The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-10-14

with IAN ron grip the ;entlre south.
This hold is as solid as the mountain
range that passes throu It's borders
1t is no more possibl in my udgment;
during this genera alton to loosen that
grip thansit would be by human lever
to overturn this great m untain range,
Among The states Of the solid south is
the state Of Texas, which, by the terms
of the treaty made with the govern
ment upon its accession, can, upon its
own motion, without the consent of
congress, divide into five states. And,
who can doubt that, with the increase
of population of that immense area, a.
few years will bring such division, and
in lieu of one there will be three, four
COR five states with their representative
in the senate of the United States.
Therepnbiicamparty-reverscancon con.
sent with safety that the great heritage
in the Northwest, which was won from
slavery by the blood 81 her sons and
by the wisdo ON of her sta tesmen, shall,
ibe wasted BY adopting unusual and
immense areas thereof for the admis.
sion as states into tho union.
These, in my judgment, are some
OF the reasons why We may expect
that if we seek admission snccessful-5
ly, we must continue to ask in the
way in which we have asked il, 5ddi.
yided on an east and west line. I
know the fact to be that our friends
in congress are willing that the cues
ton OF division should be submitted
| to ayote OF the eople Of the whole ter
ritory, confident that that vote will
be an ndorsement OF the policy
which our friends desire shall prevail.
It is wi plating no conf dence to saw.
that after the bill for admission Of
South Dakota had passed the senate
and was pending in the house, our
friends on the house committee had a
consult ation with Mr.. Clifford; your
represe ntative, and othert Dako taians
t&Washington, and: there prepared an
amendment to the senate bill chang.
ing the name of the northern part
from Lincoln as provided in the bill
TO North Dakota, = and submit ting
the question OF division Of the terri.
torysto a vote of the people. and max.
ing the admission Of South Dakota
dependent upon that vote. s5S35l5EsI5 "a
go far az lam iyidually concern
ed, while ! do not believe il Is possible
to ccomplish admission with q vote
AGAINST division, and while Twill do
al IN my power to secnre5a vote for
division, ] shall yield with the best
grace may to the voice of the people
when honestly and intellirently5s 81.
pressed, though it be against nv iildp.
ment. But II we desire to hasten The
time when we may emerge from this
chaotic condition, We must do all III
our power to satisfy our friends "a
congress that the people Of the terri.
tory are, rs I believe them "a be sav.
erywhere, with q few executions. III
favor Of entering the union as two
states and g not one. are all
a. atn q to get out Of this present
condition Our material interests
are ufering. Greater than everything
else, the subject Of Education
ls not being treated as it ought toS Be
and can be under q state orpaniza,.
ton. ARE deprived Of the 9prnner
use OF courts. The courts as at nres.
emit constituted ARE entirely ginsnffi.
Gent Tor the business put upon them.
We have taxation with bout represanta.
t;tion. We are not allowed TO even
spend the money that We raiss n
taxes. IT, is expended under tha ans, ans.
R IIy and control Of the government.
1 we pay the government revenue. bnt
lt3 accords us no right to say how any
portion of that revenue shall be az.
pended. We are in no. sense allowed
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