Kenosha tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1855, 1855-01-25

For the Tribune and Telegraph.
Msssrs. EprroRs:--There are two questions
upon which thu Rspubllcan Party of this State
BIAS alphabetically expressed itself, viz shall ther
be any more Slave States admitted into the Un-
len and should the Fugitive Slave Law be re-
Psalsd an unqualified answert to these questions
khs one in the negative aud the other in the aft II
Snstve, hss m soTne localities been made the test
Of fitness for Office. propose in a few words to
give my answer to these questions. And first shall
there be any moro Slave States admitted into the
Unioni l answer no, not If it can be prevented by
any constitutions! means. The question however,
has heretofore been, has Congress the right, the
power, TO iegfsIate upon the subject of Slavery in
the Territories of the United Statehf But time
has somewhat changed the issue.
This is now the question; suppose California,
at the time she asked admission into the Union,
bad presented a Constitution, under whichSlavery
could legally havo existed in that State would
Congress in that case have had the right, the pow
sr to have refused her admission This is the ques-
ton. II so, whyi Theme can be bat one. of two
answers, either first that Congress is sovereign,
aHd.has the right to refnse any applying State,
with or without Slave Constitution, admission
iato the Union Or secondly, on the ground that
there is something in the Constitution of the u.
States incompatible with such admission. 1t must
sssn be theaast, FOR Congress has no sovereignty
that as mot given it by the Constitution. Then
the que ston is this is the admission of State in
TO tho Union with Constitution admitting of
Slavery under it, contrary to snd forbidden by TIE
Constitution of the United States. 1t has been
asserted aud with much apparent force, long before
The Republican Party had an exstance in this
stato. thsa ae admit Slave State into the Union
was contrary 10 this provision Of the Constitution
sfihe United States. viz "The United States"
that IS Congis's, shall guarantee to every State
In the Union Republican form of Government. -
Now, il is contended that Slavery under apv Con.
s,ituiion 10 inconsistent with Republican farm. ~
Gesernment, and that therefore Congress ,ho,,d
refuse admission to any state thai does no, hv -.
Constitution prohibit Slavery, Now while the
writer believes that could the Constitution of the
different States be construed with the same en-
ightenea and Chistiap wisdom, that the Bill of
Right. of Massachusetts, received in her early his
tory. that Slavery would be, BY such eoastruc.
tons abolished in every State, yet he is not pre-
pa'ed to say that politically, legally, the above
argementis sound. We either have, or have not
Union Of free and independent States which we
caiit he United States. This Uaion either exists
C'nsu'n''onaily' or it does not, il not Constitu-
tioaally, then there is no Unios mo United States
Vow II rs . iact' that at the time the Union was
formed between the thirteen original States, that
they were all practically at least Slave States.
and that since then, from time to time, down 10 =
late date, many more Statsshase been admitted
into the Uaioa with Slavery Now then Slavery
rs either consistent with Republican form Of
Government, under this Consti: ution OF the Uni.