Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-11-29
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Ts,r SIGNIFICANCE az iRE RI.
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As the Uuion has passed safely through
another PresideD'ial agitation, II re-
mains to be seen hat - ,ii-tlnctly pro-
we'd hy the result. IL affords M assu-
rui.,,.. .ptnersl y. }hut thr career OF the
Union Will always tiumpG over AM
combination Of sectional mt rests, pre-
iudicp. and passions. IL his combination
wa. male ~ 1850, in favor OF the Wi
mot Iro,.so, and wa, hrally anj signal
IL defeated by the ,iccuon ~ ls3I, ms
basis and obi Ct If ;i.eeomh'nn'ion 'ber
wn- the estaDE-hiacnt 81 the n-c"nd"ncs
ai the non-e ,atrhuliing States am ion
al affair. by the .xriu-ion % the south
ern States from all newly acquired Ter
ritorv. Ghe Wiimo, prmisn Ma tntn
.Jortrd. AID urged by he Lrgi-iaturrs
Of c,ely mn sla,rtclIuE State, eScep'
Iowa. but II wa uh-euu~ntly abandon
ed bv he y r,hetp states, which eener.
aJiv neaui.eeed III H.. Cpmprun'-e mea
sures of 1850.
The Kansas Ncttn 81 Act ,nai, auem
issue, ADD tt,.t as upon tie c4utntN -
the States III regard TO Vie nccurencN hi
TIE iel5iturlt- 4 tie lmte.i ST. es.
Ihr Aet Nae Inri ded 10 carry 'u' M
pBnut5 OF he Conn I",n,-e hr">""' +
Ls placing ali The statce nrun 'c" ing
OF r,un,ify. ii was passed bY the MI
of about sixty Nalthein votes IN the sen-
ate aud House, AID The Nnriheu lpt
sition for that Ii oinent set up the cry OF
repeal.
This act, "a well as be act- establish
ing the Territorial aover"ments o' Ital
and New Mexlce, ptosidvei The :" ms
sluu O! said Territories INTO The Union
with or without SLAYER a. their ronstr
tuliun may provide at the time OF the'
admission.
IL also SCI aside the Missouri rcmnro-
mise line. NJ inconsistent with Me p'tn-
ciplc Of non Intervention by Congress
with slavery IN the States AID lerrifo-
RES. a. recognized by the legislation 81
1850, ami declares tbat its 'rue inteUt
aud meaning = not To icgislate slavery
into any Territory or State, nor 70 ex-
clude 1t thertf,om, bot to leave thu PEG
pie thereof perfectly free to form and
regulate their domestic institutions IL
their own way. subject Only to the con-
sutu,los Of the luitej States
The distinct is.uc before the people NJ
the LAKE election, was Upon the priucirle
involved in this act ami which nc, set
ties forever, so far rs it can disturb the
Onion, by p,ae'ug oil the States on
footing OF equality.
The election therefore, Is not barren
victory. Tor it proves that the country
assents to this priucip e.
Shareholders aud non. riaS eboi!ers-
pro-s,avtry aud ant, slavery people
NAV settle in the Territories. which are
the common property of the Union, amt
belong as much 10 tie South as TO the
North
lha, IL one consequences Of the Act.
Another is that the new Territories. thus
settled. and 10 which he question OF sia-
very OF no slavery il to be left open.
while they remain Territories, may come
into the Union, whether with or without
slavery, ~ their Constitution may a, the
time provide.
These ale the distinct points which
arc settled by ,his e ectlon. But the
election settles nothing rs to the laws Of
the Territory or as TO the Legislature OF
kansas. These laws may be, and msny
W tu' u UuUV0OSCOtN Fo&n0ut w.
and Inconsistent With the organic oct by
which the Territory 10 established, and
with the Constitution of the United
Statee.
The Legislators OF the Territory is
prohibited from passing laws for the es-
tabl,shmc0t OF slavery BY the very ,Worue
Of the Act. But the people, when forming
= State Constitution, may adopt or pro
hibit that institution.
The Senate, by large majority, IL.
Illustrated this understanding OF the Kan.
sas- Nebraska Act by their ksBsss State
Act Of late session They aonulled
manv OF the laws of the Kansas Legisls-
ture by . single clause, because they
we're inconsistent with the object Of the
Act and with the Constitution Of the
United States.
The principle OF squaster sovereignty
is not recognised by the ksnsss. Nebras-
Ia ACT, 40 understand it, nor s. the
Senate has practically expounded it,
The inhabitants Of the Territory are not
allowed by this Act to psss s0ch lsws u
they please, through the Legislature
which they elect, whether il be slseesd
legally or not.
The recent Presidential election, there.
FORE 10 recognition and adoptioo OF
the principle OF the Kansas. Nsbesska
ACT, - understood and expopuded By
the United States Senate, 81 their late
session, and especially BY those VI were
iss Aushess. -
The slavsry question u ssssleA ~ this
slsct!on. upon the ssapls hssls % The
equal ti6ktS 81 The Sss,ssi cad seslGAs
sSis bash ths rawlings OF sSaatielsa add