Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-01-09

surrounded the infant Republic, ana had begun TO
their attention to the full and systematic Development
the internal resources Of the Union
Among the controversies of that PERIOD tie cor
spcnos the question of the regulation by Congress
the social condition of future States be founded in
the Territory Of Louisiana The ordinance for the govern
Of the Territory northwest Of the Ohio river, had
contained provision which prohibited the Of seryle
labor therein and subject to the condition of the
tradition of fngtiyes from service due any other part
the United States Subsequently to the adoption OF the
Constitution this provision ceased to remain law
It's operation such absolutely superseded by the
collection Of the fact excited the zeal Of social propaga
dis,s in sections of the Confederation, and
second Statethat Of Missomi-cane be erir,ed from
the Territory of louisiana proposition made to
tendte the latter Territory the restriction originally app
ed TO the country situated between the rivers OHIO and
Mississippi Most Questionable this proposition in all
its constitutional relations nevertheless received the
sanction Of Congress with some slight notifications OF
reluctantly acquesced By the Southern States
sacrifice to the continuance Of peace and Of the Union,
only Of the rights stipulated by the treaty with Louis
iana of the principle of equality among States
guaranteed by the Constitution 1t received by the
Northern States with angry and revengsfm condemnation
and complaint because it did not coneede all which they
had exceedingly demanded. Having passed through the
forms of legislation took Its place IN the statute book
standing open to repeaike any other act of doubtful
constitufonay subject to be pronounced null and void
by the courts OF law and possessing possible efficacy
control the rights of the States which might thereafter be
organized out of part of the original Tertiary Of Lou
isiana. .@s =
In al this II any aggression there were-any innora-
tons upon preexsng rightsto which portion Of the
Onion ehArgeables This controversy passed away
with the OCCASION nothing surviving il saving the dormant
letter Of the statute; but long afterwards, when by the
proposed accession Of the Republic Of Texas the United
States take their step in territorial greatness
similar contingency occurred and became the occasion
for systematic attacks TO intervene In the domestic affairs
Of one section OF the rnun in defiance Of their rights as
States and OF the stpnations Of the Constitution These
attempts assumed practical direction in the shape Of
pereyerng endeavor, by Of he i'd
both houses Of Congress, daprve the southern States Of
the supposed benefit Of the provisions of the author
king The organization Of the State Of Missouri but the
good sense of the people and the vital force Of the cns
tetioR umphed over the sectional and the
ca errors Of the day and the Sate Of Texas retnroed
the Union she With ts social Institutions which
her people had chosen for themselves, and With an
press agreement by the resnnexing asst that she should
Whatever advantages the Interests Of the sohrn Ssaes
gained by this were Tar inferior IN results 70 thai untold
ed in the progress Of time to those which spring from
yous concessions made By the South To every thought
fu friend OF the Encn to the lovers Of their cour,
70 al who labcred long for the fun sncceN o. th great