Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-01-15

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on the part Of Congress TO admit new
State into tho Union il il hes the re-
quisitc population and presents q IRE
publican form Of government" 1t Is
true that Congress has the physical
powev to vote no, and tic State may be
thus excluded. So may the Supreme
Court Of the United States violate the
Constitution by . Judicial decision, and
there would be no remedy, because it
is the highest tribunal iu the land-but
would it be Constitutional and right 7
The refusal Of Congress to admit a
State, presenting republican form Of
government, would be in violation OF
the letter and spirit of the Constitution,
and would afford just cause for such
rejected State to declare itself an indie
pendent nation.
If Congress can say 70 Utah, that
before she shall become State Of the
Union she shall abolish the law al
lowing a plurality Of wives, it can al
so insist that usury, slavery, common
schools, and any other domestic law,
regulation or institution shall likewise
he abolished. The Democratic party,
without favoring any such morally OBJ
cctionablc institution, denies the power
of Congress to so interfere. The Dem
ocratic party plants itself upon the
broad doctrine Of leaving 1.-The people
Of Territory perfectly free to form and
regulate their domestic institutions in
their own way, subject only to the Con
stitution of the United States" Any
and every journal rejecting this doc
trine is anti-dcmocratic.
Gov. Gesry Emd0rs ID by the Ser.
AID OF Freedom.
There is no controversy between
the Free State party Of Kansas and
Gov Geary, neither will there be-
Neither will there be one between
Gov. Robinson and Gov. Geary. The
former is conscious that he derives his
authority, under the State Constitu-
ton, by act OF Congress and the lat
ter is aware that wncn Congress shall
recognize that instrument, his mission
in Kansas is at an end, In.css the PEG,
pie If Kansas shall have iu,thcr use for
him.
The Union represents that both
parties IN Kansas have lost confidence
in toy. Gcary, II the Union means
the fire catcrs-thos who live upon
excitement, and whose whole stock in
trade consists of turbulent state OF
society, and who have only ability to
build themselves up on the ruins Of
their more fortunate ncighbors then
it is correct but If Designed to init
mate that he has lost the confidence oi
tho property holders, the absolute
settlers df Kansas, whose personal Sc
curity and everything is dependent on
tranquility, then il is mistaken.
We say IN ali confidence, that Gov
Geary, nor no other man who is able
10 preserve the public peace, can give
satisfaction To Stringlellow Of the
Squatter Sovereign, and that entire
class of politicians who act with him.
There are very few Free State men
who feel the same way; but they arc
scarce, and cannot be recognized as any
considerable portion OF our people,
Gov. Gcary is connected with u differ
ent school of politicians from us, and is
the representative OF 1. party with
which We never acted, nor never cy-
pect to, and yet We are proud to 10
hnn the justice OF saying that he has
done for Kansas what few men could
have done, under similar circumstances.
i Herald OF Freedom, Dec. 18th.
BArTLIs oY Tny kLvoLU1rosARy Wan
The following table give, The names and
iates OF the several battles and the number.
u kidd and 'sountsd during .he Re,oiu-