Several attempts have been made to obtain the admission of Colorado as a State into the American Union. An act to enable the people to form a constitution and State Government was passed by Congress, March, 1864. The constitution, framed under this act, was rejected by the people of the territory. Another constitution was framed and adopted in 1865, but a bill, passed by Congress for its admission, was vetoed by the President. Another attempt made in 1867 likewise failed by the President’s veto; since which time it quietly remained under its Territorial government, until March 3, 1875, when it was admitted by Act of Congress.
CHAPTER LXVII.
MOTTOES AND NAMES OF THE STATES.
United States—E Pluribus Unum, “Out of Many, One.”
Alabama—Has no motto. Name, from its principal river, means “Here we rest,” and denotes the satisfaction of the Indians with its agreeable landscape and climate.
Arkansas—Regnant populi—“The people rule.” Has the Indian name of its river. Is called the “Bear State.”
California—Eureka, her Greek motto, means “I have found it.” Derives her name from the bay forming the peninsula of lower California.
Colorado—Latin motto, Nil sine numine, means “Nothing can be done without divine aid.” Named from the river.
Connecticut—Qui transtulit Sustinet, “He who brought us over sustains us.” Name from her river, which means, in the Indian tongue, “The long river.” Is called the “Nutmeg State.”