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Show j CONCCKMM; PRKCKUKNT. Nearly all of. the slates formed from il'SVast northwestern region ceded lo ttio general goVerament by Virginia Hi rough the ordinanoeof irnr, emergtjd fioni tint coinlitioii nf territorial depi'ii-(icncies depi'ii-(icncies without haying previously iMWiscd the attributes f looal sclf-govorriuionl. The form of legislative legis-lative government for territories in iliose dayn was through eommissioners appointed by the president and oon-firmed oon-firmed by the senate! Louisiana was so jroferned, likewise Florida. Thfl or-anic or-anic net of Florida, enacted in provided tor the government ol the then territory by fifteen eommissioners, resident thetv, appointed ley the president. pres-ident. Tim bi.strici of Columbia, eon-taifting eon-taifting oeariy a rjuarter ol million of people, is governed directly by con-gltrt, con-gltrt, and has not even a dclegato in iiiat body. Wc believe Utah v, ill be able to Ret (donor, very well with the, many prerog-alives prerog-alives ol local self government now possessed by her until the time for her admission shall arrive. |