Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1847-01-09
LANCASTER, WISCONSIN,
SATURDAY MORNING, JAN. 0. Is47.
The boundaries Of Wisconsin.

The Boundaries Of Wisconsin.
Looking al the provisions OF the ordinance Of
1857 which unrereaed has the foil force Of
Constitutional law, il is as plain as day.
light, that Wisconsin is about 10 be most
AagranIly robbed Of large share of her right
ful domain. The ordinance provides "that il
Congress shall hereafter find it expedient, they
shall have authority to form one or two states
in that part Of the said (NouhwesO territory,
which lies north Of an east and west line drawn
through the soulherly bend or extreme Of lake
Michigan" 1t is plain that the ordinance
means this; that il Congress should ever form
state or two states ia the northwest territory,
north Of Illinois, the southern boundary Of the
state OF slatos So formed, shall be The east and
west line drawn not noyM NJ but through tho
southerly extreme Of lake Michigan Con.
gress is now about to form state Wisconsin,
norh ofsaid east and vast lae When Con.
gress admitted Illinois into the Union, with
her present northern boundary, il was with the
express understanding, aad expectation that
w. HN''htih bOuHNNEf AttLp At all EREB--
carried south, whenever Cougfess should find
II expedont 10 form either one or TWO states.
north Of Illinois. That contingency has &C.
CURED; and the northern boundary Of Illinois
is noW subject TO be altered to be removed 10
said east and west line Those ii counties in
Illinois, north Of said line, came under the u-
rsdicllon Of illinois with proyiso, on con.
diIon, and for period Of lime which was to
terminate whenever Congress deemed il expe.
dent 10 form o state north Of Illinois when.
ever a state should be thus formed north of II.
iinois, they were TO constitute part Of it,
When Congress, last winir provided for ad
hitting state north Of Illinois, every FREQ in
bsblani north Of said east and west line, be.
come, iPsO facio absolVed from all allegiance
10 Illinois. This is the plain English Of il. -
These are our fights-iighls which ought 10
DC manfully maintained; but which have been
most shamofully abandoned. Bot let us see
what our delegates have donel Have they, as
the &C, Of Congress OF last winter, authorized,
embraced even within the northern limits Of
Wisconsin, all the waters Of the ST Ctoix, a
river destined hereafter 10 connect an immense
trade between lake Superior and The Nlissis-
sPpi! Not al all. a fine sHip Of territory
has there been sacrificed, barered away. by
tho Convention. Thus Wisconsin il robbed
Of land a, both ends, beside having her peck.
cts picked!
4 Fa5ie Two travellers stopped together
al seurvy InO, and being hungry, ordered a
dinner Of poachcd eggs. Being called 10 the
table after much delay, they found that a part
of the eggs served up for them, Were rotten.
One Of the travellers made ruupus about il,
and called in The landlord and made quite a
fuss about the poached eggs Now says
Boniface, 'you need not rear and pitch about il.
You have put me to extra trouble TO get poach.
cd crgs Srr d,urvr, AVA muv, NOS e'.' ~ ~@e~,
II, because ono or two Of them happened 70 DO
dem ged. You find no fault with tie balance
Of the eggs. shall charge you erfea for
your dinner, any hop. You musI cal your
dinner, quietly, sir; and then Il you want 10
disgmgs b. thoro is nothing easier. Waiter.
bring lobelia emedo for the gentleman
There, su make no extra charge foI the
emoic Now swallow your poaehed eggs
suangerl"
Application. We ATE urged to swallow the
Constitution. exemption article, bank article.
woman article, bounday article and all, be-
cause il has been cooked Tor Us, and because
we are provided with the means hereafter Of
getting rid Of 1t,
IL Tho following eNnacl from loler