Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-09-25
Kansas Affairs.
Report of Hon. Stephen A. Douglas.

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Tie Committee on Territories, to srdom 'ras
referred bill from tie Hoyse Of Repre-
&entatires (the bill of Mr.. DUNv, Of Ladi-
ana, "-1n act to reorgoni=e the Territory
u ofhonsos," md for other purposes, beg
leape 10 report:
TIE first section of the bill provides,
That all that part of the Tei ritory of the
United States which lies between the par
allcls of thirty-six degrees and thirty min
ules and forty degrees of north latitude, and
which is east of the eastern boundary Of
the Territory of | :ah to the southeast COR
ner thereof, and east of line thence due
south to the said parallel of tllirty-six deg.
thirty minutes north latitude, and is bound
ed on the east by the western boundary OF
the State of Missouri shall constitute one
Territory, and shall be, and hereby is, CON
stituted and organized into n temporary
government, by the name of the Territory
OF Kansas -
BY reference TO the map it will be per
oeived that in addition to all the country
embraced within tie limits Of the present
Territory OF Kansas, it is proposed to in
clude in The new Territory, all the country
between the southern boundary of the Ter
ri.ory, as now defined by law, and the par
alel Of s6 deg. 50 min, extending from the
western boundary OF the State Of Missouri
Of longitude. and being about 50 miles in
width at the eastern and les at the west
crn extremity, The eastern portion of this
strip of country, which it is now proposed
to Incorporate within, and render subject
to the jurisdiction of the Territory of Kan
sas, was ceded with other territory to the
Cherokee Indians, by the treaties Of the
Oh Of May. 1898, April l2, 1888, and
May %, 1886, for "a pcrnunenf hooe, ond
mhih shcH, ua9crhe most solcm0 !q,.aros.'ee
Of tie C1sjfed Sjofes, he oaa rcaoin theirs
.toreger-A HOME THAT SHALL MEYER, IN ALL
FUTURE TIME, BE EMBARRASSED 81 HAVING
EXTENDED ABOUT IT THE LINES. OR PLACED
OVER IT THE JURISDICTION OF TERRITORY
OR STATE nor be pressed upon by hhc cr-
fe1.fio" IN any rug OF the limits of any ex
isiing Territory or State"
Ia Wow of thi5 mos, solemn guaranty
Of the United States to the Cherokees.
Your committee cannot retain the express
sion of he hope and belief that The House
of Representatives, in passing a bi.i to ex-
tend around this Inliaa country the lines
Of Kansas, and render it subirct to the ju-
risdiction Of that Territory, acted without
due consideration. and probably without n
fall knowledge of,hose siipula'ions. When
the organic act of Kansas was passed in
1854. the parallel Of thirty seven was fixed
upon as the southern boundary of he Ter
ritory instead Of ihe line of thirty-six deg
and thirty minutes. with the view to the
( preserva.ion offai.h Oh the part of the Uni
ted State. towards these Indians; and lest
injustice might be done to other Indian
tribes who held their lands under treaties
with The United States. it was expressly
provided, That nothing in this act con-
,ained shall be construed to impair the
rights Of persons or property now pertain
ing to the Indians in said Territory. so long
rs such rights shall remain uncxinguished
by treaty between the United States and
such Indians. or to include any territory
which. by treaty with any Indian tribe, is
not, Nilhou, the consent f sail tlibc. to
be included within the territorial limits or
jurisdiction Of any STATE or Territory; int
MI su-h Icsutory shoH b. errepted ou cf
t'e bonadortes. 0n3 conStitufe no part cfHe
7erritory cf haaSos." In these consider
aiions your committee find insuperable OBJ
jections to that portion of the bill from the
House of Representatives which proposes
to include within the limits, and render
subject TO the jurisdiction of the territory
of Kansas, and any part of the country
which is thus secured to the Indians by
solemn treaty stipulations.
Nor are 'hc objections less formidable to
incorporating within the limits of Kansas
that portion of the Territory of New McAlco
which lies north of the line Of SO degrees
80 minutes, and east of the Rio Grande,
and subjecting It 10 the operation Of the
provisions Of the bill That part Of New
Mexico. containing about 1900 square
miles, was purchased from Texas by one
of the acts known as the compromise meas
ures Of 1850, and formed part Of tie Ter
ritory for which the United States paid
the State Of Texas ten millions Of dollars
The second section Of the act of Congress
which contains the terms and conditions Of
the compact between the United States and
Texas for the purchase Of that Terri ory.
incorporates the same III the Territory OF
New Mexico. with the following guaran-
tee