Mr. TRUMBULL. Mr. President, if this were a new question as to whether Colorado should be admitted as a State, I should be in clined, and not only inclined, but be decided in my opinion that it ought not to be admitted with its present population. But, sir, it is not a new question. The Senfrom Ohio who now opposes the admission of Colorado as a State has held out to the people of Colorado inducements to form a State government. 2 years ago he brought into the Senate 3 bills authorizing the formation of State governments in the Territories of Nevada, Nebraska, and Colorado. I thought that these measures were premature. I thought there was not sufficient people in any of those Territories to form a State government. I was opposed to those bills and s oke against them. he population of those erritories according to the census of 1800, was, in Colorado, 34, 231, Nebraska, 28, 759, and Nevada, 6, 812. That was the last enumeration of the population we had had; and when that was our last enumeration of population, the Senfrom Ohio, from the erri toriafeommit tee brought back into this body 3 bills authorizing each of those Territories to form State governments, and when it was objected upon this floor that they had not sufficient opnlation to form State governments, when tesame or uments were used which the Senfrom In iana and the Senfrom Iowa have pressed toda, they were all over ruled. I remember that made some remarks on the subject, and I find myself reported as saying something upon one of these bills. I think they all came in about the same time. When the one in reference to Nebraska came up I submitted to the Senfrom Ohio an inquiry. I said this: of iifiillllihlviilef iilthiitllleilluvilsfiitlmgi whether there has probably been any population increase of since that time or not. I know that in these do a it is regarded as a very small matter to make a tato. It used to be considereda matter of some considerable importance: butnow we canmake a.Territory into a State in the morning hour witbout ghody scarcely listening to the bill when it is read. have not looked at the census with a view to this question this morning; but my recollection of the population of nebraskais that there aresometwont or 30,000 peoplethere. If Congress thin proper to admit every 20 or 30,000 people they can find anywhere as a State.they will mul “tiUplymStates very rapidly.” Congressional Globe, fin! 3Eigluli bbnqreu.p. 1558. I do not repose to read all that I said at that time. I have read enough to show that I took ground against the enablin act authorizing these State governments to lie formed. I was voted down, however and what did the Senfrom Ohio say? When this Colorado enabling act was up the Senfrom Vermont, now no more with us, Mr. Collamer, said: “I wish to inquire of the chairman of the ComTerritories whether he has anyinformation as to the extent of the population of this Territory it “Mr. wADE. nothing that I can rely uponwith a very great deal of condence. I have taken some pains to ascertain the factsfrom the Delegatein the other House and from Mr. Edmunds, of the (1 Office, who has someinformation on that subject. I understand there must be now about 60.000inhabitants in Colorado: somethink a greatdeal more than that." llnd, p. 789. That was in 1864. Now they prove she has not got 25,000. How many votes did she give in 1864? 5,769.