Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-01-07
Tuesday. january a, gsaS.
Constitutional Convention.


the subject OF Boundaries. After stating, at some
| length, objections 10 the boundaries proposed by
the majority of the committee, and also 10 the
boundaries as proposed IN the rejected Constitution,
Mr. Brownell recommends
F" That the northwestern boundary Of Wisconsin
slou'" to','sIoe ~ 'ne 'n''"el - 'Ie
tain island winch accorlir,. 10 NirolIr,s nan is
about where the 44th degree ., Lax tGe crosses the
Mississippi; thence due norm bali degree thence
"a NE ,l..o l,ol'" : ','' n."'
e,,ne nl,ca as ,,,rsI mo-, liz s,,rvc,~ ,n,Is bv
Capt. Cram; thence down the main channe OF
Montreal river 10 the middle OF Lake superior.
a report was also presented by Nh. iiocombe'
OF the appropriate committee upon NE sut9ect OF
dividing The Territory OF isco"N'n' ana locating
Suc@ 'he Oh u'N's'o" d. sh"" ci'''"p'H "''''e VIC
same INTO TWO St"'eS I"!ce pfHe'f2' leaSo"s
arc sI'eA IA ia'or OF dlNi>ion'
l. The large extent a,d pccoi.9r s"are . ;ae ief-
no! ',lu "a. - ''e
, The act Of Congress Of 4, gust 1870 ii, idlnas
the same.
3 The present uhe4ua! representation m Tie
0'''' w. '''0 N''''01
lhese po""S are s''e'"'y discussed at some
| ieh9'h--o"' we cannot 'oi'o" ne 'otnmi'ce
'1'oos"' !" i'.e''"'' 20 '"e 'A'e''' u o"'
teFFl'o'y' '"c 'o'n"''ce say Inc ARIA 'I'ci"ueo
WITHIN Inc present uhdSpu3d lImils Oh wisconsin,
may be estimated al about 'Oo'" square inhes anu
IS about as large as New Nork ana pennsylvania
together As regards lis pecuhar'yo OF shape 'hey
say--Ifs length is cnure'y dSpTopoIuonea 10 It's
. or 'oo mics long.
Inc act OF Congress sreciiied IS referred TO as
an evidence that the Ordinance OF 81 some OF the
provisions OF which would seem to preclude tue
formation OF sixth state IN the Northwest IerTl-
tory will not probably be an impeachment IN the
way OF division.
In dwelling upon the Sd point, the committee in
stute a comparison between the New England
States on the one hand and New York and Penn
sylyania on the other The former, gay the COM
miuee, have twelve Senators and thirty ore repre-
sentatiyes with an area in the aggregate OF COLO
miles, while New York and Pennsylvania, with an
area Of over 10000 miles, have four Senators and
ift y-sx representatives. We do not recognize the
business OF this comparison. evidence of incquali
~ Population Is the only just basis OF representa-
ton; and taking this basis for comparison It VIII
be found, we imagine, that the New England States
have no advantage IN one branch OF Congress- aud
very little IN the other he committee could have
made out far better and stronger case by compar'
Ing Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Iowa with an
equal number of southern States admitted cotempo-
raneously with these into the Union, or by COM
panson OF the whole North with the South, the lat
ter having some millions less OF population and yet
a majority in the Senate, with a representation in
the House considerably bevond what rs Numbers
.;.,:., H. -. ~. ., a.. IL,
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can De adduceu III laVer oil DIVISION OF Wisconsin,
for the purpose ofncreasing northern representation
in the Senate If however on the pripc;ple of the
,;..oo 100 So. ~ .,;. :; :, . ;:
the matter the South has hardly her share OF rep
Tescntation for the of the latter in square miles
is at least one third greater than that of the North
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oiah'e o. 90 may "o' no" o' do 'i'"'i' o"' Oh pro-
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amount of valuation to all oihc. classes, was taken
up. and referred 10 the committee on General Pro
''s'o'''
e II. - p.o
nr,yic9cs and that mn lic, I,v, LIQUID e,cr be
! adopted which did not secure 10 all classes equal
protection " as taken up ana reerFed 10 the proper
iI,-,,,,,o, ,ro-o, .o.or.,.;o ~, H.
nrope- committee be instructed 10 lnon;re into the
exped.ency Of adopting section III the constitu.
ton depH|n5 ioicl er The Legislature no" aool'shinS
edp''d' t"'''S"'''"'
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