STATE BOUNDARY-WASHINGTON
U TERRITORY.
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1t is now morally certain, that the Con-
stitution and boundaries proposed By Con-
gress are rejected by decided majority
Our Legislature which meets in MAY next
win doubtless make arrangements for a
new convention for the formation Of Con-
sttution, and the adoption Of boundaries
that will be more acceptable to Congress.
All are now satisfied that we cannot have
State Of such extended boundaries as
those proposed by our rejected Constitu-
tion, and that therefore, q material modifi-
cation will be necessary. Our Southern
friends according to the Burlington Gazette
and Hawkeye, are very solicitous to have
the Western boundary Of Iowa extend to
the Missouri river, and to affect this, will
assent to curtailment Of their boundary
on the North. We Of the North, are
equally solicitous, and determined that the


Missouri river shall constitute our West
ern boundary, and hence are willing to
have the Northern boundary Of Iowa es-
tablished south Of Jackson County on lat
itnde forty-two degrees, or if It should
be considered more practical and distinct,
the line might be established on the par
allel Of latitude passing between Town
ships 85 and S5 North. according to the
Government survey. This latter boun-
dairy will leave portions Of Linn and
Jones Counties in the State Of Iowa, and
ali Of Clinton county. ,1~


In coEsummation Of this most desirable
object-desirable to Iowa, desirable to the
new Territory which will Be thus formed
north of Iowa. and still more desirable to
the general interest and increase of Con-
gressional representation from the great
West, the people Of this district will ex-
pect their Representatives Just elected, to
exert their utmost influence and ability IN
our next Legislature. They will Be e.
pected to have the above boundaries rec
commended and designated il the bill pro-
yiding for the election Of Delegates t. the
Convention for the formation Of I Con.
stitution, and to have Dubuque, Clayton,
Delaware and all other counties north
OF the above proposed boundary excluded
from any participation in the Convention.
Iowa can then enter tl,e Union with flyinv
colsrs, can then have the rich and most
desirable country bordering on the Mis-
souri,. and can then be State Of most
beautiful and desirable dimensions. We
too of the North, can in the course Of
nve or six years be admitted into the
Union under circumstances and with
boundaries most propitious to our future
CROWN and greatness. Western influence