The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-05-30

with the
and measures were referred to select committee OF
five.
school In the districsbf Columbia.
Mr. Schenck, from the military committee reported
bill to equalise the bounties Of soldiers and sailors,
saving he would ask for action next week.
In the discussion of the tax bill, paragraph was
added imposing five per ad vaiorem tag en- cotton.
President Johnson's Veto Message
WASHINGTON, May 16.--To tile Senate Of the United
States return to the senate in which it originated,
the bill which has passed both houses OF congress
entitled ian act for the admission of Colorado into
the Union, with my objections From the inorma
ton which have been able to obtain, do not con
slider the establishment Of State government at
present necessary for the welfare of the people OF
Colorado Under the existing territorial goTerarnent
all the rights privileges and interests OF citizens are
protected ami secured. The qualified voters choose
their own legislatures and their local officers
and represented III congress by delegation OF
their own selections
They make and execute their own municipal laws
subject ouly to revision by congress, authority not
likely to be exercised unless in extreme or eXtaord
nary cases The population is small some estimating
it "a low as Is 600 while the advocates Of the bill
reckon the number at 35 0)0 to 1900. The people
are principally recent settlers, many o. whom are I'M
/ derstood 10 be ready for removal to other mHlnE
districts beyond the limits of the territory, If circum
stances shall render them more inviting such popn-
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if the territorial system which involves the expenses
of the executive legislative and judicial departments
upon the United States Tor the present be Continued
They cannot but HGd the security OF person ana pro-
pGrty increased by Their TeHaHce upon the national
executive power for the maintenance Of law aud or
+ der against the Disturbances necessarily incident to
all newly organised communities; secondly, it is not
satisfactorily established that anajoFity OF the ci'iza6s
of Colorado desire and are prepared Tor an exchange
of a territorial for State government In septem-
Der, 1861 under the authority OF congress an elec-
lion was ia"tuty appointed ana held Tor the purpose
Of asccrtaning the views OF the people upon tins par
| tcuIar question: U.s. votes were CAST, ana OIL this
number, majority OF 5Il3 was given against the
proposed change; In September 49oe' without any
legal authority, tae qneSioh was HS.'' P.cse'eu ~
the people OF the teFfltofy win te We" 0! o'tilnnS
reconsideration OF the result Oh Tue eiecuo' lI'd III
compliance with the act Of congress- approved Aareh
! u, 1919.
At this second election s9os votes were poiIed, ana
the small majority OF 100 was gwen III l"'oF o' !"
State organisauen. u does neg seem 90 me ehufey
sale 10 permit TINS !sI nehuoheu result 50
obtained TO outweigh 'e one which aad oGeh ieSaiS
obtained. Regularity anu colotth's5 70 ID" are e.
sentiai TO tue preservation OF ordef ana Sloie gov
erhHe ana shouu' as lar "S pF&c''eaole' Always %
. observed IN lhe ioFhal'oh o. ne" states
1uh"! INT du IlL9>o'i VI SO'o"io az 'lS 'i'''e a.
! State INTO the Union appears 10 De ineomPaIhie
VITA tue interests VI 'le Co!H'ii' "p!ie % "eSDie
tAat territories "heh Sumeieiu5 lhatuFed a"ouid oc
organised as oates YET tie sG OF the CONSTITUTION
seems 20 require 'hdL tAt'e 7o1'a oc d" @tP,oA''
uoh towards cduaIty among '"e se'eTH states CON
prisln9 the Union' NO state can nave less or more
than t"o senators IN congress- 1He tTSeS. nIate mas
a population o. loUF mii!'oAS' Se'tF; otler STATES
/ nave PoPa"Ieh CAcecuiS Two ih'i'o"S, anu h'n5
others nave population eAeee"ihS one noh' II
this OIL should become ia" inc people OF Colorado
tmTty thousand IN NUMBER, "oe'' nave IN the mouse
OF representative one ieioeF' "llie ne" ioIh VITA
a poPahuoh OF TOUT Hl,'iohS uaS Out t"lfty one.
Colorado |outd nave IN the electoral Goi'Se thret
votes, "ihe Nc" DIX H"S ol'H % COURAGE "ou'u
haVe IN Ihe senate Two Nocs' "'lIe Ne" ofN mas no
lAoFr' 4iequili.'c9 -, !"i9 Ii"'"''et nav oiIe"ua
occurred; cut ID Is otiteFea none nave happeheu
Nh|.e '42 Me4u"l'! was 81 great :" hen Such nut
CH"htE ms oSen "'o"tu' congress % S1PgoSS" -
nave pc'"tI'e4 1t on ''e S'o"'u u SONY L6" puohc
necessity, ava "nueF circumstances winch pEouSea
taaI II "ouiu r"HuiJ uis"iPeaF t.IoGSI tne StO"1l
ana ueVGloPmeNt OF new! ""lhptgd o'a'ei mus,
III regard TO the several states IN Wiat was formerly
called the northwestern teFFUofy, lying east Oh Tue
hlSSlsslPili lneiF fAPld ADVANCE III PoPuauoh rem
ueEeu Ii certain Ihat suites aui'itteu M o'il O''t u
TWO representatives. IN congress "oaa III very snort
pe'loa' ne eALtGu 70 great increase III representa-,
Gof' NhrH oai'tofda as a'lSteu oil 'le y oHu U
conh,ertlai ana potcdi cAistIGlts II was 'oie9ee
t'aV INC s''e was ue9'iHeu i"P'u'9 70 oecoe 5'e'
'0>Ps'0us tI lo y = I, f @ :,
te easy Vi Nc.3auo an NOV "N"le .u"' ":,I "'lo
al eHoe"e' 'i'e u Po'',oI' u uto
'e4UAlee " N' ~ '' -" "
naS ogsn - sl'i"2 auiIS - ~ N o.' -,
."7 ny" ,H"''0' II S'o
- t'.S's''' -, ,,'t .S O. c.
c'',or -, bI N J9s4 "a eo vote.
ae r,ont;oaa :, 1Ss4
~ ..r, n.'eIoS I'LL ~ ~ - I,,ir
Ioc. J e I;
= 49,; - =, TX, 49, 800 49,. ko0- cs0on,I,
| -, r .l,a - , ,sr;,, of ,,-, +r,;
t;,' @ ~, Lon
lGy "'l ,e o as T as ~ ss o ar a.
pess IS ,,c CIV c,laraS P,ic,s
49, ~ "a - ~, a.,
- o"iI's ~ s's .i9 '.lO ~" - so''e 9'' 80
s, ~ a ,ot ~ bsaraa ~ to .
Colorado 10 oe flcneF ~ mineral wealth ana asrlenl
tuTa! resources. ~ however GooFado 'as not feail