Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-08-17
STATE CONVENIENT AcAlx.
EprroR Posr -INrELLr0ENCER:-

EDITO6 EUssI-ANT
Pardon me for again calling your at
tention to the State government ques-
ton. The recent speech of our hOnOred
Delegate is quite full and exhaustive;
but he could not be expected to include
every fact and argument bearing on the
question in one speech. His answer to
the objection that our population is net
sufficient, and that it would be an injus-
tice to the more populous States of the
Union to admit rs with u population OF
at least one hundred aud fifty thousand,
is strong, urgent aud we think unanswer-
able. But that argument can be strength
ened and made absolutely conclusive by
an appeal 70 the history of the past. 10
history, We propose in this article to
hriefly call the attention of your num-
Ur0us readers.
The treaty by which We obtained from
France what is known as the LOuisiana
purchase, was made in A. ID. leOS. Ibis
treaty embraced in its terms all OF the
territory west of the Missi sippi river,
north Of Mexico, and within the present
boundaries Of the Uuited States. There
vas some conflict az to where this north
ern and southern boundary line was, but
that question was subsequently settled
by treaties between this Government
and Mexico and Great Britain. These
adjustments bring this Territory within
the boundary of the Louisiana purchase.
On tho "a day of March, 1905, Con-
grees passed an act for the organisation
and government OF portion Of this
immense territory, the 9TH section Of
which Is in the following Language:
And BE- ii. further ss0cted. That when
ever il shall be ascsrtained by An actual
census or enumeration Of the inhabi
tants of the territory Of Orleans taken
BY proper authority, that tho number OF
inhabitants included therein shall
amount 20 siIfy thousand, they shall BE-
authorized to form for themselves con-
stitution and State government. and b
admitted into the Union upon the foot
ing of the original States. :.
The treaty which was signed April
3Oth, 1903, in its Sd article provided as
territory shall be incorporating IN the
uuion of the United States, and admit
ted a. soon as possible according TO the
prisriples Of the Federal Coasfifnfton.'
Now the above quoted act Of Congress,
passed TO carry out this treaty stlpula-
lions vas an authoritative Interpretation
OF the Constitution BY its authors ~ 70
| the number Of inhabitants necessary 70
eutitle Territory 20 admis ion into the
| Union a . State. II il Was Just and N
accordance With principles OF the Fed
eYal Constitution % admit q Territory
| in 20 the Union then, with . population
Of sixty thousand, Why - It mos Just
nor to admit q Commonwealth with
over twics that number OF people, and
possessing al the elements Of continuoul
growth, increasing development and
accumulating wealth and power Nc
satisfactory answer can b gwen.
Again: On tho 18th day Of July. A
d, l1S7, the Ordinance for the govern
meut Vi the Northwestern TeTritoF,
vas passed. The men Who framed Il
were tho men Who framed tho COnssitu
ton. They ought, and they did. fV1iy
understand tho spiyit, equity and lussics
Of the constitutional provision Tor thu
admission Of new States into the Union
In article nvo Ut said ordinance. thel
prcvide that: There shall b formed
| in the said territory, nos iesa than thrss
nor noro than flve States, anc
vhenever any Of aid Ssalss ahall hAvt
sixty thousand inhabitants thego1n, ence
J State shall b admitted. into the Con
RrsW of thu United SeAtsa. On A eQua
fooeing with the ORIGINAL 6eAsse ~ -
reupocts whA1gveg.
II IT, Cuon1itu3Sna vas tSAmoo ank
adop1o6 q ~ aAmo yeaxs and, - ~
Nv o1n1od abovoI ~ III ea0e -
,lvno poG1 - ahuyo ei1od ogQ1nneA
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