New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-10
FROM HtSHTNGT TON.
TIE TERRITORY OF COUONA.
Pro \Orr Own Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Thursday, Jan. 6, 1856

aeuI this rrorpipr 70 introduce the oil Ci which De
h,dspreviou.ly given notice for the oTginzsaon of
thesTerritory Of Colous. II hsd its first aud
second reading, and vas then referred to tie Com
mitee on Territories, and ordered 90 he printed.
The boundaries Of the Dev Territory embrace
the region between toe 37th parallel OF att tude on
the south and the 42d on the nOrth between the
Rocky Mountains on the west and the l03d parallel
Of longitude on the east: beng about 'at miles IN
length ard 200 or $50 miles 10 width. The greater
part Of this region DOW belongs to Kansas and
Nebraska. But the new Territory will comprise
small part Of New Mexico, north of the 3ath
parallel and also the famous Mode Park OF the
Rocky Mountains which now belongs TO Utah
The other two Parks MI also be included, together
with Bent's Fort, Fort Massachusetts,, Pixies
Peak Cherry Greek and all the gol.-diggings for
10 mile. 10 The northward the head waters Of the
Kansas The Arkansas, of both forks ot the Platte
of the Rio Grande. and, in the Midclc Park, the
head waters of Grand River the principal branch
of the Colorado of the Pacific. Its northern line
il little south of Fort Laramie. and the region
around that .tauoD with the gold digglngs north OF
it-a few Of which have been already discovered
Will form the nucleus Of another Territory here
after.
If Colona should be organized with its proposed
boundaries, the thrty-seyenh parallel of latitude
will be the continuous, unbroken southern bound
ary of Kansas. Coona and Utah, stretching from
the border of Missouri To that Of California aoGg
a line of 800 miles, the longest unbtohen bound
ary line in the Union except the iurS ninth psra-
lei, which for zoo miles is the boundary between
the United States aud the British possessions.
Brdeer's Pass and the Cochetops Pass, with the
fertile San Luis valley, are within ths new Terri
tory The frontier men, who are best acquainted
with the mountain region, declare that between
Brideer's Pass and the CochetoPa, there a
dozen passes practicable for railroads. though not
convenient for wagoIs, because intersected by
streams not easily passabie without bridges
Colona !. in the line of the belt OF new States
which Col Benton. five or six years ago. predicted
would be- formed between the Missouri River and
California The inc Of settlement il substantially
as he predicted il would be- though slight varla-
ton has been caused by the recent gold discoveries
in the neghborhood of Pixies Peak. which have
swayed the tide OF emigration little TO one side
OF lie direct western march.
Colona was adopted by Mr. COlfax as the name
in which the bin for the new Territory should be
proposed, because the term was already in use
among the settlers and had been recommended 10
him by them as a suitable appelation II is derived
from Colon the Spanish name of the great disc0y
erer. who is known to us b. his Latin name of
Columbus. 1t is not good name in any respect,
and there il no peculiar appropriateness IN select
ing the GenOese nav ator as the name patron OF
Other nsurcs have been alresdy suggested. Mr..
Cofax himself prefers Cordillera. which l believe
was suggested by Benton, and which has certain
appropriateness from the mountainous character of
the western part OF the Territory. But the term
would apply with equal appropriateness 10 other
Territories which may be- formed 10 the region of
our great western chain of mountains. MI Blair
of Missouri proposes San Luis, from the valley OF
that name which lies within the borders OF the
Territory The objections to that are that San
Iuis, or to render it IN English, ST. Louis, has
appropriateness Whatever, and IL Likely of course
to- be retained BY the valley which will form
prominent and distinct festure in the State, aud
hence confusion will continually exist between tho
names Of the State and one OF lts great local diyi
sions IL IT, besides, unady sablc on the score Of
taste aud association 10 bestOw Spanish names on
our Territories, when good Indian ones can be OBJ
tanned. We shall have enough of Spanish names
in the future the Republic extends southwark.
The Mexican StateSof San Luis Potos and its large
capital city of San Luis, will probably both be
within our borders at distant period, and there
lie no propriety in multiplying the unmeaning names
of Popish Saints on the msp of the continent.
The name of Aureola, The Golden State, has been
suggested as appropriate, IN view OF the mineral
wealth of tbe Territory. But an Indian name is
decidedly preferable to any other, If welsOund.
ing one can be obtained. The local designations
of the Territory furnish several, every Of which
I
the Uiniah RAND. Of mountains; Yampah, from the
Yampah River Ccchetopa. from the Cschetopa
Pass, and Ogala!s, from the tribe of Ogalaa Da-
kOtas
There ore between one and two thousand people
already winterng in the Territory, aud from the
preparations which are known to be making for
emigration thither in the Spring, from Missouri,
Iowa. Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Ken
tucky, beside those from Kansas and Nebraska,
ther, is son ~ estimate that there will ke M
least 81, 600 inhabiiant, in the Territory within
year. The necessity OF organizing the Territory
at this session 4 therefore manifest. The Govern
ments of Kan.aS aud Nebraska are 800 miles from
them-a distaLse lar too g-eat for efficient control.
In the detait of Mr. Coliaxs bill which. like all
the Ie,nic Hcts OF Tcrritores is Necessarily very
lengthy there are several new features. The most
conspicuous among them is one which relates t.
the Territorial officers In the first instance it
provides that all these officers shall be appointed by
the President. when the Territory il organized.
But al the October election of ls6O the qualified
voters of the Territory are IL elect their own Gov
error and Secretary for terms Of t@o wears each,
leaving however the Federal j Judiciary, the Mar
shal and the Attorney 70 be appointed by the Presi
dent Sc is the ease in the States of the
UpiOu.
The concluding section Of M. Cof.y's bill pro-
hibits slavery, peonsge and polygsmy In the Terri.
tory. This includes the three kinds of setytue
With which the country IL Infested at present, or
Insy be- infested 10 the future, when We slal have
annexed Mexico. Slavery, of course, is negro
Slavery; peonage is white or Indian slayery-the
SaytIy of the debtor 10 the creditor; ani poygamy
is the slavery of woman. Ii ia too much 10 hope,
| fear that With Pro- Slavery Congress and q Pro-
Slavery President, this section will be suffered to
remsin in the bill. But il is right, just and expe-
dicnt. and va, very proper. inserted by the dis