Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1836-10-12

And whereas, this Convention taking into
consideration the just rights of Michigan, as res
| poets her Southern and South Eastern boundary,
and also her Constitution, embracing that part
of our territory claimed by Ohio, and believing
the assent required by the said proviso cannot
be given by US, without papable violation of
our Contribution, (Which provides the only way
in which il can be amended, and over which this
Convention have no control,) without u sacrifice
of our rights and interests, and without commit
ting an act of Observation-Disclosures,
RESOLVED, That this Convention cannot give
their assent to the proposition contained in said
proviso-but the same is hereby rejected.
[The following are the preamble and resolutions
offered by Judge WILKINS as substitute for the
above.]
Whereas, by an act of Congress of June the
18th, l636-the Constitution and State govern
ment which the people of Michigan have formed
for themselves, is conditionally accepted ratified
and confirmed ;-and, whereas, the admission of
the state Of Michigan into the Union, as one of
the United States, is provided by the said act, to
be upon the express condition that the said
State shall consist of and have jurisdiction over
all the Territory included within the following
boundaries and over none other: to wit-Begin-
ming at the point where the described northern
boundary of the state of Ohio intersects the cas-
tern boundary of the state of Indiana, and run
ming thence with the said boundary line of Ohio
as described in the first section of the said act,
until it intersects the boundary line between the
United States and Canada in Lake Erie thence
with the said boundary line between the United
States and Canada through the Detroit river,
Lake Huron and Lake Superior, to point where
| the said line last touches Lake Superior, to the
mouth of the Montreal river, thence through the
middle Of the main channel of the said Montreal
| river, to the Lake of the Desert, thence in a
| to IN
Menomonie river thence through the middle of
that fork of the said river first touched by the
said line, to the main channel of the said Memo
monte rver,-thence down the centre of the
main channel of the same, to the centre of the
most usual ship channel of the Green bay of Lake
Michigan thence, through the centre of the
most usual ship channel Of the said bay TO the
middle of Lake Michigan thence through the
middle of Lake Michigan to the Northern boun-
Diary of the state of Indiana, as that line was
| tablished by the act of Congress of the 18th of
April 1916; thence due East with the north
boundary line of the said state OF Indiana to the
northeast corner thereof and thence south, with
the East boundary line of Indiana, TO the place
of beginning And whereas, as compliance
of the condition of admission described in the
said act il is provided and required in the said
act, that the above described boundaries Of the
State of Michigan shall receive the assent of a
convention of delegates, elected by the people of
the said State for the sole purpose of giving their
assent; and, whereas, it is further provided and
enacted in the said act that as as the assent
therein required shall be given, the President of
the United States shall announce the same by
proclamation and, thereupon, without any fur
ther proceedings on the part of Congress, the
admission of said State into the Union, as one of
the United States of America on an equal foot.
ing with the original states in all respects what
ever, shallbe considered as complete,-and where
as tranquility order, and judicial certainty will
be promoted and preserved by an immediate adj
mission into the Union as one of its sovereign
states,
Therefore be it
Resolped, BY the people of Michigan in con-
vention assembled that the assent required in the
foregoing recited act of the Congress of the
United States is hereby given.
Resolved That Notwithstanding the assent
hereby given, this Convention do most solemnly
p.ot~st ss~i.Aat t.s sight af the censrose of the
United States to attach any such condition as
that contained in the foregoing recited act, as
being contrary to the articles of compact con-
tanned in the ordinance of 1884, and the Constitu-
ton and State Government which the people OF
Michigan have formed for themselves, and sub.
mitted TO Congress being of republican charac-
ter and so conceded in the second section of the
act already cited, entitled "An act to establish
the Northern boundary of Ohio, and for the ad.
mission OF michigan INTO the Union upon the
conditions therein expressed"
The following resolutions were laid on the Ia
bic and ordered to be printed.
Resolved, That all questions touching the
conflicting claims of states to jurisdiction or
sovereignty, ought of right to be adjudicated
wherever they are found TO exist by arbitration
or compromise between tho states interested
subject to subsequent ratification by the con.
gress of the United States or by an appeal or re-
sort to the highest judicial tribunal of this Union
Resolved, That select committee of three be
appointed, whose duty it shall be to prepare in
behalf of this convention and forward to the
President of the United States a communication
to accompany the proceedings, preamble and
resolutions.
Resolved, That five delegates be selected by
this convention, whose duty it shall be to visit
Washington, during the approaching session Of
congress, with instructions to cooperate with
our representatives in congress, for the promo
tion of the cause, interest and rights of the peo
pie of this state
Resolved, That select committee of five
members be appointed to draft an address to the
electors of this state, expressive of the views Of
this convention.
Resolved, That two thousand copies of the
Journal of this convention, together with the &C
companying documents, be printed in pamphlet
form for distribution under the authority of the
President of this convention. IS
These resolutions were subsequently taken up
and after some amendments, the two first were
unanimously adopted.
The resolution respecting the appointment o.
delegates to Washington was so amended as Il
reduce the nuuIbor 70 three and then passed.
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