Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-05-04
Organization OF New Territories.


The House Committee on Territories, on Mon
day, agreed upon bills for the organization Of Ave
new Territories. The boundaries Of them are as
follows -
Tho boundary lines for the proposed Territory
of Arizona will terminate at tho one hundred and
eighth meridian on the east, Utah on tho north,
Virgin river and California on the west, and Mex.
loo ON the south. This will leave about one hun
dred aud ton thousand square miles to New
Mexico. giving tho new Territory not FAR from
two hundred thousand square miles,
Nevada will be bounded on tho north by Oregon
and the iorty. third parallel to Green river, thence
by Green river to the Northern boundary Of Utah.
thence west along tho northern boundary of Utah
to ono hundred and fourteen meridian Of west
longitude, thence by the one hundred and four
teenth meridian and Virgin river to California, and
on tho south and west by California 1t will con-
sst oil about ono hundred and seventy Ave thou.
sand square miles. Tho boundary approaches
within about one hundred miles OF Salt Lake City,
aud takes about fifteen thousand square miles
from Washington Territory and u small portion
of tho northwestern coroner of New Mexico.
Idaho, the Gem of the Mountains" is adopted
as tho name OF the Pixies Peak Territory. The
boundaries of this Territory will 10 as follows -
The fortythird parallel Of north latitude on the
north tho ono hundred aud second meridian
west longitude on the east, tho thirty.seventh
parallel of latitude on the south, and Green
River on tho west This will make tho new Ter
rtory to consist of about one hundred and fifty
thousand square miles. About ono half Of this
taken from Utah, u small p1rtion from Ne
braskn and New Mexico, and the remainder from
Kansas
The committee hnye agreed that tho balance Of
Utah east of the Green River, about twenty
thousand square miles, shall be attached u Me-
braskn This will reduce Utah to about ninety
thn, u,,I l,s lad
by the new territorial governments of Arizona,
Nesndo. Idaho, and that portion of the old Terri
tory of Oregon which was attach I'd to Washington
last Congress If this does not bring tho Mormons
near to civilization and good government it will
bring good civilization and good government
nearer to them.
Dacotah is to bo composed of part OF the
present Territory OF that name and n portion oi
Nebraska. aud bounded as follows The forty
sixth meridian of the latitude on tho north, Min.
ncsota and Iowa to tho month OF tho Big Sioux
on the cast, ON the south following the Missouri
river from the mouth Of tho Big Sioux to the
mouth of Niobrarah and along tho Niobrarah to
tho one hundred aud second meridian of west ongi-
tude. nlons the hundred and second meridian to
tho iortyibrd parallel north latitude thence along
tho iorty-thrl parallel to the crest Of tho Rocky
Mountnlns.nn on the west by Washington Terri
tory will consist Of about one hundred and thirty
five thousnnd square miles. This does not in.
terlere with any ol the settled portlons OF Nebras
kn.
Chiprnwn, an entirely new Territory, ia com
posed OF the northern part Of Dncotah and Me-
brnskn, md is bounded as follows Tho British
Possessions on the north, Minnesota on the cnst,
the forty sixth parallel Of north latitude on tho
south. and Washington on the west. This will
make an area Of about one hundred and thirty
thousand square miles.
The five new Territories above proposed to be
nI t,tp tnn1. I'm all
number OF nhabtnnts Chippewa, from eight TO
ten thousand Nevada, about tho same number /;
lhcoiah, eight thousand Idaho pixies Peak
fifteen to twenty thousand. and Arizona, six to
eight thousand. Each of these bills contains tho
following proyiso Provided that, nevertheless,
slavery hns no legal existence is said Territory,
and nothing herein contained shall be construed TO
ru'hprize Or permit its existence therein" These
measures will come up for consideration early
next week.