Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-01-31

Admission Ut New states.
But apart from this, tho power in
vestsd in Congress 10 submit new
states" into The Gnion is presumptiye
proof Of the RICH, Of that body to reg
nlatc, 10 certain extent, the terms OF
their admission. y E'r,,nog We've.
That the question oi lhc admission
of Utah into the Union as y Stat, wlll
give rise TO some discussion is 10 be
expected, so long as ignorance Of the
extent Of Federal powers, is manifest
in those who discus the subject, with
the belief that Congress has the power
70 revise or abolish any Of the "domes-
tic laws, rules and regulations" of the
State applying for Federal membership
The Federal powers are delegated and
not inherent powers. They are emu
merated and defined, and do not exist,
except in and by virtue OF the Fedora
Constitution, which declare: that, all
powers not thus enumerated or dele
gated to the federal government, are
reserved TO the States respectively or
10 the people. Upon this Constitution
erl Il. etr,,t continuation Tho n,,n1
cratic party wa. organized and by it
The party profe.se. to be governed.
The territory belonging to the United
States can be disposed Of by sale in
sections or larger tracts, by law of
Congress, and when thus sold il to the
people Of the United States, the title
rests in those people, aud they are the
people" contemplate in the Consti-
tuition rs having reserved rights, no,
delegated TO the Federal Government.
Those people have the inalienable
right to make their own laws, establish
their own customs aud institutions, and
form State Government, which must
be Republican in torm. These people
then ask TO be admitted into the con
federation Of States, as co.equals with
all the States in every right and priv
'ege possessed by any of the States of
the Union. The power to "admi, new
States" into the Union, does moi imply
the power TO reject such States unless
the "form Of government" is anti-Re-
publican. THE United States shall
guaranty to every State Republican
form Of government" and any State
which adopts form Of government,
not Republican may lie rejected from
the Councils Of the Nation.
When is the "fedcral power" TO 20
behind the form OF government -
Will the juvenile .ages, who claim this
power. tell ne where it is found in the
Constitution of the United States. II
has been decided by the Supreme
Court Of the Uuted States tina, in
criminal cases, the Federal Court. DO
no, have common law Jurisdiction, and
there is not, neither can there be a law
OF Congress furnishing the degrading
mormon customs u tol. rating q plu-
rality Of wives The Ssprsme Court
IN that decision laid down the doctrine
OF strict construction, in the true Dem
ocratic Interpretation OF that instru-
msnt, and affirmed that as the Consti. |
tuition had not expressly given TO the |
U. S. Courts common'law jurisdiction, |
they had none, as those Courts - we'll |
- the whole system Of the Federal |
Government, was created for special |
md limited purposes
Pursuant to this doctrine the De. !
mocracy have put forth their interprs. |
tation Of Congressional powers, rsla.
ting TO Territories, in the Nebraska |
Act. that the people of the territories
shall be left perfectly free to form and |
ssGuiase their domestic institutions
n !neT oSn 'Sas, subject only
to the Constitution of the United |
States" This is Democratic doctrine.
The NeSs says that Polygamy ID not
N "institution," bat a crime, unrecoe.
nized BY the laws of any nation. Now
We undertake to say that polys.mv
. not crime, unles. it is prohibited
.ither By intendment or expressly IN
he Holy Bible.
nit was . crime, why did David,
and the holy men Of old not
My tolerate Il, but establish il a .
osasstis iastitutionl The only pas-
lGeia - HI which forbids men to
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