Nebraska advertiser., 1858-03-04
South Platte Annexed to Kansas.
The Kansas Legislature, before ad-
iOurning, passed the following Preamble
and Resolutions:

and Resolutions;
Whereas, The act organizing the Territories of Kansas
and n ebraska, approved May 30, describes the boundaries
OF the Territory OF Kansas, as follows, to wit: That all
that part Of the Territory Of the United States included
within the following limits, except such portions thereof
as are hereinafter expressly exempted from the opera
tons Of this act, TO wit: Beginning at a point on the
western boundary of the State Of Missouri where the
thirty-SecOnd parallel Of north latitude crosses the same.
thence west on said parallel to the eastern boundary Of
New Mexico; thence north on said boundary to latitude
thirty-eigth; thence following said boundary to the Ter
TitOry Of Utah on the Southwest OF the Rocky Mountains;
thence nOrthward on SAID summit to the fortieth parallel
Of latitude; thence east on said parallel to the western
boundary Of the State Of Missouri; thence south with the
western boundary of said State to the place of beginning
be and the same is hereby erected into a temporary Gov
eminent by the name of the Territory of Kansas. and
-WBereGs, The River Platte, in the Territory of Ne
braska, is the true, natural dividing line between the
Territories Of Kansas and Nebraska, and should. at the
time Of the organization of the Territory Of Kansas. have
been adopted as the northern boundary Of said Territory;
and
Whereas, Believing that the true interests Of the Ter
rtories Of Kansas and Nebraska, and the welfare and
prosperity OF the inhabitants thereof would be best con-
served and promoted by the establishment. of the said
Platte River as the boundary between the Territories of
Kansas and Nebraska; therefore
RESOLVED, By the Governor and legislative Assembly
Of the Territory OF Kansas, as follows, to wit:
/. That the inhabitants Of the Territory Of Nebraska,
BY and through their Governor and legislative Assembly,
be and the SAINT are hereby respectfully memorialized to
take such action, by and through their proper authority,
as Will fully express their assent to the separation of ali
that portion Of the Territory Of Nebraska, lying and be-
ing situated south of the Platte River; that the same NAV
be united with and attached to the Territory of Kansas.
3 That the Congress Of the United States be, and the
same is hereby respectfully memorialized TO make the
change in the boundaries of Kansas and Nebraska, indi-
catedsin the above resolutions.
g. That the Governor is hereby requested to forward a
copy Of this preamble and resolutions to the President
and Congress Of the United States, and TO the Governor
and legislative Assembly of the Territory Of Nebraska,
requesting early attention thereto. ~
We have heard some little on this sub
ject here in Nebraska, and read several
"h~ifallutin" articles, written more because
of a want of something else to write
about" we presume, than for any other
purpose. For instance we recollect one
Of the reasons given in favor of annexa ,
ton was kansas being farther south is
consequently a warnaer cOuntry!"
Seriously, we have yet to hear or read
,he first good reason in favor of such a
silly project; and think the Kansas Legis-
lature must have been "hard rum for
business. when it took action on the mat
ter. sFf s, os
The Lawrence Kansas correspondent
of the M. Y. Times-"Randolph"-in
speaking Of the preamble and resolutions,
very sensibly says;
ri II were not true thatit took two to make abargain,
I presume Il might become one OF the magnificent schemes
ofeur people; but Ihavenotdea that Nebraska win ae-
cede to the project. II is true that the Platte River
IS . natural line Of divisi0n-thatit 1T can neither be ferTied
nor forded ne most Of the yea, owing 70 4ts shallow,
sandy eAarater, nevertheless I see nothing for Nebraska
% gain, but much for her to lose by this arrangement
Her best land lies south Of the Platte, as we'll as her
largest towns and cities. We Of the Kansas Valley
n1febt well advocate the Resolutions as 1t would make
Iris river thegeographical centre North and South, and
AZ the capital and the public institutions Of our State
near UB.~
There might be some good arguments
produced in favor of forming a neU Terri
tory or State, the northern and southern
limits Of which, on the river, to be the
Platte and Kansas rivers.