New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-04-13
ANornrR NEW FpEEsorL sTATn.


Although It may be set down as morally certain
that Nebraska. Minnesota, Oregon and Kansas WI
be admitted into the Uuion sovereign, independent.
Freesoi States before the Presidential eiecuon q
1850 takes place, and that they viii contribute ql'e
largely towards the election Of freesoil EXECUTIVE
in that year still the leading Freesch organs OF inc
North do not appear satisfied and evidently wish 70
make "assumnce doubly sure" by Juggling IN another
State to vote for Senator Seward, or some other
avcrte who may be put forward by that pestilent
class Of heartless demagogues
II in 1880. the North should not be unanimously
Freesoi and If by some unforeseen contingency the
election Of President should be thrown into the
House Of Representatives, the four States named will
vote exactly the same vote that the largest common
wealths in the Union are entitled to-making twenty
Freesoi States to fifteen Slave States, counting Della
ware as one, which Is, really, no more slave SOW
eregnty in sentiment feeling and interest, than is
Vermont. This gives the North absolute majority,
and of course ensures the election of such Chief
Magistrate as the people Of that section Of country
desire. #H
1t is well enough to look the future straight In the
face and to prepare, II need be, to meet whatever
chances probabilities may foreshadow. " In time OF
peace, prepare for war; said the immortal WASH
rNGroS. His advice was and is good and Is, be-
sides, we apprehend, peculiarly applicable to the
existing state of Affairs in the United States. Pre-
paration, as general thing instead Of being calcu-
lated TO foment disturbance and lead to trouble is
most likely to promote the cause Of peace and super
induce safety.
| with these views, we submit the substance OF a
significant editorial which appeared in the New York
Times OF the 9Th inst The Times, as our readers
ale aware is one Of the most respectable and infu
entail of the Freesoil journals Of the North, and is
understood to be devoted heart aud SOUL to the pro-
motion Of the political interests OF Senator Seward.
The Times states that the "prolifc Northwest is
apparently about to give birth to another member Of
the American family Of esH--named euphoniously
Ontonagon. The advent Of the little stranger" on
the borders OF the greatest Northern lake is expected
shortly to be welcomed. It is proposed, to use the
language of our Contemporary i" that the portion Of
Michigan lying west Of Lake Michigan, and known
as the Upper Peninsula, shall be joined with the
northern part of Wisconsin, bordering upon Lake
Superior the two to constitute new State, bearing
the title Of 0ntonagon"
Then il is stated that the " movement originates
Ia the right direction that the Legislature of
Michigan, last year, adopted res olutions recon-
mending the project; and that similar resolves are
now in process Of adoption by the Legislature OF
Wisconsin. The constitutional and legal portion Of
the matter is very clearly and distinctly disposed Of
in this wise The organic law of the Confederacy
| provides that no new State shall be formed Oh
erected within the Jurisdiction OF any other State
nor any State be formed by the junction Of two or
more States or parts Of States, without The consent
of the Legislatures Of the States concerned, well
as Of the Congress- 1t will in this case, observes
the Times, ouy remain to obtain the consent of Con-
gress that of the States concerned" being proered
in advance.
The boundaries and dimensions Of the proposed
new State are thus lucidly laid down. 0ntonagon is
to have for its outhern boundary line drawn from
the Mepominee river, near its mouth on Green bay,
westerly till such line intersects the western boundary
OF Wisconsin, near Hudson on the St, Croix river.
This line will not be far from the 45th parallel Of
latitude The new State will contain about forty
thousand square miles, embracing an area nearly
equal to that Of New York 1t will comprise the
southern. coast Of Lake Superior, and include the
valuable mineral region which stretches along that
mighty inland sea. II already has population Of
some seventy thousand souls and that population il
said to be continually and rapidly augmentng. Thu
people are represented by the Times as being Hanx
ious to have a Government of their own, finding
themselves cut of by the peculiarly Of their location
and pursuits from communication with Michigan o
Wisconsin. Unless Congress should lnterpose objec
tions which cannot reasonably be apprehended, VI
see no cause why the new State OF ontonagon
should not speedily take her place an Independent
/ member of the union.a
Well, let 0ntonagon come in. We apprehend n
difficulty in her case. As her constitution will un
questionably prohibit slavery, Of course Souther
doughiaees can vote for her admission without an
qualms Of conscience.