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

Utah aed PolyOa0y.
Our contemporary Of the NsWs is
daily unfurling additional sails to catch
the winds that will watt it into the
harbor Of kepublicanism. Its recent
lashings Of the democratic Party OF
Scott county" was the complete expo
sure Of the clovcn foot, and should
have been followed by an open avowal
Of change in its political faith, from
Democratic ~ Republican, and not
profess to be identified with party
which it is 40 assiduo.isly laboring to
weaken, divide, and betray. An open
enemy we honor, but pcrfdious
friend we detest. We will find no
fault with the Ncus for advocating
Republican principles, il il will have
the mxnliness to throw off the Demo
cratic cloak with which il seeks to
hide them, aud thus relieve the Dem
ocratic press Of the necessity Of deny
ing the orthodoxy Of its editorials.
1t is now furnishing weapons for the
Republican journals to attack Democ-
rscy with, and its recent bitter ons-
Taught was eagerly caught up by the
Gazette and nearly all the Republican
journals with which the Gazette cA-
changes, Is admitted proof Of the utter
corruption Of the democracy Of old
Scott"
In its reply to our remarks upon
the subject Of admitting Utah, it takes
the Republican side, and SAYS that it
10 in favor Of excluding Utah iron. the
Union until it shall abolish it's insti,u-
ton Of Mormon Polygamy. This
svowal offaith is in open opposition to
the principles of the Nebraska Act.
- well As the Constitution of the Uni
ted States. We agree with the 4News,
that Polygamy (and slavery also il it
Pleases) is immoral in its influences
upon the body OF society. That fact
however, does not give Congress anv
power in the premises. The Cons,i |
tuition OF the United States is the
Democratic chart, AID by that docu.
ment it lives, and by it We will stand
through oil the storms that NAV assai!
It. 1t is the bes, instrument that
could have been de, ised for uni,in,
The Sovereign States into Federal
Union for mutual protection and de-
Tense. /: WAS designed for no purposes
Of usurpasion in matters not included
in its provisions. Its reach is limited
and c'icumscribed BY the jealous eau
ton Of the States in reserving powers
not granted in that instrument. One
Of these powers is that the United
States shall guaranty 10 eycty State
republican form of government. II
any revolution within a State shall
ssek to change ito constitution to a
form other than republican, the Uni
Ted States have covenanted in the
Constitution to guaranty . republican
'osm, and to protect the State from
invasion. This Is the extent Of the
power. II the State continues to pre.
ssrve . republican form Of government
The United States have NO right to
NEEDLE with ito internal affair."
Their legislation under those republi.
eaa Sorms may be Objectionable to the
actions Of many, but it is exclusively
. matter Of State Right. Each State
under the republican form, has it.
Legislature to pas laws. and it's judic.
isrv to test the constitutionality &C.
shoss lava The State of Iowa NAV
change it, Laws against bigamy to-day,
ana allow . man to become the
husband Of two wiveA and how can
Congrsss intssssres The form Of
government remains unchanged
1Sas b ell that Congress can NEEDLE
WIN. And We cannot perceive any
dsessencs respecting the admission Of
new state into the Union. That
~ ssase presents republican form
Sgovesnmsnt and Congress examine.
isto - Il It Be such. and il permitted
sege no fdrthur. Congress cannot
sssd . cosanirtee into such new
seaas . Aad ont whether any customs.
seagss q institutions exist in the State
vAish y u opinion Of Conere.,
ssoht 70 b aboliahsd. 4
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