The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-01-05

1 Union, the dehance OF thctr rights as States
| of the stipulations of the constitution. Thes
attempts assumed practical direction in tbs
shape Of prrrFertng cadeAyors, by come Of the rcJ
reseutatves in both houses of Congress to deprive III
southern States Of tn supposed benefit Of the prov
| son- If the authorizing the organization Of th
State If Missouri but the good sense of the peopid
and the vital force of the constitution, triumphc
the sectional eJudice and the political
the day aud tbs Sta5o Of Texas returned TO the Unto
as she was with the social institutions which her ped
pie had chosen for themselves, and with expires
agreement by the king act that she should
susceptible of subdivision into plurality of States
Whatever advantages the interests Of the southern
States gained toy this, far inferior in results
that uufoded in the progress of time TO those Which
spring from previous concessions made by the South
To every thoughtful friend OF the Union, to the true
lovers Of their country 10 all who labored long 10.
the full Of this great experiment of republic
institutions, was cause OF congratalaion that
such opportunity had occurred TO illustrate
advancing power ON this incnt and To furnfsh q
the world additional If the strength AND
stability Of coustit tuition. " no would wish to1
! see Florida siili European coonyl Who would re
joce hail IL the Lone Star instead Of Of
the Galaxy Of States2 Who doos not appreciate ths
incalcniable benefits Of the acquisition Of Louisiana
And yet views aud sectional purposes would
iuet itaby have excluded them all from the Union.
Bat another struggle the same point easued !
when victorious armies returned from Mexico Z
and IL devoyc Congress 10 provide for the terri
tories acquired By the treaty If Guadalupe Hidal4
go But the great relations Of the subject had now
public mind, whhh appreciated the evils of new
States That crisis, in solictude, pcrvsded the M
tion but the patriotic impulses If the popular
heart guided by the adm niOry adgces VI tue Faith
of bs County, hyperion ~ all the difficulties
II the ncorp ration ef neE tmpirc in the Union.
Ia the counses If Congress there was man if sted
extreme autagonism Of opinion aud action between
&c atHss who sought By the unconsti
tlonal employ mtnt - the legislative power II the
Gos euInent interfere IN the condition e the in
ehoate Ststes aud impose their own social theories
np'u the latter, and other representatives who re-
PEELED the lnteTpostiou ~ the tioSernment in this
pect, aud maintained the self riyh
If the States. IL truth the attempt torn
alone the action Of legislation while in reality IL
wa the endeasor by abuse If legislative power. u
f0rce the dea< % lnternal policy entertained III par
tlcnlar States npon allied ndepeu dent States. Uncs
mnre thc Constitution and the nou trIumpbed.
The new Territories were gained without rextric-
ti0us upon he disputed pant thus left Judge
IL that particular for themselves, and the sense OF
the constitution aud fash proved vigorous enough ia
congress not cuiy to accomplish the primary object
oul aso ths iucIdcnlai, hardly less important enc
OF 90 a4ntndIag IN provisions If he for tn.
extadltOu Of fugtives from service 10 place hat
public duty under the safeguard Of the general gov
eminent, and thus relieve IL a ob.tac raised by
the legislation II Of thu states Vain dec anna
ton repairing the provisions Of iaw for the ex raii
ton Of faEluye- from service with occasional els-
s@des II frHutlc ofcvr. otruc ita execution by
riot or murder, c0n'luucd FIR hricl tune agitate
cerain iocaitts, but the true pIIuei pie Of leaving
each staie to regulate its laws of al n ae
10 IL own eusc II right aud expedcucy Tad sequir-
ed tas h0~ upon The public jud gm at to such de-
gre that, ~ common c.nseut, obeIs a in thc
orSanlAatou u the territory 0f Washipgten. Wheu
more recently, Il became requisite to organize an
aas aud Aebraska 4 the natural snd Il zitimat
II not the 'hvsltRbe consequence If previous eYcnt
aud legis lion, THAI lne great aud souud prin
elplc which h~i alreail been applied 10 tab aud
Ne" NJ 'Ae3 sapaId w applied them and tne ~
an ud taod tx mpt from Tho restrictions If the &C;
relatlfe 70 tn. state OF Missouri.
