The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-05-24
Mr. Websi er, Secretary of State, arrived q
Boston on Saturday from Washington.
From the Albany Daily Advertiser.
FLORIDA.

A strange report has Just come on from
Florida. The people of that Territory, it is
said, are proceeding, now that the wars are
over, 10 constitute themselves a State. without
troubling Congress. One application they
seem TO think enough.
Some few years ago. lin 1886 or 1887, if
We remember right. we have no document at
hand Just now 10 fix the date) a Territo ria!
Stitution, sent it 10 Congress. and asked admis-
sion under it into the Union. The application
was not granted, chiefly on ground that the
territory. with bloody and devastating India
war within lis borders, was scarcely in a con-
diion 10 encounter the burdens and response.
biities of an adult State.
1t now seems, however, at meeting held at
Tallahassee, OH the 5ih inst, it was concluded
That as they had already signifed their views
10 Congress upon this subject, and had a con.
stiution on hand and lying idle, they might as
well proceed TO organize State Government
under it, without further ceremony--wIhout
even inquiring ofihe States into whose society
lhev propose 10 introduce themselves on equal
terms, whether their company in such form,
would be acceptable or otherwise.
If the rumour is true. the procedure, 10 say
he least of it, is very cool for a community so
Jar south, and for whose particular benefit so
considerable quantity of the blood and money
Of their neighbors has latterly been expended.
General Jackson, or some body else, must have
been putting up new sign or the gate posts
Of the Union. such us may sometimes be seen
on the shop-door of thrifty BRIDESMAID
" ak in without knocking'-or surely the
good people of Florida would hardly have re.
solved upon such free and easy entrance.
At all events there is no such liberty recog.
l;sed in the Constitution. under which the rest
If this very considerable company of Uni'cd
States agreed 10 associate. Congress is not
required. even upon the most regular and for
NAL application. 10 admit any particular new
Statc at any particular time. and never was so
required, in any case, except as 10 those States
"hich were formed out of the great Western
Territories coded TO the Union by the origin
al States, under the perpetual articles of l7s7.
The constitution on this point, is pernissive,
not mandatory. New States MAY be admitted
BY the Congress into this Union &C., and
Congress shall have power 10 dispose of. and
make all necdful rules and regulations respect
20 The territory and other property belonging
10 the United States &c. Such is the lang
uage Of the Constitution.
! Observation-Disclosures Cleveland, recent.
( " elected by the Legislature 10 the Executive
/ Chair of Connecticut. delivered his message on
/ Friday. The Governor recommended that the
law establishing the Board of Commissioners
of Common Schools be repeaed-also the re-
peal of all laws authorising Imprisonment for
debt, adjustment of capital punishment. He
recommends the passage of laws to reform a.
buses of the banking institutions. and the res
toration TO the Bank Commissioners of the au-
rhori,y with which they we're invested by the
laws of 1887. On the subject of tariff, the
Governor says:
u cannot bat express my most decided opin-
ion. and as believe, The opinion of the great
body of the citizens of Connecticut. that it is
the duty of Congress, in spirit of patriotism,
with taxation for revenue and defence as a
principle. and protection 10 American labor as
an incident, promptly 10 adjust tariff of i'm
nos,s upon a reasonable. conciliatory, and a.
bove all, upon a permanent basis.--N Y.
En-.