Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-12-19

5 ment to exercise any of the duties of his
, office until the state of Dakota shall
, have been regularly admitted into the
union, except such as may be author
{ lzed by the congress of the United
States.
: Whlie this secrion confines your active
functions prior to the admission of the
state into the union to such "means and
{ measures" as may be necessary prelim-
mary and incident thereto, it leaves you
the sole Iadges as to what means and
, measures may become necessary from
!, time to time to secure such admission.
1t, however, indicates to my mind that 1t
is the desire-that it is the intention of
the law makers that you be- required to
hrst exhaust oil means and measures be-
Tore resorting to such as would place the
authorities of the state in conflict with
those OF the government of the United
States and the territoay of Dakota.
In view of the fact that the constitution
provides for the continuance of the ter
ritorial government, the laws enacted
Hereunder and continues the territorial
officers In the discharge OF their duties
until admission into the union, there
tore recommend that after fully complet-
ing the organization of both houses,
memorallzlng congress on such internal
questions as may IN Your Judgment seem
pertinent to the interests OF the state.
enactlpg such legislation as may facili-
tate the labors OF succeeding sessions
which you are authorized to hold, and
after electing two representatives of she
state to the United States senate, you do
then adjourn your session subject to
such future assembling as you may by
law direct. | cannot doubt that the
simple Justice OF yonr cause, when pre-
sented by your legally constituted rep.
, resentatives IN congress will forthwith
secure the admission OF your state |
have faith in the broad patrlotisro
sound discretion and sensitive regard for
the right manifested by the president Of
the United States to believe shat he will
be q warm supporter of your cause.
L do not deem it necessary, at this
Tune, to communicate my views upon
the general legislation necessary to give
!; vitality to the constitution. 1 trust.
). however, that in the near future it NAV
become our duty to further confer as to
| enactments necessary to give full yigor
and vitality to the intent and purpose
, OF the fundamental law of the state, and
the promotion of her interests, when we
: should feel above, beneath and around
US, not only the support of the laws of
our country, but also the sympathy and
sustaining power of the union of the
states.
The people of Dakota, SO long remoy-
ed from party strife and ambition, can
not CONCEIVE that their fellow citizens.
to whom is consigned brief authority
can be so blinded by selfish motives as
to mock our helplessness by. the very
surfelt OF power.
Kansas struggled to statehood
through blood, but her course can never
| excite the sympathy of intelligent state
mhnshlp as has the contempt SO presis-
, tenfly shown TO the rights of the peouie
OF Dakota. The state has not only
demonstrated herself to be capable of
administering and maintaining govern
ment, being very hive of industry and
thrift, presenting throughout her do.
main model of law and order sustain
ed virtually without courts, the admifa-
ton OF ail well.minded and liberty.
loving people.
While constitutional liberty is still
against the steet hand of the invader,
1t 10 as delicate as the petal of the rose
to the touch OF the injustice from with
IN. Robbed of justice, it is robbed of
respect; robbed of respect, it ia robbed
of its power; robbed of power, it is rob.
T bed of life. Outraged, con-
tempt, death" is the epitath inscribed
on liberty''s tablets adown the manso-
leum OF time. A wrong TO state is a
wrong to The union. While iniastiee
Injuries her directly the gangrens
OF her wounds is absorbed INTO
every fibre of the body polltic OF
which she isi a member. Am.
putation is deformity. The only reme-
dy is heal and the only ointment right
eous justice She no longer solieits
favor within the province of congress to
grant or withhold. She demands right
granted by law which congress cannot
legally refuse. II her people are con
tent With less than Justice why are we
unworthy to be free, If the nation offers
less it is unworthy to exist under the
name of constitutional liberty. Dakota
is state with every possible pre-reuui-
site fulfilled, a fact which she knows and
J Will cause congress to know. She em.
BODIES the best effort of the civilization
OF the age, and the broadest charity the
world ever produced, begotten by the
religion OF Christ, fostered by the con-
stltutlon OF the United States, under the
tutilage of the declaration of independ-
ence.
Situated iu the bosom of the union.
whose great artery cuts. her in twain as
it presses on to the sea, embracing her
mountains OF gold, and the limitless ex-
panse OF the most fertile soil which
laughs at the caress of her happy hus-
, bandmen, rejoicing in the most salubri-
GUS climate which the sun blesses in his
journey, she brings her willing hand and
loyal heart-herself--t the sisterhood
of states. [ have free confidence that
your patriotic devotion and courageous
manhood will never permit you to be-
7 tray the sacred trust committed TO your
keeping, and that you will devise and
adopt such "means and measures" In the
future as may be found necessary to
fully realize the expectations of your
constituencies. Ii their rights
a continue to be ignored, if
: their disfranchisement is en-
forced until the hardships arising
q from dependency shall reduce them to
poverty and starvation, whether to aban-
don the beautiful land of their adoption
and the ruins of the magnificent state of
] their creation, land sacred to them b,
!, every tie of partial and social endear-
ment, and by the graves of their dead,
and return to their former homes which
:, % will have passed into the hands of stran-
q gers, or to adopt further measures to
: maintain their rights, will be question
for freemen and the sons of freemen to
decide. The prospering of this state
: cannot long endure in its present con-
q dition-schools, churches and beneyo-
lent institutions must be abandoned, or