The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1857-02-26

ziDg the people OF the Territory of MInne-
sota to i.Irma constitution and "a state gov.
crnment. report i, back with a substitute
ask tha, tle reading of the original bill
i., dispensed with, and that the substitute
b. rad.
The hill was reported by lis i.'lc. a. fol-
lows;
A bA "a. H. Nc. ti4) to authorize tie peo
ulr of the Territory OF Minnesota To form 4
consultation AMI state government, preparatory
To- their admission iuto the Union on an equal
footing with the original states.
The Substitute, Which was n al. prov ides that
the inhabitants Of that portion Of ihe TERRITORY
uf Minnesota, which Is cmhraced Within the fol
l0w iag limits g. wit iieginniag ~ the polnt W
ihe esnirs Of the main channel ef the Red River
II ths North v here the boundary line between
the tinted States and the British possessions
crosses said rlvcr, thence up fhe main channel
oi sanl river 60 the head of the Bois des ~iouN
nIer thence the main channel oi sad ia'rr !"
Lake Travrra; thence uI the tcbiie ~ Tue !ak"
70 III, sdtfthFf1f gxtrT rr1tv iissr--' tsr-,-- ',;
.fc,t lin, to the head at 'he Rig Stone !.tSc.
thence through H. crEir" 10 It. outlet; thence
h, a due south line Ia the north line ol The
State of Iowa thence east along The hofthefn
boundary oi said Siatr {" the main channel 81
IA. Mississippi river, uente W 'he NAN ehah-
nel of said liver aud following the boundary
i.r,ect. the 1T. Louis over thence d1Nn said
rl,rr to aad through l-hc Superior. On the
honnd,f, Line uf Wisconsin and Michigan. ni,l
L intsrsects ,hr dividing Tine b'iNern the tu
red States and the British Possessions; thence np
Pigeon river and following said dividing line To
The placc Of beginning be authorized Ia 'oim
for ihpu..ives A constitution aud state govern {
ueut hy the name Of the state 81 Minnesota,
and 10 come into the Union On an equal footing
With the original States, according 20 'br Fed
.Tsl Constitution.
Mr., Grow. | do moi oho.r-,'. Mr., >ISak.r
10 discuss this bill. merely wish 10 refer
10 the subiert Of the hoGn.iarie, cf the pro
,o.d State, and this ! can do IN i''w mo-
menis. \ portion Of the Territory Of Min
i,esota is divided by ihi- bill North and
south, by th. Re-, riIcr. and thc whole
length Of the river. thrncc following the BIC
Stone Lake to ils ou,lc, The head Of the
Big Stone lake and Lake Tn,us iring
connected by water thcac' by Inn due
south 10 the boundary line of Iowa. iB
the territory es,si of that line i 10 Ike form
-l INTO a STATE, making seventy thousand
,,nare miles. and leaving vest nj these
i.,nplaries. now in the TERRITORY of Mime
-o,a. about ninty Thousand square mil,-,
which. 1.-THE ,nopr of Minnesota shall adopt
a ,-iatr constitution viii h. ieti 10 i" Of
,-auiys,l under the name oi naruiah, a. a
proper mann oi Indian derivation. Th"
,scacfal provision, of the hill are the same
a. thosc contained IN the bill OF the old form.
move the previous question.
Mr.. Phelps. desire ,o make uD" or two
inquiries of thc gentleman from lensyl'ana'
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IRA" tive prev V"'N'"h
Mr. Pb,lIS. do nol DESIRE Ia lnls'lr thc
nroor,@s of the bilI hut | desire 10 know
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s'ta lh~ West h 'ir' Mi>'isn'P'' Nv.
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viii he v,,t at tin, Mississippi river
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deSiT az" y" hlaA' ai''"'i '"P''f
believe. Mr. Speaker, thai thr 2enthinan
irnp, Pennsylvania hn- frequently advocated
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