The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-04-14

will be asked to be admitted into the L.
mon, says -" Tho prolific Northwest is
apparently about 70 give birth 20 another
member Of the American family of States.
We may expect soon to welcome the adj
vent of little stranger, on the borders OF
our greatest lake. 1t is propose ell, in short
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 Superio he two to constitute |
new State, bearing the title of ONION
AEON.
This movement originates in the right
| quarters. Michigan passed legislative re-
solves last year recommending the project,
| and similar resolutions are now about to
be adopted by the Legislature of Wiscon-
sin.
1.-The Constitution of the United States
provides that no new State shall be formed
or erected within the jurisdiction of any
other State, nor any State be formed by
the junction Of two or more States, o.
parts # StoteS a0DhoW the coHSGqk If
The Legislature of the States concerned,
as well as of the Congress- 1t will in
this case only remain to obtain tue con-
sent of Congress, that of the States con-
cerned' being proffered in advance.
"Ontonagon is to have for its southern
boundary a line drawn from the Mcnomi-
nee River, near its mouth on Green Bay,
westerly Till such line intersccts the wes-
tern boundary of Wisconsin near Hudson
on the St. Croix River. This line will
not be far from the 45th PARALLEL of lati-
tude.
The new State will thus contain 10000
square miles, nearly equal to the area of
New York. 1t will embrace the entire
southern coast of Lake Superior, and in
clude the rich mineral region which
stretches along that vast inland sea-
There is already population of 10000,
which is rapidly increasing, ia the terri
tory referred to. These people are anx-
ious to have government Of their own,
finding themselves cut off by the peculiar
ity of their location and pursuits from
communication with Michigan or Wscon-
sin.-Unless Congress should nterpose OBJ
iections, which cannot reasonably be ap-
prenhended, we see no cause why the new
State of Ontonagon' should not speedily
take her place as an independent member
of the Union"
The legislature of Virginia has pass
ed bills appropriating some 100000 in
aid of certain railroads in that state.
Sr OK Pm TnERE-The Washington
CORRESPONDENT of the Jcu-nol If Cam
mrrce, (Democratic) under date OF March
Both, says:
1.-The passage Of such bill-admitting
Kansas and recognizing the Lecompton
: constitution-wil be great triumph to
the Administration. 1t will not increase
: their strength at the South, and may de-
crease their strength at the North tut
: a future of' the measu"e uopM pr0re
: fatal 10 them, and TO The intcgriiy mil
future Success ofthe Democ, aiic Togty.'
Ono of span of horses belonging
! to Elisha Durfee, that was blowing or
the brink OF Fenners Lodge on Satur.
day, missed his footing and fell over. and
was held in suspension over precipice Of
seventy feet by his comrade in the har.
o ness, until assistance arrived from thi:
: city, when the animal was drawn up tc
: terra frma without experiencing the
: slightest injury from his perilous adven
n ture.-PaorideHCe Post
; THE CUBAN PROGRAMME "A correspon
: dent of the New York Istfpe, writing
from Washington, says it is alleged tina
{ the President has ready for transmission
to Congress war message" recapitula
> ting all causes Of complaint against SpaiI
Il describing the efforts which have beer
o made by himself and his predecessor Il
II obtain redress and representing that the,
a have proved Intellectual, and that hut it'll
hope remains of peaceful adjustment o
difficulties, except through preparations 70
- more extreme measures than any yet re
~ sorted to. Translated from the languag
- of diplomacy into simple statement q
y fact, the forthcoming message would OK
,H press tie Presidents regret that Spa
II cannot be induced by peaceable means +
y transfer Cuba to the United States, an
!; his desire that authority be given him t
10 take it by force.
- A part of the programme is to send
g.. minister to Spain, and with him Boar
- of High Commissioners, with Gen. job
u A. Dix at the head, to negotiate" thi
II matter. Mr.. Buchanan seems disposed t
: afford to Spain the same opportunity fc
u liberty Of action as he has conceded t
,s Kansas There is no compusion abou
~ the matter at all. Our government simpl
says to Spain You are weak and W
se are strong. We will buy Cuba of you 70
a s200,000,000, but if you wont trade, the
= = look out for licking
~ Magnanimous Mr. Buchanan
- THE ATLANTIC TELEeHApH.-The Lor
1s don Times states that the four hundre
If miles of cable ordered to replace the thre
"a hundred and eighty four which were los
~ last autumn off Valentia, have been con
w plcted, and it is intended, in order to max
=, =. better provision for casualties, that an az
~ ditional three hundred miles shall be Q
W. once proceeded with. The operation wi
7, be commenced in the middle Of June, i
- which month, it is said, there are 6Te c
n. six consecutive days during which gal
~ in the Atlantic was seldom or never know
=. to occur. The limo will be iolned aud lai