Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1885-12-26

constitution OF tho atato ~ Dakota.
Section - Of the schedule and ordinance OF the
stat. conetitution provided a. follows:
Nothtus IN tAis constitution or schedule con-
tanned shall he construed "a authorize the legis-
latnra a. eSctesao any pawofs except such A. are
np,t~aafs a. tia organization Ia elect United
Statea aoi'asnts, 10 provide AMI pass means and
ataseft~, necessary, preliminary and incident To
I adlhtnptsn to the nnion aud Ia assemble and re-
asaen,he ant adloutn from timct Ia time; neither
"a, authorize ANY uiiiOrr az tho executive or nd
authoritative IetSsttmenta tc exercise any powers
" hyp etf,ee esvept such ns may bo preliminary
aed ~laCticht ~ admias,on Ia the union; nor to
.athVt ~ ANY eii.ect of the Judiciary department
~ ~sselNlae ANY ot tho duties Of hs office until
ghe state ~ hakota shall have been regularly al
uAItNl lhsa the union, oxcapt such M may ha su-
sh,tSSvd hN The oopsrcns OF tho United States.
tsucssps SLOWLY nut FIRMLY.
While this seetlon ~contncs your active func-
tsnnp prlNr O. the aduissinn Of the state into the
NhlNll Ia aneh means and measures ~ may be
no,ts>ars preliminary and incident thereto, it
leaNea you the sole judges as To what means and
measures may become necessary from time to
time "a socnrr such admission Ii, however, in
dictates Ia my mind that Il is the desire-that it
is the intention Of the law-makers that YOU be
required Ia hrst exhaust all means and measures
before rcsorung To such m would place the au-
thorities OF the state in conflict with those of the
government OF the United States and the terri
tory Of Dakota.
In view of the fact that the constitution pro-
vides for the continuance Of the territorial gov
ernment, the laws enacted hereunder. and con-
tinues the territorial officers in the discharge OF
their duties until admission into the union, |
therefore recommend that after fully completing
the organization of both houses, memorialiZing
congress on such internal questions rs may in
your Judgment seem pertinent to the interests Of
the state, enacting such legislation as may facili-
tate the labors OF succeeding sessions which YOU
are authorized to hold, and aftet electing
TWO representatives Of the state To the United
States senate. you do then adjourn your session
subject to such future assembling ~ you may by
law direct. l cannot doubt that the simple jus
tee OF your cause, when presented by your legally
constituted representatives in congress. will
forthwith secure the admission Of your state. |
have that faith in the broad patriotism, sound
discretion and sensitive regard for the right
manifested by the president of tho United States
to believe that he will he a warm supporter OF
your cause.
lido not deem it necessary, at this time, to COM
munlcate my views upon
II GENERAL LEGISLATION NECESSARY
TO give vitality to the constitution. | trust, how
ever, that in the near future il may become our
uuty 10 further confer as to the enactmentsn nee
essary to give full vigor and vitality 10 the intent
and purpose of the law OF the state,
and the promotion of her Interests, when we
should feel above. beneath and around MS, 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 # Dakota, so long removed from
party strife and ambition. cannot conceive that
their fellow-citizens. to whom is coDaigned a
brief authority, can be so blinded 10y selfish mo-
tives rs to
MOCK OUR HELPLEssNEss BY II VERY SUR
FEiT or POWER.
Kansas struggled 10 statehood through blood.
but her course can never excite the sympathy of
intelligent craftsmanship n has the contempt So
persistently shown TO the rights OF the people Of
Dakota. The state has not only demonstrated
herself to be- capable OF administering and main
tanning government, being q very hive u! IN
dustry and thrift presenting throughout her
virtually without courts, the admiration Of all
well-minded and liberty-loying peoples.
while constitutional iiber!y is still against the
steel hand OF the invader, it is as delicate AS the
petal of the rose to the touch of injustice from
within. Robbed of justice, it is robbed OF re-
robbed Of power, It is robbed Of life. ""Gani,,
ragged, contempt. death. is the epitaph inscribed
on lberty's tablets adown the mausoleum OF
time.
A wGUNG TO A STATE 10 A WRONG 10 TIE
UNION.
While il. Justice iniures her directly, the gnngranc
Of her wounds il absorbed into every fibre Of the
body polite OF which she is "A member. Ampu-
tation is deformity. Tho only remedy is 10 head
and the only ointment righteous Justice. She no
longer s~oIelts a favor within the province Of
c?nsress to grant or Withhold. She demands a
legally refuse: IL her people are content with
less than Justice why are we unworthy TO be free
under the name of constitutional liberty. Da-
kota Is a state with every possible prerequisite
tu.hiied, q fact which she knows and will cause
congress to know. She embOdies the best effort
Of the civilization Of the age, and the broadcst
charity the world ever produced, begotten by the
religion of Christ, fostered by the constitution
| VI iIt Chit'u btsilfN uHltI Wv NiAhE Vi Alt
declaration OF independence.
SITUATED IN 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
limitiess expanse Of the most fertile soil which
laughs at the caress OF her happy husbandmen,
rejolcingin the most salubrious cline which the
sun hlesses IN his journey. she brings her willing
hand a~ndloyal heart-hereelf-to the sisteThood
Of states. | have free confidence that your pat
riotic devotion and courageous manhood will
never permit you to betray the sacred trust COM
mitted 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. If their
chisenent is enforced mill tho hardships arising
from dependency shall reduce them TO poverty
and starvation, whether TO abandon the beauti-
full land of their adoption and the ruins of the mag
niflcent state OF their creat ION, Il land sacred TO
them by every tie OF patrial and social endear-
ment, and BY the graves Of their dead. and return
to their former homes which viii have passed
into the hands of strangers, or to
ADvPT FURTHER MEASURES TO MAINTAIN
THEIR RIGHTS,
will be a question for frcemen and the sons OF
freemen 10 decide. The prosperinC of this state
cannot long endure in is present condition
schools, churches and benevolent institutions
must be ahandonsdi or rndnfed without Ihe sid
this support. Liberty is the touch-stOne that in
spires the civilization of the age. Tyranny long
sustained begets subject hit for tyranis.
The state of DAKOTA commits her cause To the
decision of the American congress. and claims for
its consideration interests paramount to the re-
mote people OF the eastern or even western CONT
nent, and expects justice. Being again denied her
rights she will carry her cause TO the national
judiciary. and finally, with firm reliance upon
their verdict, to the people of the states in their
primary and sovereign capacity IA monarchs Of
even, the Legislative, executive and Judiciary,
which are, after all, the or atures OF heir viii
BY this verdict they will abide.
A general order has be n issued from
the national headquarters of the Grand