New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-01-18
FROM SOUTH DAKOTA.
The South Dakota Constitutional Con-
Vention Meets Again at tiuron and
Passes. Strong Resolutions.
The Reasons for Division and Admis-
sion Set Forth in the strongest
Possible Light.

SION Set Forth Ill the strongest
Possible Light.
HURON, Oak, Special Telegram, Dec. g.
convention to order at 4 O'Clock this after
noon. AquoruIn of the members being pres
ent Mr.. Myers moved that committee
De appoined on resolutions, and they were
so observation-disclosures. Myers, Neil, Brook
ings, Kanouse and Owen. A recess was
taken until evening, when Mr.. Neil presented
the following:
To the CONGRESS of the United States: The
constitutional convention of Dakota,
elected under the act OF the terri
torial legislature, approved by the governor
March $50, with power under the act to
adjourn from time to time, respectfully
represent that it has maintained it's
existence and organization, and on this 9th
day of January, 1888, again convened pur-
suanU to previous adjournment for tho
purpose of renewing and emphasizing The
request of the people of South Dakota
for a division of the territory and
their admission to the Union as a state.
The people OF all Dakota, north and SOUTH
have during the past seventeen or eighteen
years contemplated division and the forma-
ton OF two states you are well aware, and
that the buildings and institutions Of the ter
1itory have been Systematically duplicated,
one OF each class having been established
has population OF more than $50, 900
people and an area of 1900 square miles,
with every requisite of strong and safe
Ktate. Fair men will never claim that the
DIVISION OF DAKOTA
will lnjure the nation Objection has been
ground that if divided into two states
there would not be sufficient re-
sources in each TO sustain popula-
lion equal to the older states,
In reply, this convention would call the at
tention OF congress to the report of Hon.
which the following populations are
given in the several territories
seeking admission to the Union: Dakota,
66S 400; Montana, 10000; New Mexico.
GO,OOO; Washington, l42, 391. OF this pop
NATION OF Dakota. 2OS, 900 are in North Dako-
Ia and $50, 900 in South Dakota, showing in
the populous portion from 4S 900 to 6S 900
more population than either OF the above
Territories asking admission and larger than
some states. The Dakotas will be agricult-
nral states where population never decreases.
But it is with the people of Dakota not
aquest1on whether division is desirable, but
whether the majority or the minority OF her
people shall direct her local affairs Will
congress shall declare that the majority
shall prevail, or that the will
of the majority shall be ignored
in each division of the territory. Nearly
every legislature which has convened in the
past eighteen years has either memoir
allied congress or taken some acUion
in behalf OF division of the territory? The
last convention of the Republican party,
held at Yankton in September, 1886 for the
nomination of delegete to congress adopted
the following resolution:
Resolved, That the will of the people of
oil 70 no fox of Il yicj1 ,oft hoe
ritory on an, east and west line has
been so clearly and so often ex-
pressed during the past fifteen years
that there is no reasonable doubt Of these
determined purpose of the large majority to
hold on steadfastly till this purpose is ac-
to pass such measure without de-
lay, said division to be on the bound
airy line of the counties nearest the
forty-sixth parallel OF north latitude. The
last convention of the Democratic party,
which met at Aberdeen iii 1856, to
delegate, adopted resolutions, and in
accordance with the request of these
resolutions and for the purpose of obtaining
an authoritative and final expression OF the
whole people, the last legislature submitted
the question OF division to the people OF the
territory with the result of a decisive major
ity for division. To South Dakota it will be
a severe .....
BLOW TO REPUBLICAN INSTITUTIONS
1t will establish a precedent which may
work disaster to the country. It is a declara-
ton that the general movement is drift
ing away, from the principles
t upon , which , states M have hereto.
the people of South Dakota, we invite the
attention of congress to our situation and
repeat our request that our long deferred
rights be granted us by the admission of
South Dakota to the Union. The people OF
South Dakota would be false to the cardinal
principles of the republic if they should now
accept admission as whole We believe
they will never 90 it. 1t they possess the
endurance and courage of men who are
fitted for self government, they can
never surrender We can suffer territorial
government with all its privations and de-
mails of Justice indefinitely. if it is forced
upon u.s. put we cannot abandon the princi-.
pie upon which the states of the republic
are founded that the legally expressed will
OF the majority shall prevail. We further
respectfully urge that in pursuance of the
vote OF The people in November last the
territory be divided on the forty-seventh
parallel OF latitude instead of the forty
sixth parallel contemplated in the constitu-
ton as adopted by the people in November
1885, and chat the state be designated as
South Dakota and the north half OF the ter
ritory be permitted to enjoy the name which
IL unQOuDLeuly desires NOrtn DaKOGa.
These resolutions were unanimously
adopted. Speeches. were made by Waldo NJ
Potter of Lamoure, Judge Edgerton, Judge
Brookings, Gov. MllIe5ue, Gen Rease, Pro-
fessors Updyke, Kanouse and j. A. Owen.
Judge Bookings moved the appointments of
an executive committee OF three who
should see to the canyassing Of close dis
tricts, and the. defeat of these congressman,
whatever their politics, who vote against
the division of Dakota Adopted Messrs
Neil, Bookings, McCollum, Allen and Sheets
we've appointed q committee to prepare bus
mess for tomorrow.
ADMITTING SOUTH DAKOTA,
The Senate Committee Agrees Upon Bill
Making a State of south Dakota and Or