The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-01-22

1ueIoshIS Blk companies IN Cno LerrlGOry Lna6
have been mustered into the service for two
years There are several more organized,
one or two of which are uniformed and
equipped. The otherss are .laWaiting arms
and muster. The arms at present In use by.
our militia were secured BY my predecessor
from the War department, he going, as I
keeping and return when demanded. ask
the Legislature 70 authorize the governor, in
the name OF the territory, to apply for such
arms and any others which 1t may be neces-
sary to secure, requiring him in turn to take
pai1y 70 whom such arms may be issued.
QUESTION OF ADHESION AND DIVISION
8 suggest t that steps should be taken by the
present legislature to acquaint congress,
through Q memorial or otherwise, with the
mission and division. THE members Of this
general assembly ara fresh from the people.
Nothing except the individual expression of
the people themselves at the polls could be
80 reliably indicative Of their sentiments and
desiresT aB the public expression of their
ssessa adms wss
and division ID attracting and the fact that
1t bag been deemed aof{ sufficient imp ortance
for omI1ent In the message Of the governor
OF our neighbour state. Minnesota, who
alludes with great kind mess tgthe merits and
AcSH CD OESuAl6 RSVpl6- OlcOAhONtsys 4AuuCoh 1uo
to refer atsome length to the question In
this communication. The territory, either
as o whole or divided is populouss enough,
even II the maximum Of opulatio ion hitherto
required igd demanded, for the formation of q
state government or governments. OF
new conditions applied to Dakota, we may
not only be unable TO get into the Union now,
but may remain out Indefinitely. But I be-
neve that, with full knowledge: OF our pop
ulation; resources and development, con-
:gress will at least afford the terri
s sSas 81 atatea whether an offer
Of this character, which ontemplated admis-
sion without division, would be accepted by
the people, is not for met DECLARE. I do
declare this, however, 'thatit is more import
ant thatsterritories should be divided as their
should be fixed by strangers, who are liable
to- misunderstood their necessities. But
nothing could lie more entirely conclusive as
to their desires than an oppo rtunjty to vote
upon the question Of admission IL any form
that congress may submit IT Whether they
accept or reject the proposition, the oppor-
tunity to do the one or the other should be
afforded them. 1t Is easier toa decline an
honor than To endure o wrong. There were
SO ,703 votes cast in the territory In the re-.
only seventy tight we're organized in time to
s,,ota, ~ IsTanna n ssessitp the oualifica.
Hnns III Fvntsrss aeereeata %. 600 In the
! S t tarritory viii be. disputed by no one,
ID think, familiar with the facts. That those
4 aSst ~ INA facE that nine morths' Residence
In 1saytsaSi nntier our 1iawssas qualification
\ ~ mira n: AMI Nv the further fact that the
5ra+,rne 1nai1a under the law by school OH
oers II tha of pliblic instruc
Hon show, that III the sixty Ave counties out
n ti5e a;ohtv- Ave orranized ,fall that have
/ furnished CENSUS retnrns) there were on the
ss SS sgs fasven Is twenty years. The prcs-
snce of tbe family prociatms the absence
d NJ thSs advan turers hThe assessed value Of
FOR tha. vear S84 IL over 1884. 600
HnH aLd AZ 31rscyeints of stIle treasurers f,f
s Syy loo cornoratians alone nmounts to over
Al .sOo. 600, THE total Sexpehs ltbnre Of the
Whole territory for educaao nal nuxp poses, be-
fpaa 7wsra aaearlys 5000 boo. 4 might
make compariaons viii & would exhibit the
farTftofy5 ia 81 most favorable light beside
NAM Mn IA and wan settled states, but this
naed Int .bald one The onsfact that SO large
1 4 ani1if w1s sxpei,de Tor common schools
SdisDeIs The notiou that tts population Of this
tsrIi6sry Is In any manner fictitious, or that
s s cunt x Y bsS Ss Sme honest voters
ssTNat fs,sra Wera ilIe9ni votaa cast here and
49, Il, tSa fasritosv ~ verv iiiFeiv INT
ths,s, rortM in wsra = not dra.1n ~ a,,v
s1tent X cSoosinS iosai soffi ssr4 nesriv svary
! eo1rty md distric passed. throurh al e1clt.
ine contest where tbs dual ications Of voters
s ysss = slessiz sssasiaissS e i IS siass
eSat tsra Il s snnb Ia fra,
sssra sysIy man Il In OWL to is nsirhbors