Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-04-13
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DAVIS ON DAKOTA.

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DAVIS ON DAKOTA.
Minnesota senator Delivers the
Greatest speech Vet Made Upon That
Topic-L. q. Johnson and the Aber-
deem Convention.
Washington, April lin the senate
to-day Mr.. Davis took the floor after
the call OF the morning business, and
delivered q speech on the Dakota admis-
sion bill. The galleries were fairly I'LL
ed, among the spectators being Mrs.
Senator Davis and Mrs. Bushnell. Mrs.
Senator Hawley and a number Of Dako-
to people, including Gen. John H. King
and wife. The senators on the floor.
especially the republicans, gathered
around Mr.. Davis and gave him close
attention. Upon several Law points
Senator Edmunds showed great interest
in the address, and helped the senator
from Minnesota with several suggestions.
the senate as one OF the best Y Q de-
AtfCtUh Sh AK AoOAs 0hA OOAHAns
flowed in upon the senator from Min
nesota In great numbers at the close OF
his speech. It was known to be his
maiden effort in any extended way and
therefore was listened to by the people
in the galleries AMI upon the door with
some curiosity. In his reply to Senator
Butter, of South Carolina, he so wrought
up that gentleman that he was hardly
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his c0mposure IN time and lndulged in
q hearty laugh when the senator rent to
the clerks desk Q circular exposing the
been Senator Butler'a strongest author
ity in his speech Of yesterday. Mr..
Davis said:
Dakota became . territory on the I'd
day OF March, 1851, when states which
ing from the union. Those states re-
little delsy, bat for years this greaa
party purposes, has been denied an
equivalents Justice. der people now re-
appear, demanding rights which reason
cannot geinsay or pretext evade. with
decent Pile usibility-sights to which they
MO OAtlbA6u Oy skOnsy 6tiPulbtsuAsS Uo-
tween this nation and q foreign power;
by compact between the original states,
entered into before the constitution was
adopted, and which by many statutes
has been since confirmed, applied and
extended as q guaranty OF statehood,
over regions OF the west, OF the south
west and on the Pacific coast. From
these domains states have come into be-
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slon end performance OF both the treaty
end the compact. This commonwealth
mskes claim upon equities more impera.
tivs sven than these legal rights. In
1903 Napoleon Bonsparte was first con-
sul Of France and ThoH AZ Jefferson was
president Of the Uc-ted States. Each
of these men was the child of democracy,
and they were the most PRESIDENT states
men Of that time. Each had foreseen
the wori6-grasping policy of England,
and had foYetoid it's persistent processes
which have ever since end are now in
COURSE OF fuiEilmsnt. The hollow truce
which followed tho treaty OF Amiens was
about TO be broken BY wars which even
tualIy crushed France and applied the
torch to tie public buildings and ar
ohives Of tho capital of the United States
In contemplation ofttis struggle these
chief magistrAses OF the only republics
then existing negotiated q treaty by
which the United States acqsired from
France more territory than the people
OF the colonies had wrebted from Grea.
Britain by the war OF the rebellion
This domain ia now Louisiana, Arkan-
sae, lows. all OF Minnesota west OF che
Mississippi river, Kansas, Nebraska, she
Indian Territory, part of Wyoming end
Dakota.
Mr.. Dsyis then vent extensively into
the history of the Louisiana purchase
and its division into territories; the or
igsnizstion OF the territories of New
Orleane, Mississippi, Louisiana, Mis-
%souri. Michigan. Wisconsin. lowe and
Minnesota, and OK the various stntal
carved ont OF these and other territories
He made copious quotations from various
~speeches, reports aad debates IN con
gresa and presidential messages from
Che beginning Of She present century, al
o ground work Tor his argument in favor
Of Dakota's admission.
At thia stage OF his remarks, Senator
Davis interpolated something Of q reply
to Senator Butler's repaarks OF yesteR
day end stepped outside of his eel
epeechs 20 answer those arguments. He
took up first the proposition which tht
senator from South Carolina had put
forward in making Utah Q case parable
with that Of Dakota IN sregard to the in
hs1ent right OF tho territory TO admis-
sion. He said she We not TO be brough
into contrast with that christian com
munty OF south ID .kota. Az 9 congrea
and as d people We were bound to taxi,
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