Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-09-11
Oregon.

Oregon.
The failure Of The House Of Representatives
N pssa the bill for the admission Of Oregon
has thrown the affairs vi that Territory into q
Great deal Of confusion. Oregon should have
been admitted at tie last session. Every step
taken in the Territory for the formation Of u
State Government was perfect and regular,
hut the failure Oh the part Of tho House l.,
mass the Senate bill, is ~ all piObnb ity to b.
attributed rather to the confusion Of tnc clos.
ing SCENES than opposition to the MEASURE
In the admission 81 Oregon, We OF Ca.i,o nj
are directly Interested. fhv purinc cUuSt ut
present IIaS hut very Inadequate representa-
ton in the National Legislature. BY the ad.
mission Of Oregon two Senators and UIIe more
Reuresentativc would b. added to our del, GU
tiOn, and at least the nucleus Of that 10, "
would be formed, which at no very distant
day is destined u exercise a cuInlnalI,ling n-
dueIIce ~ the councils Of the nation. Il is
altogether probable from the condition IN
which matt, RI are at pr, sent Tat two govern
nents will be III OpeI atm In Oregon-a State
Government and tie existing Ter itOriaI Gov.
ernmcnt IT, accordance with the provisions
Of the Constitution fianfcd aud adopted carly
this summer State Officers and mrlnIcrs Of the
Legislature were elected il June last, and il
Is now u matter uf debate as TO whether that
l.. giIatu e Shall assemble and proceed to or
ganizc State Government. The TIum, in
IN article On the subject, though disclaiming
any intention m influencing the opinions Of
any person, argues that the Act Of Congress
SStab iSI'ing the Teri itOrial Government pro-
Nided that the " Legislative power of liz Ter
titOry (>hou'd) extend 10 all riShtul subjects
Of Legislation not incnn>i>trUt with the Con.
Etituti"n aud Jaws { the United States, and
chat tile act Of the l. gi>lative Assembly au-
th"rizing the people 10 determine Er IN m
selves the question Uf framing u Constitution
calling Convention, and the adoption Of the
COnHtltu ion when Turned, was u thing bur
the exercise VI &c right col. cde,l by that Act
"f CJngicS>. II this, CO ,tinL Il the Times,
"waSM 'rightful subject Of legislation. aS,
VIC prc>uIn., cannot veal b. dem Il, then the
pow r couicric legally and regularly car IL
WII' tue act the lIcceS AIRY power vi cons IN.
m1iir'.. In tue IN t'nce III Kansas, an IL
gItImatc aud Unauthorized pOw,r q, Suyc "
Suh>ert the existing hy the I"stttution vi Az
Uthe., life ,nt n al "ppo>,n: FIR uni '!'v rn.
'HVn,, u Il .lA :.cuon upon the part Of ,,O:-
tI1n Of the peu:le Il hau>A> was /. rs IT,. and
unlaWiu. AMI Tor that. hut tor no other reason,
CuIdc.nncd. Ia U.cSon, the power /" o..gan-
ize State COVE hIHent Is derry i fr'n ia
'rIyh JaF l. SI>laIiOn Of the cAl>jIn. I'll r..
c"SniLcd government, aud not, rs in Ka >,>,
in cOhlilct Mitn AMI Suhv r>iOH ~ .Ic Eu.tiI.-
ment. Ia III, one cart, we hAv. irsua ,
pIacUaGI,, aIId a., II l.natc IncI Sr.n IL 0i an
fcriur government NItu that ii li snrr and
Superior; Ani .hI>, WITH u concur, nee AMI
assent I'll the iIifei Tor tAiSIi x loom, Wal Il III
Ehe other the regular and laNi ui gJv.IuurnL
Is attended I" b broken W, >uhy,'tcI and
d >t"Oyc'l 10y AN irr. >,"'N>:b'c faction. The
act Of GonSr, establishing MIR lrr'iiuiI
form "G government, embracing, A. it ito -
cx"r"S> and direct terms, the Ordnance 81
1885, is ii itself an ciIa6 M6 act, >iicr II is
y"h.i all question that our "nu.nbrr "l trt
in'Iahitant exc, eds vastly >IX'r tnui>lud. -
II il beyond the power of C"ts e., nov, vita
any prclrl,>i ms L. good faith, t. exact If the
Pc"pIr ri Oregon any fUth prrr,-icnt c',.,-
diii1n t. our al:ni>>iur. The nc i n II the
Sc.Ate i IL confirm ,tin ri tines. VirNa.-
When. ny the Liz Iiiul' ltgi> ati IN Of "ur
Territorial Assembly, t,r c'',> 1T 81 tar gov.
<rnin. power was gwen Ia the PEG lie upon
certain conditions. tn arr ittanrr "t the con-
<ltinnS i'm dies. Ir1r>i.tI'iN, the cxllrti"n Of
tiI" Fcr!"ria gov, Inin at. o., rath r. is reg
u ar IN, Scuf'mt into that .rnI Of gn'rrnm II:
brOu.'t int" existence by the act "t the = ~
pie ! the i~:;lti nate Hccei .taIcr st thc t-lIh>
u, rM which the State Constitution Was torn 4
and ada. 'trd, md the legal aud constitutional
right u place tbs STATE government at "nc,
iM operation, j. rlcnr,v ut the option "i III
pcrpie-the sovereign pIW,r of the Stat
through thrt rlr,> II representatives,. TIE Leg
i,ialivr A>>vmIb IS T. MrHI.