Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-12-23
not receive the approval Of the Cover.
nor Of the territory and fsiled for want

ti0n, ana As tho Lest session Of oopereoo
presented lt Withs memoriAl 6skip9 ad.l
mission upon the basis Of that constltu.
tion. In tho forty.seventh congress
theee vas also presented memosiais
I1htch was brought in pefson TO the ssn.
ate By large and inf1nsnt1sl deleRa-
tfon Of citizens VI northern Dakota,
askinR division Of the terri
Toy upoE the forty.sixth parallel. They
dld not, OF c0ufse, assume TO express an
opinion - TO whether this division
should be accomplished by the admis.
sion OF the southern part Of the territory
% state or BY simple division Of the
territory into two organized territories.
They were, however, most emphatic and,
earnest IN their Representations 70 the
whether the southern part Of the terri
to continue under territorial form of
government, the interests Of the people
would be subserved BY division OF the
territory on the forty.sixth parallel.
As have already said, the political
conventions OF both parties in the terri.
tory have perhaps slmost every year
plsced in their platforms resolution
in favor OF division, and in some cases,
atota r. :. henn. 1he...ht a.. 80.
;csi .on.ant;onsp ppy .as.u.;n snvukM. 'ns. pull
nart;ss corid sn5 ;ns ;o ons1a.s uppns
fact ! nn;om - a .ant; sa's ~ ~ s.ts . SUI
,,n.t 80 a ttH y. seaslcn.. ~ .ne 70
snhm;ttsd ths,a :. =. r:tasa .ecens!y
To the snh;act ~ S,,;s;on au5 aoe ~ tho W
sent,ment I'm os tha su, tars;.as. sna W .,ae sae
snn;oot Ga,a.no, @ p;a..n upou .na'
1 Tha sont;o,ent .ea u .aaas aelve ssys :.
nrsct;csIi. = nnan;mans. ~ .y ~ - ~. us'ston -
e;thar sact;on ~ .ho .a,.;tn.. Ias .e.y 20. - ~
Wiz. Whsthsr. III. da.,.a \. ,ne ;s .ey LIZ oppo.g A.
q MT n"ast;nn - seor,s 20 w,se n.s..sas unwso
discn.s. whash.r = Iii SI d;..n0a ,ea,y 49, ~
ths sffact ~ !. s1asa- - to.ae snuoa asa
rsist;nnsi,;n snnsndarad enJ Sso a.s..nS an1
hv the varipns s;na. ~ aaH p.omo.e., o.ea
and sonth mo- t,a;.s bn;,t sy ~ sy.-nuas no.sa
r. :, nrobsh;i,tv :, nent;nnaUov 't.ey1u, th.ty e"
be estimstsd ~ X - ntSs.. wsi, .ns' ,rn uan
sslf. hnt r. sa..,,,s - ota - =. . .ia.,,a. ny
sea: ssa:. Das :. sSems 20 oe:n. rue snsts latl-
.He e........;a ~ .os oIs.sSus1.l Llss . ste
eao:..s sao oomoIaus anu olnaAog 9nee' tnat
|mul.s.es ooaL N.Sn iyine east 1oo west o.
~ nSn osne., Oeoome oy .ne isss OF sraoe
sao 0onoo uo!o closeAy Allea snd
%Gae ssh aesIy ssslmlated. tnan .nose
.Iks a,s .osu suu eou.n' ~ .y event'
.;t. ~ S.Icy haIa:e cms *n1h ~ c1n..nE neces.
e.sy ioE 1oialsg togetner IN teffltorlal or
hoth i.r"s,. ~ ..rniet rrIo.s sets! n.s IeRlons
=, ~ 49, 10y III pohuis:eu, s: yo'n Mamense
I;,;.,on ."" Wv" ''"'eteiS oos'tous o1
i nn.ht r.,h.r. a., 4h.. =. A..
| ..t a.Is. .ss.;H. sosps, - os W e.y .nss " tne
To- ~ oant,en.on y. oo"s ~ s'' .aoa..s @ So.. Ia
ths comn;ttaan ~ % nn ta.s;>Iia. pesLGo aM =, o1.oIe
Z hsl;sve nv e,nost M ' III ae '.han, . "nom, @nss
fronn az ~, nf P;...a,.I - o .Nae. Io NJ
i Iota ths 49, 49,, na;ttaa - has.S .ha ~ u ss.. Da-
oast;on. - sne on,,,,.;.;a,, @ ~ o 4hn s' s; su
sion ~ n.iot ~ n tMnnoi;.;.a, M sLo wv wv
izations. is -. 1n;ts .rn...n. vtesa. tsc
at that t;ma.t .that ft,s a s,;.t;p, oona;ot ha 0
tveen tha -. .s .sct,nn. .,fthee os t...;sa. us
fover the nnsst;nn ~ ~ csn;tsi Iocst;nn ,s1 hs !,
mnch 10 IA, vith the faehi. nr"t.st .h;oS ia,a
Vas lifted nv thea. renfiamen s..;ns,
the divis;on ~ ths tarr,tnrY de M,
/ believe that nnon the av;d.noa - no, ~. ~
be onestionsd M n;netv ~. :. go. S.n y. y.
more Of the entire popuistion. Of Dakota "a
are desirous Of 4 sdiyision Of ths,tsrriforv
have been assured. "A the c6mm;itee
hes been, by men whose opportn.;1y for
\ knowing the septiment 81 DsInts !.
very perfect. that the propoaition "a al.
i nit the whole territory "a : sinole stata
would not be accented by her nonnls.
4 ton.
MI. President, in considering the onea.
ton of the admission of.Dakots. r seem,
to me that three thioes most "a fonnd
to be present in order to ent,tIe this
state to admission: + First. the AREA ol n
the state must be sulficientlv llaroe IN
IL ,;vo = s~..,ank>> Ah.A :Ass-:lc hLIGCa--sS