Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-02-07
STATEHOOD FOR IDAHO.

STATEHOOD FOR IDAHO.
From efforts made in Lewiston to
work up sentiment in favor OF immcdi.
alto statehood for Idaho, said to have
been besotten at Boise City, to allure our
people from desire to join with Wash.
ington in becoming state, one would
naturally suppose that, 10 the Southern
counties, the people would assemble and
pas, resolutions favoring immediate state
hood. But we have failed to see in any
Of the papers Of Southern Idaho any
mention Of the movement Of the people
Of any county advocating early statehood.
Much talk has been INDUCED in to the
effect that the present legislature would
set the ball in motion. But we have
only seen that memorial to congress to
that end had been introduced, and q
telegram to the Oregonian, which VIC
publish to-day, states that it passed the
lower house, aud the telegram Of same
date says that the committee on federal
relations in the Council, to whom the
matter was referred, had reported an
indefinite postponsment Of the whole
question by the council. Hence We
infer that the memorial was sit down
upon. But for what reason the dispatch
docs not state. It may have been that
the counter action Of the people Of
Lewiston upon the question, inundated
the projectors and they did not press the
question to passage. It il evident that
the measure is not 90 popular in the
South as some Of tho friends Of the
measure have claimed, else we infer that
the Council would not have hesitated to
follow in the footsteps OF the House, but
would have brought the memorial up for
passage and passed it. We never did
believe that all tho members Of both
bodiss.of the legislature, or majority Of
them, would 30 stalify themselves before
congress, by passing memorial asking
admission upon such false basis as set
forth in that memorial published in the
Boise Statesman. If the people Of the
Southern counties have petitioned the
legislature for the passage Of such a
memorial We have seen no report of any one
Of them. aud we arc 10th to believe that
the people Of the South are so lost to a
love Of justice and truth as to pass such
. memorial. just to tickle the citizens Of
North Idaho, with the hopes Of speedy
admission Of Idaho as a state to toru
them from desire to 80 to Washington.
Tho people Of the North are not 50
vcrdant as you would make them out to
be, although We have to confess that
some Of them are very green, almost
green enough to be eaten for asparagus.
II You propose to give US something sub.
stantial, you would do well to chow to
u different hand than to offer US state
hood that we have got to support, and
have no voice in its management Your
ovcrtures to us have 80 far been false,
a1d treacherous and you have derided US
for believing them.
Memorial of the Territorial Assembly
Of Idaho, to the Congress Of the Uni
ted States, praying for the admission
cfths Territory as State of Union.
To the Senate and House Of Represn-
tdtiues:
Your memoria'ists, the legislative as
sembly Of Idaho Territory, unanimously
in both houses, most respectfully repre-
sent:
That since the organization Of the
Territory Of idaho, We have cheerfully
yielded obedience to the laws of the
United States, and recogrizsd tho right
Of congress to make all needful rules and
regulations respecting the territories.
That we now disclaim any purpose to
reflect in any manner upon the fostering
care of the National Government, but
gladly renewing our fealty to the consti.
tuition Of the United States, and reasert.
ing our abiding faith iu their perpetui.y
and strength, do further represent The
proud wish Of our people to assume the
responsibilities aud honors of one Of their
number.
That Idaho Territory has population
Of 10000 energetic, intelligent, Law
and liberty loving citizens, nearly all Of
American birth, immigrants from the
states east and west Of her, and this Pop
ulation rapidly increasing; that Idaho
has $4,000 square miles Of territory
1000 miles Of railway running, and sew
eral lines in process of construction. and
wealth Of about $50, 200, 900.
That Idaho's mining, grazing aud
numbering interests are already of vasl
synroetanaa o.I SIck sh,s. Iovolo~o-,