The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-07-19

against this portion Of the Nebraska and Kan
sas Bill, that portion which transfers this right
Of government from Congress, TO the people Of
the Territories AID why' What reason can be
assigned. why apparent necklaces and humility
Of character should thus suddenly change tot
business. As il by magic every body {unless
he reads and thinks for himsef) knows just
what the Nebraska outrage is; he knows it es-
,ablished slavery in Kansas at least and proh,.'
bly, in Nebraska and that ike Missouri Co'npro'
mise Of 1920 by which NJ issouri was admitted
into the Union and slavery prohibited North of
certain line has been repealed and who pro-
claims these wonders to the heather Of the
west. Bat is slavery established by the Ne
braska and Kansas act Al oil, not word Ut it
and who that ads even an ABOLITION paper but
knows better? Dies Il the act itself repudr
ale the idea in express terms? Do not the
Territorial Leg slstures become clothed with full
power To legisat- upon this subject a. they
may think proper, provided their acts are con-
s,itutonal Bat we are told this means no.
| thing-,hat the Constil ution has established il
there already and that nothing has been able TO
bea, il back hut this sam. cnmprom, se-admt-
| t,nv that the Compromise act conflicts with
and 70 above and superior t, the Constitution OF
the United Sta,rs-a very sage Conclusion in
deed
| If the Constitution establishes slavery in Ell
Their Of those Territories who can abolish it and
# it does not, Thea there is NO slavery there nor
never can be till the people themselves establish
it and why fear he people Of Nebraska or Kan
sas more Than the people Of lows or New York
Does any sane man presume that the people Of
New York cannot establish slavery there il they
wish and yet who believes they will and thus
complete the circle that the people Of Nebraska
are heathens, minors, rot as capable of sell
government Is are persons in older portions Of
the country and why! TIE answer is thai
slavery il an evil-suppose II 10, this does MOI
aaswer the question, there are many other evils,
but who sAaI be judge' Who shall decide this
and other questions Of importance bat the PEG.
pie themselves If they are competen, and why
are they not COMPETENT? oil admit their com.
potency to legislate while in the States but by
some strange freak Of nature while crossing the
Missouri river or west line Of the State Of Mo /,
manhood is merged in infancy and the once
intellectual and daring Sp,ri Of the Atlantic is
again rolling hoops. Sweating over Euclid or
plo ' handel-what farce. when every person
knows, who knows anything ofnew settlements
that Il i the first order Of energy and intelIect
that swins the rivers and marks his claim.
Bat this wonderful conspro,nise of le20-So
far shove the compromise ofthe Censtitutisn OF
our Country and the right Of self government
| this sncred compact Of which many are faai-
lisr--while in tact Missouri was not admitted at
all in le20-w,ll some anti Nebraska lecturer
4 while mournia9 over the " nonful6llment Of
National engagement" and the fatal consequen.
c+s resulsng from such reckless party, be
kind enough 10 state that Missouri was admitted
in 1921 and not in 20 and that when applying
for admission with said act Of 20 it was rejected
wonderful compromise this One side fixed
and irrevocable and the other side rejected and
boxed up for burning. But we are asked BY
this mixed multitude-was not Missouri admit
ed then or afterwards-ot course it was or il
would still be . Territory but it wa. not admitted
\ in 1890 nor BY virtue Of any act Of that year
then where il this breach Of faith hearalded
forth as tr nth
Another sage idea has been invented. We are
told because the United States owns the Land
Congress has the right to make the Laws 10
govern the people-just such a reason as Great
Britain gave for attempting TO govern the Colo.
nies-,he old federal reason Why poor men
were not as good as rich one. and why the old
pro perty qualification was necessary-why moi
carry the principal out and ask Congress to
send on R. personalities to the Iowa Legislature
i in proportion to the Lind they own here.
A X. EATON.