Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-31
PASSING AWAY.
Reference Is Made to the Causes which
seemed to Mako 1t Advantageous 70
the Black Hills to Cut Loose.

BeKoreMCe 10 Mado to tho Causes which
seemed to Make It Advantageous for
h Black Hills to Cut Loose.
Rapid City Journal. Goth.
The Bismarck Tribune of the 5th con
tains the following:
"The Tribune favors division on the 46th
parallel; and if the people Of the Black
Hills want a second division creating a new
territory from portions of Southern Dakota,
Wyoming and Montana, the Tribune has
nc objection. but all must see that the causes
which have made q separation between
Southeastern Dakota and the Black Hills
desirable are passing away, and that these
two sections will soon be united BY one or
two lines of railway and BY the rapid oc-
cupation OF the hitherto unsettled country
lying between them. Should Dakota be
admitted as she i, it is true that Northern
Dakota would be anstural ally of the Black
Hills, in any conflict between southern
Dakota and the Hills, because the two Sec
lions have interests and %sympathies in
common growing out of direct trade, while
northern and southern Dakota have no
common interests and no common SYM
pathies."
Your logic, Colonel, recoils upon itself.
There is open Inconsistency in saying "the
causes which have made a separation be-
tween southeastern Dakota and the Black
Hills desirable are passing away"-that
these two sections will soon be united by
one or two lines of railway and by the
rapid occupation of the hitherto unsettled
country lying between them !" and then,
n almost the same breath, asserting that
"Northern Dakota would be a natural ally
of the Black Hills, because the two Sec
tions have interests and %sympatnies in COM
mon growing out of direct trade" The
course of our "direct trade" will unques.
tionably be by the railroads by means
of which twill aoon be united southeastern
Dakota and the Black Hills;" and the ext
strongest commercial connection will be
that which leads off to the southeast.
towards the Union Pacific. The in
terests and sympa'hies in common" be-
tween the Black Hills and Northern DA-
kota are more Of a political than CONNER
cial character-a war of "outs" against
the Gins" of the so.called "Yankton ring"
True, the Yankton cabal did foist upon US,
after the style of the mother country before
the secession of the colonies, local officers
who we're not Of US and knew nothing of our
wants and necessities (; but that was the in
iquitous work of the aforesaid cabal, for
which the people of southeastern Dakota
could not be made Responsible as a commu
nifty; and then it is of Insignificant impor-
lance compared with that of the main ques.
ton. But if you want division on the forty.
sixth parallel, have it so; and then we will
wish You God-speed in developing and
building up the interests of your "direct
trade" which will be with the Yellowstone
valley and Montana (untIl We extend our
direct eastern lines that far), and not with
the Black Hills. Your natural resources
are rich and immense, and if you think
their development would be FASTENED by
separation accept our friendly goodbye"
our sincere "God bless you" and "stand not
upon the order of your eoing, but 60 at
once" You had better, however, remain
with Us,