Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1856-12-16

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reclaimed accor ling to iaw aud in VIZ
tue OF an exl : .ss provision OF tlls
Constitution. - promote this OBJ
ject. Legislative enactnlents aud oth.r
means were adopted to take away or
lefeat rights which the constitution
solemnly GUARANTEED. ! In orler e.
ngllify the tlieIf existing act Of Con
.ssress concerning tho extra iition ol
.iugitiyes from service, laws were en-
acted in many States forbi,lding their
offcers uf.ler tic severest penalties,
to participate in the execution Of any
lct Of Congress whatever. In this
way that system Of harmonious coop
erition between tha aath0rifies b.
the Unitei States ami Of tie several
States for the maintenance Of their
common institutions, which existed
in. the early years OF. the Republic.
was DESTROYED; conflicts Of jnristlic-
ton. came 70 be frequent; and Con-
gress founl itself compelletl, for the
support Of the Constitution anl the
vinlication Of its power, to authorize
the, appointment Of new officers
charged with the execution of its
acts, as if they ana the officers Of the
States were the ministers, respective
", OF foreign governments III state
Of mutual hostility, rather than fl
low magistrates Of D common coun-
try. peacefully subsisting under thu
protection Of one web constituted u
Mon. Thus here, also, aggression
was followed by reaction. and thea At
tacks upon the Constitution at this
point did but serve to raise up new
barriers for its defence aul security.
The thirl stage of this unhappy
sectional controversy Was in connex-
ion with the organization of territori-
al governments, and the admission IL
new States into the U a:on. When it
was proposed to Admit the State OF
Maine, by separation Of territory
rom that of Massachusetts, AMI the
Stat Of Missouri, formed Of 4 por.
ton of the territory cedel byFranc.
TO the United States, representatives
in Congress objected to;tlle admission
OF the latter, unless with. con litions
. tl:el to the peculiar views Of public
policy. The imposition of such a
condition was successfully resisted. ~
But, at ii, same psriol, the question
way Prese,lt,d oi imposing restric-
tons uponthe residue Of the terr.to-
rs e. lei by France. That question
was, tor tile time, disposstlof blythe
adoption 81 . geographical I'm. Of
limitation. Fl XII XII
In this eopnexion il should not ID
forgotten that when France, Of her
own accorI, resolved, for considera-
tions OF the most far-sighte,l sayac.ty.
to ceIe Louisiana to the United
States, and that accession was accept-
ID blythe Unite States, theslstter en-
gagged THAT thc inhabitants OF the
>celed territory shall b. Incorporated
in the Uaion OF the Unite,l States,
and alniittei as soon rs possible, &C.
cor.ling to tle PRINCIPLES 81 the I'LL
eral CONSTITUTION, totEe enjoyment d
oil the rights, advantages, an inInu-
mites Of citizens vi the Unitel States;
an ia tire meantime they. shall Dc
maintained IN protected in the free
enjoyment OF their liberty, property
ani the religion which they profess
that is u nay, while it.rcnariei in
a territorial con lition. i'll inhabitants
arr maintained AMI protected in The
free enjoyment of their liberty anl
properly, with u right then 70 pass in
70 the condition Of States on atooting
Of perfect equality with the original
States. e
Tie enactment which established
die restrictive geographical Inc, was
acqniesced ia rather than approved
by the States Ut the Union. Il stool
OH the statute book for q number q
years; anil the people Of the Siaes
acquiescel in the re-eractmel,t Of The
principle as .lppliedtoS :ate of Texas;
AMI it was proposed 70 acquiesce tii
its further application 10 the territory
acquired by The 4 United S,ates from
Mexico. BIZ this proposition WIS
successfully tresisted by the rel'rc.
'scRtatiyes from NE Northern States.
who, regardless tof' de statue lihe,
insiste,l upon. applying Restrictions 4 e
the new territory generally. whethet
lying tlosth# IN son;h ofit, hlereby IL
pcalingit asalegislatiyec Compromise
ali il, Oil de part OF lily ) Altla ll,er.
.sist,ntly violating theconlpact, it com
PACT there was. aIlH#.
Thercupon tir;s enactment ceased 4
have binling virtue iii ANY sense
whether AZ respects the d 9th. or III,
South an - in effect il w;ls treate
oirtlre occasion ofthe alniissian Of th,
State Of California and tho oryaliza
| tinn. Of tho Territories.ot NeS Mex .co
Utah. AN Washington gl
|, Such was the STATE Of this question
when the time arriyeIl iar the organi
Ization of the Ttrritori \ 81 kansa
anil Nebraska. In the progress 3
constitutional inquiry AMI rejection
thal nova eDgth colAo to be scel
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