New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-29
DAKOTA AND HER DELEGATE.


ST. PAUL, Mimi, Nov. 20, ISIS.
As tie time for conveniDg Congress sppro .ches,
the various questons most likely to engage its st.
tention sre being brought up, and the facts in the
several eases searched for and compiled Tie sub
lect Of Dakota aud her Delegate is quite prom
inent here. and has been made rather popular by
recent new developments.
1t will be remembered tina, when Congress pre-.
nounced Ninnesots Territory fit for admission as
state, it submitted to the people thereof certain
boundaries for the St,te limits. and provided that
the territory lyiug west and extending through TO
the Missouri River on the south and west should
be called Dakots. In the formation Of the State
Constitution for Minnesota. the said boundaries
fixed BY Congress were accepted and incorporated
therein. That Constitution Was ratified by the
people and st the same time state Government
established. Immediately following this event, the
people of Dakota who were the actual bona fde
settlers on the ceded lands, and residents of the
regularly organized counties therein, called an
election for the choice Of Delegate to
represent them in Congress. Mr.. A. G.. Fuller,
having received majority of the votes cast, was
declared duly elected their delegate. and received
his certificate from the highest authority in the
Territory. This gentleman proceeded TO Washing
their memorials and petitions setting forth their
several needs. Those petitions and memorials were
laid before Congress in due time. The Committee
on Territories Mr.. Douglas, Chairman. was favor
able 10 the organization of Dakota. But the Le-
compton question swallowed up everything till near
the close of the session. In the mean time, the
State legislature of Minnesota was in session, busy
in the passage of State laws Dakota was disin
berited, and considered naughti But let us return
n ha. tn.t han xIr tf..1
into the Union. Her members there, wrapped i'll
their dignity and scishness, disdain TO look upon
Dskots. Mr.. Fuller is not yet admitted to seat
in that honorable body. The Territorial question
is finally sprung: when out from among the decap-
itated there emergcs all at once the Champion OF
the Dakota cause.-the very honorable Mr. Kings
bury of Minnesota. With most wonderful compls
cency he excaims: 'lf Dakota is to BE- organized,
Il shall expect seat in this body as her Repre-
"sentatyer' Now, do not know what the public
generally thought of that act Of Mr. kingsbury's;
but can assure You that the civilized pOpulace OF
Dakota expressed their Indignation in the strongest
terms, declaring "ke nersr shall be our RepreSaio-
tire" But Mr.. X. had friends in the House who
spoke for his cause, and there were those also who
boldly opposed the proposition. This debate
created confusion. but had the effect desired by
Mr.. Kingsbury, which was to stay the organization
Of ,hc TTraory
Nearly year mas passed. III tlic mpdh tune, the
white people of Dakota have effected temporary
independent organization Of the Territory. Their
Legislative Assembly in session have renewed the
memorials and petitions to Congress. Instead of
holding another regular election for Delegate, it
has been expressed, in the memorials of the Assem-
bly. that the old Delegate (Mr. Fuller) is entitled
Ia seat. and il is asked that he may be- admitted
understand that Mr.. Fuller left Dakota o few
days since for Washington City.
/ spoke above of some new Developments;
! will state them: Yesterday, the nineteenth day
of the eleventh month. and in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and ffty-eight,
with face flushed and whskers frosted by the
breath of Winter, the ambitious but honorable Mr..
kingsbury aforesaid, very early in the morning
arrived in this city direct from Pembina
loaded dow with halfbreed and fulbood Indian
election returns and Indian traders certificates
furnished by The indelatgable Joe Roette, and
which 90 to show that he (Kinasbury) is elected
Delegate 10 Congress from Dakota by vote of
some four or i've hundred Slr. kingsbury will
proceed immediately to Washington, while know
ing Mnnesotians viii richly enjoy the joke which
he (Kingsbury), who has never been within the
boundaries of the Territory, is carrying out with
such audacity.
II is fact somewhat Omin0us Withal that these
rival Delegates are both Democrats of the same
school II is alsO fact, quite evident, that both
are not RIGHT, DAkOTi,