Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-12-09

arguments in ils favor, they have daily
increased in strength and importance;
and they remain unanswered.
The Ordinance Of 1877 grants 70 the
people the right TO form Slales within
certain 'dislPIcis, and 10 Congress nc
right TO admit such States iHtO the
union. The constitutions If the
States Of Tennessee and Michigan
were formed under the provisions; tic
right therefore cannot now be- uues-
toned. The Noril, Western States
were created by Inc Ordinance and by
the people, ard not by the acts Of adj
mission,
The course pursued by the citizens
Of Tennessee is entitled to great weight
as il was taken sooli after the OrdIn-
ancc aud the Constitution Of the Uni
led States were adopted; when the
language and The Intentions Of the pro-
vision for the formation of new States
could moi have been misunderstood Cl-
Their by the citizens Of Tennessee or
the public men Of the United States.
Washington was lhrn at the bead Of
the GovcrnH,cnt, and II may be useful
Tor Us 10 advert TO some Of the Facts IN
the history Of that State.
The Territory of Tennessee was
coded by North Carolina TO the United
States in 1890. The act Of ccssion
+ provided ''ihat the territory so ccdcd
should be laid out into State or States
containing a suitable extent. The inhab-
tanis Of which should enjoy all tie
I privileges, benefits and advantages sci
forth in the Ordinance cor the govern
mcnt Of The North Western Territory.
nder this authority Congress estab-
lished government for the Territory
Of Tennessee for temporary purposes.
and extended TO her the provisions Of
the Ordinance.
Inl794 her Legislature ordered y
census Of the inhabitants Of the entire
Territory TO be taken, majority OF
the people having voted in favor OF a
Stale Government II appearing by
the census that her population amount
ed to sixly-sIx thousand two hundred
and sixiy-two souls excluding slaves
a convention was called, and in Fcbru-
airy, 1896, a constitution was formed
for the State. \ this was done with
out the interference of Congress, or
any application to divide the fcrrl"-
~, or to permit State Government
/ Ia Ia. f,r.noJ for tbo ,vbnle
In April Of the same year. Tcnncs-
see, by her Senators and representa-
tive ANDREW Jackson having been G.
lected representative presented them
selves with The new constitution their
hands, and demanded her admission by
themselves as her delegate into The
Congress of the United States, as
sovereign and independent State. Gen.
Washington in his message to Con
grcSs on this subject, observed, that a
mons the advantages secured 10 lh'ih
habilants Of Tennessee by the ord'n-
ancc OF 1857, was "lhe right ct iorn-
ing permanent constitution and state
government, and Of admission as a
State, BY IT'S delegates, into the Con
gress &c the United States on an equal
/ footing with the original States, IN all
respects whatever, when it shall have
sixty thousand free inhabitants therein;
provided the constitution and govern
meat 50 formed should be republican.
and in conformity TO the principles
contained in the ordnance
In pursuance Of this recommcnda-
ton, Tennessee, with her constitution
tHns formed. WAS admitted into the
-. ION on the LIST of june, 1896, with,
;, r,,r. menths after the change OF
aoy.,,,,o,, "as commenced.
Michigan adon,,d the same course
as Tennessee, and aSsr."lca he S'I'
and privilege. under the ori;''aHes an"
the &C, of Congress of 1905. II ''aS
granted to her, although the authority
had been reserved 10 Congress, aS IA
the case Of Tennessee. 10 form one or
two States out the Territory then sub
ice, to her territorial government.
i>ubmi, copy of The act passed BY
The Territorial LegiSla urc of Alichi-
gan on the Goth OF December, 1884, To
enable The people of that territory TO
form a constitution and state govern
ment. The preamble fully asserts the
right; and the act appor''ons delegates
for that part al the territory iyng
north Of line drawn due cast from
the snu,hcrlv cxtreme Of Lake N'chi-