Mr. STEWART. Then there is nothing in the argument to the effect that Congress was deceived. There is nothing in the ar rument that Colorado changed her law. there is nothing in the argument that there was any bad faith on the part of Colorado in changing her law that influenced Congress, because cons on the same day in acting on a like subJect expressly confined the organization of a State government to the whites; selected as those who should be voters in forming the State government those who had been selected by the territorial law, and those were whites, and whites alone. Then I say that Congress in March 1864, were willing, at the time they extended this invitation to Colorado, that a government should be formed by the whites alone and that the negroes should be excluded; and they expressed that willinness in the case of Nevada if they did not in that of Colorado. Whether the laws as they existed in Colorado excluded them or not, they were procticully excluded there, and congress was willing that the new State should he ormed exclusively on the white basis for suffrage, because on the some day it ovided that another State overument should be organized and that only wIiit cs should vote. The people of Nevada, supposing that it was not incompatible with the wishes of Congress to put in their constitution the same provision that they had in their laws, their laws having been by the enabling not approved and adopted as a guide for the formation of a State government, when the formed their constitution put in the word white” the same as Colorado has done. The people is of Colorado had no reason to believe that Congress would object in consequence of any action that had previously been taken by them. Now, a question is raised whether this constitution is republican in form or not. There is much difference of opinion as to what constitutes a government republican in form. Every man as his own ideas on that subject. lI think that is hardly a question that can be raised here. The question with us is whether it comes up to the theory and practice of our Government, and whether it corresponds with the invitation by Congress. If it does, and they have acted in good faith thus fur, let us receive them, and let us go forward and an Bounce ores tier the principles that enter into a RFG. We cannot expect these people in organizing their government to do more than we invite them to do. If Congress had prescribed the rule of suffrage for Nevada, or Colorodo, or any of these territories, or intimated bynny letter or linein the enabling act that they desired the suffrage to be extended to the negroes, and that that was a condition that would be required of them, and they had formed a constitution prohibiting the negroes from that right, then there would be just cause for excludiw them. Now, it is stated that Colorado is decreasing in population. Having been in Colorado last year, and knowing somethim7 of their peculiar situation, Iwillstate again, as I have once stated, the reasons for this apparent falling oil. In the 1st place, when the war broke out Colorado became more or less isolated from communication with the rest of the country; her mail filcilities were cut off; there were hostile Indians on the plains; and she sent 4000 of her adopted sons to the war. This of course impaire her prosperity, and injured her prog ress to some extent, probably more so than any other Territory situated upon the western slope. She was de curlent upon the East for communication and for supplies. It is a long distance from the Missouri river to the Rocky mountains, a distance of about 500 miles, through a hostile Indian country; and during the war it was impossible for Colorado to progress as her natural resources and condition will warrant for the future. Then, they had grasshoppers there, which were a great inconvenience. They come into that country, I am told, once inten, 15, or 20 ears, and they remain one or 2 years; nmH believe other parts of the country are visited by them also. They cut 05 the crops last year. They have never been known to exist more than 2 years at a time before they disappear. Ever art of the country is subject to accidents which destroy the crops. The round sometimes be comes too wet, and they have had that incou venicuce in Colorado. But when Senators speak of its want of agricultural resources, they are very much mistaken. Colorado isa State of vast agricultuml resources. I recollect the time very well when California was pronounced to be ucountry unfit for anything but mining, when it was said that it had no agricultural resources; now it is Universally admitted to be equal, if not superior to any State in the Union in an agricultural point of view alone. Its amount O rich agricultural lands is equal to any State in the union. When I 1st went to Nevada it was supposed that there were not 300 acres O agricultural land there; now there is an active, large population cultivating tho lands there, and doing it profitably. I was told that none of the country, or comparatively very little of it, could be cultivated, but over our proves that it is a much better country or agricultural pursuits than was at 1st supposed. the 1st thing that a person visiting the western country, and passing through Colorado, will be struck with, is the vast amount of fine agricultural land there. I do not believe it is true, as stated by the surveyor general, that crops cannot be raised in that country without iriu ration. Certainly some kinds of crops will need: irrigation; but there are a great many crops that can he raised without it, when they understand the seasons better, and understand the country better. it is aState that is going to be not much inferior to many of the western States in agricultural resources. As to its mineral resources they are certainly remarkable. It bears the marks of a permanent mineral country. The veins are properfissure veins, well defined, such as have been worked in other countries for 1,000s of. years. It is a remarkably well constructed country, geologically, for mining. The veins have all the regular formations that geologists say indicate permanence. Heretofore they have had some drawbacks in minin. They were cut oil from communication wiEh the Atlantic States; they could not get machinery there, and, of course, that impeded the progress of mining, and that is held up as a reason why these people should not be admit ted as a State. Last year, when I was there, there were a vast number of new mills being erected, and there was machinery along the road, notwithstandin hostile Indians were scattered all the way from Atchison to Denver. The country really appeared to be pushing for ward, notwithstanding the difficulties, notwithstandin supplies had been cut off, with remnrkable energy, and with very fine prospects. Now that the war is passed; now that this new machinery is coming in, and one year of crops, I believe Colorado is to be one of the most prosperous Territories in the whole countr, and will make a very prosperous State. t will not he a year from now until every one will be willing that Colorado shall come in; but as they have come here now with a consti;tution every way unexceptionuble, as we for merly understood constitutions to be, every way unexceptionable as constitutions were understood to be at the time they formed it, not having any intimation from Congress that it would not be accepted and having been in vited to come here by Congress, and having had the question of population passed upon, it seems to me hard for those people to be sent back, to be turned away on the ground that they have not population enough, when there has been a standing invitation before them to come with what population they have. It is hard for them to be turned away because they have had a failure of cm s in consequenceoi grasshoppers. It ishnr for them to be turned away because they were delayed in getting transportation in consequence of Indians, tor a short period. All of these embarrassments have now been removed, and they are on the high road to prosperity. It seems to me it is unnecessary, alter they have gone to all this trouble of organization and have organized a government and sent men here entirely unexceptionable, to send them back. I do not see any good reason for it. gentlemen may complain of them now but I assure you that Colomdo one do will be classed among the large States. There will be very many States inten years from now that will be casting a smaller vote that Colorado, and will be more unequally represented. Yes, sir, in 5 years from now there will be a large number of States that will have a larger Representation, in proportion to population, in this body than colorado, because she has great resources. She is on the great line of over land travel. the Pacific railroad is going to ward your borders and will soon help her. I think her situation is such and the circumstances are such that it would not be good faith now to turn her away. I did not intend to make any remarks on this subject, but I deemed it due to say thus much, and I hope Colorado will be admitted.