American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-05-24

10 Ms Ssxass g ahs UaiHsf aalaisss
return 10 The Senate. in which b hst
originated. The Bill which has passed
both Houses Of Congress-. entitled. IAN
&c, for the admission Of Colorado into the
unisn." ~i.h my objections 10 the same.
becoming Law.
From the information which I have
been able to obtain, | do not consider the
establishmt nj of State Government al
present necessarily for the people In Colo
radc. Under Fl sing Tsfri,ofial Gov.
eminent. oil the rights. privileges and in
ierests Of ci,iz-ns are secured and pro-
tsc,ed. Legislators and sbeif o@n local
officers. and are represented in Congress
by a delegation of their own selection.
They make and execute their osn munic-
ipal laws. subject only to revision by
Congress. an authority not likely to BE-
exer, red unless in extreme or exssaordi-
nary cases The population is email
some estimating it as low as $4,000.
While advocates Of the bill estimates the
number a, i,om So. 1000 to 10000. The
eople are principally recent settlers.
many Of whom are said TO be ready for
removal to other mining districts beyond
the limits Of the territory il circumstances
shall render Them more inviting. Such
a population cannot but 6nd relief from
excessive taxation il the territoal system
which devolves the expenses OF the Ex-
ecuuve. Legislative and Judicial Depart
meuts upon the United States, is for the
present continued. They cannot bu. find
the security Of person and property in.
creased by their reliance upon the Ma
uonai Executive power for the maiD,e-
nance Of law and order agains. the dis.
,urbances necessarily iuciden. to all new.
ly organized communities.
e II is not satisfactorily established
that majority Of the citizens Of Colora.
do desie and are prepared for an ex.
change Of territorial for Stale govern
men,, In September, 1864. under the
authority of Congress. an election was
lawfully appointed and held for the pur-
pose Of ascertaiuing the views of the peo-
pie upon this particular question 6,ie2
votes we're cast Of this number MAJOR.
ty 3ilsw was given against the proposed
change. In September. 1865, without
any leg'l authority. the question was
again presented to the people Of the Ter
rltory. with the view Of obtaining re.
consideration Of the result Of the election
held in compliance of the act Of Congress.
approved March FL, 1864. At this cleo
zion 8 9o4 votes we're polled, and the
small majority Of 1856 was given in favor
Of a State organization. 1t does not seem
to me entirely safe to permi, this last
mentioned result. go irregularly obtained.
to outweigh the one which had been le-
gaIly obtained. Regularity and conform
Iy TO law are essential to the presetva.
lion Of order and stable government.
and should. as far as practicable, always
be observed in the formation Of new
States.
3 The admission Of Colorado at this
time. as State. into the Union. appears
to me to be incompatible with the public
interests OF the country. While it 10 de-
sirabe that Territories, when sufficiently
matured. should be organized as States.
ye, the spirit Of the Constitution seems
to require that there should be approx
nation toward equality among the sever
al States composing the Union. No
State can have less or more than two
Senators 10 Congress, The largest State
has a population of 1000. 900; other
States have population exceeding g.
900 0ou and many others have a popu'
larion txcreding 100000. If this bill
should become a Law. the people Of Colo
RADIO, 81. 900 10 number would have, the
Electoral College. three votes, while New
Yu,k has no more. The qualities Of this char
acter have already occurred. but it ID be-
lieved that none have happened where
the inequality was so great. When such
an equality is allowed, Congress is sup
posed to have permitted it on the ground
Of some high public necessity, and under
circumstances which promised that il
would rapidly disapper through the
growth and development Of newly adj
mltttd State. Thus. in regard to the
several States, 10 wi at Was formerly call
ed the Northwest Territory, lying east Of
the Mississippi. Their rapid advances
INTO population rendered it certain that
States admitted with only one or two
Representatives 10 Congress, would, in Q
very shot, period. be entitled to very
great increase in representation. When
California was admitted on the grounds
Of commercial and political exigsncies. il