Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-12-12

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ti"n u ri ,,ro t;s oh;oot o,istativo
or,,t,,o,,ts n,I o,Ior -, ,,org ,,',ro sSJnrtcd
t. t3Lo AWAY or defeat RIGHTS which the
C,nsiitrtion snlomnlv ouornnticd In order
to nullilv thc then existing net of Congress-
r.nocrniH,, tbn cvtrndition Of rugitivos from
sarvic, I1vs yorn enacted in MANY States.
C,r,,ilir, tLrir officers undor thc scyerest
,,.,oItins T., r,rticinntc in tho ovocution of
any act Of Congress, whatever. In this way
tLnt sv.tn,n oi bornonious co-onorotion be.
tween thcautLnrI;ics of the United States and
,r tta several States. for the maintcnance of
tb,ir common institutions which existed in
Nh, r,rlv voars of tho Rcnublic. was des-
tr,,.d conflicts of jurisdiction came to be
Cr,nunnt. and Courrpss found itself com
rnlicl. for thc sutrort of the Constitution
And the yiulic,tion of its mower. to author
IL, the appointment Of new officers. charged
with the execution of its acts. as if tIev
and the officers of the States were the minis
tors. rrsnpctiyelv, Of foreign Governments in
Il static Of mutual hostility, rather than fcl-
loy-i,ooistrates Of the common country.
lelc fully sub,istinr under the protection of
'ua wcll.roustitutcd Union. Thus. here also.
arr. s..ioo was followed by reaction, and
tn, attacks unon the Constitution mt this
ro,nt did but serve to raise IN new barriers
iar it5 defence and security.
The rhirI STAGE ortbis unhannysectlonol con-
tfoye1.v was in connection with the orraniza.
lion of territorial governments. and the nd
,.f.sinu of ucyy States into the Union When
II ,,,,s ,,r,,,osnd tn admit the State or Nnipn
L,- ,.,nirn+ +inn Of territory from that Of NIrss
arbus,tts. and the State or Missouri. formed
oi a norton of the territory cedrd hy France
(, the United States. represcntatives in Con.
grcss objected to the admission of the latter
unless with conditions suited to narticulor
views Of public policv. The imn5sition or
such Il condition was SUCCESSFULLY resisted
But. at the same period. the question was
,,r.s,ntnI of imnosin, rnstrict;drs ,,..,n tto
rr.idnr of tho tdrritoTv coded bv Fron,o Tbo rl,o
question was. for the time .disr3sod of Lv ttc
nl,ption ofn ceorrnphical linz Of limitation
In this conecti0n il sLould not bc Cnrrotton
that France. Of her own accord resolved for
considerations of the most fnr-siobtcd sar,citv
to ccdo Louisiana ia tbo JInitcd Stntcs on3
thot accession was occcntcd bv tho I,p;tod
Statcs the latter cynressl y cnoac;n that ..tbo
inhabitants of the coded territGrv shall Lo
incornorItcd in the I-nion If tbo i,ni+oJ
States. and admitted as soon As nossibIe, ac.