The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-07
CITY OF WASHINGTON THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH = 1850

ercised the powers granted TO them under territorial
government BY Congress But suppose that foreigners
were allowed, in the ncpient stages, TO vote upon the
adoption Of constitution. The authorities which
have alluded think will satisfy every senator that il is
question n which mas nsyeT before ons Desn a r.,
tories themselves must determine this question, and not
But sir have another class Of authorities to which
beg leave to call the attention OF the Senate 1t is
i the admission OF States into this Union. Now, sir,
OF all the States which have been admitted into this
Union nine have been admitted without any previous
assent Of Congress to form, constitution. and eight
with it. The rule is in favor OF admitting States
without the previous consent, and not in accordance
ods States ! find difference. They are Of several
classes differing substantially, and hardly any two
ing within precisely the same rules But assert, and
enteen States that have been admitted into this Union
have been admitted without any previous authority
having been given on the part q Congress fo.
that assent The senator from Alabama IMr. GLEN
ENsl was pleased TO rslysomewha as thought, with
sr o The se,s Ct this body i e Ifgsid
Kansas. Michigan, Florida, Texas. and Iowa. were ad
wlo e ac q
Indiana. Mississippi, Illinois, Alabama, Missouri, and
Wisconsin, with previous act-makng nine without an
Now there are some features in relation these States
to which beg leave to call the attentoq q the Senate
for very few moments. First that OF Vermont Sena-
ton which have already read not only States may be
admitted into the Unon but Sates shall be carved
out Of old States made BY the junction Of two OF more
States without the consent Of the legislatures thereof and
OF Congress The point raise is that sufficient
exist for prior act Of Congress. for the admission
of State into this Union It applies with Just a. much
Maine came, to any OF the other States, out Of terri
tory There was just the same necessity for prior as
sent Ct Congress n relation to the lor%a0n ga IN o. Sas
constitution by the people OF territory cannot see
any real difference. There is none there can Be-
ment, l we find that Vermont, which was in tact an
independent State during the revolutionary war; al
though exercising, Jurisdiction conflicting some
and was 's admitted as one q Tie States o this
the conflicting Jurisdiction that existed between the two
body for its consideration Indeed its constitution, un-
der which the State, Of the States OF this Unon
was formed was not adopted until years suose
quent to its admission into this Union.
Well. sir. you see il again in relation to Kentucky.
which was ceded by Virginia. She came here
By the previous consent Of Congress- NO. out under
and which was assented to BY the State OF Virginia
They came here and were admitted before they had even
their Aad s wSs Ins q me
lucky came and asked admission as State into this
Union only upon the ground that Virginia had granted
States Of this Union was passed. making the admission
prospective. do not recolec the date precsely but
think il passed some time In the winter, and look
that Congress admitted Kentucky and the time that ad
mission take effect, she met in convention iorm
ed her constitutions and then became one OF the States OF
this Union Congress, far Its legal proceedings
far its senatorial and legislative proceedings are
concerned-does not know officially to this day, that
Kentucky has or has mott consutunon -
Now, sir, comes the next in order, Tennessee and TO
that beg leave 10 call the particular attention OF
the Senate. because il is, as think. perfectly parallel
in its bearings TO that of California confess that
Was unrrh strn rieada at IL
the senator from South Carolina LII CALHOUN yesterday
He tells that Tennessee, upon presenting herself here
was remanded back her territorial condition. Let me
tell the senator that he is mstaken that he has not look
ed closely at the authority upon which he has Relied and
upon which he asks to reject that sister Sate upon
the Pacific After enumerating our duties, and after al
uding 10 the case OF Tennessee parallel in its
character the senator from South Carolina tells US that
we should pursue the course which Congress pufsueS
then In that conclusion concur But the course which
the Congress did pursue then 10 not the one which
indicated by the senator from South Carolina No.
SIR Tennessee ceded to the United States by North
Carolina and in that deed OF cesson there was contained
an express provision that should be admitted into this
Union one States, Congress should deter
mine, when there should be sixty thousand lnhaoan!s
within the Territory In 1906 there the requisite
number; and census taken by the people OF that
Territory, and it found that its population exceeded
the number specified IN the deea o. oy
and which defined her limits s including the whole oi
that Territory, which might be admitted as two States,
Congress should 20 determine
ritory settled it. Who formed their constitution Ihey
formed without any prior consent or without asking the
prior consent Of Congress. Who liked the boundaries
The people OF that Territory fixed their boundaries And
L agree with the senator from South Carolina Mr. CAL.
Hops that the action OF Congress now should be what
| il was then. What that action take issue with
the senator He is wrong in his historical facts md,
sr-but will not trouble the Senate by reading have
hereI find that that constitution upon the SIN OF May
1885, was presented to the Senate in manner precisely
as this has been presented accompanied by o
The then President of the United States II had been
formed and all the transactions attending have been as
have narrated II here. was referred TO COM
miee OF this Senate. That committee reported. That
report in substance will not cite II at lenghdid lay
down the position that. inasmuch as there had been
no census taken of the people OF that lerrtory oy
the United States, and nasmuch as Congress had
not determined whether there should be one or more
States--hat report did 10 the conclusion that
the proceedings of the Territory were informal and inat
she should be femanded back to her territorial condition
After debate in this body that report was accepted upon
vote OF eleven thirteen bill 10 accordance with
that report was presented and passed-no division L
went TO the House The House took that bill, amended
By striking all after the enactng clause and insert
ing two sections admitting Tennessee one OF the States
OF this Union That came back TO the Senate The Sem
ate insisted upon their former vote, Conferees Were
pointed and In accordance with their report the Senate
eceded from their former vote thus admitting tennessee
the FIRST session she applied, and never renandng her
back her territorial condtonnever sending ner oaek
but affirming her acts after she had thus embraced wnln
her own limits Sate all that territory when Con-
gress had right TO erect into two She dennea ner own
i boundaries and took her own census S
i Iowa formed her constitution November y 1874, ae'
scrbing and defining her boundaries Under ths const