Ihess restrictions were in the estimation az many
thought from the beginning, unauthorized bv the
Constitution contrary 10 the treaty stipniatiyr for
the cessIon 81 Louisiana, aud iueousistent with the
eqn"iity of the states Thy bad be stripped Of
al mora authority 10 procure, by persistent ,dorts
Then indirect APPEAL, through sdicury enact
ments They had been p&rtlcu sris sbrega,ed BIZ
the Legislation attending the Organization Of the
Territories 81 New Mexico and " ashiugton lad
they renamed in them they would have taken eg.rr
IN the nc" territorial ia the form originally
proposed IN the Hnne at the first session Ct the last
congress. IL was mauy sud ingenious, a. we'll e.
fatf4tte hnd just, to do this direct aud piainiy
and thus re-ie4e the statute book of an act whcb
might b. u possible future INJURY but II no posi-
be future beueht aud The IA IT its future re-
I~al was the final contamination aud cornplet. r.
cognlton OF the pnuepie that, through assumptions
OF tue p9wtrs OF the general eoternment to dictate
the social territorial constitutions II any PORTIONS
the scope and effect # The language " repeal Was
not left IN doubt Il was declared IN terms to b. tho
true intent aud meaning Of tbs act not to legsiat.
slavery into aay stale TERRITORY nor to exclude
II therefron but to leave the people thereof per
iety Tree y form aud late htir domestic inst
tutipn Ia their own way, subject Uuy TO the con- IL
tution OF the nlted states
The measure could not he withsto,d "a its merits
alone. itwa attacked with yiol4 me- "a tho false o
deluslye prete1t that constituted breach NJ fafh
Never Objection utterly stttn,e Of substHnfin
Justification. when b fore wus il imagined Nv sen
sioie men that regu ative leclaraiise statute
whether enacted TN fifty years ago irreJca able
that an act Of iungress Is above the Constitution? H.
indeed there ~ in the sct use TO Imagine il II
would attach to those ouy who have never ceased,
from the time q the enactment 1T the restrictive pr,
vision, TO eAnouuce and condemn it aud tho have con
stantly refused 10 complete il by needfui supplement
tary egsiation--who have spared no l.cis ion H.
deprive ii Of moral forcewho have again and again
Attempted rs repeal by the enactment Of Incompatible
provisions, aud who, by Inevitable reactuuary effect
awakened the country 10 true cons t,ine1e
II leaving the matter involved tha dscr TIN If the
people ~ The respective existing Ut nciptut States
1t Is not pretended that this principle or any othcr
Precudes the possibility of evils IN practice uudis.
turbed, political action is unable to be- bv human
passions No form OF sernneut s exempt from IN
evnv.nences They Az the result OF ahsse aud MT
o the Legitimate exercise of powers conferred in The
legitimate organization OF territory They are no.
to be chang by the great principle II popular SOW
ereignty On the contrary they disappear b. fore the
ntsllg nee and patriot vi the people PRESENTING
through the ballot box their pac> fu but siit nj mr.
aistibie power If the friends of the consultation
are 10 have another struggle, its enemies could MOI
present more Acceptable Issue than that Of State
of
government beng excluded from the Uuion because
ITS domestic ntltat ms do not cOmport with the ideas
entertained IN some other st.4ta Fresh from ground
iess imputation Of breach OF faith against the 9th
ers, men will commence the agitation Of this
new question with violation OF TN exp~es.
compact between the independent sovereign
powers of the United States aud the republic
OF Texas, as we'll as the oder aud equally solemn
eompacts which assure the equality OF all the states
But depiorabie a. would be such violation Of COM
Pae' Ia Itself and IN ali Its direct that
IS the very least of theevis involved. When ctian
NJ agitations shall base succeeded IN forcing ON this
issue, can their pretenons fail to be In Il by counter
pretentipns9 " al not different States be compelled
10 meet extremes with extremes And If either es
tfeme carries the point what is that 80 far forth but