The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-11

have received a copy of a bill introduced by Mr.
Morgan l.. Martin, in the House Of Representa-
tives, establishing new western Territory In
portion of the western possessions OF the United
States.
The boundary of this new territory is al
follows:-
Commencing in the middle Of the main channel Of the
Mississippi river point where the line Of north lati
tuds forty degrees and thirty minutes crosse: said
river running thence west said parallel Of latitude
until said parallel ntersects the middle Of the main chan
mel Of Sioux river. thence up the middle Of the malr
to the source of the main channel Of the Wild Rice
river thence down said main channel to its entrance into
Of said Red river to the point said river where the
northern boundary line between the United States Of
America and the British possessons crosses said main
line to the point where said line rst strikes lake Supe
Ior a. the northwest of the State OF Michigan
thence along the western boundary Of said State the
point in the middle of said lake where the boundary
by the boundary line of the State of Wis
as established by the Act to enable the people OF
wisconsin Territory to form constitutiou and state
government and for the admission Of such state into
the Union approved August sixth, eighteen hundred
State Of Wisconsin to the mouth of the st. Louis river
thence up the main channel Of said river to the nrst
Ncoets map, thence due south to the main branch Of
the river st. Croix thence down the main channel Of
said river to the mississippi thence down the centre o.
the main channel Of said river to the place OF
- WIN 10 P0'SSAVSo, Wy ACiclChSO W sAAS A'A~r ,
that Notwithstanding the great increase Of popu-
lation, and the tremendous strides we have made
within few years, that the most westerly boun
dairy of this new territory will not carry our gov
eminent more than one half OF the distance be-
tween the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and that
at the same ratio at which we have progressed IN
extending cur settlements and embracing the
far west" within the pale of our republic since
our date as nation, it would take some fifty or
sixty years more, under the old regime, before
teri torisl authority would be exercised by the
United States as far west - the Pacific.
1t must be recollected, however, that in the pre-
sent day we have agencies at work favorable to
the extension and population Of our country,
which were unknown until within comparative
lY short period. Steam, electricity, and the In
creased and increasing number of emigrants that
are annually pouring in upon us from the Old
World, are the foremost of these in point ofimpor-
lance, and it was net until within few years that
we received any undoubted advantage from any
of them.
Although the foreign emigration to this country
has always been large, comparatively speaking,
from the time of the separation of the thirteen
colonies from the mother coustry, yet it was not
until within the last fifteen years that emigration
on an extensive scale commenced The benefits
of steam, too, were not fully developed until
within the last ten years, and the tremendous
influence of electricity is of still more recent
date But judging of the effects which these
great causes have influenced and brought
forth within the last fifteen years, and which did
not at all or at least slightly operate before, to-
gether with the better appre ciaiion which the
world appears to possess of our institutions and
government, there is every prospect of the Uni
ted States increasing as much within the next
ten or fifteen years as it has for thirty or forty
preceding the present time.
We hail tho formation of this new to rritory with
emotion of pleasure and satsfaction-and we
hope the day is not far distant when the glorious
influences OF our beloved institutions and govern
ment will extend their mgis not only over the
whole continent OF America, but be felt and con-
fer benefits similar to those we now enjoy, by
every people in every cline illumined by the sun
Of Heaven.
TIE SAILORS AND THE SAILORS FRIKNDs-We
have received, from time to time, during the last
six months, a number Of complaints from seamen
arriving at this port, in relation to the manner in
which contribu tons are solicited by certain PHI
lanthropists, and collections made for the benefit
of the sailor, for the purpose of supporting him
while Oh shore.
These men are much annoyed at these things,
and represent to us that they do not desire charity
from any one, that they are fully competent to
pay their way as they do, and that they are very
little obliged to their psuedo fiends for degrading
them, by representing that they are in need of any
ones assistance. They say that they pay three
dollars and fifty cents per week for board, charity
or no charity, contributions or no contributions.
They have objection to these philanthro-
oists soliciting contributions for the benefit of the
Widows and orphans of scamen, but as to them.
elves, they are able to pay their own way at all
ines, and neither need nor desire contributions
rom any person.
BRANCH PosroFFIcK.-The Post Master Gene
al having directed the Branch Postoflice in Chat
aam Square to be closed, the residents of the
upper part of the city are much incensed at the
and are determined to make an cf
ort 10 have it re-opened.
They have accordingly prepared petition,
which will be circulated this week in the up
.own wards for signatures, and when the num-
-. i i