Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-08-02

and Two insane a6ylums. over ittY use. |
less o6ices-fat places - have simply |
been created to give away. and the ter. |
ritory is taxed to pay the fiddler"
What do you expect to gain by fore
ing out the territorial government and |
putting the state machinery in motion ?"
1--WE shall be better governed and save
money in taxes, for which we are now
being bled."
"Now, is it the fact that the masses of
the people want this step taken. or is it
the refugee politicians who have come
here after being defeated for congress
among their constituents in the states? 2"
"We are unanimous. It is the people
the merchants, bankers, and farmers
The politicians are all opposed to the
movement because they live by federal
patronage and have no following among
the people. The pending revolution. as
you call it, will be carried out by the
pressure-of popular sentiment among
an outraged people who have been plum.
dered by carpet bag politicians until
they will bear it no longer. We hold
that the people OF this state are sover-
eign and the federal government has no
right to coerce M. Our press is with MS.
Only about three out of 125 newspapers
oppose the movement, and they are en-
joying some patronage disbnned by the
governor, which accounts for their hos
tility to the programme for asserting our
independence"
WAS there ever such scheme as you
propose peaceably carried out?"
ooh, yes. Michigan for fourteen
months was state. and her people lived
under state laws enacted by themselves
Public sentiment was 30 strong that the
federal officers did not dare to intefere.
The finest oration ever delivered by
James Buchanan was in defense of this
action of Michigan. Every democrat IN
congress except Calhoun espeused her
cause. You remember the course of
Kansas so gallantly defended by Charles
Sumner. Vermont for fourteen years
acted as an Independent state be-
fore it was recognized in Congress
as having seeded from New York.
Dakota people are as determined to be
free as we're the Green Mountain men
who made the New York officers run for
select county officers between 400 and
want, and are bound to have it. If q
people numbering 300, 900. constituency
large enough for two representatives in
congress, south of the forty.sixth paral.
lei, are not qualified to make their own
laws when will we be? We have 1880
miles of railroad. lbs newspapers, three
colleges, 1000 school houses, and 1900
churches. This is condition of society
ready for self-government, and we intend
to administer our own affairs. If the
federal authorities don't like it what are
they going to do about it?"
"You know what has been done with
rebels"
Well. there will be no conflict unless
the government at Washington brings
it on. All we ask is to be let alone, and
not. be placed under the guardianship of
professional plunderers. l have ex-
planned our plan to cut loose. We
shall make no trouble. If there is any
difficulty the responsibility will be with
our oppressors. One thing is certain
Dakota will govern herself, and take the
consequences. We shall not break the
peace, but we shall claim the right to at
tend to our own business ourselves"
! "How are the political parties divided
on the question ?"
'.There is no politics IN it. We art
united. We are no longer republicans
or democrats, we are Dakotalans."
The sentiments expressed by Mr.. Pet
tgrew are of the same character as the
remarks made by score of other leading
men within the last day or two whom
have heard talk about the wrongs O
Dakota. There is no longer-any use il
denying the existence OF sentimen
among this people which breath woult
fan into disorder and rebellion. Wis
dom and moderation Is demanded in tn
treatment Of the case. ANDREWS.
Chicago Inter Ocean Editorial July s1st.
The lnter.Ocean is in receipt of tele
gram from Mr.. Laurane Dunlap. chief O
Its Dakota bureau. protesting against
letter published in this paper last Satur
day, and written by Mr.. Byron Andrews
of its Washington bureau, who in hi
summer wanderings landed IN Dakots
and thought he found in the tone of th
remarks of ex.Delegate Pettigrew tn
elements Of rebellion. The people g
southern Dakota, undoubtedly do fee
keenly. as they have right to do, th
, treatment they have received from cor
gress, and are especially aggravated b
what is threatened them in the futur,
but no one who is familiar wit
the character of the me
and women who compose that territor
will believe Tor moment that the
, contemplate any movement that can j
: any way be construed into being di
! loyal. Nj. Andrews either misunde
stood Mr.. Pettigrew's Jocular ren,arl
. as words Of earnestncss, or MIR. Pettiere
does not represent the people of the te
ritory. In truth there are such ey
!. dences in the letter itself that its writ,
u was mislei as to the sentiment of Ii
people Of whom he was writing, that
1t had been seen IN proof by the respol
sible management it would not have a,
{ peated in the paper ut all. Throue
!, Its Dakota bureau. III the chief of whiI
!, it has entire confidence, the Inte
!. Ocean has been kept fully advised of Il
: desires aud intentions OF the people
Dakota, and feels fully authorized
repel any intimation against the
loyalty or good sense. They are anxio
+ for division of their territory and
!, the admission of southern Dakota as
II state, and with that anxiety the Int
> Ocean is in full sympathy. In fact, Il
. only foreible argument that is ma,
against such course comes from Il
! Il democratic party, and it is, that If sout
\ ern Dakota is admitted it will increa
g the number of republican states. Su
J, an argument as this will not long ha
II weight with the people of this count,
', and it is only question Of short til
~ before two great and prosperous sta,
ie will occupy the place Of the present t,
II II rltory Of Dakota. To aid in bringi
Is about this desirable result shall alwa
y be our pleasure.
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