The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1847-11-12
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ocratic. The Daily Wisconsin says:
The Session opens auspiciously. A
spirit Of courteey and good feeling seems
TO per,ade the Legislature, ch give
the assurance that IN taking the me asures
necessary for the formation Of State
Constitution, nothing will be done to
CRAFTY more personal objects; but that
enlarged patriotism aud sound denucrac,
viii perv ade its deliberations.'
We cupy the admirable message Of their
patriotic Governor at fall length. We
may soon look for Wisconsin to be mem.
Der Of the Uuion: Stuiesmaa.
Governors Message.
Felio,c Citisens Of The Council,
aad House Of Representatives.
In accordance with the laws of the Ter
ritory, have deemed it my duty TO con
vene special session of the Legi slative
Assembly, to enable the representatives.
Of the people to take such action in the
early organization Of a State Goveromen,
as will meet the wants aud wishes Of their
constituents.
AT the last ceasus Of The Inhabitants Of
the Territory, her population was one
handred and Eft, five thousand; aud from
the increased Immigration since thatperi
cd, her present population may now be
estimated to exceed two hundred thou.
sand.
BY the official returns made to the III ce
Of tie Secretary Of the Territory, of the
votes given for and against State Govern
ment,' it appears that Large majority of
the people are in fvor Ola State Govern
ment The preparatory steps, il would
seem, can be taken for the election of a
convention TO form constitution aud sub.
uniting it Ito the peol le Of the Territory
as well as TO the Congress of the UaileJ
States, at their next tession for the ad !
mission of v iscorsin as an independen /
State Of this Union, as the next is the
commencement of a new Congress, and
long session ,f iha, body. 10 that event,
the State of Wisconsin will give her elec
torial vote at the next Presidential cleo
tion in lS4S.
Tile admission Of Wisconsin as State.
will promote the best Interests ofher peo>
pie. They will have a represeu tat,pn in
both Houses Of Congress; they win p,rtic-
pate in all the adv vantaGes of government
created by themselves, foundel on the
equal rights Of all, and wien the express
ed voice Of the people will be the s"arem Z"
law of the State. The douatida Of 500
600 acres of land, to Which the future
State Of Wisconsin will be entitled, i'm.
der the provisions of an act Of Cungres,
entitled An act to appropriate the pro
ceeis of the sale Of lie public lanls AM
to grant preemrl n rights approved
September 4,h, 1S4l. will "ecrmc grea,k
lessened in value before Wiscon in he.
comes State, as the choice lands have
already been sold, and tie ref Sc land
will remain. from which the Sc tion viii
be made, unless they are located north OF
the Wisconsin, river
The lands granted by Congress ful
schools and university will be avail
able until after the admission Of Wiscon.
sin as State. Five per centum on the
net proceeds of the sales OF the public lands
sold al the land ces in this territory tc
which the State of Wisconsin will be en-.
titled ON her admission into the Union
would have paid the expenses of State
Government for the last five years. The
people Of this Territory have PAID intu
the United States treasury since the or
EaniZation Of the Territorial Government
near four millions of dollars in paymenr
propriated by Congress for the improve
mcDt of harbors and roads, &C., in the
Territory. is one hundred and sixty seven
thousand dollars. This state Of things
will remain as long as the Territorial
Government exists.
The States ofIlinois and Missouri were
admitted members Of the Union when he
population of those States did not exceed
one hundrad and thirty thousand irhabi-
fanis. Iu the admission Of all of the
Western States. none of the Territory OF
Wisconsin. The future State of Wiscon-
sin will combine as many advantages as
any other portion Of the United States
her great extent of territory, the fertility
Of her soil, the saluhrity of her climate
with commercial advantages unsurpassed
on our inland seas an1 navigable rivers;
her inexhausiible mineral wealth, coin
posed OF lead, iroo, and copper mines,
With the most extensive pine idmhet re-
Eioh Iii the United States, with an ihiei>
iigent, enterprising pnpulatioo-may we
not confidently hoPeethat Wisconsin will
be the happy abode ofmilions Of offreemen.
and that her march will be onward until
sha fills the hish des tint that ava its her