The daily gazette., 1875-03-03
The Candidates for States.

A clause in the Senate bills ADMITTING
Colorado and New Mexico as States clear
ly. reveals the partisan nature Of the
scheme. Before coming in as States, the
Territories must adopt constitutions
which mako no distinctions in civil or
political rights on account Of race or
color, except Indians not taxed" In
other words, they must go the extreme
Of the Civil Rights bill, which now hangs
fire in Congress. This is cunning pro-
viso. For it is. s.supposed that only Rad
ical majority In the Territories. would
consent to such condition, and the vote
on that issue will be good test,of the
political expediency of admitting these
candidates as States. If majority
should repudiate the civil rights feature
that majority would be assumed to be
Democratic, and a Radical Congress is
very glad to bar the way against two
new Democratic States. The Senate, in
interpolating this clause in the House
bills, mean to play safe game-to let in
New Mexico and Colorado if they stand
the supreme Radical test, and to shut
them out II they prove Democratic. But
in this ingenious idea they reckon with
| out full knowledge of the public senti-
ment OF the two Territories. Both par
| tics there are desperately anxious to get
within the charmed circle of the Union.
and will vote almost anything that may
be demanded Of them. Democrats and
| Republicans will vote together, if need
be, for any amount Of civil and political
rights for everybody. In Colorado there
are no negroes to speak Of, and there arc
but few in New Mexico; and the whites
will make but small sacrifice OF preju-
| dice or OF political advantage in yielding
| to the blacks all their hearts may desire.
If this question was to be considered
only az party one, we should be willing
to let the Radicals have their ewn way.
They are really working against them
selves-the probabilities being largely in
ators and one Democratic Representa-
tive from each OF the new States. New
Mexico is thoroughly Democratic in her
Legislature and her local Offices, only her
Federal appointees being Radicals. Col
orado wheeled around last fall and elected
Democratic Delegate to Congress-. Since
then the President has reorganized his
oficeholders there, for the purpose Of en-.
couraging and promoting local Radical.
ism; but we do not believe he can b.
any such means overcome the undoubted
Democratic majority Of Colorado. Re.
!. garded in the cold light Of political ex
! pediency, the Senate are making a capi'
tai blunder; and it is possible that the
House, plainly perceiying the conse
quences, will hesitate to pass the TIVE
: bills as amended. The admission o.
either of these Territories to the Feder
alton would be wanton and seriou
I injustice to the older States. A Senate
! says that Colorado has population o
: : 140,0 900. But he gives no authority fo
= the assertion, and he can give none
The last census put the estimate at abou
r 900, and later imperfect returns max
9 it about $4,000; but between that an
e lao, 900 is a long distance. But even &C
= cepting the assumed figures as true, he
j. whole population is le,s than sixth o
b this city, and we decidedly object =
4 placing a wilderness 30 sparsely settles
- on a Par in the Senate with the Empir
: State. New Mexico has, it is said, near
4 ly l15,0O0 souls. of whom large numbe
I are Mexicans who cannot speak a wor
e Of English. As an acquisition to th
0 Union it is even less desirable than Col
orado-the latter having pretty goo
9 supply of railroads, mostly built. by tn
o 3way, under the patronage Of the Genera
I Goyernment.-N. Y. JossnaI Of Comnssvc.