The New York herald., 1850-02-23

From the New Orleans Piosyupo Feb. Ia1
The application Of California. for admission into the
Union ~ State, with constitution formed without
the previous authority OF Congress- and without suv
political organization whatever, snsnsting nom the
constitutional Law and practice In which the prsce.
dents Of former admssions sought after &C i'm
our :o e: the
manner OF the formation and admission in the Union
OF ns new States since the adoption OF the federal
| Vermont was the first new State She claimed In.
deed to be one Of the originsl making the fourteenth
the Declaration Of Independence. But she wss CON-
sidsred part Of New York, which State BY Its Lsxs
lature, consented i'm $780, that Vermont should be an
independent State, and BE- admitted into the Unon.
The application was made to Congress February 10,
5si and on the 18th an set was passed declaring
No constitution submitted to Congress inquired
for By that body In fact the permanent constitution
OF the new state was not made until 1898.
Kentucky the second State admitted. The State
formed Of territory detached from Virginia by an
1871 an act Of directed that Kentucky
on the lst day Of june 1872 be received and admit
limited state. OF America rhs STAT. coD.,;eu.son inc
was not framed when tbs sct Of admission passed
Congress was not In session at the date Of the adms
sion, and the Senators and their
seats before the State constitution had been
to Congress 1t received sfter the State was sd
mitted but no action was taken upon It ct all.
The third State Tennessee formed out Of terri
tory ceded hy North Carolira the United States bv
agreement, copsunmsted in 1890 condition that it
shsud bsoo me state. The people Of the territory
formed constitution In 1886 aud pe;ioued Congress
fer admission . State This the drst cous.tu-
tion ever submitted to Congress with for
admission. But no report made upon It, aud
an act was passed June IA, l776 by which Tennessee
was admitted into the Union No prospective condi-
tions were tpposed upon rennsssse as . State. The
restrictions had been previously agreed upon In the
compact With North Carolina, which vested the terri
Ohio the next In order the fourth of the new
States the nrst formed Of territory which boauda
ries afxed and previous Cover nmsnts assigned
by the exclusive authority of the United States IL
formed of the Northwestern territory ceded BY
scrbsd BY the Of l7s7 before the
OF tie present constitution and ratified by Virginia
Congress provided for the whole territory
In 1853 and divided 1t into two districts In 1900 The
Eastern district is tho present. State of Ohio The
right Of admission Of the states formed ter
ritory provided for BY the ordinance, which de-
clared that whenever any Of the said states should
have sixty thousand inhabitants, it should b. ad.
mitted by its delegates i1to the Congress of the
Uni'.d states. ON an equal footing with the oris.
pal States, In all respects whateyer and that II
consistent With the general interest States might be
admitted with fewer than sixty thousand In 1904
april 30) Congress passed . Law authorizing ths ter
ritory TO form constitution and State government
In January. 1903 the constitution presented to
Congress referred to committee, which never re ,r,
ed on the subject, but Law was passed (February TO-
lso3J which is peculiar in its phrsseoIogy IL aid not
admit Ohio into the Union but rscited that ths psops
OF the eastern dviou Of the Northwest Territory had
formed for themselves consti uton and Stae govern
mept whereby the ssid state had bee ome OF the
Louisiana the nfh new State, and here another
quired from France in 1903 erected into two ter.
rteriss BY act Of Congress In 1904 The Territory
passed February 1871 authorizing the people Of the
territory to form constitution and State
and providing that II the ,sd constitution shouId not
be dspprovsd by the next Congress the State should
br admitted The csrstaiutsn vas formed in JAnusry
lsi2 and tAs State sdnittsd by law, April s. 1914
which Law contains various conditions aud
In regard to the navigation OF the Misssippi river
ard other rivers which run through the State.
he ter itorv fhsru
CURED: Congress- passed an sct (Apr lsIo) author
iIing the people OF the territory to form
and state government. In June Of that year Q const
tuition VAS formed but before Congress met to cot
upon the subject the Presidential election
meeting Of Congress- Mr.. Hendricks vas sdmittsd Co
take his seat In the House of Representatives. But
not adopted until the lith and Ia Februsry the votes
OF Indiana cast before any sct done reoognizn ng
her as member Of the Union received and count.
ed by both houses OF Congress In convsntion.
