The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1860-05-18
OsisinaiStafes and New states
--Tae I,0HGy Of the Fathers
1.-The False pretgaces Of TN e
SeCtfODgiists

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previous to the organization Of tie gov
eminent, 10y the election Of President and
Vice President, anil members ofCongres5.
North Carolina and Rhode Islsnd bad re
jectcd The Constitution, but finally came
into the Union, the former in November,
1880, and the latter May, 100. f..
The convention which formel the Con
stitution, (regarding the provisions Of The
articles Of confederation for the exercise OF
the great powers Of governmenl) .resolyed
- that it Is tie opinion Of this convention
that as soon as. the CONVENTION Of rae
States shall have ratified the Constitution,
the United States, in Congress assembled,
should fix day 10 which electors shall be
appointed by the States which shall have
ratified the same, and a day on which the
electors should assemble to vote for the
President, and the time and place for com
meucipg proceedings under lie ConstliU
ton. r-
To New IIanpslire belongs tie praise
Of beipg lie uin;h State which adopted
tie new Constitution, and b. the terus Of
the submission, established TIE new gov
ernmeut. While new honors are thrown
upon her q granite hills as the birthplace
Of Webster, the defender Of the Constl-
tuition" she wears moro reverent fame,
as being tho natal spot Of the federal gov
eminent itself.
Under the laws Of Congress, the cleo
tors of President and Vice President were
appointed IN ten of the States Oh the frs:
Wednesday Of January, 1850, aud tie Con
stitution went into operation on the frs!
Wednesday Of March, the same year
It was not, however, until the 30th OF
April that the government was fully or
gauized By the induction Of the President
into office.
New York having failed to choose dec
tors, ten States only participated IN the
first election, giving sixty nine electoral
votes for Gen. Washington. Under the
second article Of the new Constitution, rep
resentatiyes were apPortioued upon thir
teen States, AMI as Rhode Island and North
Carolina appeared in Congress under this
pportionmeat, they are regarded as or9i~
nal States.
The names Of the thirteen original
States were Virginia, Massachusetts, New
York, New Hampshire New Jersey, pela
ware, Mary land, Connecticut, Rhode Isl
and, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Georr
g,d, South Carolina.
African slavery in fact existed in al Of
tie States, and existed by force of law in
twelve out Of the thirteen. The names
and dates Of the admission Of new States
previous to 1920 were: ....-.
l79i. Vermont admitted into the Union
I7Gl. Kentucky admitted into the
Union.
1876. Tennessee admitted into the
Union.
1902, Ohio admitted into the Union.
1911, Louisiana admitted into the Union.
1916, Indiana admitted into the Union.
1877, Mississippi admitted jnto the
Union.
1918, Illinois admitted into the Union.
1919, Alabama limited into the Union.
In 1922, seven Of the original thirteen
States hal become uon-slaveholding.-
There had been added eleven new States,
Maine and Missouri being the last two
Six Of the new States were sIareho,iIng
and fye non slaveholdine. The family Of
States had nearly doubled their original
number, being IN all twenty -four, which
were equally balanced as slayeholding and
non-slayehoIding. From the origin If the
government until 1921, the slaveholdiug
States had been in majority in the United
States. In tho beginning they stood
twelve to one but this disparity constant
~ diminished until they stood twelve and
twelve.
This change in the domestic institutions
OF the States was not the result of politi.
cal preaching from the pulpit, or John
Brown raids, or Stewards ilrepressibIe con.
ilict, or Garrison's denunciation Of the
Constitution. The patriotism of the ear
ler days Of the Republic, would not have
counteuanced these iustrumentaists Of
mischief, nor have lent itching ears to
catch the words OF sectioGaism and trea-
son. Helpers tract, the New ork Fri
Janc, and all anti constitutional publlca
tons were unknown to tho fathers; yet
they wrought manfliIy for the ey,enlion
Of that liberty, tile title to which they had
asserted and maintained in revolution, and
f.v the gage of baltic When these new
lights" show a ike devotion TO their pr;n
cipIes. We shall have moro respect for their
sincerity; but until then, let item cease
to talk about the POI y of the fathers, or
continue so impjou>Iy to call Washington,
Jefferson and Madison their examples"
The new States admitted from 1920 to
1850 were
1920, Maine admitted into the MON.
=. 1921, Missouri admitted into the Union.
1886, Michigan admitted into the Union.
1896. Arkansas admitted into the Union.
1915, Florida admitted into the Union.
The acts of Congress for the admission
of Florida also made provision for the adj
utissien Of Iowa into the Union. The de-
lay incident to submitting her constitution
to the people-the non-assent of Congress
10 the ordinance % the Convention that
formed the constitution of Iowa, and dis
putes about her boundary, were finally
terminated in 1916, when Iowa was read
United into lie Union with an alteration
Of honndaries-so IN our list we set down:
1916, Iowa admitted into the Union.
1915, Wisconsin admitted into the
Union.