The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-27
NEW STATES

In 1866, an act passed Congress for the |
admission of the Estate of Colorado into |
the Union, but it was vetoed by President |
johnson. More encouraged by the action |
of Congress than dismayed by the veto,
Colorado has been ever since persistently
seeking to become a state, and now when
she almost sees the realization of her wishes,
we fear and trust that the cup will be dash
ed from her lips. We know not how many
times one or the other house of Congress
has given q favorable ear to her request
only to have the deaf ear turned to her in
the other and this seems likely to be her
experience again. In June, 1874, the
house, by a vote of one hundred and
seventy-one to sixty-six, passed another bill
TO enable the people of that territory to
form constitution and state government,
and tor the admission of the state into the
Union, which is the bill recently acted upon
by the Senate. The Senate, however,
amended the bill out of all shape, by adj
ding some ten or twenty amendments or
provisos, all very proper in and of them
selves, but, at the same time, necessitating
further action on the part of the house.
remaining OF the session, and judging from
the proneness of the members to indulge in
the pleasing pastime of continuous days
and nights sessions for the sole purpose of
hearing their names called. we apprehend
that there is no particular danger of having
any new states thrust upon us at present.
New Mexico is in the same situation as
Colorado, except that she has never been
honored by so many defeats or by Presi-
dents veto. In our judgment, neither of
these territories ought, at present, to be-
come states At present, all the rights,
privileges and interests of the citizens are
secured and protected, as well under ter
ritorlal as they would be under state gov
ernment. They elect their own legislature
and local officers, and are represented in
Congress by delegates of their own choos-
ing. They make and execute their own
laws, subject only to revision by Con-
| gress-a right which Congress never has
exercised IN their cases and which, doubt
less, never will be except in extraordinary
and extreme cases.
But these considerations ought not to
have any weight, provided they were other
wise entitled to admission. A territory,
when its population is sufficient, ought to
become a state if 1t so desires. Without
such population, we do not believe it en-
titled to admission, nor that congress ought
to admit such territory as a state into the
Union. We know that there are precedents
to the contrary, but we have always
thought that the man of many vetoes was
right, when he based his refusal to approve
the first bill for the admission of Colorado
on the ground of insufflciency of popula
ton. He could not see any equality OF
right in giving Colorado with population
of only thirty thousand. by the census Of
1860. two senators and one representative
in congress, when population of one hun
bred and twenty-seven thousand was thu
ratio of apportionment among the severa
states, and when New York, with a popu
lation of four millions, had but thirty -on'
representatives and two senator's The in
equality of senators will always continue
but there ought not to be an inequality il
representation in the house. Presiden
johnson further stated that if "the in
formation submitted in connection will
the bill was reliable, Colorado, instead o
increasing In population" from 1860 t.
1866, chad declined in population" TIL
census of 1870 showed a slight increas
from 1860, but even then the population
was less than forty thousand And as tn
ratio of apportionment is now population
of some one hundred and thirty-five thous
and, the territory stands precisely as it d
in 1866. We hope that the bill will nc
become law, and more especially If til
Washington dispatch is reliable, whic
says that the only ''vald reason" for ad
. hitting these territories is that "the reput
7 licans expect il states are not made of tn
territories now, they may he admitted here
=. after under democratic auspices. In til
t latter case they would probably send fou
e democratic senators to congress, but If az
mitted now will elect four republicans"
d "valid reason" surely. But as compromis,
n are in order, perhaps the political effe,
: can be neutralized by the passage of smili
c bills by democratic house and a republ
u can senate.