New-York tribune., 1868-07-24
WYOMING.

The Senate bill TO provide for temporary govern
ment for the new Territory of Wyoming, came up in
the House Of Representatives on Wednesday aud
was passed by a vote Of lO8 to 90 The Committee on
Territories desired to have the bill LAID over till next
session on the ground that TO pass it would involve
an expense Of 100000 but after short but lively
debate it went through in spite of sir Ashley's ss-
sertion that the organization of Territory WA
only 10 provide place for bummers" The bill
provides that negroes shall be allowed TO vote and
hold offce-a provision embodied in resolution Of
fered by Mr. Sumner January r. 1861, after the pro-
posed Constitution of Colorado had been acted upon
by the Senate This provides that there shall be no
denial of the elective franchise, or any other
right on account of color or race and az
persons shall be equal before the law
The boundaries of the new Territory are follows
On the north lies Montana on the south, Colorado
on the east Dakota and Nebraska and on the west
Idaho and Utah. 1t lies between the 9th and Sih
meridlans of longitude west from Washington, aud
the 4st and 45th parallels of latitude, and embraces
nearly one half of what formerly constituted the
Territory of Colorado. Inexhaustible and widely
distributed beds of iron and coal exist in the Tern
tory. Lime, gypsum, and building-stone, are abun
daut and of the best quality. 1t contains numerous
salt springs of great value, many of which are
worked; and certain portions are rich in oil springs
In addition there vast quantities of lead copper
silver aud gold. 1t was first proposed 10 call the
Territory Lincoln" in honor of the martyr Presi
dent but the name Wyoming" was chosen 10 per
petuate the memory of the patriots who suffered IN
tho beautiful valley of the same name on the banks
Of the Susquehanna The name is corruption Of
the Indian Maughwdums, Large plains"
Colorado was organized as a territory by act Of
Congress March 2, 1861, II then comprised an area
es los, ,Sl5 square miles more than double that OF
New-York, and embraced all the country lying DO
tween the S7th and 4lst parallels of north latitude
aud the 102d and 1O9th degrees of longitude west
from Greenwich. The discovery of gold in the
Rocky Mountains caused great influx of population
into the territory, and in 1854 measures were taken
70 form o State Government. On the Sth Of August
a convention assembled at Denver to frame Consti.
tuition and on the 18th the instrument was prepared
1t was submitted to the people the 9TH of the fol-
lowing month. and adopted by majority OF l5j the
number of votes cast being 5,S9j. January iS 1867.
bill was reported in the United States Senate for tho
admission of Colorado into the Union. strong oppo
siton to the bill was manifested by several Repub-
lican Senators. Mr.. Sumner of Massachusetts, spoke
strongly against il. basing his objections upon tho
inadequacy of the population (which was then in
round numbers, y 600. the denial of the right OF
suffrage to negroes under the newly adopted Const-
tuition, and upon the fact that large proportion OF
the citizens of the Territory not desrous of ad
mission into the Union. The bill was passed, how
ever, by both Houses, but the President vetoed it
and up to date Colorado remains Territory. Ii is
country rich in natural resources not as boundess
as Sahara as Mr. Ashley would have the world
believe nor IS il lust as worthless
The mineral wealth of the Territory is almost in
calculable and even under the most favorable cir.
cumstances it Is probable that many years must
elapse before the veins of gold silver copper iron
and coal, with which the mining regions abound.
can be properly worked. And, though situated upon
the western edge of what is known as the Great
American Desert the productiyeness OF this region
in grain and vegetables is in seasons enormous
The fields average from so to GO bushels of wheat per
acre, and on some farms as much as IS bushels per
acre have been raised This immense yield is due in
great measure to the intelligent system of irrigation
practiced in the Territory
The new Territory of Wyoming, which occupies
the northern half of the old Colorado, is certain IN
time to attract to its fertile fields thousands of the
workingmen of the East, whose industry and intelli
gence will convert the now wild and barren country
into blooming garden With ITS liberal constitd-
tution guaranteeing to every the rights OF tho
citizen; with climate almost unsurpassed for salu-
brty; with soil which needs only the patting OF
the skilled hand to make it laugh with rich har
vests; with It's valleys sparkling with pure waters
and its hills and mountains teeming with wealth
il will, ere many years make a lappy home for m-
lions. ana become bright star in the galaxy OF com
pledged 10 Freedom and Right forever
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