The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-02-01
From he yperp9l of Commerce
Do the Territories all belong to the
North,
To Gro pAwsoy, Esq. one cfMe Editor>
ofthp 1i5any Ecel.iag Jyuruol. 's.


nor acquiesre III any Conpri,ni>e Which
involves ihe surrender OF Free Territory
Ia siaver,.' -. ~.
Now wnnld ask you not as "A poiiti
clan, e y never have been one,) hu: Il.
llaln private citizen Do al ihe terrific
ry Lel0Dq 10 New York. rr the Northern,
States? Az pot the terri. orie> p..r'rr r
hip property. and ale no the>N"'hern
ani Southern States parlner> IN the con
Germ nay. more l. not rreIv Sta.e "A larl
ner Wee they not obtained by the
common b uol and treasure "f ev -ry part
ner2 If 50, why 10 You speak about sur
,en;'c, ing tetri'ery he South Hoes 10
ask. YOU to sMrtndcr territory. nor 10 girc
territory. They simply ak you not Il"
take away from them What l. their OWE
in part, AS partners ia this concern There
wouli be lo need of talking about .cnru
promise" il YOU would l",k III This matter
III tn. point o.f >:rn ,'e ,ssllre. I"n have
never bought out The interest o. the ulhe'
partners, nor have HEY ce'ied it t. YOU =
Ba, on speak ~ if You owned the who'll
cunce,n at t,e ee.era House, aud unulI
not surrender any interest in it to part
n-rs.
T. simplify this whole territorial diff.
cltIiv, let IUe Use simple illu>lra'lon.-
You and under the t,le of Dawson g.
Campbell. en,er as eqnal partners INTO u
mercantile hu>i"ess For number o.
Years we gen aIo"g smoothly an! Success
fully. and IN course Of our transactions.
We come into p,s-es,ion OF a large trac, "'
wild lanl, purchased on: Of the proceeds
Of the finn. Af,er while we conclude
To improve this tract Of land and lease II
ont for term "t wears. on ale in favor
"t one kind of 'borer>, and | auo' her kind
We talk this matter over each one think )
his KIND If hh"Iers best and most proti'a~
be to ihe ii;m. We shall continue 10
debate on this subject. aud the m"le we
Labate The more We disagree, eaci, being
mole confirmed in his own system of la
Dor. Afier awhile We began to use harsh
words about each other became jealous Of
each other, became jealous, wralgle and
quarrel wi.tI each other, doubt each Others
sincerity in religious professions call each
other hyprocriles, pirates, na'lceitrs. and
heII-deseryiny. Oar friends seeing the
sta of iheings between Us prophecy that
the firm vii! sooE be dissolved, though il
wonid he greatly TO the disa,l, antage o.
enrh of us IT, do SO.
In order to enl our quarrel lnilis mat
ter, | propose a comprom,> g Of our view :
IN he following wav. VIZ: that We let each
Of onr f,vu,ite K I'D # labnr.,s 90 upon
thi- tract If land clear it. settle AMI il,
Prove il. bhl Irniaih there nhiil we dis
pose # il. and then the sttljec Of utir qnaI
,pl sill be at MI end I,fop,sr iha we
@lpHtli tIent each .pt ,f lain,fefs with edth
/ i4-tir4 thi "e shall nss. 90 raiialiv III
| f,v.n e either. md tIlal se viii sae tliht
iiies are alike proie,''r'l ~ ilIeif lives n'it
heir pfopeftr, If ella kid .0evet II hae
10. provided lids lir0iit:if II Is sli At kH6vl
/ ftlh.l Aiii re ugiiiytll ht lie Constitution
| NJ! iin i:tinijiiiiii'ss atptti HE !atiri if
siefhly reply / ti hGi give Hp nor sat'
,ettt5t one acre, ii,. iitt ole ftid' Of ili's
lnitl ,b tHii: titit; iilt aa0ti friend ai
! l,atiiirf. 10 nht wish ,tti iD saffebt!fr a.
9ipg aa hiv ialt If lids land uilv a>E
un HE groiimi ni simple jasiies. hht yni
Will i6s take nIinp away from me A g
We nos eqr.aI partners in TIE firm. and j,
moi this partnership properly, half your
and half nina? You ag4in reply, n'
! romprinise about the matter. Gnu can
not lave one foot Of this land. will -.
,lud- from it. or what amounts to ,hs
same thing | will exclude your lahorer'
from il, ~ YOU >l,4l Lose eve'y one nf then
,uu take there This is ~ gnnA y >rclu,in,
Of Won as | want. and vii apprnp'iat,
he whole tract of land ~ myself I reply
il this is your setfl-.i determination, W.
cannot rnl nnr quarrel: we can neve,
more s.armoniza in nur busi, ess re|a'i"n~
! We had better dissolve the firm, wind NJ
the hu>iuts ard divide the tract of land
# Won will not allow my right in it. thu
courts Of .lu>tire will True it i> that i
wiilh- gr-aliv advantageous 10 us indlvidu
I ally Ia dissolve the firm No firrn ever es
/ tab iShri on This cnn';r.nt wns 80 pros
perouS and Successful a> ours: no firm
ever accumularad wealth AMI strenrii
/ like ours and continued IN do so. MP /,
! the time we got into t. i quarrel ahon
/ our Iahnrrrs and This tract of Ianl. TIL;
insig Il ant aft has rrineI all fnru~.
prospects of ,he firm, brigh As they wer'
fr ~ series of years l. must nov
be dissol, ed regardless Of the consequence
AMI caIamiies thai may come upon Us in
drvidnaily-ani God knows they will bt
many anl great.
We have tried 20 adjust this quarrel
again and again. till all hope is row los
You still say. ana s,lemplv affirm, yo,
will not allow one foot Of land Ia ne f.
my lajorrrs in our common aud nnliviae.
I tract You vii not consent il,a, the,
may 90 on To the ,ract in common will
vonrs and receive such protection as tLt
Constitution arknowle yes and rerognizns
IN common with yours. an eff.ctuall'
excluded from property, equally mine a
much as yours. and that. TOO, 10y my owl
nnwi-c aud n, jn-t partner. ] therefor,
n"w ,lenand that the firm NAV be dissolv
ell on lie gr"und iha. | cannot oL,ai.
sqaalitg and justice in i.