New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-08

hal boon cxnlored. or its capacity
for sustaining reputation ascertained' lhe
..nttcd portions lie in four distinct IeGlon''
T1o chef and most important OF Inese oCcu-
Mes he southeastern corner, between the WIS
.ouri RIVER and the Iowa and Minnesota Doun
diary line In surface soil and productions IT
r.samhlos Western Iowa. 1t is adapted 10
diversified agrculture, and will undoubtedly
double OF treble its present popnia'ioh
du,inc the next fvc years. It's chief town
!. Y,pkton. Mkt in relative importance
= fine rcgion bordering upon the Red I'Ver
of the North, extending from the i"N'I Al
which ta;it river takes It's rl+e northwara 10
Pcm3ila. on the fronte r ol Mlntooa' " u''-
tlncc of about 250 miles. ms Is ioiie'
narrow strip Of fertile country, na'lh@ ''
river for its eastern houndary and hcmmcd ID
IN the wet bv the Bad Lands. lis cchtrai
bu,in :, roint is Fargo where me
Nulh,rn Pacific Railroad crosses ked
River. The people OF tbs region
have no sort Of relations with lanNtoh save
{ o5e they are obliged to sustain ny reason VI
lac terri olial capital being at 'hat place. u
third region has the upper NJ s'ourl hiVrr ioF
,ts central artery, and lis cIief town Is Dis
march,. tie present terminus OF Tn" N"flhFtH
P,ctiic RiilIoad. The Black Hills region Is
tbr fourth dis.iact geographical section.
If does not appear wise, looking 10 thc
future, 90 trrt the vast neon rllo"7 "'''
comnrjscd within the limits o, Dakota INT"
a single SAFE. 1t lacks the comparthcSS,
homoscncity and unity which State shouid
h.yc TO develop hcathfu political ne
The proper course to take seems TilhcF 10
divide II into three or f0ur Territories, q
uroucr shape. >iZ' and characteristics to grow
INTO States during the next cadc. Inc
country east of the 1O0.h meridian
and south of the 1Gih para ci would
form a territory about the szr ol Ohn'
and uld certainty have population enough
for admission before the end OF hvH years
To TINS the old name of Dakota would nat
url!ly attach. n view OF the prosperity an"
lap.d Development Of this ction, ana 0I me
Tact tat it, present. population considerably
,yc.r,s that of the State OF Nevada, Con
gIc.- mi,ht he wiling to anticipate
IL fu.u1c growth and admit 1t a.
d safe without much dr!iy. The Black
Hi, coui;Iy l. a mountainous district "irIc
mining and stccb raising are 'niri MINUS
til $. It dcmu o. us i"ycopHcnt ana
it, prorcr government 4 territorial ad n'hl'-
uation of lis own. Tia" region en- 1rl'cS p"I-
tons of Montana AMI ", om, winch ~Loud
bc trtach.d from thu.c territories ANA III
corpoyitcd IN new Territory, WIN the cap'-
tll m or near Dradwp"d. The Two distinct
gco-ldp.i al sections comprised IN the north
,u =. rilon of the present Territory q Dl-
lo,a are united by the Northcrn Pacific R.uI-
roal an could be a~.'cidtcd, for the present
nj lcI,,, under Il sr territorial govern
mcIt.
If the plan above suggested should be To-
lowed by Congress. we shall soon have one
falr-.llrd compact and Wrll-pcoplrd State
and rwo lar1c, spar ,cly-scitlrd Territories.
one o which may be- expected to grow mp to
tAc proportions Of state during the next
Or raGc. Ii the other course Is taken aud
Dakota i, admit d AZ once with her present
horrdnric>. We shall have 4 single S,Ite of
cnormou, AREA AMI unw'cdy proportions,
divided INTO IloUs and jaIrng sections.
without common ties or interests or channels
of IntrrcommunIcatIon to develop an attach
mont between them.
II should be rcmrmbrrc that Congress has
rover to divide and rc>hapc a Territory only
while il remain, III territorial condition. a.
soon ns Dakota becomes a State the initiative
movements Tor dividing her domain and cr'at-
mgncw States within her borders must be taken
| by her own people. Such movements Will
not meet with favor among the inhabitants
of the strong and dominant section, who viii
! wlnl 10 hold on TO the weaker sections for pur-
poses of taxation. There are but two exam
pies III our history Of the erection of new States
within the boundaries of old ones. Vermont
VA, created out OF territory claimed by both
| Ncw-Yoik and Nrw-IIAmpshiic, but would
! hardly have gained seDaratc existence had
# not been for these conflicting claims. West
! Virginia was taken from Virginia during the
war; and may fairly be said TO have been
| torn from her by force OF arms. No State
ha, ever voluntarily rclmquISlcd any portion
| of her area over which she has exercised I'M
dI,Dutcd contIOl. 1t is clearly the part OF
craftsmanship to divide the enormous area OF
| Dakota into three or four political divisions
| of proprr size and resources To become States
in The future rather than to hurry the Territory
INTO the Union us single State.