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


favor Of the BILL with tho change Of Minnesota
TO ltascs, and with material alterations in the
eastern boundary. When Il camc up for con
ridesstson b TIE fi0uec. Houston, u behwssu.s
proposed E Washington a. the name IL tic
new ferritosyi Thompson II Mississippi, wss
In favor Of " Jackson," while winthrop b Mas
sachuses's, maniis~ted much anxiety Tor the
adoption Of Chippewa" N lou of . Tiasca"
lie etect OF ~ much diversity Of opinion, on
tho part Of prominent members, was 10 causr
the Hourt 70 aercc. without coant. 10 tie mo.
tim OF NJ Martin. who proposed 10 sahssitsts
Minnesota. The bill thus amendcd passed
the House. but was lost In tho Senate.
The admission of the STATE Of " iscousi,, was
not cAsctesi without amyvre straelrle In liking
the north w~t'n boundary. Sou.e membsrs
were in favor Of a line drawn due west from
Mir Superior 10 the Mississippi others aivo
catul Rum river. otlscss The -. Croix, and still
others the line from Rusi, river ii lake PENN
To Lake Suwrior. The adoption Of either Of
the two irst mentioned. would have been at.
tended with calamitous results 70 the Territory.
by excluding rom Ia limits MI cf che rgicn
east q the Mi~i~ipp below, and more or Iess
OF that aboue, the Falls of ~. Anthony. The
Hush river line was by far the nsnst lust and
reasonable as II would have lett the whole g.
Crotx valley which Ia identical IN interval,
within the same political organisation, instead
81 being divided ~ Il now Is. The utmnst that
could he obtained by the friends Of the Terrific
~. WINS the 81 Croix line, and we have great
reason TO bc thankful 10 them. that We wevc
not delivered over entirely to thu merch~ Of our
Wisconsin ncighbon, who@ affection for IN
was % great that they would willingly have
swallowed all " ns who rsi,id on the Gus, st,e
at the river. without manifsting any l.ar al
nausea ~ indigrstian.
In lslS, TIM pspplc Of tho resi,iium n, VIA.
consin, moi lnclndel within tho state orrupixa.
tion determined 10 assert their rights 10 he rrp
wsrht,sl IN Cosgvyss. and they were aide, bv
those who lived ON the west oil the MississippI
The ant meeting Of which / hayr anv knori.
cxlsr. far The avitntion of tho snhl,ci xss heL,
IN Henry Jacksnu,s building ON Rsnch street IN
himself, Aur,,stc Tarnn,rur. Alexander M.
LAID, j. W. Ruxs. David lambert. ,Jsme,,
Mclssml am, several Others hlng nr~cn,. Thsrc
wcrv apnu,el n Chairman AMI Secondary son,.
s,scchra wcrr made, and rwo lut,ons n.ssssl h
favor or a convention IL the pcople. 1 thinL
tie meeting was held IN Nav ar June lsIa.-.
Next came the meeting AT saltwater az Al.
gust Ath IN tho same year. which waa attended
by saslry citimas q, that town anil by othsn
ffom ~. pnul, Franklin Stsele AMI wvsolr
wsrc the sole individuals present. rom the wc~t
Of ,hs Mississippi. Some twenty Of Us signed tIc
eel Tor the oonveasion which was held on
tG .sil, IL the same month at Siillwa,er.
aai which was attended by sistyiwo DEL
egasea hon different parts Of the Terrific
~ with The proceedings Of that Convrn.
tion most OF you arr familiar. ] have IN my
possession the original petititioa n Congress
OF that body. signed by Ill tho delegates. and Il
~ my intention to present II to thu Society ~
n valuable n,cmento Of the past,
The election OF Delegate 10 Congress
from wisconsin Territory- the struggle 10
obtain hia seat--the successful issue