New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-16

corner stone of the capital a notable affair. But
there were fierce charges of jobbery IN connec-
ton with the change, and the people OF the
southern section have gone right On with their
ulans for getting into the Union. Instead OF
waiting for the usual enabling act OF Congress,
under which q convention is held to frame a
constitution for submission to Congress, the pol
iticians of the counties south of the forty-slxth
narallel. led by United States District Attorney
Camnbell. have got together constitutional
convention, now sitting at Sioux faiis' WIN INC
avowed purpose not only Of framing consul
tuion, but of organizing an entire state GOV
eminent and, thus fully equipped, OF dema'iu-
ing admission. There lisa partial precedent Ior
this in the case of Michigan.
At the very outset, however, there 10 rouo'e
over the proposed name of the new STATE i"o
convention has. IN the preamble just adopted
bnldly seized upon the nameT "DaKo,i'
The Knowledge that this wls to be zone mas
caused intense feeling III Northern Dakota'
which wishes to be able, in the future divl-
sions of this vast com mOnwealtl, TO retain INC
name of Dakota, in some shape, rs trahenark
for its best No. nard" wheat in the markets
of the world. It has often been proposed that
tne two divisions shall be called NOrth anu
South Dakota respectively, ard probaoly
Northern Dakota would be satisfied WITH thfs'
thourh this nomenclature would be unneces-
sarilv molly. Bot If the southern section should
,,rob tbe whole of the name of Dakota. MS 1t Is
irving 70 do the people of the northern section
would he left without their wheat Trademarks,
nnIess they called their territory North Dakota,
after all. This is matter Of great Importance
"A
siderable majority of the wheat yield reported
in the census of 1880. convention represent
ing these counties has just met at fargo' anu
adorted resolutions denouncing the appropria-
tion of the name Of Dakota by the other con-
yeption, declaring that the products OF North
ern Dakota shave made the name or Dakota
famous and given it commercial value ana
u prestige of which we should net and cannot
q Inc derived 1t ia now said that the south
ern section may be willing to take the name OF
South Dakota after all.
II must be admitted that the southern section
has n strong claim to the name OF Dakota,
though perhaps not to the exclusive use OF l''
The Dakota River flows through 1t. IL contains
probaby two-thirds of the population oil the
Territory which, according TO the last census
was 1874, SOP, but is now much beyond that as
these rapidly growing Western communities
leave the census behind in n few months Inc
resolutions of the North DakOtans are silent on
tue subject of relative populations, hut claim 10
speak for @more than half the aggregated
wealth of the Territory" South Dakota has
undoubtedly a larger population than Colorado,
Nebraska or Oregon had when they were al
mitted to the Union. But il Is question
whether the new State, which will probably be
Republican, like all the intelligent, progressive
communities OF the West, would he cordially
received by n Democratic House. The people
there believe, however, that Congress could not
refuse them admission, if they came with pro-
yislonal State Government fully ORGANIZED, ana
making good showing OF population. Some do
not receive the protests OF North Dakota with
any great patience. A member OF the Sioux
Falls Convention declared the other day that II
North Dakota persisted in her course, SOuth
| Dakota will take the capital away from BIS
marcl. which is in North Dakota, put her on
| wheels and keep her a-mOying." The South
| Dakotaus have a majority Of the votes, and
| there is no telling that they will do, IN thcii
wild Western way, when their blood is up.