Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-05-11

Union Vermont which was carved out Of the State
New York, according to clause in the constitution autho
rizing the formation of States out Of old States There
was no act authorizing it to form Territorial Government
because there was no such requirement the constitution
The constitution authorized its formation upon the assent
the State OF New York and the State of New York did give
that assent The people adopted the constitution 25h
December l71 was admitted in the 1871, after the
people OF New York had given their in the year $780,
That was the first State admitted there no Territorial
government because none required of State situated
Kentucky was the next State which was admitted That
state was carved out OF Virginia, under the clause Of
the constitutions and subject to the regulations The
next was Tennessee This Territory Territorial Gov
established for Tennessee in $780, and in 1896
Congress admitted that State into the Union The Senate
rejected her application. The House insisted on her admis.
on and the Senate finally eceded but in her case there
was for six years Territorial Legislature aud Governor ac
cordng to the requirements of law besides census of the
Inhabitants taken under her territorial law and il was
established that she had sufficient number of free inhabt-
ants do not mean /" people," sir, but inhabitants y
Ohio was the next that was adm tied. Territorial Govern
ment was established in August, 1889 and in April 1902
Congress authorized them to form constitution and State
Governments and she admitted after having served
territorial pupage of thirteen years Louisiana was ceded
by France Her Territorial Government commenced in Oc-
tober 1909 and she admitted into the Union in Is after
serving territorial pupage and years Indiana
Mississippi Illinois, Alabama Missouri Arkansas, Michigan
and Florida there establishing Territorial Govern
ments In Maine there such for she was carved
out OF the State OF Massachusetts, Arkansas admitted in
1885, after having served territorial pupisge Of
years Michigan served similar pupilage for thirty two
years Florida served twenty years Texas all
know, was foreign nation, and admitted by joint resolution
Wisconsin was admitted in May ls4s after serving twelve
and half years. and after previous act Of Congress emitting
her to form a constitution ard State Government.
Thus, sir, see that, although in of these
some OF the requisites have been dispensed WITH in
were they all dispensed with; and in has State
been admitted without sufficient number of inhabitants
corng to the requirements Of the constitution. know thai
Florida has been spoken of exceptions but she had
sufficient population to authorize her admission unless
disregard the evidence of those WIN ought to know best
There is not solitary in which all the requisites have
been disregarded, except in the Of California say,
then, that the assumption Of the fact is warranted and
do not choose that such assumption Of fact should go the
world unconradcted shall have OCCASION when the sub
ect in ORDER 10 discuss The question more at length
shall content myself for the present with the publication OF the
tables from which have read sersing other observations
for more appropriate OCCASION
Mr. CLAY. have risen, sir, to say but few words.
Nothing shall prompt provoke at this time to enter into
discussion upon any portion of the labors of that commit
tee and submit to honorable Senator'S and especially to
those who did not compose any part Of the communication,
with regard to the members of the committee, there
sons peculiar to them for making explanations whilst
the subject IS fresh, IN order to guard against possible
msconcepon; but submit it to the residue Of the Senate,
constituting part of the committee, whether is just and
proper relation, will say the committee and their
acts, but in relation to the county in relation 10 the great
producing harmony and peace in the country, is right
to rounce upon the report unheard, o if heard at ALL heard
only upon its first presentation 10 the Senate put it TO
honorable members Of the Senate not constituting any portion
OF the committee whether they do not 10 themselves
TO look at it deliberately to consider it dspassionaey, and
to form such judgment will not only reconcile them to
their conscences and to their of duty but which the
country itself will say a judgment formed after
deliberate consideration of all the pressing and important
matters which are presented.
Sir, with regard to the honorable Senator from Ala.
hama, (Mr CLLMENs,) what has his course just been
document of this kind, you know, Mr.. President
becomes the subject of discussion Ii is the report Of
mittee. is their act, Or generally, the act Of their
chairman and becomes the subject Of serious debate
and discussion. 10 the progress Of any great TO
which relates gentlemen may take up, hold up to rd
cue, deny its statements controve its ia Is apply to any
ephe they please: but the report ITSELF in the Of ord
nary and parliamentary proceedings is not acted upon, but
the reported the subject acted on, you,
sir know WELL il not better, than any in this Senate
The bills will up, and what contained in these bills
alone are legitimate subjects Of discussion.
Sir with respect to this report, aAd with respect 10 these
bills have enlisted myself in the of my country
have enlisted myself in the great of this Union and Of
harmony among its distracted parts and stand here, and
here 10 stand vndcaie what has been done and
vndcate this report too if necessary, from beginning to
end, and show that is founded in reason fact and in
ruth. But will now sir, be drawn into discussion
which think unmely premature, and calculated to make
impression unfavoable to the final alton Of this body and
say, with great Difference by honorable members who
have had most limited opportunity, indeed, of considering
he result Of the labors Of the committee.
Mr. FOOTE. Although of very impulve nature, sir,
confess that my intellectual faculties do not operate with
sufficient rapiy TO enable at once, by any exercise of
intuition, arrive suddenly Of my friends to
done at satisfactory conception OF matter so
pick this u.s. and of such extended importance this
report ard he bills annexed are induce to state
my views in positive language in the hearing of this lustr
body upon the great questions involved in this report and
ia the bills alluded to. The subject is which all must
feel and know be Of importance this count Of vast
Importance the of freedom
Of vast importance to and to oil generations 1t is one
involving many difficult which have per-
picked the abest statesmen this land for many years past
g the admission Of neec States into the Union since
tates including he dates of their establishment as