Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1856-03-27


habIE nfs. of pvrE ular Territories have been
perntttea 10 fun constitutions, and take the
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initidkof< ste sI6r the organization of State
~govchnuItnfS u6paratory TO their admission
into tho<< pel5z ithout obtaining the previ,
Gus a$sef<t 81 eNngress but in every instance
the ME 6as originated with, and been
conduit ordination to, the arI1lority
of the ahments established bfsfe-
cognisd 4 government Of the United
States. p MIMI an, Arkansas, Florida, and
CalifoTHa 4r1 sometimes cited as cases in
point. Nicl< In was erected into a Territory
in pursI ttskof<f the ordnance of tie 18th of
July, lI87 recognised aud carried into
effect bytae<4ef Congress subsequent to the
adoptionI ~ r. Federal constitution. In that
OrdInarce ISL provided that the Territory
northwe st4<He Ohio river should be di-
vided ino >@#4fS than three nor more than
five StatH la whenever any ofSaid States
shall haf &<sb4f thousand free inhabitants
therein, ]lch sStito shall be admitted, by its
delegates In ilhe Congress of the United
States, onta Z aal footing with the original
States in d/4<>spects whatever, and shall be
at liberty W[I1fnya permanent constitution
and State scTtf1 ment."
In pursdtr1b f this provision of their or
gantic law, 1hth legislature of the Territory
of Michigd&Iobse an act providing for a
convention III people TO form a Constitu-
ton and ST. vernment, which was ac1
cordingly daIn obedience to the laws and
constituted critics of the Territory. The
Legislature HE Territory Of Arkansas
having ascert<i1k n by n censIs that the Teri
ritory contain about ffty-one thousand
eicht hundrqIX ho6itants ot a time when
~
tue VI = ehtatlon III congress awatu7
ca one nep1s esiatye 10 each iof'y-seVe1
thOuSaDd ScVtilH nldreu lnha0itanlS, passed.
an act author A<{hs people 10 form a Con-
stltutlQR ami 80 for 3&WssslQn into the I'm
Iaa-z7 tIlev h~8drar1isht 10
1inder tie rzacansf;- <f48 t~crritorxr
from France. Thich grarantic1 I~Hcfr1adTnis-
90 soon al 49, H. <5neistent with tho
EoIorol po..t.,,s,* unor tb;s ,o;r+ ,our
committee aaept 'he ieSai oPinlon oil tne
attorney ueherai OF the united otate, ID.
+. Dutier,) as expressed IN the following ex-
tract
"But / am NOT nrenarel IN say that all pro.
ceedipos ON This snnbiect. ON the mart of he rr;t;-
zens o} Arkausas viii he iIlsraI They nm.
doubtedly nosssss tb, ordinary nriv;lcges and
| immpnities' of citisens Of The limited STATE
Among tbese. i the r;rht IN assemble and IN
~netitioo tLa r,s r,maut for H. redrcss ~, cy;or-
| snces. in The exercises of his rigbt. the i3bab.
itsnts of Arkansas may neaeeabIv meet togetb.
or in nrimarv aerenhI;es far The rnrno.a of ~.
titioninq Congress to abrogate the territorial
rovarnman, AMI 10 admit Them into tba Irn;o,
as am independent state. The particular form
which they may give To their petition cannot be
material. so long as they confne themselves TO
The mere right OF .petitioning; and conduct all
thelr pro.eea'pgs d Peaceaole manner; ana
q" = - "a ,5nESof.oI SUI
CDnv cansiituiion however f,smnJ NH r.
,bss;r indgement mee4s the serse Of tho naonie 70
be affected by it. II, therefore. the citizens of
Arkansas lhink proper to their Pc
tition with a written constitution, framed aud
agreed on by their primary assemblies. or by a
convention OF delegates chosen by such assem-
blies' perceive no Iegai Objection to their pow
er 70 90 50 nor I, any measures winch may %
sneci ~ y nrav; ied aIwava ,he, p"1Igb mos
IL Ia oo,in,ansad snd nrosocn,ol ~ naaoao
bic manner, in strict subordination to the ex-
listing Territorial government. and in entire sub
serviency to the power Of Congress to adopt,
reject. or disregard them. at their pleasure.
II - ho"eEei, Ne,t obvious 'nat All meas
ue9 oolnihgh''a sna P.1seou'eu wiz uesign
e,tshI;sG MI md IN fore. 3 ;Ps m,ans a'u :
government. without the consent of Congress-
will he unlsvGui.f The laws establisbinG The
Territorial government must continue in force
until abrogated byCongressj and, in the mean
m II VIII he h&pnty oil The Governor, and OF
an me ieritof Pneefs, as wei - OF ihe
IeS - my Az '""nJ
oh the litn OF January io"9' a com.
nih'ee OIL the ~Httu'iohal convention ol
florlua address, q memorial 10 congress,
IN which they s*Pfhat ia 1885, Tue ierrlto-
mai CounclI pas13R law submitting TO the
people the quff<8 OF stale or ierrito-
w. 70 be decEfHX ihe eiecnon oi delegate
70 fongrcss E~1{Fxfsenin OF NAY oil thai
that . "a Lag
90 AT thae eFF was III ,at oao ''a'e'
tnal me les'siaq - conncll OF to4o, n one
ulehc" TO SSs eHp<1sed wishesu. tne people
eiao''u q laF MtnsfizlhS iFe ""n'ns VI i
cohFen'ion 70 On ana ao ,Pt a Nt',e con
s.'n,ion, nat fonFeI'ou "SSeIaoieu VI
Tue OF VI DeuSYwf, re, anu col 1nno III
Al on hahai9+Mbo neonIn Of Flor;do
tboy ,ron,m;, ~ oorstitntinp or form Of
e.oyorn"nom,n 49, a1miss;on INTO tbo
ITnion II il NJ stete5 in the memorial
III :, 1eSe - &c Tho Torr;torr vos
-. La IT,. nossnJ i. a.
Terr;,or;aT counM and that this censrs al.
- -
Ln1t7';s" VI - ,or,ion of ,ba -
hoI:nn' -" go =, -
"o'p' 'o"" no ~ :" .
SnTweu an Hs3s1'' '" :?
.ts"S uS' IN ,ho nnnnaor;aTsts 80,
NJ leIIV - n"rm,m"an e a,'9;
Gu iuinlSneI sas!s'ao'ola ~" .h"n, " 5'";,
e e;on p opT ~ tbe trao,v ocor;r;n@ ,ho
comntry from Snsin and the then ratio Of
onro.:0ia,;on ri.S;cb oworIsd q member Of
epaesen's',om oS AZ -o sSM ;nbah;'amtS Cou'
O 'raas cs;l; 10 e ~ v;o ~ IN osseni 70 he odm;s-
~ - s.M.~an~
SION OF Fioflda Tor more tnan SIX years AFTER