Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-02-01

Colorado which it is now proposed to admit as a
st tie, contains, as has already been stated, pOr
ulaton less than twenty eight Thousand while the
present ratio of representation is hundred and
tWenty-seven thousand.
There can be no reason, that I can perceive, for
the admission of Colorado, that would not apply
with equal force to nearly every other Territory
now organized, and | submit whether, If this bill
becomes law, it will be possible to resist thcoog-
ical conclusions that such Territories Dacotah
Montana and Idaho must lie received as States,
whenever they present themselves, without regard
to the number of inhabitants they may respoc-
lively contain Eight or ten new Senators and
four or five new members of the House Of Repre-
sentatives would thus be admitted to represent a
population scarcely exceeding that which, in any
other portion of the nation is entitled to but sim
gle member of the House of Representatives, while
the average for two Senators in the Union, now
constituted, is at least one million of people. 1t
would surely be unjust to all other sections OF the
Union to enter upon policy with regard to the
admission of new States which mi ht result in
ferring such disproportionate share Of intu-
enee in the National Legislature upon COMMUNE
ties which, in pursuance OF the wise policy OF our
Fathers should for some years to come be retained
under the fostering and protection of the Ma
tional Government If it is deemed just and CXpe-
dent now to depart from the settled policy Of the
nation during ali it's history and to admit all the
Territories to the right and plvll ges Of States,
irrespective of their population or fitness for such
government, it is submitted whether it would not
be we'll to device such measures as will bring the
subject before the country for consideration and
decision. This would seem to be evidently wise,
because has already b. en- Stated II IL is flSnt 10
admit Colorado now there is no reason for the ex-
cluson of the other Territories.
1t is no answer to these suggestions that an en-
aiding act was passed authorizing the people of
Colorado to take action this subject. 1t is we'll
known that that act passed in consequence OF
representations that the population reached, &C
cording to some state ments, as high as eighty
thousand. and to none less than fly thousand,
and was growing with rapidity hich by the time
the admission could be contaminated, would Sc
cure population Of over hundred thousand
These Representations prove to have been wholly
fallacious and in addition the people of the Terri
tory bv a deliberate vote. decided that they would
not assume the RI sponsibilities OF State govern
ment.
Ry that decision tn utterly exhausted all pow
er that was conferred by the enabling act; and
there has been step tahen since III relation 70
the adm ssion chat has bad the slightest ction
or warrant of law ] he proceeding upon which
the present application lis based was i'll the inter
absence Of ali law III relation to 1t, and there Is
rs evidence that the votes the que stion of he
formation of State gny,rnm' n bear any relatl IN
Whatever to the sentiment OF the Territory. The
pro- est of the House of Representatives, previous
" quoted is conclusive evidence to the contrary
But if none of these existed against this
De opposed enactment, the bill itself, besides being
Inconsistent in it's provisions in comforting power
upon person usaknown to the laws and. who may