The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-22

the population of which he is the chief He describes
them as follows:
"Already we have almost every variety OF the human
race among heterogeneous mass OF human beings,
Of every language and OF every hue"
Vel these persons, not citizens OF the United States
owing no allegiance to this government. not speaking
our language or understanding our laws, undertake.
10 erect sovereign State of the public domain; and
with cool impudence which almost commands admra
ton, call upon to sanction their action, and give va
lidity to most extraordinary usurpation.
shall have occasion to refer to this matter again, but
wish first to submit report, made by committee OF this
body and concured in by the Senate at time and under
circumstances best calculated to insure correct and i'm
partial decision.
In 1895 the State OF Tennessee made application for
admission, under the following circumstances:
ln the year l79 proofs satisfactory 70 the governor Of
i've male I II The said
mentioned Territory, representatives were chosen and
said ordinance ia such case declared the governor and
council being Appointed BY ana renewable e the pleasure
passed BY the egsa,ats 90 Of The said Territory for taking
Of the inhabitants thereof and IL appearing, from
4 asS n III
erno the 25th November, 1895, issued his prociama-
on by the said aforementioned act is prescribed,
qaing the said inhabitants choose persoas
them IN convention for the purpose Of forming consnu
.sThs persons so chosen met in convention the Ith
January 1sS declared he people q that part q tae saad
and independent Sate by the Of the State Of Tenne
see a great majority Of the said inhabitants having ex-
permanent government expressly recognising the aforesaid
ordinance OF Congress- formed constitution consistent
with the principles and articles thereof.
By the provisions Of the conatntion 50 formed the le.
thereby 70 De chosen was 70 meet
Of obtaining in Congress during the
present The legislature met accordingly. and the
temporary established in the said Territory has
ceased and been suspended Due notice of all the aore-
said acts and proceedings has, from time 70 ,me been
the United States dissatisfaction thereupon
expressed by the latter.
me hau I va I h, ,h bol S ,he ,sorv
northwest Of The OHIO shall for the purpose Of Temporary
poyern,nent compose one district and likewise hat he
yho of ihs san,h of the Ohio shalt for the ke
purpose compo.e one district but they have not defin
lively laid out the territory northwest Of the Ohio into
nor have thew decided wheher the territory south
Of he Ohio shall be laid out into one or more States Ii the
district northwest Of the Ohio contained more than sixty
thousand free nhabtants Il would not from thence follow
that ,he district could demand admission as new State
into the non because the district must by the terms Of
its cesson ba n1vionsv divided into number of States
the free Inhabitants Of each Of which must amount to sxty
M such - would have riyht of
mo he uninn In Ls althongh he dis,ric south
Of he Ohio should contain sixty thousand free nhabtan,
i, om than i, he infsred thar tha dsric, or ha
nortion thereof eeded by North Carolina would have
righ to be admitted as State Unon because
pose single State or be laid out into two States
he number Of Inhabitants which establishes claim of
laid ont and defined ia lis boundaries by Con-
res. and MOI the number Of nhabtants OF Territory
bch for the nnrnos III ~ porarv
dsrct which NAV be divided by Congress into several
states
Silence results this conclusion. that Congress must have
previously ed that the whole OF the territory ceded by
North Carolina ana wnlca = ony par. p - 'hs M i @ 10
unied 10 saes M SCUM a hS .Ss s nhaban fsd
n, e ,on ~ on,. 70 sav thousand es
sona Claim 10 he adnitted as new State into the Union
.ad the territory south of Ohio, which, for the pur
pose OF temporary government composes district been
laid ot by Congress into one STATE the enumeration Of ne
inhabitants: IN order 70 ascertain wnetneL sucn o hs
entaed 20 De received in.o .is oukb @ h
an .ns a,es for the purpose Of
Q, me M q .e and ascesipinf rule
for he sppoonment of direct taxes must by
on by Congress, and cannot be made by the ndi
vdual States And the rights OF the original States as
members OF the Union are atrciea py the aamssoh o.
new States tue same pncpe Wh,cu nv ~ G
nell ~ " oo ~ hs inaab,,sn,s Of any
@ s,,,s aid ant Inv Conaress In like manner 10 be made
under their authority Did not the prncp Of the
tuition seem 10 leave Congress without discretion ibis
point yet the propre OF the enumeration being made un
der their authority viii be manifest on ne n.
section OF ,ne law ior tne s ~ e , . -
tne unaeu oa.vs " % W. e o,b line Ohio ~ ihis
osmoarson il viii be perceived that the guards against
error provided IN the former law are omitted latter,
and that instead Of combining The the free
inhabitants of the territory south OF the Ohio the law an-
tborzcs and requires the enumeration OF all the people
within the SAID ieffi'oy, nv any me w'.nn % 'ho ne % ao
owsu 20 copeso W. i,nn oh ,bs ..id Te,r,,oY as The
Ssasasy ssasyp y. ~.' 1880 - Ps'b - 70
Fom tbs nreeeding view OF the subject the committee
re of opinion thar tbs of that part terri.
tory south OF Ohio coded by North Carolina no at
Union"
The letter OF the constitution is that new States may
be admitted by the Congress into this Unon and lis
spirit demands that such admission shall be upon terms OF
equality. We have right to prescribe conditions
which would lessen the weight and influence OF new