Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-04-13

10 You IN October, Is entIti6d To ms
thanks Tor the labor he has bestowed up
on them. He is altogether mistaken IN
the notion that believed them unan-
swerable. | did indeed believe, and re-
man OF that opinion, that they admitted
but oil one answer: that, however, is We
~ simple and easy.
A your readers may have forgotten
the queries. and the positions ON which
lhey are grounded, | insert them here.
The properly OF tire soil OF this state
being vested III The General Govern
ment, oiHc were opened for the sale OF
\ lahd, and certain right and INN unltles
guaranteed 10 purchasers.
=. |. May not such purchasers re-
qulre of the Cnned States protection and
support IN the enjoyment oil those rights
and immuuIles
WHen they attained the number OF
10000, or, al an carrier period, with the
consent OF Congress, they had right To
form government under CERTAIN deiinl-
tons and provisions, VIZ. that il should
be rcpuhtc; that II should have no
hereditary nobility; no church establish
meot; and no slavery, unless as pu
, nlshtnent for crimes.
Q g II the majority had preferred
monarchy, would not he Uuued States
have upheld the minoliy il is rlsht 10
form republic
Q 3 ii the maority had attempted
To erect hereditary rank, Or an IS ablIsA
ed ei,urcb, would not the UuHed States
have supported the minority III its relec
uon oil thDs. usuIpau9na !
.. 4. II the majority mad attempted to
inrndnce slavery, would not the Umea
States have been bound To enable the
minority eliectuaiiy TO resist II :
| mere WAS, however, no need OF the
intetposi'ion OF Congress in regard 10
these matters. The consu,utlun oi illi-
nois vas framed IN consistency iih these
sapu atoms, and under these express
Conditions, the people OF the territory
were admit ed IN The UNION as a $ ate.
Z. 5. Dad that contract cease to lie
bledmg the moment aler it was exc
cute
To the three FIRST of thsc queries a
Slndeni" has, IN fact, given enough mol
gfaeiousiy1 the answers anticipated,
having admtIed the affirmative. Al the
fourth aud 1T he tai,ers, saying no,
where ! say yes, and yes where ! say no.
He dlspo4es of tie fifth by the mon
strous assumption fhat the act q ertcHs
tioa o6ro@afea me contract !
4 Before proceed 10 take tbs spur
(tor such II IS "bt the horns, crave
your attention TO the following Clauses
N this invaluable hsirnment-iht CFul-
hahEe OF fo1---re-eaac'ed III ifo9'
ANA tof ftfeHaihS Mr /H"0aMenfaf
ifriac1flrs q ci0H and rei'S9ozeS H6crg,
which tuin, the basis on "hlch these re-
pubiics, then laws aud constitutions are
erected, 10 ia and eafathah those fFtn-
cihlcs as the basie OF all laws, constItu-
tons and governments, which tor ever
hereafter shall he formed III the SAID ter
rnorY; 10 provide also for the establish
meot OF states and permanent govern
ment therein, and for thcir sdfnlsson 10
a share IN the federal councils, on an
equ1l footing with the original states, a,
as early periods as may be consistent
With the general Interest lit is hereby
ordained and declared, by the an horny
aforesaid, that the following articles SHAH
tween The original states and the people
and states In The SAID territory, and for
orr rcnlaiR uHaAero5te, AHleSS by com
mon coH&eat.
81 IT, s. tone OF these above referred