{"character_count": 2683, "word_count": 476, "ccnet_language_score": [0.9804999828338623], "ccnet_perplexity": [1659.5], "fasttext_language": ["en"]}
A writer in the Times, under the signature of Republican, quotes extracts from speech es of MT. Sergeant and others, in support of the views of the Governor. We freely ad- init all that is proven--to wit, that there were many in Congress, (NIr. Sergeant among others who disputed the right of the Senate to make the treaty-and who denied the rights of Missouri under it. The ques- ton came to an issue, and was decided in fa- vor of the treaty, and in favor of Missouri.- Those who opposed Missouri, were, general ly Federalists. When we made our quota- tions, We did not consider that they were of authority sufficient to settle the question de- fnitely. We only wished to show the Gov ernor that there was authority against him and that where 1t was probable both ways were right, we chose to follow the shortest. 1 We freely admit that there is authority against us--but we also claim that there is much for us. Philip P. Barbour, Smith, and host of others, are equal in our mind to Ser geant and Taylor.

 Of the extract from MT. Morris letter, we have only to say that if we had been disposed to quote him as authority, we think it would have been directly in our favor. Take the following extract

 "Ihe people of Michigan. the wards and tenants of the General Government I ''thought, were free American citizens, en- "tltled to all our rights. except Hsat ef' Stafe " "Goueihaent, and thot, too, IS 10 De iteirs, so ''soon as they hare sirty thousand free inha- 's6stditS; and l also believe that they have ''an equal interest and the same political "rights Tn the boundaries of their State that ''is to he formed Of her territory, as the peo- s'ple of Ohio have in their establishment of ssthe boundaries of their own State. But 'smay be asked, Suppose Congress should 'snever admit Michigan into the Union as a "State! To this would answer that the ssupposftion itself is unconstitutional, void, ''and against reason; as we'll might we ssselze upon the whole of Michigan and at 'staeh It to Ohio, under the supposition that "Congress will never again convene. Snp- "positions of this kind are idle and falia- sscious."

 Now if this be the case, it must be be- cause Michigan has right to be admitted. if not, Congress could portion her out among the Indian tribes.

 We are disposed to leave the subject. We believe, as the Governors adherent :. Jeffer- son. says, that the people say but little about the matter. It is, however, because they believe that the Governor has meddled in the matter with an uncalled for interference.- About tour-ffths of the Territory are against his view of the question--so thoroughly con- ylnced that they take no interest in the ques tion-