Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-02-17
SPEEG.E OF MIS-. SMITH
of Connecticut.

Mr. Smith tof Conn., sand he hoped to be
able to show the Senate that this bill ought
10 be put down, and then the Slavery guess
ton would be settled Was it wise or ex-
pedleut TO organize two Territories when
there we're five nlrendy on hand i? Never
before in the history of this country were
there so many Territories organized nj one
time. Why the bill for the Territory of
Washington had passed through last Con-
gress without any objection wns to him IN
comprehensive There were five Tcrriior-
les now actually organized, and yet to
these actually organized, the Senator from
Illinois proposed to add two more, making
the number seven. Where is the necessity
for this z There could be no other reason
TO make the Senate 60 this eXtrayagant prop
osiuon except the negro question. There
were more lands now belonging to Govern
ment than could be occupied for years to
come. Nearly ono-half Of all the new
States were yet public lands, and large
portion of what Is sold was now in the
hands Of spectators. If these were not
el1ugh there were the FIVE Territories al
ready organized. Minnesota had but few
inhabitants. She had an exten, Of Territory
large enough for several States, so with
Washington and Oregon. As for Utah and
New Mexico, he would say nothing for he
did not belicy any man, not even a seusi-
bic, respectable wolf would go to either to
settle there. lLauehlerl Utah WAS one of
those five bleeding wounds which were To
be healed by the Compromise of 1850. It
was healed, and ii resulted in the establish
ment Of the complete domination there of
Brigham Young and his forty wives
lLaughier.) There wss but little difference
between that and slavery. During the last
four years nearly one million Of dollars had
been appropriated for the Territories, and
that, too, when one only had been in exist
ence four years, two for three years, Que for
two years, and one for SIX months. Every
Territory got an outfit Of $4,000 besides
appropriations for buildings. The annual
expense Of each territory is $4,000. Lest
the expense of the five Territories might not
be sufficient, the Senator from Illinois now
proposed to create two additional ones. IN
addition to these would ba the expense Of
extending postal facilities aud the exlin-
enlistment ofthe Indian title. These eNpen-
ses would be very heavy. Yesterday an the
appropriations in the bill had been stricken
out. lie knew no reason for this II look
ed like a preparation for the application Of
what was known ia the other House as
gag to effect the passage of this bill. Upon
the establishment OF these Territories would
follow the necessity for an increase of the
army to suppress lndian hosliilics and pro-
teet the people An these matters would
swell 10 a large amount the increased ex-
penditures oecasloned by the organization Of
Territories. The bill provided FOR the cleo
lion of officers and the qualifications Of vo-
tiers. A condition Of both was that they
should be inhabitants. It was said that
there were six hundred persons in the Tern
tories Under the laws of the United States
there were no persons there who were inhab.
itants-ihere were undoubtedly some who
were bodily within the Territory, but there
were none who could be legally regarded as
inhabitants. lie read the acts Of Congress