New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-12
HaRRISON rs 4 FRIEND OFTHE DAhOT4S.
THE ADMISSION OF DAKOTA AS TWO STATES
LIKELY TO BE EARLY URGED

| THE ADMISSION OF DAKOTA As TWO SIAlhS
LIKELY TO BE EARLY URGED.
Washington, Nov IL spcciaD.-Dispatchcs from
Dakota indicate that the people of that Territory are
greatly pleased with the Republican success achieved
in the campaign just closed. The election Of Har
Iison 10 the Presidency is douby significant to Da-
kota. 1t means not only that Republican Admins
traon will admit the Northwestern Territories which
the Democrats have thus far kept out OF the union'
but IT means also that President IIarrison's policy
concerning the Territory Will be I'm accord with the
expressed will Of the people set forth in their
memorial TO the XIINth Congress praying for adj
mission Mr.. Harrison, who member of the
Senate at that time, made the report from the
Committce Territories tho bill for the admission
Of Dakota. The report shows that he favored the
division Of the Territory. that portion OF the Terri
tory south of the fory-sXth parallel OF latitude to
be admitted as the State Of Dakota and that portion
north of the forty-sixth parallel TO be organized
as Lincoln Territory. He defended the Sioux Falls
Convention. which favored the division Of the Terri
tory, and on this point Mr. IIan,on's report says;
1t objected that there has been precedent
justfyng the the pant Il any BODY or peo
Die than whole body organized Territory, FOR
the formation OF a constitution and state Government as
the basis Of an application for admission to the Union
But. In fact there such prcccdents California was
never organized Territory II was part Of the un
organized domain acquired from Mexico. No previous
any indicated or suggested
the boundaries Of the state Of California. The people
themselves by constitution proposed their boundaries
In the Of Iowa. the boundaries Of the Territory as
organized the time Of the first constitution embraced
large tract country lying the north OF the present
houndaries of the state and Of the boundaries pro
posed I'm the first constitution This constitution pro-
posed OF the limits Of the Territory OF Iowa
certain part thereof and organize 1t into State The
boundaries proposed in this constitution were not ac
ceped by Congress- boundaries proposed by Con
gress rejected by popular vote The second con-
sution, under which the state admitted, proposed
boundary, different from either Of those being the
present boundaries State and this constitution was
accepted and ratified by Congress
In the light precedents and authorities, no
Just criticism De made OF the proceedings taken by
the people Dakota Of the methods by which
they brought their requests to the attention OF the
Senate
Mr. Harrison therefore recommended to the Senate
that Dakota be divided compliance with the request
of its people and that the southern portion be admitted
state.
II is generally believed that President he viii
continue this recommendation with the further rec
ommendation that both portions Of the Territory
thus divided be admitted the Union. His report
made I'm January, 1856, shows that the population Of
each division that ground alone entitled 1t 10 state
hood. The population Of South Dakota was 263,465,
while that of North Dakota was lj2l0a. Ii + now
estimated that the total population Of the two divisions
is over 600 600 on this tie report of Senator
Harrison says:
5he people Of Dakota but lately citizens Of the
States Every State is represented among her people
and is fayoaby represented For intelligence. industry
and a good disposition toward the Institutions of
country community claim the precedence OF this
II has been Of all Northwestern States and
Territories and is true OF Dakota. that very large
number Of soldiers who served the country faithfully
during the war. be found among her people
The respect people for the institutions for religion
and learning is evident
II Is generally conceded here that OF the very
first recommendations by the President VIII be
the admission OF Dakota states In accordance
with the suggestions Of his report to the Senate
I'm 1856.