Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-05-05
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THE BLACK HILLS FALL 1NroL1NE
FOR THE STATE OF DAKOTA,
We print in another column u rousing
call from sixty.fvc of the fore
most and most solid men
of Lawrence county. calling q mass
meeting to elect delegates to the Huron
convention. This call is an able one
and has the ring of the true metal. 1t
was such men and such means that in
l775, called the people Of the New
Hampshire grants together, in conven-
ton and gave birth to the fourteenth
state in the union-Vermont. It was
such men and such means, that III Cali
fornia framed q state government under
no authority, save that authority which
lies in the inherent sovereignty OF the
people, and forced their admission into
the union. When asked the by petty un-
derlings OF provisional and temporary
territorial government,by what authority
do ye do these things? let the people
OF Dakota answer with voice of
thunder: BY the authority OF the cover,
eign people Of Dakota and of the innu-
merable examples and precedents of the
states Of the Union from the foundation
Of the republic. Now, We have word of
warning and word of advice to our
neighboring counties. First, warning:
Do You know that q scheme is already
concoctsd by the plotters against Dakota
to introduce bill into the next congress,
dividing Dakota by the Missouri river.
This is true. And if Dakota does not
move this summer. next winter she will
find herself bound hand and foot in the
tolls Of the spoilers. Against this move
the Huron convention is the only avail.
Able safeguard. Nov, advice: What are
the people Of Clay; Union, Turner Lincoln,
Minnehaha, and Hutchison doing: The
counties north. OF us and
vest Of us are all moving.
We know the people Of this county are
heartily in favor of this movement-let
them move at once, hold meetings, form
committees, issue calls and hold mass
meetings for the election of delegates.
OF one thing be assured, the Huron con-
vention will meet, and it will be the
strongest representative gathering Dako.
to has ever held. When it meets if they
see that the only salvation of Dakots
from the scheme we have disclosed is il
q counter move by the people, they viii
be very apt to make that counter move
For such movement, all her counties
should be represented.
The Moody Co. Enterprise says
several good Rales of land have beer
made in the vicinity of Flandrau during
the past few days at prices ranging from
$1,000 to 81, 500 for comparatively unim
proved quarter sections, and adds that
the land is really cheap at the highest O
these figures. Any quarter section Of lant
in southern Dakota is cheap at thos,
figures, and the time is very limited
when that amount Of money will pur
ohase 160 acres of Dakota dirt. By til,
way real estate has changed hands il
the vicinity Of Dell Rapids this spring
500 will not purchase o desirable quar-
ter section inside Of six months.-Del
Rapids Exponent.
| Yankton county offers inducements t,
practical farmers that are worth investi
cation. As fine farming lands as can b
found in the west can be purchased her
from their nonresident owners for les
than $1,000 per quarter section, an
there is no reason Why the farming land
! Of Ysnkton county are not as valuabl
as those of any county in the YES
Farmers, who wish to become citizen
and improve the lands, will find extr
= inducements to purchase.