The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-05-21
oBJ&oTIoNs TO THE COLORADO BILL.

WAsH1NaroN. May 15.-The following is the
Presidents Message vetoing tho Colorado Bill:
To the Senate of the United States:
return to the Senate, in which House it origi-
Congress entitled AN act for the admission OF the
State OF Colorado into the Union with my objec-
tions to its becoming law at this time.
been able to obtain, do not consider the estab-
Ishment Of state government at present neces-
Undor the existing territorial government all the
rights, privileges and interests of the citizeus
are projected and secured. The qualified vot-
pwn local officers, and are represented in Con-
kress by q delegate Of their own selection.
They make and execute their OWL municipal
laws, subject a oniy n9, to revision by Congress-sn
treme or extraordinary cases. The popul alton ia
small, some estimating it so low as twenty five
the number at from thirty five thousand to forty
thousand. The people are principally recent set
tlers, many OF whom are understood to be ready
for removal to other mining DISTRICTS beyond the
limits Of the territory, IL circumstances shall rem
der them more inviting. Such population can
not but find relief from excessive taxation il the
territorial system, which devoves the expenses Of
ments upon the United States, is for the present
and and ~ tfe aecn OF
upon tho National Executive power for the main
tepance of law and order against the disturbances
necessarily incident to all newly organized COM
munities.
second. 1t is not satisfactorily established that
majorit OF the citizens Of Colorado desire or
state government. In September, 1864, under
tho authority Of Congress, an election was law
fully appointed and held for the purpose of ascer-
lar question 6,192 votes were cast, and of this
number majority Of s,152 was given against the
any anthosity the Question was a0y assin 'I@ pre
sented to the people Of the territory with a View
OF obtaining reconsideration Of the result Of the
gress approved March 21st, 1864. At this second
election 5,SO5 votes were polled, and small ma.
jority OF 1855 was given 10 favor Of state or
ganizstion. 1t does not seem to me entirely safe
to permit this last mentioned result, 40 irregu
iarly obtained, to outweigh the one which hat
been legally obtained irthe first election. Regu
1arity and conformity to law are essential to the
preservation Of order and stable government, ant
should, as far as practicable, always be observed
in the formation OF new states.
Third. The admission of Colorado at this tim,
as state into the Union appears to me to be in
compatible with the public interests of the coun
try; While 1t IL desirable that territories wher
States yet the spirit Of tho Constitution seems tt
require that there should be an approximation
prsing the Union. No State can have 'es less sa@ o
more than two Senators in Congress- The lar ca
state state has population Of four millions. severa
Millions and many others have a popni ton eS
hNmbhe lsW, the peops OF Colorado thirty thousand
yI.-eA' "ooiu h1fo III tHo uOlla6 OI Ie6pfGSeTta q
tiyes one member, while New York, with a popu
lation OF four millions. has but thirty-one. Col,
raao would have in the Electoral College thre
votes, while New York has only thirty-threc
colorado would hove in tho Senate two votes
while New York has no moro Inequalities of tbi
DnnfaSser onn @ D. have already occurred BUTT beove
great. a' VOC
When such inequality has been allowed, Con
gross ls supposed to have permitted it on tn
grounds Of some high public necessity and unde
circumstances which promised that Il ould rar
ldiy disappear through the growth and develoi
gard to the several States in what was formeri
eaned the Northwest Territory, lying east OF til
hlississipp1 their rapid advance In populatio
rendered 1t certain that States admitted with onl
one or two Representatives IN Congress would i
very short period, be entitled to great increas