The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-01-30
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FROM IOWA.
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FORT MADISON, Ike COUNTY, Iowa,

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To the Editor of The National Era:
have just mailed a copy Of the tn Weekly
Telegraph published at Burlington in Des Moines
county Iowa, to you, which, among other matters,
contains q report Of the proceedings of meeting
got up there few days ago, to give aid and com
fort to the men who professed to represent this
State in the last session Of Congress, in the
they pursued in voting for the act TO dismember
New Mexico, and giving large part of that free
Territory to slaveholding Texas, over which TO
extend the dominion Of the whip, and State
Constitution which forever prohibits the eman-
cipation Of the slaves within her limits. The
meeting protested also to sustain them in their
course in voting for and supporting the following
measures viz
Voting ten millions Of the Peoples money to
the State Of Texas, for the ostensible object Of
paying her for territory relinquished by her,
when it was shown in the Senate, before such vote,
that Texas by her own published maps and docu-
ments never even claimed said territory before
the Mexican war commenced, and had no more
right to claim New Mexico than she had 10 claim
Oregon or Minnesota No doubt the threat Of
Texas to 90 to war with the United States to get
the territory had great effect on our delegation
in voting to save the Union from the powerful
attacks to be made on it by such powerful State
as Texas 1t Is fact that the same paper that
threatened Uncle Sam with war, contained fear
full account Of the ravages committed by the In
dams against the people Of Tesss, which they
said they could not raise men to quell, and called
on the United States to protect them. OF course
the expected rise In the value Of Texas scrip
had nothing to do in securing the passage Of the
Ten Million Slave Bounty bill II some of the
men in Burlington approve Of giving the Ma
tional Treasury away under false pretences, We
are not but will do what we can to prevent it.
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because she claimed TO be free, or, what is the
same thing no attention was paid to the Peoples
application for admission by the Senate In con
nection with this, the editor Of the Gazette at Bur-
lington, who no doubt was in favor OF and took an
nctive part in the Union Meeting" lately stated
Ia his paper that the admission of New Mexico
a free State, or an interference in any respect
with the Compromise measures Of the last Con-
gress, would be sufficient cause for the Southern
States TO dissolve the Union II is well we are
not bound TO believe oil he says. Wonder, IL New
Mexico Is admitted rs slave State, if they would
take the same course No doubt our Senators
know and can inform the editor Of the Gazette
what to say about this and other political mat
tiers, so that he can make the right kind of noise
when necessary. Place ourselves as n State in
the same position as New Mexico, and the Ga
zette would hold very different language. Such
heartess trihing with the rights and liberty Of
our fellow-citizens In New Mexico should meet
with the scorn and rebuke Of all honorable men.
Probably some Of the people of Burlington think
that denying New Mexico her rights will bind
her people to the Union. "They that SOW the
wind shall reap the whirlwndD Let them be-
ware.
The other matters brought before the meeting
with the foregoing some still persist in calling the
" Compromise measured and hold out the idea
that sacred compact bns been entered into,
which will hereafter harmonic the conflicting
interests Of free and slave labor, and do away
with the agitation existing on the subject Of Sla-
very, both North and South
That Messrs. Webster Clay, Cass, and others
with them, thought the Fugitive Slave bill would
have the above effect we can hardly believe, eI-
cept on the superstition that MIR Webstcrs exam
pie Of turning in favor Of Slavery would be gene
rally followed at the North We are fully salts
fed that every combination entered into against
the freedom OF any race Of men, In this age, who
are able themselves or have others TO plead their
cause, will be overturned, and the authors re-
warded, by calling them from public life, aud
giving them time and opportunity for repentance
and amendment
In regard TO California and hcr admission into
the Union, am not aware whether the Fugitive
Slave bill stands Us the equivalent given to the
Southern members for voting to admit California
or not perhaps II was the ten millions paid
Texas, which, TO my notion appears most likely.
No doubt our Senators con inform us as to this
point BE that as it may, il Is astonishing how
long our lovers of the Union and guardians Of
ts honor In this State could sit STILL as they did
all last GUNNER, and not speak out, when Cling
man and other members Of Congress openly on
the floor Of the House, and others in the Senate,
declared TINT they would prevent the admission
Of California by every expedient they could de-
vSe and finally uttered threats Of violence, IL
members voted as duty dictated. Congress was
delayed acting in admitting California by the
foregoing causes, till the People Of California
lwho had taken Mr.. Calhouns advice, or adopted
his theory as TO the right Of the People Of Ter
ritory to form q plan Of State Government for
thcmselves) were about coming TO the conclusion
to cut loose from the Union, especially when they
knew they were 30 used because they had taken
the American Declaration Of Independence as
the basis Of their Declaration Of Rights
II Is we'll the effort then made to slienste the
Pacific from the central and Atlantic parts Of the
Union did not succeed, thanks TO the patience
and love Of country OF the pioneers On the Pacific;
but the design on the part Of those who caused
the delay was too plain to be overlooked. Still,
with the facts before them, when danger to the
Union WAS imminent, we found no great effort
made 10 this State At the time to secure to sister
State the rights she was entitled to by the Con-
stitution. Only one meeting for the purpose was
held In the State for said purpose during last
session Of Congress, rs far as | know-which
meeting was held here--at which meeting Con-
gress we're requested to admit California without
connection with any other measure, and without
further delay. No doubt our Senators did not
consider It necessary, and our editor Of the Ga
zstte at Burlington, not having received instruc-.
tons from them to get up Union meeting, stored
away bis thunder for future occasion which
occasion happened when our Senators lately found
out that their course in voting for the Fugitive
Slave bill and representing a Northern State,
promised fair TO give them nm unenviable motto
riety, as misrepyeseniug the State, and using tho