Mr. DOOLITTLE. The Senfrom California states the fact that the SanLuis Park, which is separated from the residue of colorado by immense mountains, was settled by the Spaniards, and settled from the direction of New Memco, and it is a Mexican population speaking Spanish. They from the natural boundaries belong to NewMexico; it is an artificial line which has separated them from NewMexico and embraced them within colorado. The fact that they desire to withdraw from Colorado or have an act of congress to withdraw them from Colorado and allow the SanLuis Park, or a portion of it, to be at tached to NewMexico is one reason, perhaps, why they are opposed to Colorado coming in as a State, incluing them. But, Mr. President, if we come to the votes themselves, what do the facts show? Do the facts really show that the poulation of colorado desire to come into the Inion as a State? We passed a law and submitted the question to the people of Colorado. They decided against it hyavote of 3 to one in September, 1864, when there was more population than there was last September, 1805. They decided then 3 to one against it; but since then, without any law, by mere voluntary election, called under a vo untary understanding of the committees of 2 political arties, a convention was got together which ormed a constitution and submitted it to the people for their ratification or rejection; and they held an election at which the whole vote polled was 5, 005, and of that vote 155 is the majority in favor of the constitution. Here are 155 persons more in the Territory of Colora O who desire a constitution and State government, than there are who are O osed to it, by the vote that was taken last all; and yet by the vote which was taken a year O when their po ulntion was more numerous than it was last tal, when the vote was heavier than it was last fall, they decided against it 3 to one, there were but 1,520 for it and and 4, 672 against it. Now, Mr. President, upon these facts, when the population is so mal, when it is so doubtful even whether the people of Colorado desire or a majority of the people desire to be admitted as a State, is it wise, is it just for us to pass this bill to admit them as a State into this Union? When I look at this as a practical question, and think that the little county of Racine, in which I live, which is principally an agricultural county, 21little county 12 miles by 24, has more voters and epulation than this proposed State of Colora of which it is sought now to admitinto the Union with 2 Senators on this floor, it seems to me so plain that it is unwise for us to do it that I can hardly argue the question. Here is a population of not more $0bably than 15,000. The mayor of enver, in the last letter which has been read in the Senate bearing on this question, claims that there may be a population of 35,000 in.the wholie Territory. Suppose there were 35,000; that is just about one 4th of the number sufficient to entitle adistrict to one member of Congress, for it requires over 120,000 population to be entitled to one Representative under the present ratio. Sir, it is said that States have sometimes been admitted with, a small population. remember that Florida was admitted with aver y small population; but who does not know that it was a question connected with slavery that forced Florida into the Union with that small population, that Florida wsto come in as a slave State to balance agains the State of Iowa, which was a free State? So, too, in relation to Arkansas. She came in with a small population, but it was to balance against the great State of Michigan, and the act was always retted afterward. Mr. President, is there any political necessity upon us to force us to adopt this bad precedent, a precedent which has been condemned by all just thinking men in the case of the admission of Florida and the admission of Arkansas with their small, insignificant population as States in this Union? That was then pressed as a necessity in order to balance off slave States with free States. They must, it was supposed, be admitted in pairs. Is there any such necessity now, when every State in the Union is a free State and no State in the Union is a slave State? Why should we do this great wrong?