The Sun.
London, England, 1866-03-19 00:00:00

THE NEW STATE OF COLORADO.

The St Louis Daily Press writes in a rapturous
strain of the territory,of Colorado, which it is pro-
posed to admit as a new State into the Union. The
history of the new State, at this time seeking ad-
mission to the constellation of States, is one which
most forcibly illustrates the perseverance, energy,
and indomitable will of the American pioneer.
Thirty years since this now well-known rich mineral
and agricultural State was, by the influence of the
slave power, placed on the map as the Great Desert,
unfit for the habitation of man or beast; yet, at
the same time, there were 30,000,000 of buffaloes
roaming and fat on these plains, and an equal
number of elk, deer, wild sheep and horses, all of
which subsisted on this desert.
Then it was that a young lieutenant of dragoons,
who saw and became convinced of the deception
and misrepresentation of the slave power, ventured
to present his dissent through the press. His effort
then was treated with little more thin silent con-
tempt. When, however, at the close of the Mexican
war, he again brought to the notice of his fellow-
citizens the susceptibility of this portion of the coun-
try for cultivation, and the certainty of rich de-
posits of the precious metals on both sides of the
Sierra Madre, and within the present State of
Colorado, then it was that the whole herd of
Bceatians set upon him, and no words were too vile
to apply. Conscious of the purity of his motives,
and the truth of his statements, the calmly continued
his efforts for the public good. In due time
gold was discovered, Colorado became a Terri-
tory, and this same lieutenant (then a colonel)
appointed its first Governor. In this position
he, by his experience, promptness, and energy,
saved the Territory of Arizona, New Mexico,
and Colorado from being overrun and con-
quered by Texan rebels. In due time the people of
Colorado elected a convention, framed a State Con-
stitution, and under it elected this same gentleman
their first State Governor. That new State is now
an applicant for admission, with every prospect of
an early success. Her early admission will be only
an act of simple justice to her Governor, and the
fearless, hardy pioneers who have settled there. Her
admission will give additional value and interest to
her wonderfully rich mineral and agricultural
lands. In a very short time, with the aid given by
the Pacific Railroad, which passes through or across
the State, her mineral wealth will greatly surpass
that of California or any other State or Territory,
and under the beneficial influence of the Homestead
Act, her rich parks, of larger extent than are the
rich prairies of Illinois, will furnish happy homes to
thousands of industrious farmers, who will, from

the miners, find a home cash market for all their
supplies. This considdration should greatly influence
her early admission into the Union.
So soon as she becomes a State, the work of fully
developing her resources will fairly commence, and
that will have its beneficial stimulating effects on New
Mexico and Utah, both of which require regenera-
tion.

American industry and genius will very soon
overcome the great difficulties which miners have
heretofore experienced in the separation of gold
from the baser metals.

The South-west corner of the State, yet very
little explored, possesses the richest deposits of gold
and silver. Its proximity to the largest park of St.
Louis, the richest kind of agricultural land, will
enable the miners to find a home supply of corn,
wheat, and beef for food, and cotton for clothing.