The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1867-02-06


prints that il is the intention Of Congress
to admit Colorado as State into the Un-
Ion: Therefore.
Resolved By the House Of Representa-
tves Of the Territory, That, representing,
as We do. the last and only legal express
sion Of public opinion on this question, we
Earnestly protest against the passage OF the
law admitting the State without first hav'
ing the question submitted 10 avote of the
people, for the reasons first, that we have
a right TO voice in the selection OF the
character of our government second, that
we have not Sufficient population 70 sup
port the expenses Of State government
For these reasons we trust that Congress
will not force upon US government against
our will.
Upon information which considered re-
liable, assumed in my message Of the 18th
of May last that the population OF Colora.
DO was not more than thirty thousand. aud
expressed the opinion that this number was
entirely too small either to assume the res
possibility or TO enjoy the privileges OF
State.
Itappesrs thai. previous TO that time. the
! Legislature, with view 10 ascertain the
exact condition OF the Territory. had pass.
ed law authorizing census of the popu
iation 10 be taken. The law made IL the
duty Of the assessors in the several countie:
TO take the census in connection with the
annual assessments, and in nr,ier TO secure
a correct enumeration Of the population, al.
lowed them liberal compensation for the
service by paying them ter every name re.
turned, and added to their previous oath o.
office an oath to perform this duty with g.
lelity.
From the accompanying official report i
appears that returns have been received
from fifteen Of the eighteen counties int
which the State is divided. and that theil
population amounts in the aggregate u
twenty four thousand nine hundred and
nine. The three remaining counties ar:
estimated TO contnin three thousand, max
ing . mtaI population Of twenty seven
thousand nine hundred and nine, (27 ,909..
This census was taken in the summer
season, when il is claimed that the popula'
tion is much larger than at any othor pc.
riod, as in the autumn miners in large nun
lbers leave their work and return 10 thu
East, with the results Of their summer en-
terprise.
1 The population. il will be observed. !
but slightly in excess Of one-fiith OF .h'
number required as the basis Of represen
tation Ior single Congressional district II
any Of the Sta,es, the number being 1T,
l0Oo.
am unable TO perceive any good reaso'
for such great disparity in the right OF rep
resentation. giving. As il would, TO the peo
pie OF Colorado not only this vast advan
tage in the House Of Representatives. bu
an equality in the Senate, where the othe
States arc represented by millions. Wit
perhaps = single exception. no such ~
equality as this has ever before been a.
tempted. know that il isclaimed that IN
population of the different States at the
time OF their admission has varied at diite
rent periods but il has not varied muc
more than the population Of each decade
and the corresponding basis Of representa-
. ton for the different periods.
The obvious intent of the Cnns,itutin
was. that no State should be admitted wit
r a less population than the ratio Tor rep
0 resentative at the time Of application. Ih
! limitation. 10 the second section Of th. hrs
! article Of the Constitution. declaring ina
each State shalt have at least one repre-
E sentative" !" was manifestly designed TO pfo
! tect ,he States which originally compose
: the Union from being deprived. IN IN
. event Of q waning population. Of voie
8 iaahe popular branch Of Congress, aud va
n never inte ndsd rs Q warrant 10 force ne
y State into the Union with Representative
9 population Tar below that which might
! the time be required Of sister members
. the Confederscy. Thisbill. in vie. Of y
prohibition Of the same section. which ds
i |cIires that the number Of representative
!; shall not exceed one for every thirty thou'