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1 Andrew Johnson, et al., Message of the President of the United States, Transmitting a Communication Addressed to Him by John Evans and J.B. Chaffee, as United States Senators Elect from the State of Colorado 1 (1825)

handle is hein.slavery/mpustcajev0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 39TH CONGRESS, } SENATE. Ex. Doc. 1st Sessiom No. 10. MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, TRANSMITTING A communication addressed to him by John Evanv and J. B. Chafee, as United States senators elect from the State of Colorado, and other information in relation to the admission of that State into the Union. JANUARY 12, 1866.-Read, referred to the Committee on Territories, and ordered to be printed, with accompanying documents. To the Senate and House of Representatives: I transmit herewith a communication addressed to me by Messrs. John Evans and J. B. Chaffee, as United States senators elect from the State of Colorado, together with the accompanying documents. Under authority of the act of Congress, approved the 21st day of March, 1864, the people of Colorado, through a convention, formed a constitution making provision for a State government, which, when submitted to the qualified voters of the Territory, was rejected. In the summer of 1865, a second con- vention was called by the executive committees of the several political parties in the Territory, which assembled at Denver on the 8th of August, 1865. On the 12th of that month this convention adopted a State constitution, which was sub- mitted to the people on the 5th of September, 1865, and ratified by a majority of 155 of the qualified voters. The proceedings in the second instance for the formation of a State government having differed in time and mode from those specified in the act of March 21, 1864, I have declined to issue the proclamation for which provision is made in theififth section of the law, and therefore submit the question for the consideration and further action of Congress. ANDREW JOHNSON. WASHINGTON, January 12, 1866. WASHINGTON, D. C., January 8, 1866. SIR: The following preamble and joint resolution of the legislative assembly of the State of Colorado were passed by both branches of that body on the 19th of December, 1865, with but one dissenting vote, viz: Whereas the Congress of the United States did, by act approved March 21, 1864, provide for the admission of Colorado into the Union on an equal footing with the original States, conditioned that the people should comply with certain conditions therein set forth, and adopt a constitution that should be republican in form; and whereas, owing to various adverse influences operating upon them, the people rejected said constitution at the time fixed for said vote; and whereas, upon mature deliberation, the people of Colorado have reconsidered said action Reproduced with permission from the University of Illinois at Chicago

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