Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-07-05

ian rsriCd d. ere povsrIaes To control
p'i.,l poiiitoai ac.iur. or 20 q. i II II
! q iss'iah fer ans pnfpnst. Iae A&oS,
a:t n,e ast. sfe su CLEAR pass tt. ~ Wiz
,nt con. c1s0'.
s! Nou II lss IN his m >as lulifahls an
's4 1is! Y cunbtttat / onel histoiy u t. {
Oaifed y aieT, 10 spe. atng a la c3af ).
pnisaed oy ailcs'a IL IN tie nfysn
ION oi tir ststs eossrnD ~, c;i.ract,
sit as being 'thorooghly irregular
aDd in discussing the controversy 10
congress- over the admission of Missouri
INTO the nnion, he statee that as q tern
'sbe vas absolutely nndel
'she legielAtivs control cf congress- :
As sill fnr.l er showing the view /, + .hp
m,nen' writer Uro1 this t,rin oil pro
'edore, l1o'e. A tp,tion 30 def the
be c0nsiG .,ation uf the bi ! 'or The ed
mission of M,sso, ri WIS made in
Dc house OF representatives when
| Sue It. the delegate cf the territory, oh.
| ] .ated that Missouri would, 10 TINS cas !,
go on aud er9sni3e stats government
Sftnoat waiting for auy lssvs fir m
| congress-. And this threat OF the terri
| 'ror,al d .legate against the whole nuion
'Sas net punished as piece OF laugh.
able insoisase."
He also states in reference 30 the
| power given to co lRress in the oons..t;
ION for fss aim s,ioa of pse STATE s: !:
fbie does not imp g a dI y upon ON
Sress, but gran right winch i, can
use 10 accordance with It's d,ecretioa."
This argument. then. II .m right.
leads us ir; esia' IDLY to these @. noiu .ions:
l. That the act ct the legisl4'ive
assembly of 1885 author zpg III, con.
stitntionai Convention, the formstioo,
and adoption OF il by the pen le, the
election Of iii ,ers prepsl 4tc,y to ies sd
mission into she uuIon hy congress, was
usI. legal aud ec,osdi, g to established
precedente. That the ouiy sossr TO
admit rs aud to VI Axe vital whs. we have
so faf done, IL co3gr=ss, sad without
hat action We cannot be.
Q That the lass OF coExr So urd
tito constitution are snpre M, and thnt
ao act OF the peoile of u terrirury, with
uut tbe saaoi,oD OF o,tgts4, Can pharge
.hs tertitosisi luto state poveinment.
8 rhst until the state is admitted
tato ths uaion by congress tn. te,rt,-
rial government remains uuimpaired;
n any assum ptioa of eovsreignty pnos.
0each q i.nission by cons-.ss ~ un-
author zsi aud void. as bsinR in c, :.
hot with khe consultation and Laws ui
the United STAKES.
4. Thst an assumption of sovereignty
by stsse so formed, and Eot I'd nitted
10 the union Of states. is repngnant to
the laws OF congress- which formed iha
territorial organization, and it ia an
attempted exercise OF sovereignty iu.
compatible with the sovereignty OF The
uniOB.
8. That the territorial government
ehessfore being in existence ill ahe ad--
mission OF the state into the union by
congress, the state cannot exist ss d
sovsrsiRnty until the happening of that
evens, as the two sovereigntiss cannot
exist at the came time within the same
limits.
6. That the admission of state liz a
political question and She right is nom
enforcible except by political action. 1t
,s in no sense judicial.
What skea Ia the Eitim ,te =, mede !?
Osrtairly bot in unnsnsi or 'rnvaesni
pr seedure. N t IN RAys tvsr winch the
guide post OF dapgss i, erected aud upDu
which 10 insctih. the constituticn and
lava ot ous county e. yipa thon shalt
oet enter here.
Follow 10 the way We are op. 1t j.
the right one. Hold fest TO the thloga
which we have, and aso md shss prioei-
pie and that sentiment stard i.ysily TO
the end. Il will triumph, for it Is right
l do not mean OF course that we must I
necessity stand by the constitution H.
ready adopted, if il is thought apo.her
convention or constitution woa'd be
advisable. I only mean to ha under.
stood that aa q line Of action TO be pus
|sued, it is the correct ons By " vfy
Fproper method keep elive the sentiment
in Dakota. But that QUESTION ia not 20
be fought out here alone. Ws must
transfer the forum OF its activity 30 the
great heart of the American pecp,e. Aad
that heart must be reached 20 that IL
will feel ouf wrongs. and appreciate this
monntrous outrage perpetyated upan
this people without gniae, color or sx
cuse.
Ii we cannot move congress the Amer.
lean people can. 1t has done SO before
and history surely viii repeat itself. Can
we afford to assume the responsibility
of such steps Would the friends in
congress- we already have Justify or
sustain it, and can we in personal
sense afford to do it? The wrong, humil-
istion and suffering OF the
present are sufficient. Our present
condition discourages the ap-
proach of capital or the upbuilding and
developing of our wonderful resources.
Values are insecure, rates of interest
high. Such form of government is en-
tirely unsuited to the wants and necess-
ties OF our people. A condition to which
it was suited, we have long since out
grown. But shall we surrender the
present with all it's defects and enter
with our eyes wide open into condition
OF things upon which no order rests ?
Shall We resolve ourselves into chaos,
without law, without order, without pro-
tectionf Shall we imperil all property
interests, undo all municipal organiza-
tions, and take our chances in this new
order OF things, with g legislature with
out authority, with courts without juris-
dietion, with an executive without pow
or to commando In fact, a pretended
organization that would be fiction, a
substance that would be shadow, IA
pretense that would be anarchy. Aud
IN this attitude, would our appeal be
any more potent. or our cause strength-
ened? On the contrary I would con-
| slider it very much the reverse.
IT such an experiment were ador ted
what, in practical way would be the
possibility of its success2 Are the pre-.
sent conditions here the same as they
were in MichigEn2 Are we certain the
people here believe in it's expediency ?
Would they give adherence to the new
order Of things? Are congress and the
national administration now in political
Isympathy with the large majority OF
our people here, as they were there