Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1842-01-07
Fror, .he Capitol Reporter.
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Of a dependent provinces and assume the sta
ton Of an Independent Safe, will probably be
| submitted TO another decision, by vote Of the
electors, in the course Of few months. Twice
| has this subject been btbught officially to the
| notice of the inhabtantspy the annual mess
age of two successive Chef Magistrates.
BY the GENIUS taken OF the people, June l.,
! 1910, there were then as, 100 inhabitants in the
| Territory. This was DO increase of $1,000
and some hundreds in two years the return of
| the census of June, 1888 being o ,O0O-which
gives over 1O,50O as thqincrease of each year,
or two thousand three hphdred at each spring
and fall immigration. II we suppose that the
incteasa haa beer on i Inc same in amount,
and not in proportion. which is the most mod
crate calculation to be made, and which we
shall assume as the true increase, we snail
have next June Ga, 900 Inhabitants. and ADDING
the increase by the fall immigration OF lo42'
at the same ratio of $500, we snail nave at
that time 60 300. But the natural increase on
population OF 600 will be greater than on
O., 900 in a given time, and must In two years
amount to or 1000. This will give US, at
probable estimate, $4,000 inhabitants In De-
cember, 1912, at the meeting Of Congress-
If, ca the other hand, the ratio Of increase,
from June 1888, to June, 1910, is assumed as
the basis of calculation, which was (2l on ~
nearly one hundred per cent, we shall have In
June, 40, about 5000, and in December over
90, 900.
The question whether we should become a
State has hitherto beea considered mere
question OF time But when Territory con-
tains population of $4,000 1t can no longer
be treated as question of time. II commu-
nifty of 5000 is not ready aud clamorous ior
State Government, they will be content IN
colonial depency though they should cohsu-
tu.e portion of community ten told as nu-
merous. Ii there were no other advantages TO
attend the change from Territorial TO State
Government but the inherent and inseperabIe
one of independence, that alone would be rea-
son enough to an American, to the sons OF
those men who bat three score years ago pour
ed out their best blood TO purchase independ-
Observation-Disclosures as well as liberty-wlti-
out regardiuing any colaterateral advantages
that mipht attend it, or even should some So
cial or pecuniary disadvantages be the conse-
| quence of the change. For to such men as
Americans political privileges are paramount
10 all pecuniary add social considerations.
But beside independence what do we
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| By Distribution Act oil the special session OF
! Congress, when admitted, we VIII receive
| 500 goo acres of and and ten per cent on the
| sale of Public Lands! And In view OF this
grant, our admission becomes question oil
| time. For the act may be repealed In Two
years, and those advantages be lost to rs Tor
| ever. We gain a voice in the election OF our
Chief Magistrate and have man OF our chQlce
| for our Governor, insted OF stranger JoFcfd
| upon us bv the President. We gain title to
| the School Lands and control them, by means
of which we shall be able to establish and
maintain schools for the education OF the grow
ing and future citizens: blessing not to be
| estimated by money appreciation, but inestim-
able and beyond price. We gain constliu-
ton, with fixed principles of government, IN
stead of being compelled TO leglsla.e on rules
| and within the restrictions laid down by Con-
gress. We shall thus be enabled to provide
| for ourselves good government, to enact laws
such as our own judgment shall dictate ana
| as shall be suitable to our community, to our
interests, to our general welfare and prosperi-
| ty, without and foreign influence; and untram-
! melled by the rules, the supervision or control
of any other body. We by these means gain
stability to our institutions, our laws, and our
social condition, whicb follows upon the for
nation of a constitution, as the night the
day." And when we have gained these we
| gain an accession of population at ratio four
times greater than while we remain Terrific
ry, and are without stability in our govern
ment. And with the accession Of population
| we gain a much greater ratio of increase Of
wealth than of numbers. The population that
| Nfnta &c
| as to wealth than that which usually inhabits
| Territory, where things are more fuctuating,
| Unstable and unccrtaia: and they not only
! bring an accession Of wealth in their own prop
er,y and goods, but by the impulse and activ-
| ity given to business and enterprise, this
wealth spreads over and pervades the whole
| surface of society, and conduces to the general
prosperity. The great increase OF population
also enhances the price of cultivated lands and
town property and thus adds large amount to
| the public wealth.
We would be enabled through the influence
of t,Oo Senator'S, and Of at least one member OF
! the House of Representatives, to procure the
purchase of the entire Indian country within
| the limits of our new State. That this is not
| incredible, we refer to the action Of the Gov
eminent in removing at vast expenses, whole
tribes of Indians from several of the Southern
| States. And as an additional evidence of the
weight and influence of the Representatives of
| State over the Delegate from Territory, we
ask the attention of our citizens to the appro-
priations made by Congress to clear out the
| Red River raft, and the contracts which have
| been recently entered into to keep the naviga-
ton of that stream open. We do not remem-
Der the whole amount appropriated for several
| wears past fer that work, but we venture to say