The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-05-24

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Local notices per line, ~ 10
Yearly advkrtismsnts win be charged
: $50 per colhmn, and at p0rjoftionate
rates for le{ than a colhmn. Payable I'm
. advance ~ So
red, but tits. beIies< dHsnons hme
happened where the ineqhality Was
so great. When such inequality
has been allowed, Congress Msdp-
posed to have permitted il on the
} grounds ofsome high public ne
cessity, and under circumstances
which have promised hatit7would
rapidly disappear through the
growth and Development ofanew-
ly admitted State. Thus in regard
to the several States in what Was
formerly called the Northwestern
Territory, lying castor the.Mississ-
ippi, their rapid advance in popu-
lation rendered it certain that
States admitted with only one or
two Representatives in Congress
would in very short period be en-
titled to great increase Of repre-.
sentation. So when California was
admitted on the ground of com.
mercial and political exigencies;it
was well forseen that that State
was destined to become a great,
prosperous and important mining
and commercial community. In
the case of Colorado / am not aware
that any national exigency, either
Of a political or commercial nature,
requires departure from the law
of equality which has been SO gen.
orally adhered to in our history
If information submitted in con
nection with this bill is reliable!
Colorado, instead of increasing, has
declined in population. 10 at aanr
election for members of Terrific
rial Legislature, held in 1861. To-
$50 votes were cast. AT the eleC'
tion before mentioned in 1864, the
number was 6,192, while at the reg
ular election held in 1865, whichis
assumed tor basis of legislative
action at this time, the aggregate
number of the votes was 5,905., :"
Sincerely anxious for the welfare
and prosperity of every Territory,
and State, as we'll as for the pros
perity and welfare of the Whole
Union, | regret this apparent de.
cline of population in Colorado,
but it is manifest that it is due to-
emigration which is going on from.
that Territory into other, regions,
within the United States, which
either are, in fact, or are believed.
by the inhabitants of Coloradoto,
be, richer in mineral wealth and.
agricultural resources. If Colora.'
do has not really declined in popu- piolp,u:
lation, another census or another
election under the authority of
Congress. would place the question
beyond doubt and cause but little,
delay in the ultimate reception of
the Territory as a State, if desired
by the people. ~ :,.'....,. p" -" y.'.
The tenor of these objections
furnishes the reply which may. be
expected to an argument in favor
of the measure, derived from the
enabling act which was passed by
Congress on the 21st day of March,
1854. Although Congress then
supposed that the condition Of the
Territory was such as to warrant
its admission as State, the result
of two years. experience shows
that every reason which existed for
the institution of a Territorial in
stead of a State Government in
Colorado, at its first organization,
still continues in force. The con-
dition of the Union at the present
moment is calculated to inspire
caution in regard to the admission
of new States. Eleven of the old
States have been for some time,
and still remain, unrepresented in
Congress. 1t is common interest
of all the States, as well those rep
resented as those unrepresented,
that the integrity and harmony of
the Union should be restored as
completely as possible, so that all
those who are expected to bear
the burdens of the Federal Gov
ernment shall be consulted con-
corning the admission of new
States, and that, in the meantime,
no new State shall be prematurely
and unnecessarily admitted to a
participation in the political power
which the Federal Government
wields, not for the benefit of any
individual State or section, but for
the common safety, welfare and
happiness of the whole country