The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-04-14

measure. Considerations of Justice should have
made Ter do it long since, and perhaps have
had little weight even now but We suspect
the more selfish considerations preponderated;
ssFor o l mankind are unco' weak,
And little to be trusted
When self the wavering balance shakes,
It's rarely right adlusted.''
Not to scan, however, motives too closely,
We rejoice in the coming result: which will
eycntuate in increasing the political power o.
the Northwest and generally of the whole
great North )" and do justice to region OF
country and people whose isolation renders
itimpossible for them to be fairly governed and
their interests properly cared for, except in
that separate and Independent condition which
the g laws of nature and natures God" de-
signed them to occupy.
To complete the preliminaries to success
Wisconsin at the next session of her Legisla.
ture will have to reiterate the step she took two
years ago, in relation to this matter To cut
off any portion of her territory requires an
amendment of the State Constitution which
is effected by joint resolution of the
General Assembly passed at two sessions sue
cessively, and then submitted to a vote of tie
people for their sanction. Though this meas
ure was once adopted at session Of the Leg.
slature, that was two years ago but the con.
tiuued inimical attitude of Michigan seeming
to render success doubtful, probably caused
the omission to pass upon it again by the Leg
slature which next succeeded SO that the
work will have to be recommended and done
over again.
Whenever Michigan and Wisconsin have for
mally given their consent to the measure, the
rest is comparatively easy. Under the third
section of the 4th Article of the Constitution
of the United States. is in the power of Con-
gress to erect the portion of Michigan and Wis
consin thus thrown off by those States, into a
separate Territory, or forthwith admit it into
the Union as sovereign State and however
the extreme South may oppose, the North has
the power TO put it through, especially since
the terrible example to doug -faces' exhibit
ted in the fate of those northern Congressman
who voted for the repeal Of the Missouri Com
promise, and for the passage Of the Kanzas-
Nebraska bills. cit should be observed, that
it is not contemplated, nor is it necessary to
the completeness of the boundaries of the pro-
posed new State, to interfere at all with the
Territory of Minnesota: nor would an attempt
to meddle with the northern shore of the Lake,
be ta,nely tolerated especially as it would spoil
equally the shape of both Territories)
Then hail! all hail, to the coming new State
of Superior and hail to the State of Dacotah
which, west Of the Big Sioux and of the Red
River of the North and with its center in the
glorious valley of the River Jacques. shall
bound Minnesota on the West and hail to au-
other sovereign community still beyond in
the fertile vallies Of the Blackfcet, (the Sitse-
kah) amidst the spurs of the Rocky Noun
tains.
And onward, westward still be thy march
great Star Of Empire! Let State rank upon
State, until from the Atlantic to the Pacific
there shall be one unbroken line of enlightened
empires where the school house and the church
spire are the landmarks of progress, where
free industry meets respect and reward and all
the comforts Of life abound; where legislation
is pure and unbOught, and Gil men are secured
in the proper enjoyment of life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness"