Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-04-25

Iuo 0iete Ue0ccfat OF thts mofntng pilct'
- isto Brigham Young sld Poiygamy IN ito
asusl original and vigorous manner. A short
lime since the News susges ed that the lie,
deral Powe, had right TO interfere In The
Of vtah, and the Democrat
grew wroth o. o. the ides, and informed it,
numerous readers thst the News had gon.
over 10 Republic anism, body and soul boots
and breeches. This morning this stannch
sheet occupies precisely The same ground o
We did some two months since-s position
over which Il once grew as virtuonsiv in
d,gnsnt - did Balsam's s'eed when smitten
BY Lis master. We will not, howevs charge
our contemporary with being un' Democ's
Tao in his new position. Whether the sudden
change proceed from habit, policy OF con-
vic ION, IL is, IN the present csse, worthy Of
oil honor. - Evening News.
REMARks:--We consider the News
offs" little consequence, that We have
determined to waste no time in MOTTO
ing anything it may have to say res |
pecting this paper, except when it re-
fers to our political course. Upon that
subject we are somewhat tenacious.
TIE above from the News 10 as deibc-
rately false, as WAS its wsnton and Wi
gar attack upon the Democratic party
Of this county. When an editor ha.
. paucity Of brains, that renders biz
editorials fiat and insipid, be usually
Affects eccentricity, and "ddity, to al
tract attention by his absurdity, if not
by bis ability. Thus the News, with
nojnst conception Of the sublime prin'
cipIes OF the National Democracy, and
with no experience, in the necessity Of
party organization to make those p'in
ciples practical, and reckless Of consc
quenccs, talks bravcly against party
tranmels. sndin favor Of independence,
simply meaning to assume the right to
support the Democratic party aud
creed, when support will be policy, and
to denouncc them when there is mos,
need OF support. We have and do
characterize such Journal anti demo.
cratic. We do not belong to that
class Of journals. We believe that the
future stability and glory Of this Union
aud its vast augmcnting multitude OF
people, depends upon the constant APP
plication Of Democratic principles aud
measures in administering the govern
mcnt. Thus We fell, called upon to de
fend the great principle Of self govern
mcnt by the people, as cuunciatcd in
the Nebraska Bill, and To look upon
the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise
line, AS a relief from fearful periodic
agltstions. that tend to divide thc
States. We have and do look upon
Slavery rs great social evil, planted
in this country 10y New England ava''
ice and British cupidi,y, and earnestly
desire to behold the time when those
who alone have the power will cman.
cipate their slaves. But We frown upon
every effort Of Congress to interfere in
the matter, simply because the consti.
tuition Of the United States does mo-,
give Congress the power. Slavery in
both States and Territories is to be
dealt with by tho people of those
States and Territories and none other.
While We cannot uphold Slavery,
neither can we countenancc uncon
stitutional assaults Upon the rights Of
the people who have established it a,
. domestic institution.
Snch is precisely our position res
pccting Utah. The right Of the peo
pie Of Utah to self-government, under
the Constitution Of the Unitad States,
VIC beiHc to be rs perfect as that o.
Kansas. We can find no authority in
the Constitution Of the United States
to punish crime in State or Territory
Decisions ofthc Supreme Court OF the
U. 5. expressly 70 declare, and rape, ar
son, murder, larceny, &c, do not come
within the jurisdiction of the United
States Courts. While We look upon
Polygamy as immoral, anu in our TO,
mer editorials alluded To by the News
We SO expressed ourselves, we never
thclcss deny to Congress any poee,
over the subject. The Federal govern
ment cannot legislate upon the internal
affairs Of Utah, but can and should
enforce Federal laws when the laws o,
Utah come in conflict with them
Rank rebellion to Federal authority
exists in Utah, as it did in Kansas, and
Federal power ought to be enforced to
subject the Mormons to obedience, not
to abolish polygamy. In our former
articles VIC con,ended for the right OF
Utah to bc admitted into the Union
Is Sovereign State if she presented
aState Constitution republican inform
This position OF ours the News con.
demned and claimed the right Of Con
gress to abolish the laws OF marriage
as existing in that Territory. Thi.
opens the door, for Federal legislation
upon any other domestic institution
Of State Of Territory. Such is no,
tho creed Of the Democratic party
Nou-intervention, except to compel
obedience TO Federal Authority consti
tutionally exercised, is the corner stone
Il