Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1882-01-06
RcSOluti0ns.

NCoUAUUlOHSs
AT the division meeting or Saturday
last, the following resolutions were intro.
duccd by Messrs. Tanning, Allen and
Schwcllenbach:
Whereas, Two bills have been intro
ducod in the senate of the United States
by Senator Window, Of Minnesota, the one
providing for thc division of the territory
of Dakota, on the line oftne 46th paral>
lei of latitude, and giving to one portion
the name of North Dakota, the other pro-
vidipg for the creation ofa state out of the
southern portion and giving tn it the
name Of South Dakota, and.
Whereas, Senator Saunders, of Neb.as.
ka, has introduced two bills of similar
character having to all intent and pur-
p.ses the same object i'll view with the
exception Of giving to the northern por-
tion the name Of Ecmbna, now therefore
be it
Resolved, That we eitizens of James
town and Stutsman county, Dakota, as
scmble in mass convention 90 this 31st
day of December, 1851, forming an i'm
portant and one of the most material por-
tiors of the territory in question, and
particularly Northern Dakota; feeling a
deep and sincere regard for the best inter-
ests Of TIE grand whole, and being greatly
interested in the bills now pending be
fore congress, ask for and urge the passage
of such bill as will give us division Of
conflicting interests in the territory, and
make all interests mutual and more har.
monious That this end may be accom-
plished let us be now understood as peti-
'ioning congress for, and urging upon it,
the immediate necessity of division, that
the growth of our infancy may he free
from the interests Of an unintercstcd por-
ton, and that our own statehood may be
reached by firmer step and a gras D that
is stronger and better developed than VIC
can attain.
| That jamestown, lying as it does IN
of the jamestown River Valley, She gem
OF western villages and the pride OF
Northern Dakota; the centre OF popula.
ton now, and so geographically situated,
that it must necessarily always remain so
with Its direct connections with the At.
|. ntic coast, an in the near future Will
that of the Pacific; with 1t as centre o1
webwork of rail roads, north and south
constructed and in course of ennstrac
ion, unite heart and hand with the county
entire in urging AID petitioning the pas.
sage of the bill, favoring division of tli:
Eraud territory. And that we all rec m.
mend the admission Of Southern Dakots
as state, one that will be we'll worthy
Of gracing the blue field of stars in our
nations flag.
Rosoiscd, That the name to he given
TIE nnrthcrn portion after division should
bo North Dakota, and not PEN hina, as
by the Conner We are known 10 the worlt
as furnishing the capacity to gives home.
All fs..::: 10 the millions, while III the lat
ter We realize change by which we inl-
mediatclv lose our prestige already gain.
ed, our identity as furnishing one Of tht
wealthiest portions of the United States
and our influence for an unlimited amount
of good.
Resolved, That our warnest thanks he
extended to our Representative PcttiSrcw
constituents and to the Honorable Win
dom and Saunders for their friendship
and patcrnal interest in our welfare, and
be it
Resolved. Further, that a copv of these
resoiutions be furnished our Daily papel
Cor puhlicats ION. and that copies contain
iag the same. shall he sent To Honerabl,
Pettigrew, Window aud Saunders,