Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-03-24

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and formed their constitutions without prior
act Of congress, and have been admitted into the
union under said constitutions so formed. These
states are Vermont, 1791; Kentucky, 1892; Tenne-
see, 17Os; Maine, 1920; Arkansas 1875; Michigan,
1887; Florida, 1856; Iowa, 1916; kYsas 1861; Cali
fornia, 184e
+ 1t rests with the people Of Dakota themselves
to say when and with what boundaries and con
stitltion they shall become state
Congress never has and never will refuse to ad-
mit'G sovereign state into the union when it has
the population and resources requisite therefor,
and presents a state constitution, republican In
form, for its approval.
The people of Dakota are notldependent either
on congress or tho state Legislature OF the gov
ernor, to decide where and how they shall pre-
enttheir petition for admission.
The means, the money, and the requisite ma
chinery for action, are all at your disposal. The
only question is do the people of Dakota so will?
B. We are in receipt Of communications from all
parts Of the territory, urging us to issue this call
and saying that if we do not the peoplewill move
~ this mafter ta,spagh other snixattons.
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the people, and If such be their pleasure, to pro-
vide for taking steps toward the organization of
a state government, and for presenting the state
of Dakota fully organized with state govern
ment at the next congress; we do hereby, by vir-
tue of the authority vested i'll us, call upon the
people of Dakota south of the forty sixth parallel
of latitude in their several counties, to elect del
egates to meet in state convention at the city of
Huron on Tuesday, the 10th day of June next,
there to consider the question, do the people of
1-nto hot dioto ctr toEo fr
wards forming state constitution? ana to take
such action thereon as to them may seem fit.
We recommend that such elections be held by
all the qualified electors of each county without
distinction of party.
We further recommend that all other issues be
ignored by this convention and that no question
be considered except the one above stated.
And to this end we recommend that all the
special issues acted upon by the Canton convcu-
ton as to temperance, and other matters, be. re-
served for future and seperate action, by the
friends of such measures and that the action of
this convention be strictly confined to the single
issue, should Dakota take immediate steps to be-
come a state?
Believing with our friends all over the territory
that the people of this territory can not too soon
take the direction of their affairs into their own
hands, and that if we fail to do so during the
coming summer the best interests of the terri
tory are exposed to serious and eminent danger,
we urge upon all good citizens i'll every county
south of the forty-siXth parallel to take immedi-
ate steps to secure general representation of all
clQsses and parties from their respective counties
i'll this convention.
We also request the chairmen and secretaries
of county meetings, as soon as they have chosen
delegates, to send a list of their names to this
convention.
We also request the press of this territory to
publish this call, and to aid with their influence
and power this movement.
WILMoT WHITFIELD, Faulk county.
JOSEPH WARD, Yankton county.
S. GEORGE ANDREWS, Turner county.
y tyyv.-G.t BOWER, AIinnchat tn county.
j. V. HINES, Union dounty.