Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-06-19

The st. Paul Pioneer-Pr which
frat declared revolutionary and imprac-
ticable the scheme for making state Of
southern Dakota without asking permis-
sion from congress, has read General
Campbell's arguments and authorities
and now admits that "the theoretical
case is strong one." That il. that Gem
eral Campbell has almost established the
right of the people of southern Dakota
to proceed to organize q state govern.
ment. The Pioneer-Press is catching up
with the times. 1t says:
The only way in which the United States can
add to its territory is with the object Of admit
ting the new acquisition as soon as it becomes
holds good only until that condition shall have
been reached and then disappears. There is
no power given to the general government
hold territory permanently as such. If, then.
st an end and if at that time, for party or other
authority, it is coRently argued that It rests
with the people whose rights are thus unjustly
withheld to say whether or not they will con-
The case of the state of Michigan,
which organized itself from portion of
the territory to which it belonged, is
quoted in behalf of the right of the peo.
pie of the south half of Dakota to estab-
lish for themselves government of their
own and independent of the provisional
government which will cling to the peo-
pie of the north half of Dakota until
they too extricate themselves from its
temporary authority. The right to SO
act is so clearly established that
even the unwilling are compelled to ad-
NIT its existence.
The Pioneer.Press boldly declares
that
| There is no doubt that it is in the power Of
Dakota ito frame and adopt . constitution, and
even to set up state government II it choo.et
sure to arise from the conflict Of constituted
authorities But this is not the course by
which she can most successfully appeal to thu
Instead, such an attitude of defiant indetend
ence would forfeit much of that .symp.th,
which Is now felt for people denied their jus
politics il the denial is repeated. For linus
be remembered that there is at least one terri
tory which the United States could not admit
u'Ne. SNAoSAuS WV. p SAsnOaSkn I've pupuAA.
ton is much greater than 5000; and the 1t
tempt 70 establish that requirement q the onl,
esaenttal tS = forced admission uoald k,ndle ai
oppositioA from whose effect Dakota might b
i tho chief sufferer. 1t is neither Wise nor righ
for the people of that territory, 70 tamsly sub
NIT 70 . persiatent ignoring Of their leeitsmat
claims. 1t will prove both wise and night fo
| them to use moderate methods in insistineupo
the recognition of those claims. y By -
4 It is enough for the present that south
ern Dakota takes the important initator,
step. Item organize for statehood an,
regulate its future course to conform +
contingencies which may arise. We CO,
none Of us tell what the future may d.
velop. but there is no reason to suppos
that it win become necessary to reso1
to the extreme against which its peopi
are SO prudently warned by the Piones,
Press. The movement will Of itssl
force recognition, though it may com
unwillinRly. We can all see now tha
We have never been in shapeto to deman
our rights as American citizens and it
best to correct the errors Of the past q
speedily as possible. M