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The Southern Boundary Question.
SPEECH Or Mr.. A. c. DODGE,
OF IOWA.
IL the House # Representatives. Jp'y 90.
1i842-On the bill establishing the
boundary line between Missouri aud
s Iowa,in reply to Mr.. EDWARDS OF Mis-
SQUIRT
I. Mr.. DODGE rose and said: Mr. Chair
man, the gentleman from Missouri, Mr.
EDwARDsl commenced his speech by re-
marking that he knew, or believed, that
a. majority Of the members OF the House
had prejudged this question Of contested
boundary between Missouri and Iowa;
and that that judgement was adverse TO
the claim set up by his State, to portion
Of the limits assigned to the Territory Of
Iowa by the act Of Congress organizing
her as such. He further stated, that, al
though the House and its committees
seemed to be decidedly in favor OF the
Iowa claim, as it is called, ne had never
theless, after giving to the subject most
thorough investigation, been able fully TO
salty himself OF the legal and constiiu
tionul right oil his State to the strip OF iand
in dispute.
Feeling. as DO, Mr.. Chairman, the
deepest interest in the decision OF this (to
lowa) most momentous question:, ! sln-
cerely hope that the gentleman may not
be mistaken. and that the decision vi the
House may be asoverwhelmlng byin favor
ot Iowa as he seems to ioresee it Will be
The attempts OF the gentleman to ac-
count for anticipated defeat, by limiting
that he was defending his .aus', before a
packed or pfejudiced Jury-one that tad
condemned in advance--remnds me OF
the complains which have frequently
heard made by class Of individuals, who
are forever engaged IN lawsuits and liti
CATION with their neighbors, and who
when they come to trial. are as invaria-
bly, decided against; something IS aIways
wrong-el,her in the Judge, jury. or lribu
nal, whateve, it nigh, bp, by which judy
nent is given against them.
Now. sir. with all due Difference TO the
gentleman from Missouri. (and certainly
there is none other in he House ni whom
think more high!y.) must be permitted
to remark, that his argument. like his
cause, in my estlmat!n, is bad one. made
up OF soPhistry and special pleading.
The gentleman is a lawyer; and you
know Mr.. Chairman, that it frequently
becomes the duty OF the members OF ha,
highly honorable and respectable profes-
sion to make the worse appear the better
cause: or as the old saying is, make black
white, and white black. The gentle
mans efforts upon this occasion. have
certainly been directed to that end
Throwing himself upon the sovereign
ty OF his State, he gravely informs the
House that Congress mas no power to run
Or mark the northern boundary of Mis-
souri,; and that, too, sir, in the face OF va
rious me .noriais from his own State ask
ing Congress to do precisely wha, this bill
now proposes to do--that is 10 better
mark and establish her northern bDu.,ia
ry;and also, IN :hc face of the act OF Con
grcss Of June 49, 1888. under which one
commissioners was TO he appointed upon
the part ol the United Staies. one upon
the part OF the Sac of Missouri. and one
upon the part OF the Territory otlowa,
whose. duty il was made bv the said act.
TO survey. ascertain, and distinctly mark,
the line IN question. In the second sec
tion OF which, after provid.g that the
line shall be rum according to the provis-
ions OF the act Of 9th March, 1890, enti
tied San act to authorize the people oi
OF Missouri Territory 10 form cons;itu-
ton and State Government to prohibit
slavery in certain territories" &C.. and
act Of 7ih June, 1886, entitled IAN
9 lulnco extend the western boundary Of the
rn,..e Of Missouri TO the Missouri river
there is an express proviso, that ifeIthel
of',he said commissioners on the part o
the State or Territory should fail to Al,
tend, after reasonable notice, the commits
sioner on the part ofthe United State
should proceed to exetute the duties en-
joined by the act, with either or both o
. said commissioners who might attend, o
without the attendance Of either or bolh
as the case might be.
3, The third section Of this act, thus as
: sented TO by the Missouri delegation s.
onphntically retains-to Congress the pow
er Of llt4nateiy deciding this question
that | will here read.it, in order to show
how these gentlemen have changed lhe
POSITIONS upon this subject. will ais
.bDuE to thu notice Of the House -biA in
i<odlced in the Senate ny lhe.able.an'
talented Senator from Miss uri, [Cpl
Renton,] as far back as January 9th 1880
entitled "A bill TO cause the northern
boundary Of the State Of Missouri,ao b
l.ss,sF marked s1d established.' 81
The first section of which is in the io
lowing words:
BE Il enacted by tie Senate and Houe
) 9 Representatives. at ihe United States g
dmerico II Congress Asseembied 'rhs
the President of tne lni,ed States be, an
hereby is, authorized 70 appoint . con
missioner on the part OF the State Of Nil
souri,, in running. and plainly n,arkin
the northefn boundary line Of ths Stat
Of Missouri. from its northwest corns
9.ast ~ the Niissiaa;n nr; river !. aud fha lii