Mississippi vas the seventh state IL vas part
Of the territory forming the two States Of Alsbsus
and Mississippi which was ceaed to the United states
by Georgia and south Carolina Territory vas added
both the north and south by acts Of Congress BY
consent OF the State OF Georgia States we're laid
their ssssnt TO the formation Of Stats but Ia Isl7
Narch an act vas ps.sss authorisine the peopI. Of
the Western District Of Mississippi to form copsttu-
tion and State government. Tho constitution was
formed In August Of the year, and In Dsce
illinois was the eighth State admitted formed out Of
the Northwestern Territory 10 pursuance Of the ord
pie to meet In CONVENTION and forn q s,s,s So -ss
passed In April 1918 The constitution vas adopted u
August and the State admitted BY resolution In
Alabama came into the Union the ninth Of the new
States formed out Of the remainder portion
Of the Mississippi territory after the fornsten Of the
State d Mississippi The separate territory vas orgs-
pixsd In 1917, the petition OF the Legislative council
q the territory an 40. Of Congress was passed 10 1919
constitution vas adopted ia August and ths State
admitted BY resolution In December Of the year
hatn h. fAUeh 4t. 10 a.
part Of Massachusetts and entitled ths District Of
Maine BY consent Of the State OF given
the District Of Maine formed constitution aud ssts
government In October, and In December ps:itioaed
Congress Tor admission into the Union lodspeu
dent State. The attempt vas made TO combine the
admission Of the two States OF Maine and M..oari Ia
the ,ams bin In order to keep out Maine ualsss ME-
souri, was let In Bat 40 fsed and the ID Of Jons
1870 act Vas passed declaring that from ana sftsr
the 18th of the month the STATE Of Maine i de-
e.rsd to Be on. OF the Untsd States Of America aud
Missouri the eleventh Of the new States n vas
formed ont Of IN: Louisisna tsui,ory Of which the
and the southern portion sssn od In 1919 and called
the Arksn'ss Territory We gsv.: day t.O sioos,
10 be permitted 10 form state sitution tbs a.
tempt to imposs the prohibition Of slavery or the act
act (Maroh 1s3sJ With What 10 called the Missouri
copprcmise clause. The State eonsttaton formed
..s mad. 70 prevent ~. "a q -. .ss
sccount Of the clause tor excluding the negroes The
diheulty vss CON promissd By r.solutioa admitting
the State ccpditiosaily, her ratification of stpu
aon In regard to the construction Of that clause msde
By congrsss Mis.oun accepted the terms asd the
Prssdents procIanation, declaring her admission,
| Issued In Ausust. le2i. S~1Ss
Ahsoss vas the twelfth is order Of the nev States
admitted Into the Union. IL turned Of the south
srn portion Of the Missouri Territory aud the
rial sovernnen, was estAblishea In 1919, (Nsrch
Mehieap, the thirteenth State, Termed out Of the
Northwestern Territory and claiming right Of admis
sion under the ordinance of lTs7 With territorial GO
vsrnnent established ~ early 1905 but With souu-
dares altered estsssivsiy BY various scts spp
cation at the same tine With Arkaosas for admission
end the two were pusbsd through together. The
friends f Arkansas fssyed opposition on account oi
the exstssce Of slavery, asd dstersssd that Micni
gen should not come In without Arkansas The prohi.
btion fslavery YES attempted 70 b made but fsil
ed. both constitutions made By con entions oi
the people Of the tsrrscve without suy previous se
top Of Congress sothcsisipg the aton Of states
Opposition vas made TO Michisaa for other o.
There vas disputed boundary with Ohio and the
people Of the territory hss permitted aliens TO vote
the formation Of the state Both States
admitted on the same day, June is isssJ BIZ ass o,
Copsress-Arhansas without coudition. The act re
cites that convention ksd formed constitution ths,
the constitution rspubcas, ssd that the territsry
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