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Spirit Of The Age
Woodstock, Windsor County, Vermont
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Iowa's people rejected the proposed constitution and boundaries for statehood on the 7th inst. due to boundary disputes, particularly from northern residents seeking a separate territory named Washington. A compromise is expected next month, potentially creating four new northwestern states.
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Iowa refuses to enter the Union: a majority of her people having, on the 7th inst., rejected the constitution and boundaries proposed by Congress. A compromise, satisfactory to all parties, will probably be adopted by the territorial legislature next month. The cause of the refusal is a difficulty in fixing the boundaries of her sphere. The people north of lat. forty-two, desiring separate organization as a new territory, for which they propose the name of Washington. We shall then have four new states in the north-west.
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Iowa
Event Date
On The 7th Inst.
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rejection of constitution and boundaries; probable adoption of compromise by territorial legislature next month; proposal for separate territory named washington north of lat. forty-two, leading to four new states in the north-west.
Event Details
A majority of Iowa's people rejected the constitution and boundaries proposed by Congress due to difficulties in fixing boundaries, with people north of lat. forty-two desiring separate organization as a new territory named Washington.