Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1846-01-24

Qua NORTHERN BouNpAny.-We last week
mentioned that Gen. Dodge had introduced
into Congress "a bill to define the boundaries
Of the State Of Iowa." The boundaries spe.
cited in the bill are as follows: "Beginning
in the middle of the main channel o. the Mis-
sissippi river, opposite the mouth Of the Des
Moines river, thence up the said river Des
Moinss, in the middle of the main channel
thereof, to point where it is lntersec.ed BY
the old Indian boundary line, or line run by
John C. Sullivan, in the year eighteen hund.
red and sixteen; thence wes.wardly along said
line 10 the 'old norlhwes, corner Of Missouri
thence due west 10 the middle Of the main
channel Of the Missouri river; thence up the
middle Of The main channel Of the river last
mentioned, 10 the mouth Of the Sioux or CAL
umet river; thence in direct line to the mid.
die Of the main channel of the ST. Peters
river, where the Wa,ouwan river (accordng
TO Nicolle,'s map) enters the same; thence
down tbs middle Of the main channel Of said
river, 10 the middle Of the main channel of the
Mississippi river; thence down the middle OF
the main channel OF said river, to the place of
beginning" We believe these are The bound
aries specified in the Constitution lately re-.
jected, and which were formerly refused Us BY
Congress. Authentic advices from Washing.
ton lead us 10 infer that there exists DISPOSE.
ton on the part Of Congress TO compromise
the question Of our northern boundary, and to
offer the parallel Of forty-three and half de.
grees Of north latitude, from the Mississippi
westward to the Missouri, 40 the northern
boundary Of Iowa. We hope that, should
this spirit Of concession be manifested by
Congress. it will be met by one equally liber.
al on the part Of tho people Of Iowa. and that
this vexed question may be speedily settled.
The line suggested certainly affords "scope
and verge enough" to satisfy the most fas,id.
ious stickler for large boundaries, and would,
we believe, receive the nearly unanimous as.
sent Of the people Of Iowa. We hope our
Delegate. who appears TO be indefatigable ia
the discharge Of his public duties, will use
every exerton TO have our boundaries def.
.nitely adjusted by Congress before the meet.
ing Ct the Convention in May next, in order
that. if they prove just and reasonable, a. we
doubt no. they will, they may be incorporated
into the Constitution then to be framed.
JUDICIAL DIsTRIcTs.--Owing 10 the organi
cation Of an unusually large number Of new
counties by The last legislature, most Of which
are attached to the second judicial district,
Judge Williams field Of labor became so ex.
tended. and his official duties 60 arduous, tina.
some revision Of the judicial districts became
necessary. The counties Of Cedar and Linn
have, therefore, become attached TO the third.
OF northern district, and their courts will be
hereafter held BY Judge Wilson.
MiNsRs' BANK.-We learn that. ia this
case. The Supreme Cour, of the Territory has
sustained the decision Of the court below. bv
which the act Of the Legislature repeating the
charter Of the Bank was pronounced legal
we believe the case goes up 10 the Supreme
Court Of the United States.
u s. G. HAsTIsos, Esq, member Of the
Couac'i tor this district. has resigned his seat
-h's resignation dating from Monday. ,he
18th lust.
q Tho attention Of the public il requested
10 the card Of S. S. Boyle. and Of the Glas.