Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (City of Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1853-1857, 1856-02-05

/ Cult of Mexico, impaired unity md seren
Ito the whole confederation, and attached
gether bv indissolubie ties the East and tie
West. % we'll as the North and the Soath.%s
As,to Florida, that was but the transferbY
Spain to the United States Of territory ontAe
East side Of the River Mississippi in q.
change for large territory which the United
States transferred to Spain OH the West side
Of that river, as the entire diplomatic hisso-
nv OF the transaction serves Ia aemonstraee.
Moreover, il was an acquisition demsu11d
by the commercial interests and the secuf3|5
oithe whole onion.
In the mean lime the people Of the Ulitsd
Ststes had grown up to proper con>ciousn -
of their strength, ana in brief contest with
I France, and in the second war with Gtont
Britain, they had shaken Oh al which re-
manned of undue reverence for Europe, and
emerged from the almoslh here oil those trsns-
atlantic Influences which surrounded thoin-
fantic republic, ard had begun 20 turn their
attention to the tull and systematic Develop
ment If the internal resources ~ the Unitn.
j Among the eyeneScent controv ersies Of thai
period, Ike most conspicuous Was the one.
lion of regulation by Congress Of the sQGa1
condition of tie future States 10 bsfoue
IN the Territory If Louisiana.
The ordinance for the government Of the
Territory nor Invest of the River Ohio hal
contained provision, which prohibited the
use al servie .ahor therein subject To the
condition OF the axlrad'Uon # tusitives rom
service due in any other part @. the United
States. Subseq leHIly 10 The adoption OF the
Constitution, this provision ceas d 10 remain
as a law: for It's opera ION rs such was ab-o.
lufely suspended Is tn Constitution But
the recollection ar the fact excited The zeal
II socia. prola1 4ldam III sung sections Il
the confederation, and, WEeu second State,
that OF Missouri, came 10 be fomed ia tha.
OF Louisiana, a proposition was made To cX.
tcld 20 the l4tser lerritery tbs restriction
originally applied 10 tho county j.ua,ed
between the Rivers Ohio ana Mississippi
Most qucs.ionabie Is MRS this proposition
IN all its constitutional relations, nuvcr,he
ltSs il received tha sanction Of Congress,
with some Slight notifications If lj..e, to
save the e4,st.a, rights Of TUG intended 1eu
State. Ii VAS reluctantly aeq csrrd IN hg
Southern states, $ d 81. rih 4 t. he cause
Of ppace and OF the [ nl,n, lot only IF III.
rights stipulated by the treaty e LgH;>s.ua.
but Of tAc prime pies II clueutT ana .ue
State, guarauta. L lit ths Constitution. /.
uas received III tal Northern States 4i.h
aagrv AMI rescu.fu condemn, iun ana COM
l4aiut, because i; did lot coace.4e AL vh.ch
they had eN t'tIu-. y demanded. Ilavlucn4s-
So. through tac forms ~ i,g.,i,t5yu. il /. ok
is lace il the ,tatUte book. standing oreH
ID repeal like any o,herac. Of d5ubsiut con
s..tutloa4.iy. suh.ec. ID be ,r5u.unce.. mil
st4 ,o-1 by rhe ,aUft, af lly. a,.! .,,.....s
inr Il. possible eaic.cN Il .cohtroi taa r.ahts
~ the 'tstas. ,.hi.h MIGHT III. -..f,..r +. A.
gan.zeI out IF any .arl OF ta.,. ,.ri.-il.I Ter.
4tory # l.au.si4I.l.
In all This. f arv ar7vession there YER
any Innovation uran r9e-rxj>t;e- r his :,
winch roriigu Of the ion arr, Ibsr ;ns,Ir
rb,rraahl.2
This controversy passed AWAY with Ill a.
casoH, no.hiug SURVIVING ttsAve the d,rm.l.
letter Of The statute.
But. 10, afteruard, when by the pp,nos-
ed accession oi tie Rep0blie Of Teyai IN,
Jn.te4 States were - t,Ae,tc:. f.,.., sim -
Territorial greatness, similar CONTINGENCY
occurred, a d became the 0-c,..sr a., ~
..maiized attenDts ID intar,e aha ~ tha d.,,. =
tie affairs of QUE section If tn Ir. ia,. HI 3.-
6trce cf their righ., - States. und r ia
st.pu,atiuns ~ the Constitution. TbeS. At
TEN ITS assumed a uraetieA! direction !. ~.
share Of ,erseyerlas pnd,syofS, Nv sors. of
the Reure,entaiiycs IN both HpttsnS of o..
-ress TO dpnr.ve the Southern Stars Il the
supuosed benefit Of the uroyi-ior, os H.. ,.t
aulh orizing the organization Of Tho SAT- ar
Missouri
Rut ,ho ron1 sense Of the net,,l, al ~
vital force Of ;he Constitution ,rinnni,e5
over sectional nrejudIse ana .hn nalif;cil a.
ror, Of H., day. md the State ~ Ts~ss =
turned Ia the Union as SHE ms wi,b -,
institutio,, which t1e ueo,la An cffs,n =.
themselves ana with rxnra,s us.ra,rr.,,, j..
the rc-annrxiug act that she ,houIa i. ~.
eeptible of subdivisions intp DIrr..,,' =
States. =
Whatever advantages the in .e-ests e II,
Southern States, as such, gained Inv this vere
lar inferior in results, As they lIfa,t,d in
the progress Of time. to those which ,r4~..-
r.. .-.. .:..... - ..-.--..1 - =