The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-05-04
From tho Western Frontier OF q .-ilixation.
DUBUQUE, Qowa Territory March 80, 1886

From tho Western Frontier OF q silixstion.
DUBUQUE, Qowa Territory March 80. 1876.
In what quarter OF the enlightened, civilized. or
semi-civilized world, is not the Herald read We
Of the northern part OF this territory, although on
the extreme verge of civilization, nevertheless
consider ourselves entitled to rank among the enghen
ed and therefore, a natural consequence among
those who periodically edited by ucubraons
II is somewhat surprising that in this age Of ocomotop,
when the means Of transporting oneself ar, s indefinitely
ledge Of the true situation OF Western frontier Is
fact less lamentable than true that while the repre-
our concerns and passing laws which affect all the inter
ests Of the Northwestern territories they are nearly as
ignorant Of condition about that Of Cen
trail America before the advent Of Stephens and Gather
wood Our delegates obliged to spend their ume IN
at cseo wn
these territories by Guthrie Morse. Now and then
Ss.sy On bis hs Il y me
Laughing Waters" or pebbles from Lake Pepin These
sybne leaves the ottings down Of those who travel
with steamboat speed do not content the jewellers In the
far Westwho would become better known to those who
reside nearer salt water.
rected to Iowa. by the movement to bring her into tho
Union. Tho political guild are anxiously enquir
ing what effect her admission Will havei wings and
democrats abolitonists and conservatives havo directed
their political telescopes upon tho new star The people
Of the deS, y having their ~ ss
form another constitution This convention will assem-
BILE in Iowa City the first Monday Of May next. Al
the election for delegates the question among the nha
btants of tho territory north Of AZ degrees the div,
sion Of the territory at that parallel and the establishment
of new territorial government north Of the State of
Iowa. soon probably to come into the Union The can
ddaes for division elected by handsome majority.
thus showing an anxiety in the people Of the mining
country to remain while longer under the guardianship
to the nhsbitants Of The Dacoa District Of
Iowa. that their true position and interest should be bet
ter understood by those who are to make laws for u.s.
and S IN sptov and
When summer before last the convention met at Iowa
had their maginations filed with the idea Of second
Empire State the boundaries of which should as
souT "er ns as possible IN The State wa.
made large that the Western members Of Congress
felt hemseivc: obliged to cura,i its dimension Inc
State containing Of 600 square miles was
striking another blow at the influence OF the West and
North In the national legislation 1t fell into the general
error-that Of making eStateswhich will forever de-
prve the great valley Of its influence II matters not
fixed fact" that shall be always at the mercy Of
the small States in the Senate, however numerous our
into Union with boundaries extended those propos
ed in the rejected constitution the dsposabe territory Of
the North WIN be so exhausted ina. no new hs
to be formed out Of Texas. Our delegate IN congress
in his late speech on the Oregon question: DID not fairly
clare the opinions Of the inhabitants Of northern Iowa
when he declared them favorable to the large boundaries
Of the rejected convention North Of the 42d degree Of
Of that parallel, the northern boundary Of the
State Of Iowa. and the southern Of the territory
of Dacota. You perceive we have already assumed
a name in anticipation Of the organization Of
territorial government by Congress- one which Is cons
dered here both euphonous and apropos is the true
Of a numerous tribe OF Indians who inhabit all
the country between the Mississippi rivers, north Of
43 deg of latitude far the northern boundary Of the
United States. The Indians call themselves Dacotas
which signifies Allies, but are more commonly known
by the unmeaning Of Sioux, which was applied to
them by the first French explorers Of these regions IL
territorial government should be organized no,
territory would start into existence with population Of
OOOO which would be doubled in two years. Dacota
has soil Of unsurpassed fertility, healthy climate con-
vcnent proportions Of forest and prairie abundant water
prairies consists Of rich vegetable mould from 10
three feet in depth by nature for the plough
without the previous dispirting drudgery Of clearing,
and is emnently suited for the settlement OF European
mate and unacquanted with the Of that instru
ment of Yankee civilization, the choppingaxe. The
country north Of 42d deg includes all the lead mines that
have been discovered in Iowa. which afford valuable
more Of healthy circulating medium than can be found
elsewhere in the whole Northwest.
In other portions Of this territory well In the i'd
jacent States, the merchants mostly confined to
barter trade for the agricultural productions Of the
try but in Dubuque and its vicinity cash business u
generally DONE Very few Of the inhabitants Of the min
ing region have emgrated to Oregon While from
Southern Iowa. Illinois and Missouri they have gone OF
by thousands gratifying the universal propensity for
wing onward.
The frontier man has always some III Dorado before
him, and II disposed to grasp at the shadows Of
pectaton rather than hold fast the substance Of reality
years, and desert it for Oregon You may be that
the advantages Of the Dacota mining country not
small when they are sufficient to repress the spirit Of
emigration.