Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-01-18
The Fargo Oonvention


Fargo, Jan. AZ The territorial tli-
vision convention, which assembled
here this evening, was MS fine and
intelligent d lot Of men as ever con-
yened in the west. AL the counties
in northern Dakota were represent
ed except Pembina and Ransom,
The object of the meeting, as stated
by Glen. Wilson, was for division on
the forty-sixth degree Of north lati-
tude, the admission Of the southern
half as state, and the admission Of
the northern portion as a territory.
The following resolutions were adop-
ted:
The convention Of delegates APP
pointed from the various counties
embraced in northern Dakota and
instructed to give expression to the
views Of the people whom they rep
resent concerning the proposed di-
vision Of the territory, do hereby de-
clare, and
Resolred, That the territory ought
to be divided on the forty-sixth par
allel Of latitude without further de-
lay, because the territory is too I'M
wieldy US now constituted, and that
the transaction Of the public BUSH
ness il thereby rendered unnecessa-
rily burdensome, because the vast
tides Of immigration flowing into it,
following the great liEes Of river and
all have tended to the formation Of
northern and southern communi-.
ties alienated in sympathy and in
terest; because the population, al
ready ample, is increasing with un-
exampled rapidity and gives assur-
ancc Of the up-building Of two great
and populous states within the pres
ent territorial boundary, and because
the forty-sixth parallel is natural
dividing line and will cut the terri
tory into two nearly equal parts.
Second-That the claims Of the
territory lying south Of the proposed
dividing line to admission into the
union as state are referred to con-
gress with cordial wishes that the APP
plication may be successful, while
for the territory lying north of that
line, embracing the famous wheat
belt Of the new northwest, we ask
only separate territorial organization
and the opportunity to develop as a
distinct community our vast and
varied resources.
| Third--That claiming an equal
share with our brethren residing
south Of the forty-sixth parallel in
the name under which each part OF
the common territory has achieved
SO much Of greatness, we protest
against any attempt to appropriate
it to the benefit of one section to the
aetriment of the other;a and we there
fore respectfully ask congress to con-
fer the titles north Dakota and south
Dakota upon the political structures
to be carved out of the common in
heritancc.
Fourth--That we ask for division
anyhow. Whatever else may or
may not be done, we are unqualified
ly opposed to the admission Of the
present territory as state. !.
Fifth-That the people of north
ern Dakota, in view Of the great in
justice Of further delay in remedy
| ing the evils under which they suf-
fer. and the duty of the parent gov
eminent to stimulate the growth OF
this vast and fertile portion Of the
territorial domain, are impelled to
express the hope that political and
personal motives and ambitions will
not be permitted to check or defeat
changes demanded by the public
good and 90 essential to the welfare
| Of the northwest.
/ Sixth-That we are not indiffer-
ent to the services already rendered
in their behalf by Hon. Alvin Saun-
| ders Of Nebraska and Hon. VIM.
Window Of Minnesota, in the SEN
ate, and Hon. r. F. Pettigrew, our
territorial delegate in the house, and
we respectfully solicit their Co oper-
alton with that OF all others in and
out Of congress who are disposed to
| do justice to Dakota, and to give eff.
feet to the expressed will Of a people
whose achievements have already
shed lustre upon American enter
prise and added immensely to the
national wealth.
| The following selected as delegates
10 visit Washington and further this
object, were appointed: Judge
Barnes, Fargo, delegate atlarge, with
Col. p. DOMAIN as alternate; A. A.
Carpenter, G. A. Lounsberry, w. Il.
Steele. Geo. H. Walsh, II. g. Stone,
]. S. Eshelman, NJ. ]. Edgerly,- A.
Klaus, Folsom Dord, H. B. Crandall,
Louis Thompson, w. Il. Clayton,
Judson LaMoure, L. D. Austin,
and u. A. Healey. They expect 10