New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-28

and important region cannot feel at home with cap
its away across the lake and hundreds of miles in the
interior Of the Peninsula. An sttacbnoui 70 Wlicon
sin would ba5e been more natural. bat that State
m,ny years in the future when Michigan accom-
phst,d the spue1atiOn OF the copper mine. Between
Muhis,n proper and these foreign posses.ions .bere
con be no afitity, political or social no community
Of trade pur,uit. OF internal ioterests BY position
and pecbli4Iify Of SOIL climate, and especially OF
mineral wealth. which s to shape the pursuits OF It's
people, this fraction Of vi hiesn win some adjoining
territory "is and Of right ought TO be, free aud
"IoeIeIdeut State"
Organized Is a State, tie people would more ei-
fectyely engage in the development and promotion Of
tler great bone interest, copper, lead and silver
mining The establishment Of safe and oommolOus
po Is on tie Lake, OF rsilroad and other approved
modes Of interior communication, connecting the
South and East with the Mississippi and the Great
Lakes would at once occupy the Superior Legsa'Ire
BY such cours. this broad xpause OF territory would
be settled and improved quarter Of century sooner
than is probable under the present Arrangement The
vast deposits of copper, which now comparatively
worthless for want of means TO get to market would
become more valuable TO the owners than the gold
mines of California and far more useful 10 the
ton TIE agricultural and commercial interests Of
the territory which are now almost entirely neglected
would spring into vigorous life, and give occupation
aud competence to thousands Of adventurous emi-
gr,nts v ho would glsd, become the pioneers in so
prC mi.ing a regiou--a region whose free settlers al
ready put it beyond the possibility of pollution by
Slavery.
We see, tben every geographical, commercial
ard social reason for the formation of the State OF
Superior. Against it there appear only two srgp-
neuts: fret and always first, where additions to the
UIon are contemplated, the interests of Slavery
Tvo thorough going free Senators might be looked for
from this State to say nothing of the other two
pretty sure to come from Nebraska, and she chance
Of two more from KgDsas; and these would upset
that balance of power which has been regarded as
the Lul@aik Of the peculiar instit tution Another
reason, mere appendage to the one mentioned is
that in the organization Of the NOrthWest Territory
there a sort of understanding that no more than
five States should be made from It and these
Ohio Michigan, Indiana Illinois and WiscOnsin-lre
Low in existence But actual and specific com pro-
mfes have been so often violated by those who would
be likely TO raise this objection, that their outcry
against mere understanding would have little weight
Even in the formation of these FIVE States. the i'm
piled obligation has been dsregarded as the outl4nd-
ish boundary OF Michigan testlhes. Besides. popular
sovereignty requires the new S'ae. Remote from
Michigan, strangers TO Wisconsin, and separated by
leagues Of wilderness from Minnesota, it is contrary
TO the newest democratic doctrine to refuse these peo-
pie the privilege which they ara anxious TO exercise
Of being their own masters
Tie last argument likely to be advanced against
the new State, is that Michigan is alread, in posses
sion Of large portion Of the territory. But as times
CO. this is fact of no weight Michigan got juris-
diction by virtue of "compromise, the equivalent
being the surrender OF claim TO large slice of
Northern Ohio "a claim urget even to the hazardous
extent Of civil war, as the history Of Toledo and the
neelborng region can testify Bnt this is lot con-
s0erstion to weigh against the essential sovereignty
of the inhabitante cf Superior If they desire ,heir
iILepeDdence 5nd are determined to have it, Mjchl-
g0n will probably he willing TO let them go. For
ward then. with the State of Superior.