Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-12-09

boundaries and none other, &c. BY
these new boundaries Tins proposed by
Congress, the country claimed ~ ohio,
and indiana is gwen 10 these states,
and in lieu thereof district ;ying be-.
tween Lake superior and Lake Mich
.an aad west Of Inc drawn norm
from the nprlhcrn extremity oi Labc
Michigan TO be lire dividing tac Uni
ted States and Cauada--which was The
lluc c>,aDiisIed by the act OF Congress
Of 1905 and By the people OF hl'chi-
gan in their Constitution as the West
crn boundary Of the s'atc-was de-
cIarcd IT, he within the boundaries ana
Jurisdiction Of the stale q! Michigan.
The people inhabillag The portion
thus annexed neither participated IN
The formation OF the constitution nor
voted for The change; aud i may well
be doubted whether Congress Dad not
exceed It's powers bythi> act charging
the boundaries Of Michigan and es-
iahl~hing state government for those
people.
But the act Of adn,ission establish
es the right Of the free inha5IanlS to
form . govcrnmcnl for themselves, and
TO designate The boundaries OF the
state. In rcia;ion 10 the rights OF q
state 10 enter into the Union with a
contested boundary, there were sever
ri instances Of unsettled boundaries
between The thirteen original States
when thcy joined The Union. some OF
which are vet Undetermined. and 1t Is
rot perceived why new state has not
the privilege 10 adjust her boundaries
or have them settled IN the same man
ncr a. an old safe. II may b: talk n
/ Tor granted, therefore, from the exam
pie of III sc states ~ we'll as that oil
Michlgla, that his state has The right
Ia be admitted, although her bouada-
rics may he contested by other states
+ 4 state out Of the Union has as good q
right 10 her established boundaries as 4
state in it. TIE form of government
10 which she may at any period o. hcI
existence be subject neither increases
nor dimiuiShcs his right. 1t cannot
DC conceded that thc right TO adnit can
control The right to form constitution
farther than to require that the ICON
>ti.ution is republican and in conform.
lily to the principles contained in The
articles Of compact"
The l2lh section Of tho acl TO establish tho
territorial go,erumeui of Wisconsin declares
thar The luhabtanls ot the ieru"ry shall
enjoy AL The rgh,s. privileges and advantages
granted and secured 70 the people north we''
of the Ono. by The articles OF compact con
,aIncI in Tive ordinance" Of 1891. IL provides
4 that .'ihe said inhabitants shall also be emf
lied 10 all ,h> rights. privileges and lnmnnl
lies hereiof r. urauled and scored 10 the Ter
nlnry of Michigan. aud TO lis inhabitants.
The fifth article Of compact declares tha
whenever any nf the sand states shall have
+ Sixty thousand fee inhabitants therein, suri
states shall he adniued by I's delegates int
The Congress Of the Unled States on an rqua
footing with The original states IN ~ respects
whatever. aud shall ne a, liberty to form a per
mAnrnt constitution aBd sial" grvPrumeui.
The finht nf the ci'iA"us Of Wisconsin, tC
firm goyetnmrut far themselves. bring clear
~ established by these provisions aud by She
prtrvdenls OF rennr>s and Michigan. re-
specially htc leave "a submit Ia your cousij
Grafton the subject q thr boundaries Of lhC
country whose iuha bttaul~ possess the right l.
vote upon The qlrslloa OF forming consuu
ton.
The fifth article Of compact laid OF tbs
North West T-urory inro ihI-e sra'eS. anc
bounded them on HE south hv the Ohlo rlse
anl 81 he north by the IetrtnuA line be'weeI
the l'niIrd SiA'e- and Ctnl1a. IL pfovi led
however. that the boundaries OF these three
states Shall he Suhj-cl 80 Tar TO be altered. tina
I If Congress shall hereafter End II eXPclen
they sh II have authority 10 form one or 'w'
stare, ia Ina, pau Of The said Tertiary whicl
lies nonh ef al east aud west line drawn ihro
The soulhery bend or extreme Of Lake MIchI
gan.
H. The execution Of this power, Congress has
wholly di<regirded the limitation Imposed no
u us auihofity. Those ho1ndat:eS WIRE sub
,eci 20 be altered only for single object. VIZ
10 rarm one or TWO states north Of csraig
etel ana west line The drsl psrt Of THIS ar
-, drr,arps --..rhere shall hr formed 10 III,
s.;l 10y not les than three rpr more thar
-, :, 80 as Nrgiula shall alter hPl
si,, and rn,;s,,"i ~ The SAM saaH
he fxci ana established as ;''..'"S' O., ~
clni. rave her co.sen'. The 'seaS' ''.o We,
Inn drawn through I've sa"'her.y bend ~
,reme II Lake Michigan" became therefor
a. e,i,br~hcI houudarv line, equally "uh 'ha
os.cf lines therein drs' ri2ei. 1t Congress
toand it oxpedlea, 10 form n1t9 ih'n 'h'ee
states On The admission Of Ono NE qoe''
ton MAS drtsralocd TIA. there sa,H'c he p ~
than three states t,rne.l; and having "a w "c'
lually limited for ip'o the Uuion. t2e re