Bisbee daily review., 1905-09-21
AGAINST JoINTURE.

AGAINST JOlNTURE.
 Colonel J. F. Wilson of Prescott. ex- delegate to congress, has written the following letter to the Phoenix Enter prise, giving some cogent reasons why Arizona and New Mexico should not be joined in one state:
 Prescott Ariz., Sept. s, 1905 To the Enterprise:
 In my last I intimated a promise to fellow up that statement in other let ters and show that the attempt to join Arizona and New Mexico into one state was revolutionary and viOlative of all national policy and law ever en- acted and adopted by the government. beginning with the actions of the fath- CTS, on the subject of the admission of states into the union In order that this statement may be seen to be true and beyond dispute it is necessary to begin with the beginning and follow the subject to its conclusion.
 The revolution against Great Brit ain was fought oR the principle that all men were equal, and entitled to a free government that would admins ter equal justice to all of its people alike. It prevailed and on the Sd of September, 17S3. a treaty was effected, providing that the complete independ- ence of the United States should be recognized; that Great Britain should cede back to Spain the FlOridas and ritory east of the Mississippi to the United States. So that all territory east of the Mississippi, composed ot the thirteen states, and all territory not organized into states as well, be longed to the United States. The ter ritory not organized included tht Northwest Territory, now included 1T the states of Ohio, Indiana Illinois Michigan and Wisconsin, and also thu territory of Mississippi, which then in cluded the present state of Mississipp and Alabama. Kentucky was part O Virginia, Tennessee of North Carolina Vermont of New York and Maine district of Massachusetts.
 We must remember that this unol ganized territory did not belong to tn general government. but to the state having their charter title. The ger eral government was then a goverr ment of the United Colonies. calle states, and not, as now, gOvernmer of states with the supreme power owe the Constitution was ordained. Tn general government, however, had a organized congress, and had had sine the states had renonunced the autho ity of the mother country, and enacte laws as the congress now does, for th government and guidance of the n tion. The congress being in sessio and seeing that it. had vast territor some being settled fasu and some sloI obtained from the states having u sovereign right to it, by cession, i sovereign control. This being don on July 13, 17S7, congress, recognizil that this vast territory then beil settled by Americas advancing pop lation was sometime thereafter to organized into states of the Americ; union, passed the famous "Ordinan of 17S7," providing for the organil ton of this vast domain into terri ries, and thereafter into states.
 provided that, When any one of t said states shall have 60000 free
 habitants therein such states shall
 admitted, by it delegates into congress of the United States on
 equal footing with the original stat in all respects whatsoever. and shi be at liberty to form permanent co stitution and state government"
 This provision is: SHALL BE A MITTED. the qualification being 6 900 free inhabitants. The other pl vision was:
 And so far as it can be censiste with the general interests of the co federacy. such admission shall be
 lowed at an earlier time. and wh there may be a less number of fir inhabitants than 60.O0O"