Mr. DOOLITTLE. 9,000. How much population does a vote of 9,000 show to exist in a State or Territory? If you go into the eastern States, where the voting population is not so large in proportion to the non-voting population as it is in the western States, I suppose it would be fair to say that there is about one voter in 7 of the population. If you go to the States further west, , the middle States, perhaps it would be just to say there was one in 6, and if you go to the Territories, still further west, it would be just to say that there was one in 5, perhaps one in 4. How much population would you expect to find where there were 9,000 voters? In NewEngland you would say you would find 63,000. In Qhio you would say 54,000. Go still further west, into Iowa, where the country is newer and less settled, where there would be about one voter in 5 of population, and you will say that there would be 45,000. Go into the Territories still further west, where there are but few women and children, where the voting population is much larger in proportion to the whole number, and where it would probably be one in 4, and d". might reasonably say 36,000 population in Nebraska. I think upon the best evidence we have before us the population of Nebraska this day does not exceed 50,000, not counting the Indians. If you count the Indians you would add 20,000 more. These, Mr. President, are my reasons, very briefly given, without any reference whatever to the exciting questions which have been thrown into this debate, and having reference only to such questions as bear directly upon the pending question before the Senate, why I constrained to vote, 1st, against the amendment offered by my friendfrom Missouri, and then against the bill. At all events, I shall not give my consent to the passage of the bill unless it shall be provided that the constitution shall be submitted to the people of Nebraska that we may know that the people of Nebraska desire to assume the burdens of a State government and are in favor of the constitution.