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The Enquirer
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia
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Extract of a letter from St. Louis dated August 18, 1804, to the Telegraphe editor. The Upper Louisiana committee praises Lower Louisiana's unity for rights, plans to present local laws to Governor Harrison on October 1, refuses to promulgate his laws without review, seeks reunion of the two Louisianas for congressional representation, and deems the division contrary to the cession treaty.
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Extract of a letter to the editor of the Telegraphe, dated St. Louis, August 18, 1804.
" The committee of the Upper Louisiana, have seen with pleasure the eagerness of the inhabitants of the Lower Louisiana, to unite themselves for the maintenance of the rights which belong to us.—Our committee is preparing some rules or local laws to be presented to Mr. Harrison, governor of this territory, on the first of October next. The committee is determined not to suffer the laws of Mr. Harrison to be promulgated, unless they have been previously communicated to them to make the necessary alterations if they require it. The committee expresses a wish for the re-union of the two Louisianas to obtain a representation to congress. The division of Louisiana is contrary to the spirit of the treaty of cession, and the people are determined to appeal to it, as its meaning."
N. O. Telegraphe, Oct.6th.
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the upper louisiana committee seeks to unite with lower louisiana for rights protection, plans to review and alter governor harrison's laws before promulgation, and advocates for reuniting the territories to gain congressional representation, arguing the division violates the treaty of cession.
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