Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-07-14
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4he OoH"NAtieS O0taInSd tor the state Mis-
sUuii constitute Stuie vi tho first class aud
VI Tie best term at aus in America L.ut thess
boundaries may he improved by addi..g 10 the
west Tue on the north of Missouri so Is To ir-
Guide tHe waters ot the little liver Platte. 90.
tethaps parallel Of thirty or forty miles wide
would be sufficient 10 do this. The lille river
liai'e Is precisely lO0 miles long on a straight
line. ns surveyed by Mir. Sullivan the western
boundary OF the state runs parallel to it taking
ln . part OF is wateis, and corners precisely
at it's head. The valley OF the little Platte.
ilom It's mouth TO its head, is as rich and beau
tiiGi as the BOOnS.lick couUtry. No Indians
ever occupied it, aud ii now belongs 10 the
united States, by vitiue OF the Usage pur-
chase.
II IS desirable TO add the valley of the little
Platte 10 the State OF Missouri, because, if
added, there will be something like "a natural
stopping place tor while, to the emigration
westward, as Immediately above the prairie
Iand begins largely TO predominate. 1T not
added. the Missouri population will suou
spread overit aud give trouble TO the goveru-
nehi IN pushing them back. 1t will likewise
increase the strength OF that frontier Low the
most exposed oneiM the Uuion, as by ii,,iug up
tiat valley with people, front of an huns
utea miles OF dense and powerful settlements
VIII tie presented 10 the Indians, whereas at
present that frontier only presents "A flank
f0rineJ OF Tho end of the tae OF settlements
which stretch up the Missouri. Another cou-
tioelanon Is the proprie;y of making the TWO
puiiiohs OF Missouri, which lie on the two
sides OF Ike Missouri liver, as nearly Of equal
size as possible. The Lost friends OF Missouri
have wished to see her noble river in the cen.
ire; but that could rot be accomplished az
ihe lest congress, aud tie south side, wiIich is
considerably the largest, will Ue made sill
nloie so by running The paraiel Of SO. 80 i-i-
nutes fourteen mUes further south thsII /; vas
formerly supposed 90 be, bai which will now
ne dOhe IN consequence Of tie adjuSin,eu, of
iue ule position OF that latitude between
kentucky and Tennessee, and which will o..
couiSe govern The boundary Between Missouri
ana Arkansas. by this advance OF the line
10 The south, Missouri viii gain tract of ter
ruoTy Ii niles wide aud 500 long equal 10
9sOO square miles, HAT rs &c say, tract which
is more than Twice the size OF Delaware near.
~ three times the size ut Rhode Island, and a
nile larger than Connecticut. A parallel of
4O miles wide Oh The little Platte by 100 long.
would only balance this unexpected Increase
without even removing the inequality which
previously eXisted-The United States trea-
s'fy IN Its present Stale of emptiness, would
nhd "a good relief from the sale of the rich
lands IN the valley Of The little piatte.-Iu IA
tiiyine tie boundaries of the state as prescrib.
eh Oy congress. 1t is desirable that the conyeu
lion Should petition for this extension OF limits
Dorth OF the hilsSonri A unanimous petition
might nave its due weight, aud il il houed that
IL may be uRaglmOuS as nothing lends more to
preserve public harmony throughout d com
mnnity than readiness i'll all 10 do what is
iis"' 'Or every raTt. MISSOURI.