New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-11
THE NovENEYT FOE ANEIv STATE.

Ameeting was held at Ontonagon on the 18th ur''
composed OF delegates from the Upper fe"nsuia "t
Michigan, and from those portions 81 Wisconsin anu
Minnesota bordering on Lake Superior, for the purpo"
of considering the proprety of the formation OF Tern
tory ont Of the Lake Superior region of Michigan WIS
consn and Minnesota, preparatory to the iorhaso" W
new state. This meeting was called some tne se",
and was attended by delegates from all the dinennt
sections enumerated in the call. How yeneral may oo
this movement or how extensive may be the ieenhs u
favor Of il: whether il is widc-spreading among te
people or confined to few who are ainotious 10 ns-
nre an Territorial and State Government, we are una
biz Ia say; but from the persisteney with wm'n VI"
matter has been pushed for long time past, ifon tho
tone of all the journals of that section ami nom t NJ
terest manifested in the project, there can be tte
doubt that IL CONNIE itself Ia the people OF that ~e-
ton and a majority of them would be IN favor ot IL
Acommittee of eight was appointed oy t"e Sonseu-
,op To draft an address TO the Legislatures ot Mem-
ran Wisconsin and Minnesota urging upon lhcnl 1ho
proprety and necessity of grant to the Genera "o'
eminent of their territory bordering on Lake superior,
for the purpose of enabling the inhabitants 10 orh
new Territory, and this committee was instructed to
submit their proceedings to the Convention, wheh ~
to meet again the llh nst at Ontonagon, ior tho
purpose of considering them. In addition to ul@
committee Of three appointed 10 dfaft
of the sense of the Convention ana their re-
mort WAS ma le at an adjourned meeting on the tth'
The resolutions devoted wholly To setting orl. u"
various reasons which urged in favor OF the prosc
and SIMPLY aCcepJed ny 'hc N"n'N"""'' "''' '
further action taken. 80, -.
om the capitals of the different States to winch sney
belong the difficulty of getting to them, tnef virtual
Acknowledgement in many elections, the hhefehve vi
interest and occupations, and other things wh,ch ''o
beep often enumerated and are well understood.
These same reasons have been presented to the legs-
laure of this state number o times IN the rerou-
tons which have been introduced tor ceding eack ts
Inner Peninsula. The Committee which has been
appointed for the purpose Of preparing an address 10
the different Legislatures must use the same REASONS,
for those here employed all or at least, all tho
| chief ones that can be urged. These measures have
not heretofore been sufficient TO induce the gslatare
10 take any action except Ia lay the resolutions away
To rest on the table and is not believed that the All
dress now in of preparation will have any other
effect Still there be- little doubt that the Lgls-
laures Of these three States will give the matter more
consideration than heretofore, for the reason that thus
application will come from the concerted action OF the
people Of that region which fact of itself viii enutio
II 10 respectful consideration whereas previous re-o-
ntons have been introduced by members Of the Lgs-
/ lature on their own responsibility.
In this respect the present movement VIII be bene-
fcal bnt in no other The subject has not yet been
sufficiently aetated; il has not yet been fully dis
cussed aud ,s merits and dement's are not yet under
stood Ii is certain that the people of the Lower fe-
nnsiLa would not consent to lose no val'tibk q
portion of the State. This present action Will inaa5u-
rate still further action aud open mp discussion, and Il
is possible that the views of the people may BE- modi
fled that they will eventually consent ~ the plan,
but II cannot be done at present
Dstrot Daily Free Press Sspt T.