Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-02-12
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The sc, 10 organize ,hs Territories Of
Nebraska a and Kansas was manifesto.
ion ,ioonn Of he legislative cci opinion Or Congress
on two great poifits or constitutional con-
5struclion, one, that the designation Of
the boundaries of a new Territory, and,
provlsloa lor ltss polIllcal organization
measures which Of right fall within the
powers Of the general government !; and
| the ,other,g that the lnha OF any
such Territory considered as an lnchoate
| State are entitled, In the exercise OF SELL
government to determine ior themselves
what shall De their own domes'lc insl,tu-.
tons, subject only to the constitution
and the laws duly enacted ~ congress
under it, and to the power OF the existing
States 10 decide according 10 tne Plovls'
ions and principles OF dhe constitution al
what time the Territory shall befecelved
as a State into the Union. Spch are the
great political rights which are solemnly
declared and affirmed BY that act.
Based upon this theory, the act Of
Congress defined for each Terri tory the
outlines Of republican government, dis
tributing public authority among law.
fully. created agents. executive, judicial,
and legislative-to be appointed either
by the general government or by the
Territory The Legislative functions
were intrusted TO a council and house
of representatives duly elected and EN-.
powered to enact all the local laws which
they might deem essential TO their pros,
I perity, happiness, and good government.
I Acting in the same spirit Congress also
defined the persons who were in the first
instance 10 be considered as the people
Of each Territory enacting that every
free white male inhabitant Of the same
abovg The age Of twenty lone yeats, being
an actual resident thereof, and possess
ing the qualifications hereafter described
should be entitled to vote at the first
election, and be eligible TO any Office
within the Territory; but that the quail.
fcations Of voters ond holding Office at
all subsequent elections should be such
as might be prescribed by the legislative
assembly Provided, however. that the
right OF suffrage and OF holding once
should be exercised onfy oy cI'lzenS OF
the United States and those who should
have declared on oath their Intention 70
become such, and have taken an oath
to suPPortthe constitution oil the United
States and the provisions oil Inc act
And provided. aiurther, that no oihcer'
soldier, seaman, Or marlne' or other per.
son in the army or navy OF the United