The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-03
TERRITORIAL SOW. re,xrsy.


may ultimately take it Is not, Of course for us to
predict.
Territorial Sow. reixpfy.
The trst claim Of this sort which we recollect 10
base been set M In this country Was by General
Sir Artaur s.. Clair, in 1902. He had beea for
sbont fourteen yrars previously Cove nor Ct what
was then calico the North western Tsritpry, n
biasIR what now constitutes Ohio, Indiaoa, I'LL
nnis, Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Mnnesot,.
By an &C, Of Congress. pass4d the 7th Nay. 1900,
his Ie'rinry wss divided ilto twD ae0arste govern
menfs on" chi indiana An act Of the 3osh os
ADri, 1902. authorized tie people Of the eastern
division Of tie Territory to frm constitution
people OF the Territory met In convention BY dele.
gates, ard Governor ~. Clair made nj irssss 10
that b,dZ. lie stated that Congress bad not pre-.
SERTED the mode Of inging u em together, bat
they we're assembled and that was enough. He
dep ecafed the spirit of partv then raging. and
thought thr times bodied evil This was the second
year q Jenerson's Preidsncy.) Hs asserted
the right Of the people 20 form State government
for he whole or part Of the Territory. On this
point be s,id:-
That ts people of tho territory should form conven
ton and constitution. needed act OF Congress- To
pretenn il was on heir part au
with the trrI al affairs of tho country, which they
had nrhe' the pow the right to n,ihe. ITO &C.
is bpdipg the people, asa il /. truth nudity:
and coua il be Drought before that travna VII ~ acts
Of Congress IAN be tried would be declared pniIty
For all in erpal affairs have com.lete legislature
tolRsa han NO would be bound by edict Of tbs rst
consul Of France
You may do whatever arp ars to you to be for tho
best for your constituents, freely II Congress had
never nserfeyed IL the matter; and ii may be strong
motive 10 on for acting that bv this net about
bvs thousand PEOPLE Invested Of the rights they
in possession of without hearingbar cred away like
sheep in market, transferred to smother governnn
thrown back into stage of 1t which has been liz, I'D
with every epthet OF probrium which the Ii gsn Ian
z, sge af"ras
form then gentlemen, or direct o new election 10
t1o -.
tet your right 10 fun Il the councils Of
Il ma ioD dir, ct the Legislature fortosf
census :" be token It viii not require mach time If set
about In earnest Let yonr representatives, go forward
with that in heir hands, and cemand the admission Of
the Territory as state 1t will not, It carnat DO
fused But SUPP should BE- refused It woul not
affect your 90, eminent, anything yon have done
orpsni7e. That would go equally well and perhaps
better. was, think eight years after people OF
Vermont hsd formed their government and exercised all
the powers OF nlepen lent state before II ad
miNed into the Union The not etarded
parahly better that we should Do deprived Of share in
the national onnc for session two, or even for
share in them Tor nine years but it will not happen We
have tie means in own hands 10 bring Congress to
reason Il We should be forced TO uss thcm If we sub
NIT TO the deyradatop sha he trod upon, AMI
what is worse. We shall deserys to 90 trodden on.
On the 22d November 1902. Mr.. Hadisoi, then
Secretary Of State, vote to Gov. g.. Clair, under
direction Of President Jefferson, Hs follows
SIR The President observing in an addrcss lately
delivered by 10 the CONVENTION held AZ Ihilcothe
Dsemrerancc and ipdeeoram Of language towards the
legislature of the Uni'ed Staten, and disorgsnizing
spirit and tendency II worry evil example aud grossly
violating rhe rules OF duct epjOoci by your public
s:aion. determines that yonr mnssiop Of Goso1nor
OF thu North Territory shall tho receipt
OF ,h's notification. am: &c JAMES MADISON.
ARTHUR Sr. CLAIR, ESQ, Cole tor
To whch Gov st. Clair replied in severe letter,
dated ut Cincinnati, 2lst December, 1902, saying,
among other things
request of you sir, to present humble thanks to
FROM Office heartily tired of anon ak weeks
soo.er than had determined TO rio myself of IT,
Airer denying that there vas any indecorum in
what he said, Gov. st. Clair add,d:-
fceupls rot to tho violent, hasy ana unpvece.
dsnteo in,rr OF The legislature OF the Ua cd STATES
INFO the n'enal concerns OF the Northwestern Territory
III least and consistent W til its put
duty. and ms hit nd that hs sranscrring abevs ,vo
thousa1 people, viii out tutr knowla ige consent
r. N country where they uero possession OF so!f
20 srnaoent 10 another where thoy w no At oast for
cesornus; ard that mad happened in Germany ~hern
such ttIles have hrprfned no man n ansscA wogii
have hssitated TO csll IL by barsher pon,e
The principal complaint seemed tn be that the
rev State Of Ohio was to have but one represcnf to
tive 10 Congress for nine Years 10 core. The pen
Pile having presented their State constitution under
The act Of April so. 1902, Congress passed au act
on the 18th Febrlnrp, 1903, for tho due execution
sffle laws OF the United States witl,n that st ,te
The uon. John Smith and Hon. Thornes Worth
ing ion were The first Senator's from The Stat. Of
Ohsc and took their seats on the lat April 1908.
Tie Hon. jeremiah Morrow was the first Rspre
sentative.
Thu Territory OF Indiana having been formed by
Get Of May Z, 1900 "a d vidcd into two separate
governments by act of January IL, 1906, and that
Of Michigan created. Th, Territory was still fur.
tier d.vioed into two separate govern aaents, sud
that OF Illinois Was created by set of FEBRUARY 3,
1909.
That portion OF the oct Of the s0th April, 1902,
arshoiizing the formation OF q Ssate government,
most complained OF by Govtrnor st. Clair, seems
70 have hen The .,ird section, which declared shat
I" Oh thst cart Of the territory ~ the United States
ro,i vest OF the Ohio 10 :luded in o. eastern
dissioI q soa tory and iocludcd within the
bouDcary herein prescribed for the slid stare, is
Lerehy attached TO and mode part of the indinua
Territory" DC.
Jbs incluegd RE I've thousand people referred to
hy Cav 81. Clair as being transferred without ta,r
otnsp'; and tbis legislation shows tho pow,r
claimed - dexercifed " Longtess over the Terri
tories 20 That esry peri d. TIE fourth auctYu gcu
the T'g.t .f snifrage 'foloUs:--tThst eli male
jt atrs Of the Uni.d States who shall pave arrived
~ i'i are aud resided witbin The sad ~ Fsesy 1t
hast year previous ~ the Gay OF elc .rou and
shall have paid territorial ol county tax, au1 all
persons having in other espscis the legal qua.hc.
finus 10 vote Too geiressB satvgs In the Geners! A.
soGAiy OF Tie Terjiiory, 10 ara they are hereby
au'lo3iged 20 choose representatives 10 form cor.
vtntinn,r &c.
rs tie Nebraska biIl, Il viii be remembered, the
right 70 su'e IN the Territorial organization IL not
OIl, eivS1 10 actual citizens bur 80 al persoos vino
ahsh Rave a. lurtG ,.cir intesion TO become citi.
zsns.-Na.ioia! fs,eiHssase.
AEFEsT or A Forepn. Within the Ian. two
wttAs 81 vers cl ctks, Leai ing TIE Signature Of ST.
con Cricket, Esq, Of tie Bloomfield Hon o, have
& gsr - cot. tho lirSt, fuT $50 75 Sas asgssnte
- tAC &taltig Bank cay last week, bItno fnnis