Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser., 1845-06-14

properly pursue, i 10 submit ths consti.
tuition to the people with the old bounda.
aries as liked BY the convection. These
boundaries were not only satisfactory
when orisihAlly agreed on t0 III parties,
north, south and West, but they win give
US splendid State. l State which, It ns
distant day, will take / high and COM
tinandiig position Ii this Union. But Il
may BE- said that We never can Ut these
boundaries, that Cbngrsss never will
consent to give Us any more territory
than they have, already oi5ereda Thii
may Be true, but would Be very unwil.
ling to act upon such supposition, un-
til its truth was fully established beyond
all manner Of doubt: The next Con-
gress may not sustain the decision Of the
last, change may come over the "spirit
0f their dreams" At.all evens, the old
boundaries are worth another application u
Congress. ! shoould insist on giving Con.
gfess another fight, and harder and 1
stronger fight than we gave them last win-
ter, before we give up the oonteAt, and
surrender 70 important ! boundary, 1
boundary which gave entire satisfaction to
every man in the Territory. Ifafier fair
trial, we cannot get the conventional boun-
daries; if we ndst Be cut down to Oh, late
the objection in Congress Of too much Ter
ritory; then the question arises where can
we cut off from the conventional lines, with
the least iniuryt to the interests of the State
hereafter? Where can we cut of a sufi-
cient extent Of Territory 70 obviate tile OBJ
lection Of Congress, and yet not dissa,is.y
any portion Of our people9 l believe, il
It should become necessary, that we might
cut of seven or eight thousand square
miles, in the northwestern corner 81 the
State, as defined by the convention boun-
daries, without much injury to the PROS
poets of the State, and without dissatisfy-
ing any portion Of our present population.
Say that. q lipe should commence at the
big bend Of ST. Peters, thence In a strait
direction to the nofth-west point Of Lake
Boyer, thence down Boyer river to its
mouth. This would throw off some seven
or eight thousand square miles, country
too, which is less valuable than any other
portion Of the Territory. The north
would loose but very little, as the strip
proposed to be cut Of, for q long distance
south from the bend Of the ST. Peters,
would Be very narrow. The north ought
to be satisfied, because It would get the
large and valuable scope Of country be-
tween the congressional lihe on the north
and the St. Peters, The south would be
satisfed-because they could get the Pit
towattomie country, and the navigation Of
the Missouri river. The convention boun-
daries give us sixty thousand square miles,
and Congress was willing last winter to
give US forty-four, and . I underatand
they were not particular - 10 the shape of
the State, or how it should be laid out, pro-
vided its extent did not exceed the number
of square miles last mentioned. ! think
then, thst the proper plan il to insist on
the convention boundaries first, and get
them if we can. If We cannot, then
after we have strained them up to the high
est possible point, propose 70 split the dif-
ference, between what the convention asks
and what Congress has proposed to give,
and propose u accept some such line a. I
have Just designated. lam inclined to be-
lieve that such proposition wculd meet
with favorable consideration, and when
they found they could not do any better,
they would be willing to let US 20 into The
Union, with an extent Of about fifty or fifty.
two thousand square miles. This is the
best plan and the only plan that I can suga
gest, to secure an admission within rea-
sonable time, and without sacrificing The
interest Of the State hereafter. This plan
believe is feasible, and If It cucceeds; !
believe it will be satisfactory to every por-
lion ofthe present population Of the Terri
tory. Let the constitution then 70 to The
people. Ifthey are in favor Of State
and satisfied with the provis-
ions Of the constitution, give them an op-
10 adopt It: 1fthey are not in
favor Of State Government, It will not b
much trodble or expense to VOTE down tie
constitutions. If adopted, let it 60 to Con-
gress again next winter. Give them an
other fight for the convention boundaries
and If we cannot get them, then let 10
make the next best bargain that We can.