Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-01-18
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE,

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE,
RELATIVE TO THE ADMISSION OF MICHIGAN :
TO the Senate and House IF Representatives.,
Of The United States Of, America !.
By the second section Of the at "to es.
tablsh the northern boundary line of IN,
State of Ohio, and 20 provide for the adj.
mission of the state OF Michigan into the
Union, upon the conditions therein express.
cd" approved June 18th, 1886, the con.
stltuiion and State Government which the
people of Michigan had established for
themselves, was ratified and confirmed, ana
the state of Michigan declared TO be one OF
the United States OF America, and admitted
into the Union, upon an equal footing with
the original States, but OH the express con.
diion, that the said State should conss. OF.
and have jurisdiction over, oil the Territory
included within certain boundaries dcscrib.
ed in the act, and over none other.
II was further enacted, by the third Sec
ton of the same law, that as a compliance,
with the fundamental condition of admis
sion, the boundaries CT the State of Michi-
gan, as thus described, declared, and es-
tablshed, should "rece.ve the assent of
convention of delegates, elected by the PEG.
pie OF said State. for the purpose of giving
the assent therein required that, as soou
as such assent should be given, the Presi-
d, mt of the United States should announce
the same by proclamation and that, there.
upon, and without any further proceeding
on the part OF Congress, the admission oi
Int, 10 e Al
United States of America, should be con.
sidered as complete, and the Senators and
Representatives in the Congress of the
United States, entitled TO take their seats
without further delay.
In the moL;h OF November Ia It, | Iecciv.
cd communication, enclosing the o.ioi II
proceedings Of a convention assembled 1T
Ann Arbof, in Michigan, OH the Goth of
September, 1896, all which (nurked A }
are herewith laid before you. 1t will be-
seen by these papers, that the convention
therein referred 10 was elected by the p,o-
pie OF Michigan, pursuant 10 an act Of the
State Legislature, passed on the 2ct OF
July last, IN consequence OF tine above
mentioned act OF Congless, and that it de-
cined giving its assent 10 the fundamental
condition prescribed by Congress, and re.
jccted the same.
On tire 2lth inst. the accompanying pa
per marked b. with i's enclosure, containing
.he proceedings OF convention OF dele
gates subsequently elected, and held in tn
safe OF Michigan, was presented 10 me.
by these papers, which are also horcwiili
submitted for your consideration, it appears
that elections were held III all the counties
days Of December instant, for the purpose
OF elccting convention of delegates TO
give the assent required by Congress thai
the delegates then elected, assembled in
convention on the l4lh day OF Docembci
Instant; and that OIL the following day the
assent OF the body to the fundamental cou.
dhon, above stated, was formally given.
The latter convention was not htl | OF
elected, by virtue OF an act of the Terri
iorIal or State Legislature; it originated
from the people themselves, and was cho
sen by t..cm in pursuance OF resolutions
adopted in primary assemblies, held i'll tie
respective counties. The act Of Congress-
however, does not prescribe by what au
thority the convention shall be ordered, OF
the time when, or the manner in viii III, i
shall be chosen. Had these latter proceed
mgs como to me during the recess of Con
gress, should therefore have felt it my
duty, on being satisfied tia; they emanatot
from convention Of delegates ELECTED, ii
point of fact, by the people of the State
for the purpose required, to have issued my
proclamation thereon, as providc by law
But as the authority conferred on the Pre-
sident, was evidently given to him under tht
expectation that the assent of the conven
ton might be laid before him during the re
cess Of Congress, and to avoid the delay o
postponement until the. meeting Of tina
body and as the circumstances which nov
attend the case, are in other respects pccu
liar, ard such as could not have been fore
seen, when the act of June Is, 1885, wa
passed, deem it most agreeable to the in
tent of that law, and proper for other rec
sons, that the Who'll, subject seould tc sub
mittcd to the decision Of Congress. Tn
importance of your early action upon it
too obvious to need romurk.
ANDREW JACKSON.
Washington, December, 1896.