The daily union., 1854-02-24
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Nothing could more fully illustrate the inequality and
abuses OF The mileage system than these details but
there is no hope OF correction al the hands oil Con-
gress Let then, combine this with other financial
elements advered to, and give them. IN the aggregate,
Their proper weight.
" impfactcabe can demonstrate that is impossible
10 execute il ~ conformity with its provisions and terms
You may do something IN the nature OF execution, bat
say would be direct and papable violation ot the
law. refer particularly TO those provisions for the ex
ercise OF the elective franchise and for holding Office
will not detain the Senate BY reading the parts OF the bill
10 which allude but can stale them briefly; Ii pro-
vides that person, be capable OF voting eligible TO
otbce, musi be tweny-one years oi age, white male
citizen OF the United Saies-or an alien, also white.
who has declared undef oath his intention to become
citizen, and who lnhabisnt OF the Territoy-or as
is expressed in another par OF the BILL be must have
therein "hs permanent domc, residence. habltauon.
and home"
Sir think can demonstrate a. legal proposition that
there are and be under your present laws inbab-
ants there. There may be individuals who bodily
within the limits OF those Territories iohsrs they are
II any. do not know. A member OF The House OF
Representatives from Missouri fMr. Hall said, at the
last session. thai there in the whole country now
proposed to be organized sndsr the OF Nebraska
and Kansas, about i've hundred Individuals and another
member, Nr RcHAaDsoS,1 the chairman OF the House
Comnillee on Territories, ihought there about
twelve hundred. | do not care which number ia as.
.umed TO be correc,i being borne in mind ha, il l. nov
proposed 10 divide this county into Territories We
do not know where these i've hundred or twelve hun
ufed psfSOhA are. we 40 not know how
- the proposed Nebraska, or how many in Kansas
Perhaps mos, or al are IN Nebtasks, and this would
leave few or none Nfksnsa.. However this may be-
will now epdesyor 10 show the Senate that they cannot
be called snhobuan for toe purposes indicated IN the bill
The inereosIss act OF 1884 has many provisions which
bear this subject By the fret section OF that act all
the country comprised within The ms OF ih. proposed
Territories is declared ITO be the Indian country" BY
The second section IL is provioej 'tba no person
be permitted trade with any OF The Indians in The In
dan country without icsns. therefor IRON the super
stendsnt OF Indian ahas. Indian sgeni, sub agent
which license shall be issued Tor term not exceeding
three years." reyocstle whenever, IN the opsion o the
superintendent, the parry has "usnsSessed any OF the
laws regulations provided for The ni OF trade
and intercourse with The I.dsn tribes. that il would
be improper Tor him TO remain in the Indian county BY
the thrd section, power OF revocation and exclusion
vested 10 The President OF the United By the nth
section licenses 10 ade restricted 10 ctzens OF the
United States and aliens, though they have declared.
under oath, their intention To become citizens, are
wholly excluded. By the SIKH section. aliens OF every
eass are heavily hned VI they enter the "indsn
without passport BY the tenth section. tbe supern
lendent OF Indian Affairs and Indian agents, and sub
agents are authorized "o remove from the Indian coun
NY all persons ionnd therein contrary TO law, and the
President OF the United States is authorized to direct the
military force to be employed n such removal" BY the
twenty hirl section regulations prescribed Tor the
raj. '''N'' ~ w ''"'' SO 'o'
Now, insist that these provisions anoxnt TO an utter
exclusion OF nh1btInis from The country in any ard
every legal sense, and that not alone In this opn-
ion. appears IRON what said BY one oil The members
above snded TO- Mr. Halt the House Of Represent
aves, al The as sesson as follows " The gentlemaa
from North Csroi'na, Mr. CLsosAs, in The first place.