St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-06-07
New Territories.


rtorial Committee of the House OF
Representatives proposed to organize
were as follows
ARIZONA, to be bounded by Utah on
the north, Mexico on the south, the
l0Sth meridian on the east and Cali
fornia on the west. 1t will contain
nearly 10000 square miles.
CHIPPEWA includes the north half OF
Nebraska and Dakotah, extending
from Washington Territory to Mime
sofa, bounded by British America ON
the north, and the 46th parallel on
the south, and containing 1890
square miles.
NEVADA, bounded south and west by
California, north by Oregon an! the
43d parallel of latitude, and cast by
Utah and the 1l4th meridian, and will
contain 1000 square miles. The
eastern boundary is within 100 miles
of Salt Lake City. 1t takes consider
able from Utah and some from WASH
ington, and includes what has been
called Carson Valley.
IDAHO, bounded north 10y the 43d
parallel, south by the 37th, cast by
the lO2d meridian, and west by Green
river ~ comprises l2o'Ooo square
.u,au no ,aHv C Cron, nv" Wohrani, omd
Ncw.Mexico, and the remainder from
Kansas.
DAkorAH a part OF the territory
nv" ~ .','c", anu - pn'I VI .>'U 'c.1
naro,IoI ooSt hv u;nnosots ond Inw,
south by the Missouri, and west by
the lO2 meridian. 1t will contain
ioo'ooo square miles.
The Committee attached 10000
square miles, hitherto belonging to
Utah, cast of Green River to Ncbras-
ka, which will reduce Utah to 90, 600
square miles.
Mr.. Grow, from the Committee on
Territories reported that the Commit
tee had decided to report five bills pro-
viding for as many temporary govern
mcnts. He caused a map to be eXhib
tied showing the geographical area
of each, and explained the Necessity
of organizing Idaho, now known as
Iikes Icak Nevada, cut OIL from
Utah !; and Arizona, from New MeXi-
co. Mr.. Grow stated that the proba.
bilitv was that Conrross worId mass
I'm A.. y,I i'.'
n'' ~, ,"0 ''e' .'''''' '''''' passing
through these territories, at a saving
of 100000. The protection to be
afforded by these settlements would
be far bettcr for tho Covorrmcrt ,ho,
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"i Amy anu 'o' - anu WINE II was
securing safety, the mails would shield
the cmigrants from Indian dcprcda-
tions.
N. r. A., ,o -,
' c,0" ''t,' 'epo''o" ''''' " OIL
" pro'iue ior inc temporary govern
mcnt of Idaho. Mr.. Thaycr (Rcpub.)
of Massachusetts. moved 10 Law thc
Hill on tho tohlo lrrios r.a,n r,o
o,.o.:..:,. am. ,.." ~
o'''''o SUI, i"'t ''S"'' J inc
motion prevailed. In like manner, on
motion Of Mr. Thaycr, all the other
territorial bills were tabled.
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MI CuI'Is' OF iowa. sai" thefe was
MISUNDERSTANDING Win REGARD 10
WI6ah'"'IS some oi tlioSc territories.
i'lou as: were col'ihuaIIy crossing
'he missouri river Tor the purpose OF
i'A'"S no'iies west OF thc Rocky
"ou''a'hs' IT. was inc duty OF Low
efnmeht TO aiiord law to protect them,
MI craig OF Mo. asked II the gen
tieman would insert the propoS$iuon
'hat thc people OF the south should
take their property with them.
MI GURUS SAID they were white
men, ana not negroes, that needed
the protection. lie was sorry that
the everlasting Niger should be
dragged INTO TINS question.
Mf. "ooch OF Mass. commented on
inc course OF his coIlcaSnc Mr. lhay-
err nhucr whose lead the Democratic
SIDE OF the House voted to lay these
IDEAS prevalent one that thc tcrri,o.
ries shall be governed bv CONGRESS-.
and the other that the territories shall
Oc leiI open 10 squattef sovereignty.
declared for the latter The pCnDlp