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Show ADMISSION OF NEW STATES. The Colorado pnp'w are discussing thequestion of the admission of that terri'ory as a tate in the Union, and it must be said' that ttiey make a fair &ise of it. We concede all their arguments in regard to the inherent in-herent rights under the American government of citizens to representation represen-tation as well as taxation. This was ft principle 'or which our (orefathere f uht, but which has been constantly negatived under recent national ad-'iiinistrations. ad-'iiinistrations. The territorial coalition coa-lition ot government has been by .ill of our statesmen srd precedents held to bo only a temporary resoit or the protection of the pioneers and -( tilers upon tho wilderness domain nf tho country. Its object is to i.icilitato the settlement and permanent perma-nent organization of resident citizens citi-zens into self-supporting communi-.ies, communi-.ies, with ai! the rights of local gov ernmeut under our state system. To hasten this period the general government has provided for the organization or-ganization of territories .extending ov. r mem me protection oi uio courts, and at the same time permitting permit-ting to some extent local legislation r.ubjoct to the veto of an executive ipuointed by the president, and to tlie final sanction ot the local laws by congrcrs, ns il to allow the people oi these embryo states to become educated ed-ucated in the theory and practices of ftate government. If it had ever been intended to maintain permanently perma-nently a form of government which is really less democratic in practise t urn that of the English colonies before be-fore our revolution, some provision would have been made in regard to their representation in cougress by a voting member. Tiie theory of popular pop-ular representation stands at the verj basi3ofour government; but in fact it is denied hero to a greater extent than iu Imperial Germany, which permits ev-n its conquered province of Akaeo and Lorraine to be represented rep-resented by deputies in the nation't palriament. Tl, -Alii a AKIsnlmnK in tlio territorial form, which are apparent. The expenses of these government? make a heavy item in the nations budget. Wc wiu not tell how niucl it has coet the United States to govern gov-ern Utah fciuco 3 Sol), when our organic or-ganic act was passed by congress; but the aggregate appropriations nm.-l now reach to a handsome sum, and what have they all amounted to? Since that time we have seen several states of less population than Utah counts to-day ail milted to the Unioi. with a voting representative in tin houij ar.d two senators to give then-rank then-rank and importance in the national government. But a political neces oity brought ttiem in, as a politic necessity has kept Utah out, and during .most of the period this territory ter-ritory has possessed hi an eminent degree all the requirements of state-ship. state-ship. It is largely composed ofdo meslic communities of people win have taken up their homes and art rearing their children here, who an I becoming American citizens, anu Bhould bave ail the advantages ol 'education and rights of governmeni which pertain to citizenship. Uui school hjstem cannot be what it should be until the state of Utah i.-able i.-able to avail itself of the benefits o i the public lands set apart by tht I laws for the encouragement anc aid of common schools. How can fi people held in bonds, with the light iof representative citizenship denied i them, be expected to remain loyal U to the government which treats then; ; with such marked injustice, allowing them no part in the government which i they are expecttd to obey? j These and other questions in regard i to the leading territories are now J pressing upon congress for solution, We have lorseen that an objectiob may lie validly by the large state.-'ugaiuht state.-'ugaiuht the nd mission of other amah states to the Union, on account ofiiu I equality of representation in tin I United States senate which operate unfairly towards the former class 3 states. . But if this objection is ti prevail the country will be broughi to a standstill until the settlement o the question of what is to be dont . with the gioning territories. Tht result nniy finally be tome constitu-. constitu-. tioual amendments limiting senatorial senator-ial representation in future states, with the consent of their legislatures, to a single senator, or the gordiai knot might be cut by abolishing tht senate altogether, as this body ir rather an English than an American institution, apparently impeding instead of assieting the principle 01 popular representation in the government. govern-ment. The difficulty in carrying oui the last named remedy would be thi opposition of the small states, which could always prevent a two-thirdt-majority in the senate of the Uui let! Stales in favor of such an amendment. The next congress will doubtless be obliged to seriously consider this important im-portant question in all its bearing-, with a view to a permanent settle ment of the law fur the admission of new states. Within the next ten years the people of several of the territories terri-tories will demand admission to the Union. Already two of them, Utah and Colorado, are suflering from the neglect of congress to pcforrn its evi-tleutduty evi-tleutduty in the premise?, which cannot he niiu h longer neglected with safety and justice. |