The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-11-28

clal interests, is no criterion of what
| the legislature would do in 1875 or
'76. The whole northern portion of
the State is now being penetrated
by system Of railroads which have
direct and converging connections
with the central and southern por-
tions of the state, and the interests
of the two extremes of the state are
daily becoming more closely con
nected The main reasons for di-
vision of the state which existed
twenty-five years ago do not now
exist, and never can exist again.
1t is not surprising that that por-
tion Of Michigan which is separated
from the maia part eftbe state by
Lake Michig should seek sep
aration, for the two parts can never
be closely identified in any mate
rial respect. The natural alliance
of Superior Michigan is with Wis
cousin, and it should seek union
Herewith rather than separate
territorial and state government.
From the Milwaukee News.
We have received a marke ed copy
of the IUiner, newspaper printed
at Ontonagon, on the Upper PENN
sula of Michigan, and it contains a
revival Of the old proposition, now
some twenty odd years old, to create
new Territory, to be called Supe-
rior, out of the northern part OF Wis
con>in and the Michigan counties
adjoining. The article is very en-
ticing one, SO to speak, and appears
to take it for granted that WIscon-
SIN will have no objection to being
divided and losing 80 per cent of
our territory, 0,000 or 40, ,00J of our
inhabitants, with vast forests of
pine, mountains of iron, lakes and
streams innumerable, and a stretch
OF lake shore hundred and thirty
miles long. To show that Wiscon-
sin would not seriously object TO
such a vivisection, the authors of
this territorial scheme publish the
following joint resolution OF the
Legislature Of Wisconsin adopted
IN 1852:
lst, Resolved, By the Legislature Of the
state OF Wisconsin, that the assent of the
state OF Wisconsin is hereby given to the
formation and organization of the Territory
OF Superior" with the following boundaries
to-wit Commencing at the mouth of the
Men0minee river thence running up the cen
ter of the channel of said river until it strikes
the dividing line between townships number
thirty and thirty-one, (per Lapham's map of
Wisconsin, thence west on said line until it
/ strikes the east line of range ten (lOl west Of
the principal meridian, thence south on said
range line, until it strikes the Trempeleau
river, thence down the center of said river to
the Mississippi river.
"a. Resolved That Congress is hereby re-
quested to organize said Territory of Supe
ror" with like powers privileges and cndow-
ments, and subject to like restraints and linz
itations as heretofore accustomed in the or.
gauizations of Territories of the United States.
j. NJ ". SHAFTEE,
Speaker of the Assembly.
f. b. DEAN, JR.,
Pres't pro TEN Senate
Looking at a copy Of Chapman's
map OF Wisconsin, before rs, we find
that the line drawn as provided in
thus Joint resolution Of the Legisla-
ture would give away siXty-fwo
townships in Oconto county, hun
Dire! townships III Marathon county,
ninety townships in Chippewa coun-
ty, all Of Barron county and all OF
Dunn, Buffalo, Pepin, Pierce, Saint
Croix, Polk, Burnett, Ashland, ,
Douglas and bayfield, counties !.
These townships and counties cover
$4,000 square miles, or considerably
over 100000 acres of our iron
mines and pine forests.
The article to which we allude
modestly says that, really they do
not expect It's 10 concede all this,
now; but suggests that those who
want the new Territory would be sat
istied with a boundary line which will
leave St Croix, Pierce, Dunn, But
ialo, Pepin and Trempeleau conn
ties in Wisconsin, giving them Polk,
Douglas, bayfield,, &c, with half OF
Chippewa, Marathon and Oconto.
This is really, as impossible as the
other And we agree with Mr.. kut-
chin, in the Fond du Lac Conanaon-
aoeatth, who says:
| eve doubt if Wisconsin, or even the peo
| pie in that portion of the state it is proposed
! to set off care to make a change Indeed,
we feel that we give expression to the senti-
ments of the people when say they would
stubbornly oppose such a change. WiscoH-
sin sympathizes with the unfortunate inhab-
itants of the Peninsula sympathy in such
cases, is cheap, and of but little account. we
will admit, yet Wisconsin, or her people,
/ good though they be, are but human; they
are not wholly unselfah they instinctiyely
hold fast to their beautiful and rich territory
/ when outsiders call around asking for slice
/ of it Go, Peninsula, do the best you can,
but Wisconsin cannot give YOU her fattest
( portion, even though it would fill your cup
of happiness for all time to come"
Some OF the greatest wars I'm
Christendom have been fought over
the possession Of q tract of country
not bigger than that which these
PeninSuIars want, and we are sure
that this will not be peacefully sur
rendered We hope that Senator
Barron will look up he legislation
on this subject, and if the above
joint resolution has never been re
Scinded that he will procure its res