Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-10-19
RICHMOND, VA.
Wednesday Morning, October II, ls4s.
NEW STATES.


Our readers have had presented 10 lheni ~.
proceedings of The Mormons, Who nave P''As1
their tents ON the Great Sail Lake IN Cai'iol",d'
midwav between the Rocky Mountains AID Inc
Pacific ubo have organized Stale Govern
men, and have actually taken steps 10 Apply iof
.do,;ssion INFO our Union as Sovereign S'a'e.
Some papers object TO their admission, ON sne
ground of their peculiar unchrissian reiis'ous
rai,h, and contend that they mus, be resatoea d.
should be colony of TURKS settled on our 'ef-
ri,ory. and making a similar application. Much
as we NAV censure the tanalica superstition VI
The Mormous, when we bear in % ind mat the"
Constitution requires no established re'is'on' ou'
recognizes the great principle OF feis'ouS ''ee-
dom, The foundation stone OF our system, ~ 'ea-
sopable bar 10 their admission as Sla!e can
arise from this cause. But other ana more soi'u
objections strike us al The first blush OF Inc ques-
ton. Il is apparent tina, The proposed STATE o.
DesereI' has not sufficient population 70 DC au-
miied a. present Moreover, lis lerriIoiy Is
component part Of California, and IL Cesefe' DC
admitted as STATE as we'll as California, We
shall have The monsiIous spectacle Of Stale
within State, an impsium IN 'mpe''o' Inns
never can be allowed, and the difficulty oil ar
ranging the question may indefinitely defeat The
application Of the estate OF Deserel."
In regard 10 the admission OF California hSen
as Stale. BY the nett Congress, we appIehenu
most exciting and fearful sruggle-though
many OF The journals oil The country aaster lhem>
selves with The hope OF speedy, peaceiui
and satisfactory adjustment Of the vcxed matter
Il 10 notorious that a very large portion oil Con-
press entertain III: belief (and have SO recorded
i, on the iournals) thai Congress cannot cons!''
lu,ionally admit State unless she has passed
through The thrysalis stale OF territorial govern
merr. Il is probable that California Will form
constitution and come forward for admission as
Stale al The next session OF Congress-but,
uben we review the extraordinary means EN-.
ployed 10 produce such an end-he unconsiitu-
t;onal action Of The President through Gen. Riley,
in frs, establishing the Mexican laws, Tor The
government, Of The people, and then ordering an
election of delegates 10 Convention to organize
q Stale Cops,itulion-when finally We observe The
novel proposition of California, attempting TO
lean tuIl.armed from The head OF Chaos into our
long established Union, withou, the necessary
previous apprenticeship and preparation as
territory, 20 enable her 10 meet her high RESPONSE
bihti.s as sovereign Slaie-he must be poor
observer of history and oil The operations Of hu.
man nature, political motives and sectional inhu-
ences, no, 10 foIes:e that the future is environed
with difficulties aud tanger.-ln addition TO The
cmbarrassmens at which we have merely him.
ei, the Miss,ssippian scls lotlh another, which
is OF so practical and palpable nature. as ne
cessarily 10 strike the reader.-The facts and
views OF The Mssssippian are original aud in>
leres,ing, and We civ. its article a, length:
CALIFORNIAN ADMISSION INTO THE
UNlON.-It is suggested that California will al
The ensuing session apply tor admission ino
the Union, AMI W. see il admitted BY some wri-
,efs mat The application will be successful. Ii
strikes US that difficulty, and serious one,
will be presented al The outset We cannot ad '
mi, the whole Vt California as Stale. There
are AS 69l square miles IN California
Tnere is no Stale in the Union with 50 large
territory. Texas contains 32o,32O, or l23, Ill
square miles less Than California; but Texas
Ion ms an exception. IL was ioleiSu teIIiloiy
and assumed tne right 10 fix its owa terms of a.
mission. Texas would not have entered the
Union had We proposed 10 take less Of lis Terrific
~ than The whole, California being already a
portion Of The Union. Congress must observe to-
wards il The same rules which il has enforced n
reference 10 The boundaries u Iowa Wisconsin,
and all other States carved out Cl U. S. territory.
Tn, territory altered 10 Wisconsin was So 924
.qnare mile; Iowa, 50,9I4; Michigan, ST. 2l3;
Illinois, SIS, 4O5; Missouri, $3.50; Arkansas, 81.
1913; Mississippi, Al. i47 Louisiana, 46,43l. 10
no case have these appor i,nmenl, been exceed
ID. When we acquired Louisiana, the territory
embraced the States OF Arkansas, Missouri, and
a portion OF The present State OF Iowa, as we'll
as the territory lying between these States and
The Rocky Mountains. Ia Calhoun's correspon-
dence with The British envoy he claimed The ter
ri,ory of Oregon, as also embraced in the ces-
sion Of Louisiana. We shall estimate this ter.
ri,ory from The official statistics Of the land Of
fee:
State or Louislanu-sauars miles 4643l
Arknnsas 52,l98
Missouri g. 1880
i1 low" and Uf, cas-, Of Rocky Mountains 7a3,ais
Indian territory further south west OF Arkan-
sas and Missouri 2l6eol
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