
sovereignty.
What occurred In 1877 may occur a
any time 10 the future, Tue govern.
ment IN South Idaho can euIy draw rev.
enue from our taxable property. Il can
afford no protection from impsadine
danger. Between she Two sections there
can Be no Commercial ipteFcourss.
Neither has products which 6nd q mar.
bet IN the other, and no Transportation
route from either 20 the markets Of the
world passes through the other. The
pEodacss have heretofore passed vest
saKd 20 the Pacific and will IN she fu-
t1Fe take the same coarse, EXCEPT such
Rs may hnd eastern markets, passing
over the Northern Pacific. No political
or material Interests Of South Idaho
Will be Affected BY the ennexation Of
North Idaho 70 Washington. All her
resources ceald be harmOnionsly de-
Eeioped By heFssif. It IL claimed BY
those who oppose annexation, that the
severance Of North Idaho would leave
South Idaho subseFvient 10 Mormon
rule. This plea is failseiuus, and de-
signed simply 70 pgeindice tue minds Of
those not acquainted With the facts.
That this il true, ve have only 70 point
20 toe fact that this qoesEi0n has been
settled both BY congressional and IeRis-
lasive enactment, ia the disfrAnchiss-
ment Of the BolyEamisfs. Il has been
said tbst The annexation OF North Ida
DO 20 Washington would make the pro
posed STATE Of washington unstafely.
An eminent statesmen has said that the
boundaries Of states shouid be az God
aud mature q signed them, and you nav
lsok ell over this great nation and 700
will ever hsd that wherever pracsicable
this pFii eiple has been adhered 90. We
presume thai boaBdaFiss not oonfoFma-
ole 30 this principle are net deaiFsble.
The boundaries OF NORTH Idaho a. 20 all
north Of the Samoa river rage, are
contrary TO this principle and uauat-
orally ssveF us from Washington and /
ANTS a. 10 Idaho. The truth l. /
that the present aukaEd shape OF Idaho /
and the eon.eqaeni unfortunate eopdi- /
tisn Of our boundaries are she resaIt Of /
political intFig0ss Of sspiERnts for sfioe.
Its present boundaries rs fas as NoFsh |
Idaho b concerned, were established
ui.N-- - knowledge and against tbs
s - he people directly interested,
= .-as their establishment our sforls
70 restore eur ssciion OF the terri
tory TO lie former state have been con-
SANITY adhered 10. Were the present
eastern boundary Of washinRloo Terri.
ioFy 90 the crest of the Bitter R0ot
including North Idaho, and
soethward 20 the crest Of tbs salmon
river range. as southern boundary, the
natural boundaries would be restored,
znd tEe entire Cssumbia river basin
geuld b. included IN tbs STATE Of Wash
oRto1. Ihis vould leave idaho Of q
nearly rectangular shape with ali sec
ions easily accessible from its center.
md vith an area OF 60oOO squsre nilss;
anger IN exaenf than either AIahsuos.
Arkansas. Georgia, Illinois, Indians,
iowa. Kansas, Minnesota, Nsorasks.
New York, Pennsylvania OF Wisconsin.
While the state Of WashinQton wsuld
lave an ares Of 5000 square miles:
mailer than AEiz7ua, Wyoming, OoIo-
raAn Mnnaara DahoAn ~ 49, 1