Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1856-02-07

shen ,r6 ,ctss III tdlerate attacks
ens MA pslsSps M pfoaerty IN
oher Stsfs a. 1ltlisgu I'M lheir own al us-
1iees Pretsed u III ia Ij ins /. WA cansssn,ly
lIaycs that they bose constitutional
IIfights ~ TINS ultimately assaiIed. ia
tksHiIs lIsF III F ~ ! III W. !
Atths Trsssnt Time. ths isnputed
lgression. varying u i does only ii the
lsegqe. declapatory charges Of political
lagtators. resolves itself iiato, Inisap-|
M, siiun md Inisinserpre tssion VI ths
Iprinciples sand acts 81 tho politic4l off-.l|
lganization of the new Territories oft fhs|
lunited States! % sssis 81 y u
Vhat IL ths voice sc history When
Ithes orainsno6 provided ;for the govern
msnt of the territory northwest IF tho
Ohio River. and for its eventual sub
tdisisionioto new States, was d5opted ID
the congress ~ the Confs deration, II IL
MOTTO be- sopposed That the question Of
IfutureI relative power ~ between the!
States which retain and those which aid
n IS. as;sssain numerous colored popula-
tion, escaped notice 81 failed to be CON
sidereds and yet the concession Of that
vast territory TO the interests and pp,iiuiISs
ions 81 the Northern States. Territory
now the seat Of Ave among the largest
members of the Union, was, ia a great
measure, the iact Of the State IT Virginia
and the South. When Louisiana was
acquired by the United States il vas IA
acquisition NOT less to the North than to
the South. For. while II was ilnper-
ltant % the country atthe mouth cf the
mississippi river 70 become the empori-
UNI Of the country above, Il 30, also, was
liz even more important 70 the whole
Union to have that emporium !; and a.
though the new province, BY reason d
its imperfect settlement, was mainly r.
garded as upon the Cult Of Mexico, yet
l 4, ia fact, extended to The opposite
boundaries of the United States with far
greater breadth above than below, and
was ia territory, as in everything else,
equally at least, an accession to the
northern States. E 5: 4s II
Il is mere delusion and prejudice,
therefore, TO speak Of Louisiana as an
acquisition III the interests Of the South.
The patriotic and just men who partici-
|pated in that act were influenced BY
motives far above all sectional ieafousy
II was in truth the great event which BY
completing for US the possion of The
Valley IF the Mispissippi ana \ osisfiA4ss'
lcial access 10 the Gulf Of Mexico, i'm
parted unity and strength to the whole
confederation, bound together BY indis-
soluble ties, the East and West as vel
{ las the North and South.
J. AZ to Florida, that was but the trans
3fer BY Spain To the U. s. Of territorial
rights on Tie East side of the river Mis-.
lsippi, in exchange for large territory
]. which the u. S. transferred to Spain OF
I the west side Of the river, and the en-
] tire diplomatic history Of the transac
fltion shows that il was demanded by lii,
commercial interest and the security .
} the whole Union. $50
1 In the meantime the people Of the q
! Isl. grown up to proper consciousness
> |of their strength, and III brief contes
with France. and second severe wa
) with Great Britain, had shaken off al
] which remained Of undue reverence 70
Europe, emerged from the atnospher
/. Of those transatlantic Influences whic
I surrounded the infant Republic, an
! had begun to turn their attention to tn
full and systematic development Of tn
4 int irrational resources Of the Union.--
y 4 u 49, asE.s
o Among the controversies Of that perio
u 1.-THE most conspicuous are the question
!, lof the regulation BY Congress Of th
y social condition Of the future States
a Lbs founded ia the territory Of Louisian;
8 The ordinance Of the Government e
. the territory northwest of HE Ohio II,
1 Ter had contained q pruvision which Pr
lhibited the use of services therein, \ 90
Twas subject 10 the condition ~ The Z,
tradition of fugitives from slavery due
81 any part of the United States Subs
y, quentIy 10 the constitution, this proyisis
Il ceased 10 remain a. ! law, for its oper'
sT If::oy, - as,ri was ahs9lnteIv sunercedt