▁among ▁the ▁th ir teen ▁count ies ▁that ▁were ▁ ▁" in ▁existence ▁prior ▁the ▁ 1 8 1 5 ▁General ▁Assembly " ▁and ▁based ▁on ▁each ▁county ' s ▁population . ▁ ▁Political ▁climate / issues ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁nin ete enth ▁century ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁Indiana ▁Territ ory ' s ▁citizens ▁opposed ▁state hood . ▁The ▁major ▁concerns ▁were ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁financial ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁if ▁it ▁became ▁a ▁state ▁and ▁the ▁fear ▁of ▁a ▁tax ▁increase ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁state ▁government . ▁The ▁minor ity ▁group ▁preferred ▁to ▁wait ▁until ▁later , ▁when ▁the ▁population ▁was ▁even ▁larger ▁and ▁the ▁state ' s ▁economy ▁and ▁political ▁structure ▁was ▁more ▁firm ly ▁established . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁territory ' s ▁citizens ▁viewed ▁state hood ▁as ▁an ▁opportunity ▁for ▁more ▁self - g overn ment ▁and ▁wanted ▁to ▁proceed . ▁The ▁territory ' s ▁pro - state hood ▁fa ction ▁preferred ▁to ▁elect ▁their ▁own ▁state ▁officials ▁instead ▁of ▁having ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁appoint ▁individuals ▁on ▁their ▁beh alf , ▁form ulate ▁state ▁laws , ▁dis continue ▁the ▁appointed ▁territorial ▁governor ' s ▁absolute ▁v eto ▁power , ▁and ▁allow ▁its ▁citizens ▁to ▁have ▁greater ▁participation ▁in ▁national ▁politics , ▁including ▁voting ▁powers ▁in ▁Congress . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁deleg ates ▁were ▁gather ing ▁at ▁C ory don ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 8 1 6 , ▁sla very ▁had ▁become ▁a ▁major ▁and ▁divis ive ▁issue ▁in ▁the ▁territory . ▁The ▁indent ure ▁law