The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-21

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1 Spalding. of Ohio-IfI I vote for the
admission of Colorado to vote ia this
Convention. l shall vote for the ad-
( mission Of other Territories In the
/ same way. They are entitled to seats.
! out are not voting members All !
/ ask is that we treat the Territories
alike. If we vote to receive Colorado,
let US vote to receive the others. /
an for the largest liberty
McClure-There is a difference be-
tween Colorado in this Convention
and any other Territory Colorado
has been authorized by Congress to
her admission into the Union. She
has framed that Constitution, and
elected her Senators, and applied 10
Congress for admission. Congress
has passed a bill for her admission,
and she is only denied It by fault Of
the matchless traitor Of the Union,
Andrew johnson. Colorado Is still
before Congress. & bill was reported
for her admission. I hope she will
not be put in the position of other
Territories, but will be admitted with
all the rights and privileges Of this
Convention
Sharp, Of New York-It is the
opinion of New York that this Con-
ventiOn is competent to decide upon
every case as it comes up, for itself,
and we are In favor of admitting
Colorado over the Presidents veto.
{ LApplause.l
A motion to call Colorado, with the
names of other States, was then put,
and carried.
Saunders, of Mon tana-Mr. Presi-
dent: [ think journey of three thou
sand miles is considerable to pay for
the privilege of sitting here three.
days IN Crosby's Opera House. No
body has a prouder IL terest in the
success of Republican principles than
those men who have taken their lives
and convictions In their hands and
gone to the new empires that are
growing In the West. For one [ have T.
come here to represent the wishes I
and give voice to the thousands Of Re /
publicans of Montana; people as
patriotic, and who have as profound I
an interest In your action, as any /
people between the Atlantic and Pa
cifc. I think the gentleman from
Pennsylvania, Mr.. Mcclure, IS mis-
taken when he says that such /
was the action Of the Baltimore /
I believe it has been .
the custom to give \
those new communities at least one \
vote IN the Convention, and I appeal .
to the generosity and iberality, If I
not to the justice of this Convention, 4
to give Us that privilege, and [ move /
to amend the gentleman resolu- (
ton by such a proposition as that.
Mcclure of Pennsylvania desire I
to repeat what [ remember most dis
tinctly, that IN 1864 Territories and
portion of the Southern States were
to the floor of the ConVen-
ton, but not permitted to vote.
Grant, of Vermont.-I am not in
the habit OF attending conventions; 1
do not know what the practice may
be; it is announced by Me-
Clure from Pennsylvania that the
practice has never been to give
vote to delegations from Territories.
Now upon principle | should suppose
that to be SO; if it be true, then we
have IN the first place practice and
precedent by which to be guided; we
can 90 back of that, however, If pre-
cedent Is wrong, and settle the matter
on principle. What Is the proposI-
ton? The proposition is to call these
territories, all Of them; 4 gentleman
in the rear somewhere makes mo-
ton that all territories be called that
have sent delegations; it IS i'm
possible for the gentleman call
ing the roll to know what ter
ritOries have sent delegations.
The only way is to call, and that would
include Alaska. One gentleman pro-
poses Utah, another might propose to
call the Roll on the new Territories
about to be formed, and the Territory
Of Wyoming might ask that dele
gate be called from that expected
Now 1t seems to me that
this is mere boys play-the whole OF
it mere boys play. Now, II We cal
and appoint aCOmmlttee
on Credentials, they have the right to
say what represe natives shall be ad
mitted from the States. 1t opens the.
door at least to the right to represen-
tatlon IN tue nomination OF President
and a Vice President. Now, It
these Territories have no voice
in voting for President or Vice
President, why should they have
a vote IN nominating them? 1t seems
to me it Is opening wide door aud
viii only make confusion; and that
the only way will be to shut the door
against all the vote. The vote has
already been taken to admit Colorado,
with the expectation that Ii shall be
admitted. If it Is not admitted to
cast its vote finally; II 1t only comes Z