Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-07


riiory, sufficient in extent to make
four or five States OF equal size with
many Of our large States, the question
has arisen AS TO the propriety Of per
hitting any State to enter the confcd-
eracy, with such AN unequal extent OF
territory, that may, at some future
day, when the population shall have
multiplied and hccomc more dense,
give to such large State the power,
and Consciousness Of strength in itself,
to detach it from the federal Union,
or weaken the ties that hold it to the |
brotherhood Of States. The States Of
the Union now feel mutual depend |
encc upon each ether, simply because
there is no one State large enough,
and having sufficient population to
warrant any arrogance, or airs of i'm
portancc to be put forth or assumed.
Texas is the only state of the Union
likely ever to become an exception;
for she has vast, fertile territories,
"a genial and healthy climate, aud !.
scaboard Of considerable extent, .or the
building mp Of AN extensive commerce,
when the population and business Of
the State, and Of neighboring terrific
rics, demand it. The growth Of that
new State has been most wonderful
II seems as though the half OF Europe
was migrating 10 the lovely Irairics
and valleys oi Texas, and introducing
species OF free labor, that ill at n"
distant day, convert it from Il slave
holding Ia u non slaseho!'ling State.
II IS quite Improbable that Texas will
ever consent 10 division "i its terri
tory into other new S,aics, notwith-
standing she has that right reserved to
her III the treaty of her admission into
( the mon. That such division
should be made none will doubt, when
| thinking oi Eer position, extent OF
territory, AMI " ha, She may become at
f no distant future period, ii her present
: increasing prosperity continues. No
= Que State should he too large, because
h it increases the self reliance Of such
j States to the disadvantage Of the
i strength of the Union.
r, ltall the New England States were
+ but one State, it would have sccccJrd
e from the Union long since. So if all
IS the non-slavcholding States were in
i one State, and all the slave holding
|. States bnt one, no union OF the tive
j. could be maintained .or day. Icy
h would feel less dependent on cachothtl
a. than they now do, and disunion and
+ hostility would follow. For this reason
q every new Territory, carved out lol
!. State organization, should be limited
.. in extent, with especial reference ,C
o uniformity OF size, modified by the nat
o. ural boundaries, which lakes, rivers
n mountains, DC, create. Utah, Nebras
u. ka, New Mexico, California, aud ",
\. may say, nearly ali the new Territories
:. i,nve too great territorial extent ~
L nov limited, and should he iii, de,
and sub divided into smaller bounda
d rites when their State organizations AT,
=. formed. Unless this is done evil ina,
n cnsue which We cannot NOW apprc
a bend. Ii is true that each State la,
A. an equal voice ia the Senate Of tn,
ii United States, and in conducting til,
Il affairs OF government, but this oul,
: alleyiatcs and does not prevent tn
" evils OF having large, over-groWn, an,
a sell dependent States.
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