Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-05-17
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASGREc .rr
MEETING HELD IN DUBUQUE.
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May, 5, 1915.

May, 5, Ie45. y
Pursuant to notice given the citizens
oil Dubuque. and adjoining Counties
assembled at the Court House. in Du'
on4ue' for the purpose of taking into
consideration the propriety of dividine
the Territory of Iowa, from East 70
West, at the 42d, degree of North lat
titude. On motion, Samuel d. Djxon
was chosen President, Charles Corke.
ny and Charles Brady Vice Presidents.
and T. II. Benton Jr Secretary. Tho
objects of The meeting were briefly sta.
ted by the President. On motion Of
George Green Esq, conmitte OF five
was appointed 10 draft resolutions ex.
pressive of the sense Of the meeting
Messrs. George Green, Hannibal En-.
erson. John Foley James Crawford
and Hiatt Smith. were appointed said
committee. On motion MIR. w A
Warren of Jackson County, was added
to the committee. After a short ab.
sence the committee reported the fol-
lowing resolutions, which were. after
some discussion by Mcssrs. Green.
B,sseii and Benton of Dubuque, and
Mr.. Hopkins Of Jackson in favor and
McssFs Lowe Of Muscatine and Emer-
son and Thomas of Dubuque, against
them, adopcd Singly: Resolved. That
the policy and welfare of the West, re-
qmre an increase of representation and
influence in the Senate of the United
States and, in order to effect an object
so desirable and necessary to Western
Interests it is proper, wise and expcdi-
ent to divide the Territory of Iowa. on
the AID deg. Off north latitude extend
ing from the Mississippi on the cast to
Missouri River on the West.
Resolved, That this meeting will not
form any other division line passing
through the Territory east and west
than the one proposed in the above
resolution.
Resolved, That the Hon. Stephen
Hampstead, Philip B. Bradley, David
). Wilson, Samual Murdoch and James
Lenard be and t..cy arc hereby instruc-
cd by this meeting to exert their utmost
ability and influence to encourage and
secure the proposed, division; provided
the subject is presented for the consid-
Grafton of the Legislature, and that the
members of the Legislature assembled
generally are solicited to favor this OBJ
Jectso truly important and desirable TO
lhe great West.
Resolved, That the best interest of
not anly northern Iowa, but cf Iowa
generally as well as of the great west
require the proposed division, and we
therefore pledge our influence and un-
firing forts to secure this objact.
On motion of Mr.. Greene commit
tee of 7 was appointed TO draft an adj
dress to the Citizens OF the Territory
setting forth the arguments in favor of
the contemplated division to corrc-
spond with the members Of Congress
and OF the Legislature assembled in re-
lation to the same and TO transmit a
copy of the proceedings Of this meet
ing to our representatives in tie Lc-
gi,latnre. Messrs. Thomas Mcknight.
George Green, Charles Cookery, Ed
ward Langwor.hy, Warner Lewis,
John King. and James Tanning were
appointed said committee. On motion
the President and Secretary of the
meeting were added to the committee.
On motion it was resolved that the
proceedings ofthis meeting be publish
ed in the different papers of the City.
On motion the meeting adjourned
sine die.
SAMUAL d. DIXON