Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-02-23
IRcIPrENT STATES.

At the present time we have attached to the
Union five organized Territories named respect
lively Minnesota, New Mexico, Utah, Oregon
and Washington. Three If these will proba-
bly, form State Constitutions within the next
two years, and apply for admission upon equal
terms with the rest Of the national sisterhood
local census, just completed, shows us that
Oregon has over forty thousand inhabitants
and Washington over three thousand When
the census Of 1850 was taken, both Of these
Territories together had but 1 3, 294 inhabitants
The people of Oregon are already agtating
the subject Of forming State Constitution, as
they expect the next two seasons Of emigration
to give them large increase of population.
By the census of $780, the Territory of Min
nesota had but 6,097 civilized inhabitants, but
since then, emigration has flowed into it in
large numbers, and its contiguity to Wiscon-
sin and Iowa, and easier access from the great
centres of population, will in oil probability
bring it into the Union quite as soon as Oregon
The census Of 1850 also showed New Mexico
10 have 81 SAT civilized inhabitants This is
much less number than any previous census
had given, though the enumeration may this
time have been made with greater care. The
natural increase of population alone would be
sufficient In q few years, to give New Mexico
the requisite complement OF population for nd.
mission as State; but besides that, there are
other causes which will contribute to swell its
Numbers. The great drawback operating
against New Mexico, is that it's population Is
not American, but Mexican, and that their cd
ucation has not fitted them to understand the
spirit Of our laws Late accounts from Santa
Fe, however, furnished by highly intelligent
American officials, 90 far to prove that the
prevalent impression about these people has
been widely mistaken one. IL now appears
that their leading men are peculiarly apt, and
that they are no longer liable to be deceived
by the few American politicians who have been
accustomed TO lead there Proceedings in the
Territorial Legislature are conducted with the
utmost propriety, and the native orators display
great natural shrewdness. Ii is true they re-
fuse to levy taxes for the support Of the Gov
eminent, but this il probably owing TO the fact
that previous TO the American rule Armijo had
always managed to pay the expenses in some
way without direct taxation.
Besides these Territories, we have several
other organizations in prospect Mr.. Douglass
bill, now pending in Congress, proposes to or
ganize two new ones, 10 be called Nebraska and
Kansas, and his end, judging by present indi-
cations, seems very likely TO be accomplished.
The Gadsden treaty also brings in region
containing few Mexican villages and for
which Territorial Government must be pro-
vided
A convention has also been called in our
Pacific possessions, having for its object an MP.
pioation TO Congress 10 form new Territory,
to be composed Of the southern part OF Oregon
and the northern part OF California; but it
does not seem likely that the State Of Califor-
mia will consent to this ACKNOWLEDGMENT. The
governmental necessities Of these incipient States
require large appropriations of money from
the national funds annually The provisions
Of Mr.. Douglass bill cover all the nnorganized
territory now in the Union, and should it pre-
vail, IL will make the number of Territorial
Governments seven The thirty-second Con-
gross will probably diminish this array by adj
hitting New Mexico, Oregon and Minnesota,
into the Union as States Utah will, no doubt,
experience great difficulty in gaining admis-
sion, with tho present state of public feeling
against her people, rules religion, laws and
customs Philadelphia american and Gazette.
A safeguarding petticoat has just boon
invented in Paris, and is all the rage with the
fashion, II is filled with air through con-
cealed pipe, by the wearer, and can be enlarged
or reduced in size at pleasure. Doubted.
A good locomotive engine costs from $4,000
TO $40 500, and il would take nine men
whole year 10 build one we'll with all the ma
chino power Of the best machine shops 30 aid
them in the work.
The original manuscript Of Byron's Curse