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W \: acknowledge tlit* receipted the llrst uum’icr of 7'Ae iKtritir i wilt;*t9a now literary monthly devoted entirely llt;i IIvf vast imd Interesting ji»r-ritnry lying weM of the mountain*. Thi’ piilllnlticili i* l**ued hy W. I*. Ram roft A C o., i»F Sm Fran oi sen, mid is a meritorious p i|ht Imtli in its literary ehaireteraiiid its appearance.We ee 't I nit C. It, Carlisle, am oldand oX|HriclirC,d journal id Iki* charge of Uiv department K'l ais^icli* for I In? Northwest, unci his kiiowlodge oftlie country well tits him (or treating upon it. Wo ho|ie tin* new candidate w ilt esvrt|e (lie usual breakers that have so often wrecked California lK|lt;«rsiry ventures.Fou sometime the paper* of Wnwh-liijrton Territory have U rn devoting ^jri’-iJiTdlrfi' to di*eu*-drig ih division of the territory, lYrhap* it would !*■ more proper \a sciy that they halve Invii huily engaged in making light of the prn|K»*itinn without triviir«4r silly muiim! reasons w hy stleh a division should lint he ninth. While we iniy nut Ih* prepared to oiler amy more Ingi al r«'Simons why tin* dissecting knife should he applied, than those already pre*4 nted hy tile few p.i|»cr« siding In with division, yet just ut the present time our voire is for carving the territory into two equal parts* Tills idea luw grown out nf a feelhig we entertain that the western part of the Terri-tory desires to (Toller' all the power and benefit- Co Ih« derived from the present territorial government, Cirent auid oppressive liijusti.'e is done th i-lt; sei tit til l«y failing loglve It a proper representation, IVrh.ip* our ire has led us into all error of opinion, hut from the present situation we join in with the nmssof the jwople, who feel that tliey have beenill t| wised u|w»ii, In the way of repre-M'lJtatlmi it is proper to state that Spokane enmity ass it formerly existed raj ih] its the seeniid county in ] population in tlie Territory, and showing jih large ?m inrn ase u* «oy or nil others, n left nut Itl the cold without even :i Representative. Walla Walla enmity, with le*a pen-pie, lias three Iteprrs.eiatastivi s, and one Councilman, while .^jfokaneJtes are expected tti hold their tongue amd elect one Councilman in enn-ju net ion with seven tceu c ounties, more1 cir le.*, anil whip In with aneighlkiiru'ja Itaprescnhitivc. Otherenmities in IviMem Washington have the same complaint to mike, and It is high time tied tile people lifU-duptheh tin ir vnii es and demanded :i division, nr some other ill ‘I'lirethit will result ill securingthem their rights.LOCAL.Vriiui flu-A. J. Prlvluird. who was Iri the
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Spokane Falls Review
Spokane, Washington, US
Sat, Dec 15, 1883
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