Year: 1876

The compromise movement crea-
ted considerable excitement among
our citizens, and great deal of oppo-
sition was exhibited toward it. w e
think, however, the opposition was
due, more than anything else, to a
misunderstanding of what it was
proposed to do, large majority OF
our citizens having obtained
the impression that the idea was
to discontinue the suit which
is now before the U. s. Supreme
Court and to prevent any such
move being taken, and also to show
that we are united and determined
on that point at least, petition to
the Wisconsin Legislature, request
ing that body to take no action to-
ward discontinuing the suit, or any
action which would tend to weaken
our case, was Immediately circulated
and signed generally by our citi
zens. This was well enough and
perfectly proper. Our citizens
however, misunderstood the propo.
sition made at the meeting in Du-
luth, which was simply to circu-
late petition to the Wisconsin
Legislature asking that body to ap-
point a committee to confer with a
committee from the Minnesota Leg
islature to ascertain if an amicable
settlement of the difficulty between
the two States can be arranged.
Nothing whatever was said about
closing up the Superior Entry or
disseminating the suit to close up
the Duluth Canal.


We see that the Minnesota Leg.
islature has already taken action in
the matter, Senator Graves, of Du-
luth, having introduced a joint res
olution in the Senate on Monday
last. Following is the resolution


WHEREAS, The harbor formed
by the st. Louis river at the west
ern end of Lake Superior, is within
the limits Of both the states OF
Wisconsin and Minnesota, and both
states are directly and equally in
terested III It's proper Improvement
by the general government, to the
end that it may be speedily fitted
for use by the great commerce
seeking that natural gateway to the
northwest, and,


WHEREAS, Unhappy differences
have arisen between the state OF
Wisconsin and a municipality OF
this commonwealth as to the mode
OF such improvements, which tend
to delay and defeat the realization
OF the result desired by both com
munlties, and to produce iIl-feeling
and misunderstanding between two
sister states, and,


WAEREAS, 1t will be in every
way to the best interests of the
states of Wisconsin and Minnesota
to have an amIcable arrangement OF
the pending difference, and united
efforts for the protection and i'm
provement of our common harbor
take the place of divided opinions
and hostile movement therefore


Resolved, By the legislature of
the state of Minnesota, that a com
mittee of five, two from the senate
and three from the house, be ap-
pointed to meet a similar commit
tee, should one be appointed by the
legi stature of Wisconsin,, and con
slider the questions at issue between
the two states, ma ing report to the
Legislature of their conclusions and
recommendations in reference
thereto.


Resolved, That the governor isre-
quested to transmit copy of this res
olutlon to the governorot Wisconsin,
with request that it be laid before
the legislature of that state.


Whether the Legislature of this
state will respond to the action of
the Minnesota solons, we do not
know. They certainly will not if
they wait for any encouragement
from the portion of the State most
interested, viz: this community !:
for, from the present complexion OF
things, it looks as though the ma
jority OF the people of Superior
will not favor any move other than
one closing up the Duluth canal and
the use by commerce of the natural
entry.