Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-03-18
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Nothing could fully illustrate the inequality and
abuses the mileage system than these details but there
hope of correction at the hands of Congress Let
u.s. then, combine this with other financial elements ad
verted to- and give them, in the aggregate their proper
weight.
insist in the next place. that this is perfect
y mpraeticabe. demonstrate that it is impossible
it in conformity with its provisions and terms
You may do something in the nature Of execution but
say it would be direct and papabe violation of the
law refer particularly to those provisions for the
ercise of the elective franchise and for holding Office
will deta tho senats by reading the parts Of the
bill to which aude, but can state them briefly It
provides that person to be capable of voting eligible
to office must be twenty-one years of age, white male
citizen of the United States alien also white, who
has declared under oath his intention to become citizen,
and who is inhabant of the Territory; or, as it is
expressed in another part of the BILL he must have there
in his domcile, residence habitation, and
home" ......
Sir I think I can demonstrate, as q legal proposition
that there and can be under your present laws
habitans there There may be individuals who bodily
within the limits Of those Terrtores ghere they are if
any, do not know. member of the House of Repre-
sentaves from Missouri Mr HALL said the last
sion that there in the whole country proposed
to be organized under the of Nebraska and Kan
sas, about five hundred individuals and another
ber Mr. RICHARDSON the chairman of the House Com
mttee Territories thought there about twelve
hundred. do not which number is assumed to be
correct it being borne in mind that is proposed to
divide this country into to Territories We do not know
where these five hundred twelve hundred persons
We do not know how many in the proposed Nebraska
or how many in Kansas. Perhaps most all in Ne
braska and this would leave few none for Kansas
However this may be, will endeavor to show the
Senate that they cannot be called inhabitants for the pur
poses indicated in the bill.
The intercourse of 1884 has many provisions which
bear on this subject By the first section of that act all
the country comprised within the limits of the proposed
Territories is declared "to be the Indian country BY
the second section it is provided I" that person shall
be permitted to trade with any Of the Indians in the In
diann
ntendent Of Indian Affairs Indian agent or subagent
which license shall be issued for term not exceeding
three years." revocabe whenever in the opinion of the
Superintendent, the party has transgressed" any Of
the laws regulations provided for the government of
trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes that it
would be improper for him to remain in the Indian
try By the third section power of revocation and
cuson is vested in the President Of the United States
By the fifth section licenses to trade restricted
citizens of the United States and aliens, though they
have declared under oath their intention become cit
zens wholly excluded By the sixth section aliens
of every class heavily fined II they enter the Indian
country without passport BY the tenth section the
Superintendent Of Indian Affairs and Indian agents and
subagents" authorized to remove from the Indian
country all persons found therein contrary law and
the President of the United States is authorized direct
the military fierce be employed in such removal" By
the twenyhird section regulations prescribed for
the application of such force but the details not
material.
Now, insist that these provisions amount to an utter
exclusion Of inhabitants from the country any and every
legal sense and that not alone in this opinion ap-
pears from what said by of the members above
alluded to, (r HALL in the House of Representatives.
at the last session, follows: g The gentleman from
North Carolina (Mr CLINGMAN in the first place objects
to this Territory because there only FIVE six hun
bred people settled there Why is it that there not
more people there? Simply because your laws will
let white man settle there" And further: GAS soon
IS white goes into the Territory without license
from the Indian Department there is company Of dra
goons to run him out Of the Territory" ~ .. +"
nave great respect for and confidence in the learn
ana ability Of the chairman Of the Committee Ter
ritories and should like to have him explain how he
can get 'nhadants into country where by law per-
son mas right to be for single hour, except by license
LOT a snort period and that too revocable.
meii sr In the year 1917 studied law in companion
snip with my honorable friend from Delaware (Ar Clay
TOM In good old Connecticut and then learned that in
order 10 constitute an tnhabdnt must have set
TIED, permanent residence There must be amino
rertenm no intention to back to his old abode. Can
It be said that licensed traders this predcameut
that IS to say without the reperenG when the law
rgdly limits their presence in the Territory to three
years, subject be turned ut any time at the plea
sure OF the President either the other officers
ed in the act A licensed trader an inhnbantl There
other things in the bill which look yery
but certainly il is very great mystery how the honOra