The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-02-07

favor ef the bill, with the change Of Minnesota
10 ltasca. and with material alterations In The
eastern boundary. When il came up for con.
sidmasiun h tAc ff00se. HcastoN. II behwsss,
proposed Washington . ~ the namc Of tie
new Territory, Thompeou a Mississippi, va
in favor Of "Jackson," while Winthrop b Ma
sachpsct,s. waniit~ted much anxiety Tor the
adoption Of" Cbplswa," IN lion " /" Iiasca"
The effect of NO much diversity OF opinion ON
the part Of prominent members, was 10 causr
the Houscto aerc Without coaut, 70 The mo
tipn OF Nv. Martin. who proposal 10 suhssit..te
T" Minnesota" The bill. thus ameudc,l. posscd
the House, but was lost In tho Senate.
The admission Of the SLATE ~ " iseoasu VIVA
not ellscted without a@yere struggle In hsiw
the north wswtn boundary. Son.e mcmhers
were IN hvoe Of a line drawn due west from
Take Superior 10 the Mississippi, Others atiyo
cat,sl Rum river. otlsoss the ~. Croix, and s,lll
others the line ftvu Rush river of lake pepin
To Lake Saprrinr. The adoption Of either Of
the two inst mentioned. would have been at
tended with calamitous results 20 the Territory,
by excluding ftom Tia limits Nh cf tle rxion
east u tho Mississippi below, and mari or kss
Of that aboy@ the Falls of ~. Anihoay. The
knsh river line was by hr the mist lust aud
rcasouab'c, "a II would have lett the whole 81.
croix valley which ,s identical in iuters~t.
within the same political organisation, instesd
Of being divided ~ Il now is. The utmost that
could be obtainesl by the friends Of the Terrific
~, was the 81 Cruix line, and VIZ have preut
reason to bc thankful 10 them. that We werc
not dclivcrsl over entirely TO the merciex Of our
Wisconsin ncighbon, whoe affection for ua
was % great that they would willingly have
swallowed all IL us who rsidci Oh the w,s, side
az the river. without manissting envy lear al
nausw az indigestion. -.
In lsas, tho people If the rsidmm Of Wis.
consin. mol included within tho state orsnnixa.
tion. determined 10 assert their righss To BE- rep.
rvssntNl Ia Congr~s, and they were aided by
those who lived IN the west Of tho Mississippi.
Tho Gnt meeting OF which have any knowl.
cdgc, hr the agitation Of the subject. was held
In Henry Jarkson's building on Bench street, he
himself, Aug,,ste farpcntcur. Alexander Nc.
lsai, }. W. Rass. bayid lambert, Jan.,,
Mcl}val ami several others Using present. There
wcrr appointed Chairman and Secretary, souc
sHecMw were made, aud wso buttons passed In
hvor of q convention of tho people | think
tlr meeting was held IN May W ,luuc lsAs,--
Next came the nmcting al saltwater of Au-
gust Ath In the same year, which was attended
"
rom ~. Paul, Franklin Steele and myself
-~es< tkf.asS s,,a,sl1aals rsssSns .hsL pssa,
VI the Mississippi. Some twenty Of m signed the
c,ll for the Vonveation which was held on
tn 2sth of the same mouth at saltwater.
AMI which was attended by sixtylwo DEL
egat@ from different parts Of the Terrific.
ny. With the proceedings OF that CONVEX.
ton most of you are hmiliar. ! have In nv
possession tho original petition ~ Congress
81 that body. signed by ell the delegates. and Il
" my intention 10 prsent Il 10 tho Society m
a valuable meniento of the past.
Tho election Of Delegate To Congress
frosn Wisconsin TERRITORY tho struggle 10
obtain his seat--the succc~fu issue and
the other pscliminAriss To the political birth
Of our beautiful Minnesota these arc sub
Jccts upon which u II not for mo 10 ron.
mont, ~ was tho Delegate when the Ter.
ritosy was ofeaaexsl. let Il suffice u say
that VIC owe much 70 the men from both Of tho
great sections or the Union, who gave their
votes In our favor, nj . time when the questions
ct'nnccted with California. and the other terri
tories acquired from Mexico, had produced o
state Of iecling between the North and the
South which aagurcd IN for thu success Of any
attempt 10 prossre tho establishment al Ter.
riterial Government In any quarter Of tho
Union
PERSONAL AND rtsAL.
J have nos discharged the duty you wcre
pleased 10 devolve upon me- In my own imwr.
hct n,anner, might prolong this address 10
sa indefinite extnt. by details Of personal nd
ventures. and of ipcislcnts OF Wild liz In tho
West hut ! have alresdy trcspasse,l TOO
much npon your time and patience, and clos.
with The sinyle remark. that ! may. at no die.
tant day. - isr comply with the wishes Of
so'ao Of my friends, a. TO lay before tho public
thu results Of my experience and observations
zines my arrival ID this country. with such
other facts - may bc connected with the his
tory Of tho Northwest.