Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1849-02-13


and rapidly groing community.
Mr.. Butler. As understand the mat
ter, part Of the Territory now formed
as Minnesota in the bill before US was
part Of Wisconsin. The boundary of
Minnesota runs to the western side Of lake
Superior, to the St. Croix, and the river
forms, therefore, very important com
mun'cation. Upon that part Of the terri
tory, l undei stand, there IS good many
inhabitants, who probably ought to have
fallen within the the State Of Wisconsion.
They have formerly been in the same
territorial organizations, and, under the
ordinance Of 1887, ought to have been ia
ken into that State when it was organic
ed as such. 1t is impossible for Congres
to retrocede it, or compel Wisconsin to
take it back; so that now the inhabitants
Of that territory arc without law, while
they have before been under the terrific
rial government Of Wisconsin. There
is, no doubt, difficulty in it, as with regard
: to all other territories similarly situated
beyond the Mississippi, were there arc
few settlements. The immigration, how
ever, is very rapid, requiring iurisd;c-
ton of this kind, ir order TO adjust the
rights Of individuals living there. There
are 10000 inhabitants there, and | do no,
see how we can withhold from them such
a government as they require.
Mr.. King, wish the Senate to under.
stand that my object is not to oppose the
organization Of government in Mineso-
Ia, provided the number Of inhabitants
there is such as to render it proper
think the action Of the House of Repre-
sentativcs was premature. The state.
ments made by my honorable friend from
Illinois removes from my mind the objec-
lions which at first occurred to me. IN
asmuch as the settlements are large, as
there are 10000 persons there, and as
they are compact, it seems desirable to
give them Il government. Whether tho
machinery this bill is what it should be,
is another question. But | shall make
no opposition to it.
think, however, with regard to the
remarks of the gentleman from South
Carolina, AIR Butter,] relating to the
yielding of a large portion of territory
required by the ordinance of 1887 to DO
made into five States, and five only, in Or
der to make new one, this seems to mo
an evidence of great lberality of those
who live in the section were | reside;
that we are not disposed to throw obsta-
Giles IN the way Of forming States Of rea
sonable dimensions, though it nigh, be in
some degree opposite 20 their own inter-
ests. wish the same feeling existed in
other quarters. | wish there could be-
the same spirit Cancellation with regard
to another territory, containing, in all
human probability, ten times the popula-
ton Of Minnesota. But .hat ceiling, fear
will not ac,uate all gentlemen upon this
floor when that important question shall
come before US.
Mr. Dodge. l did not intend to init
mate that the gentleman from Alabama
Mr.. King, was governed by any mar
row or sectional views. He had always
regarded that gentleman as statesman
who scared above anything Of that sort.
| and the frontier people have always
viewed him as one of our best friends
He speaks Of other territories much moro
populous than Minnesota, which a re with
out government and laws, and expresses
fears that when bills for the organization
OF these come up, gentlemen will not
manifest like feeling Of cancellation.
Speaking for one, tell him shall go
for extending government and laws to all
our territories, wherever situated. No
fear of popularity shall deter me from do
ing my duty TO the country, and every
puart Of it, and, trust, in a proper spirit
Of Cancellation and harmony. That mis-
cradle sectional question which seems
exclusively to govern the action Of some
gentlemen, will not influence mine.
In the reply to the remarks Of the gen
tleman from South Carolina: MIR. Butler,]
| have TO say that Wisconsin would glad
ly have included within her limits the
whole country embraced by the ordi-
nance Of 1887, as would [owa-a much
larger portion of that on the west side Of
the Mississippi; But Congress had inter-
:ered and prevented both from doing So
We are fond Of elbow-room, and like
large States. 1t is not the fault OF the
people of Wisconsin or Iowa that their
limits are not more extended than they
are But it would, indeed, he hard that
the curtailment Of their limits should
now be urged as reason why Minnesota
snould not nave government, even
though it were violation Of the celebra-
ted ordinance OF 1887 to create the sixth
State in the district Of country in ques-.
ton.
Mr.. Butler. This portion Of Wiscon-
sin was cut off at the instance and earn
est request Of that State, that the line
should be established as have described.
1t was their interest TO exclude this terri
tory, because she could not we'll extend
State government over it. think it was
for this reason that it was excluded; but
may have been mistaken.
| Mr. Badger. should be very glad ii
the honorable Senator who reported this
bill would inform me upon what princi-
Piles this government is proposed TO be
established; what number Of officers, and
how created, &c. T.s H. v.4 .@#e
Mr.. Douglass. tits precisely the same
form If <uove rnnent which we rave to