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

sspesiness 4 ssstasieas = v.s e. q
Gun rAsaslsa s6s sach hsa ceszrres e
sass 80 s1snacinx posss - ~ eensinsn1 snA 2
sa ssssy Il oar Consstasips. Who would stsh 20 -
yInyfda sliH EurpFc4n coscny Who Nueid n1aace -
Asa i.xss :. ne Asns sr y sns ~ sesass
tssess III The acquisiiioa 81 LeuiAna And 5et marrow
Views and sectional ueu hare eseiar
ri snesher ssrusxie on the same point enxuei shen
on. yieserons armies returned frc Mexscos and Seyoa
the treaty Of 6uadaioupe Hidaieo. But the great rela
lions Of The ssec had becae distinct and clear 10
We perception q Ae public mind .nsn e 1e
mission cf new States That crfsn IN socade pefvaded
the nafiau but the patriotic impulses Of The popular heart
guarded by the admonaory advice Of the Father Of his
Country rose superior al the dculties Of the incorpo
ration II a new empire into the Union.
sreme antagonissn Of opinion and action between
Representatives who sought by the unconstitutional em-
oymss IN u M s and
pose social theories the latter and other
representatives who repealed the interpretation Of the Cen
constituting rights OF the States In truth, the attempt
was In alone the action of legislation while in real
fre e Meas q internal policy entertainer In particular
States upon allied independent StAtes. sgl,s is'is
Once the Constitution and the Union triumphed
sigpay The Territories were Organized without
stricons upon the disputed point thus left Judge
in that particular for themselves and the Of the
constitution and faith proved vigorous enough Congress
not only to accomplish this primary object also
hardly less important one Of amending the
Of the statute for the exradition Of fstyes
from service place that public duty under the safe
guard Of the General Government, and thus relieve
nom pbsaces raised up by the iegisiaouof Of the
low for the extradon Of fugyes from service with oeca
sionai episodes frantic efforts to ohsruct Its execution
by not and murder continued for eref time 70 aeate
certain localities but the rne principle Of leaving each
State regulate Its own laws Of labor according to ts
own right and expedency had acquired fast hold
upon the public Judgment 20 such degree that by
mon consent. it was observed in the organisation Of the
Territory Of Washington When, recently, II be-
to Ss,n1s .e .ps o. aa ana
evtabe consequence OF previous events and legislation
that the same great and sound principle which had al
piled 10 them and they should stand exempt from the
strctions In the act relative the State Of Missouri
These restrictions in, the estimation Of many
thought from the beginning unauthorized by the Consu
luton contrary the treaty stipuiatons for the cession
of louisiana and Inconsistent with the equality OF the
States They had been stripped Of all moral authority to
procure persistent efforts their indirect through
contradictory enactments They had been particularly
abrogated by the legislation attending the organization Of
the Territories Of New Mexico and Washington Had they
remained In them, they would have taken elect In the
em ~ hs asas eso Of the lat Sonses Il
manly and ngenuous as well as patriotic and TO do
this directly plainly and thus relieve the statute book
of an act which might be OF possible future benefit and the
Of it, future repeal the final contamination
and complete recognition of the principle that through
assumptions Of General Government to
dictate the social Territorial Constitutions of any other
portions the scope effect Of the language Of repeal was
not left in doubt It Was declared in terms to be the true
intent and meaning of this act not to egsate slavery into
any State or Territory, exclude herefrom but to
leave the people perfectly free to form and regulate
their domestic institutions in their own way, subject only
TO the Constitution of the United States The measure
could be wthstood on its merits alone II was at
with violence on the false delusive pretext that
!, eons,itus breach Of faith Never was objection
utterly destitute of substantial When before
was it imagined by sensible men that regnatve or de-
caraffye statute whether enacted ten fifty years ago.
Ia jrrepeaabethat act of Congress above the Con-
situtionY IL indeed there ip the act any canse to I'm
agine It. 1t would attach those only who have
sed from the time Of the enactment of the restrictive pro-
vision to denounce and condemn IT. and who have
stany refused to complete It by needul supplementary
leeslaton-who have spared legislation deprive Ii
Of moral forcewho have again and again attempted ifs
repeal by the enactment of Incompatible provisions and
Who, the inevitable reactonary eject Of their vo
,ence on the subject awakened the country true
tutiona principle Of leaving the matter involved to the
discretion OF people Of the respective existing Incl
any other precudes the possibility OF evils In practice
disturbed, political action unable to be, BY human
passions. No form OF government Is exempt from incon
venences They the result Of abuse, and not Of the
legitimate exercise of powers conferred in the legitimate
organization of Territory They not to be changed
by the great principle Unpopular sovereignty On the
rary they disappear before the intelligence and patriot
ism Of the people, presenting through the ballot box their
peaceful but silent irresistible power If the friends Of the
Constitution to have another struggle its enemies
could present more acceptable issue than that Of
State whose constitution embraces republican form Of
government being excluded from the Union because its
domestic institutions do compor with the ideas enter
tanned In other State Fresh from groundless mpu
commence the agitation of this question with VIOLA
ton of express compact between the independent
ereign powers Of the United States and the Republic Of
Texas as well as the older and equally solemn compacts
which the eqaty of all the States But deplorabe
would be such violation of compact in ITSELF and in
all its direct consequences that is the very least Of the
evils involved. When sectional agatiOns shall have sue
ceeded in forcing this ISSUE their pretensons fail
be met by counter preensons. Wllnot different States
he compelled TO extremes with extremes? And II ell
her carries its point what is that far forth but
dissolution Of the Cuion? If new State formed from
Tpr nf he
admission therein that fact ofself constitutes the dsrup
ton fthe Union between and other the process
fdissoluon could not stop there Would not sectional
decision producing such result by majority of votes,
either Northern Southern necessity drive the oppres
ed and aggreved minority to desperation, and place them
in Of each Other rreconcaby hostile coneder
atons 1t is not necessary to speak thus plainly OF pro-
ects the offspring of that sectional agitation prevail
ing in of the States which as mpracticabe as
they unconstitutional, and which, II persevered in
end caamtousy. 1t either disunon civil war,
public peace and tranquility bsunion for whatg If the
passionate rage of fanaticsm and partzashp did not
force the fact upon our attention it would be difficult to
believe that any considerable portion of the people Of
this enlightened country could have surrendered them
selves anatcal devotion to the supposed interests Of
the relatively few Africans in the United States totally
abandon and disregard the interests Of the twenty
millions Of Americans to trampe under foot the injunc-
tons of constitutional and moral obligations to engage in
vndctve hostility against those who were associated with
them in the enjoyment of the common heritage Of
citizens of section Of the Union alone The interests
the honor the peace, and the prosperity Of all
| sections equally involved and imperled in the
question And are patriotic men in every part Of the
Union prepared in such issue thus madly invite all
the consequences Of the forfeiture of their constitutional
engagements? 1t is impossible. The Of frenzy and
faction must inevitably dash itself in vain against the
shaken rock Of the Constitution. shall doubt it,.
| know that the Union is stronger by thousand times
than all the evils and chmerca schemes of social change
which generated, after another, in the unstable
minds of visionary sophsts and interested agitators
rely confidently the patriotism Of the people and the
dignity and sefrespect of States, the wisdom Of Con-
gress and above ALL the continued gracious favor Of
Almighty God, maintain against all enemies, whether at
| home or abroad the sanctiy and the integrity of the
| Union. q, ... .5: E.r.y ~ FRANKLIN PIERCE. FL.