American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1856-12-11

LIN 6fdg TO hnillfT tlIe then exlsi'fg acioi
FConcress fnhtefniot The sxlraaisiQnQ ;lp.I
YES from stf fise, lava WefS t1a1Is /
ia ~ many SsSl1 Isl aaiile 81 c||'aefs |
under tbs serve|s1| pm Din, y par .'5aiei
inthe.exdo alion as ke| 81 c6t.ilss|
/ vlIate h lns.|li way t''n' 'ein "A
l.d1onIous Evaporation '|a. Aee''
Inns 5 til q 'llel y al ana, tthe seSer,
al States. for tlse maintenance oftbsir com |
mon institutions. which existed in the ear |
ily Years Of the Republic. 'swas destroyed;
Observation-Disclosures cams TO befrequen,;
and Coso ress found itself coE,pelllbesdi, lor 10
|, tLa supuort of the Constitution, and the
Eyindicsttion Of its power. to authorizSi me
appointment Of new officers charged VISA wIln
I ths execution lis 'actsi as If they and tue
/ officers ,of ihe States were the ministers.
\ tespectively, Of fforeign governments ina
State ofmGtuai hostility, tathst, than d, fel-
\ law magistrates Of commoni country,
nSesacefulIy shbsisting under the protii3n OF
4 ofona we'll constituted Union. 6iThushere,
4 also aggression wasIolloSef BY rssqqcctlfNlnn; in
i ana lie attscgs Upon the Constitution a.
ltbis point did but serve to- raise npnsw
lbarriers for.iss defence and security.
Y q The third stage Of this unhappy section
! Al controversy was Was in eopnecdon with the
ofdaHization, lof,L, territorial governmehtss
|. ahH the admission Of ne States into the
! Union. When II was proposed TO admit
the State Of Maine, by sspararloHa q !errl; I,
/ tofy from 4tfatof Massachusetts,, and the
! State Of Missouri formed Of > portion OF
! the territ nv eeded by Fsancelio thsD Uni
q lied States ss'I, septafiyes i'll Congress oh
/, lieSted TO the adhissionsof the latter ,ennless
!; withscopditions suited to particu!at views
9 1ofpublic. policy, The imposition Of sact
g la conditions was'successfully resisted sbu'
!, st,he same period ,the qlestiSn WAS Spre
c Esehted Of imposing restrictions upon th'
N residue Of The, territory ceded by Ftance.'
s. That question lwasI for tho tin1eidispose'
s- ofby the adoption Of a geologicalllneo Q
(; u;,.,;oa ad9Ih9 uA18 ilIbeaShr
e. S In this connection itshonld not be- for
st lpotter that; Franceg of her own accord, rs
,e solved, for considerations Of the most s.
y sighted sagacitys to cede' Louisians % U U
be- IUnited Statesy and that accession was AZ
it Eeep,ed by thes@unitea States, ttislatler e.
e. \ 1uressTy fftarea that, ''the Inhabitants
or 4 fhe ceaed territory shall be Incorporate
eir IN tEe IJnion or the Untted /.
he n,i,,sd sasoon as possible. accotding
ne the nr,nciples Of the Fedcral Constitute
as n tl,e enjoyment Of all the rights, adyant
ro- ges and immuoities Of the citizens oi u
,ed fTn;ted States; and in the meantime tn,
TO shall be maintained and protected an 3. =.
to free enjoyment OF their liberty, proper
: and the religion which they profess .-t''
IA. ;s 20 ay.Jwh;ie il remains I'M .terrlloor
hat condition. .itsinhabitauts, are maintain
itis and nrotcctediu the free enjoyment
the their liberty and, property. with at'e
site shen to mass into the condition Of States
at footing q perfect equality with HS the 10. Or
allylinal States.pmlH v1q =. 81 ,,.gt
owl aThe epactbent, which eestabl'saesed 7.
y tooErest,iciive geographical limo was ac9ul
all ced in rsher than. approved BY the w" is Sts'
itusS of,ba Union. 1T stood on the statute D.
,ahe boweverg for a number Of years; sad
rae = rSsot,le 81 the respective States acqui'
tain ri n theSre enactment Of, The principle
hat anniiedto To the State oof Texas; and It
esm proposed r tolacquiesce in its further ap
that cation to tie territory acquired ~ the ne
yios r;,sd States from Mexico. But this p'
Iuessss os;,ion,. was successfully resisted by
lit Of representatives from the northern .
ideal who regardless Of the statute line, ,'psi
with mon appiying restriction TO-. the,ns'w st'
and r;porv geueraliy, ,,whetherolyipg naIf
es South Of It, thereby repeating u as :
ts IN, ative compromise, ana o. sae r. -