Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-02-26
WISCONSIN BOUNDARY.

~ and its vicinity, held at St. eauls,
- San lay of January, lS4S, JAMES
M,Bo.I was called to the chair, and ALEA-
.sprR r.. M'LEoD appointed Secreiafy..e
The object of the meeting having pee !,
~ stated. was embodied IN the ioio"ins
= r,srea,nble and resolutions, which were us'an-
ln SWsor aaop = annears that the Constlfu-
.;o,al Conyention OF Wisconsin nus ie1o",.
- ,,a Cnnyress, that the ho''n hi
i,,,dar, os thar state shall be SO iar eA'e''.'
o1' !. ;,,elpde al the settled porno', ~
Gu c.. and whereas such procee.u,ns
81. 0roiN, anu 10 the avowed wishes
Is inuies1 4 nonuIation of said county,
Therefore, ,bo sense of this meet.
pSsc. ~ ~ ,,,aonle of St. Crolx county, ana
ing, OF tlls er country generally, that the
OF the uP pIn line of Wisconsin as fixed by
tne ~ lis last session, allows to that
Consi zen more than fair proportion OF
oidi. and that. so far from seeking TO
a,ar,e lis limits. Wisconsin should be con-
en-. ,7,;,b a line commencing at the head OF
S ~, Bay on Lake Superior, and
.Ia.sao J.e sonth to the intersection OF the
main Chippewa river, which Inc would
i.;s-a botb 70 the new Sgatc and Minnesota
Fair and inst proportion or the southern
shore of that Lake. IL u,
Resolved. That the extension OF the nm
H. of Wisconsin so as TO include the whole
reoion south of line drawn from the mouth
IF ST. Louis River, on Lake Superior, TO
the mouth of Rum River, on the Mlssissip-
pi as proposed by the Constitute onai Con
yeution. would not only give to tHat otate
an enormous accession Of territory, contrary
10 the avowed policy of Congress, but would
cut off from the proposed new territory OF
Minnesota, every part of the southern shore
of Lake Superior, and what is of infinitely
greater moment, all the eastern bank of the
Mississippi below the Falls Of St. Anthony,
which is the extreme point of steamboat
navigation.
Resolved, That as no cause was assign
ed by the committed to whom She resolution
was referred, why a change of boundary
should be made; so, in the opinion of this
meeting, no good reason can be given why
a change should be allowed by Congress;
hut on the contrary, such a measure must
be pregnant with evil to the county of
St. Croix, fatal to the prosperity of Mime
sofa, and in opposition TO the known and
unanimous wishes of those who are prlncl-
pally interested
Resolved, That whereas the county of
St. Croix is separated by hundreds of miles
ofuninhabited and unnhabitable lands, from
the settled parts of Wisconsin, the people
of said county, from diversity OF views
and character, can have no interests in COM
mon with that State, and desire no political
connection with it.
Resolved. That petition to both Houses
of Congress, protesting against the proposed
annexation to Wisconsin, lie forthwith cir
cuIared for signatures. One copy of which
petition, shall be sent 20 the Hon. Thomas
III. Benton, of the Senate. and the other to
the Hon JOHN @. Adams, of the House of
Representatives And those gentlemen are
hereby respectfully requested TO present
said petitions TO the respective bodies, of
which they are members, and 10 espouse
the cause of the citizens of Minnesota. that
Justice may be done them IN the premises.
Resolved, That the independent course
pursued by Browneli the delegate TO the
Convention from the St. Croix district in
advocating the views and wishes OF his con
stituents as contained in his minority report
meets the entire appreciation of this meet
ing. .1
Resolved, That copy of the proceedings
of this meeting, signed by its officers, shall
be transmitted To the gentlemen named, with
said petitions, and thar copy be sent also
to the Hon. Mr. Tweedy, Delegate to Con-
gress. Aud further that said proceedings
be published in the l;aena Gazette, aud
such papers in Wisconsin as are friendly to
the views therein expressed.
JAMES NJ BOAL, Chairman.
Allen. r. McLEoD, Secretary.