The Territory of Dakota was organized in 1861. twentyseven years ago. At that time it had a population of about 50.000. Even at that early day it had largely attracted immigration. During the war the tide of immigration increased. At the close of the war it became enormous in numbers and in every other respect. There are hundreds of thousands of people living within that Territory who were born during the war. and at the time of the great flood of immigration thereto. who have attained maturity and majority as citizens of Dakota. These people have lived long enough together to acquire a homogeneous character. They have been almost the lifetime of a generation subject to the same laws. the same usages. the same institutions. the same form of government. and we may imagine. may indeed presume. that under the plastic arts of civil society incident to so prolonged an association they have formed ties which ought not to be rudely torn asunder.
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