The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1857-05-16

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The Richmon ~ sontains ! 49, Z
u speech Of M 1stsa y ~ ysurIS p
KaSsas. We mako ~ lsllewi.e exs.aeas,
There was one daneasai prissi 7I s
wAtch must be first cd = - "a
bic to the preservation = ~ and g.; z ,sE
The authority Of the fod0 noySS
must Be acknowledged. The f1ui19 S Y
ganisation nov established ~ i Il
made the foundation and origin q -.
ceedings looking to the f0rmaiion e s
| government. g any organization a0u q
70 set itself up in opposition to this = -
ces itself IN diseet spta4Dnisms Viii II.
federal goydzaHaat and the uniaR of ~
ThsTerritorial authorities bave provides
for the election Of delegates 10 eonvsstioo
to be held in june, for the purposo Of IN
ming . constitution looking % the sdmis.
sion Of Kapias into the Union = Stste.-z
The government 1t Washington YocoKnisea
the right Of the Territorial government 10
authorize the people Of the Territory thss
to apply to Congress for admission y
state under tue Cons4itution OF The United
States. ne would consider il unfortuaats
| if any considerable portion of the peop6
should refuse 20 cooperate IN this move<
ment, upon the IDEAS that any other asthor.
ity could prevail against the legitimate fov-
eminent Of the Territory. Whsa there 3
no government, the people may oct foe !,
themselves. But when there is . legitimate
government, they must act under its author
lity, or they must proceed By revolution. In
thus case y would DO revolution against
the federai governpent itself.
Governor walker, in his letter Of accom-
lance, mad giyep his Sanction and assent 10
the same principle, land now he (Ar. Stan.
toni as lar as ne should hare any authority
to act, or 70 speak, pledged himself to IL
exercise OF every proper, legal means to &c.
cure LAIR and independent expression of
pubic opinion, BY the legal voters of the
Territory, and BY them alone. In rsfsrnes
to the proceedings ct the Conseutioa. 49,
!. should assemble, hs had no authosily 70
ever over the deliberations az tI.af hodr
Its deliberations and acts ought to = per-
fectly free and independent; but, O. a,eim-
pie citizen, be had no hesitation in expres-
sing ms opinion thai the convention oug1t
to submit the question OF slavery to the PED
pie OF the Territory; the Convention would
have full power to do so, and he thought
they ought TO 90 1t. 1t would De perfectly
legitimate and proper to frame fair and
libersl constitution in all other respects,
providing for the preservation OF all neigh
boriy and constitution relations with the
other States, and yet, leaving it to the peo-
pie to determine whether they will establish
snvery orreject it. Whatever may be their
decision in this respect, they shall not dis
regard the constitutional rights of other
States, but shall adopt such q consultation
as will authorize the fair execution of the
federal laws, for the protection Of her sister
States. Whether she adopt or reject sla-
vef he did not doubt that she would be
Admitted into the Union by an almost unan-
imous vote of Congress. A southern man
himself, Mr.. Stanton said he was perfectly
willing to see the State of Kansas either
free or a slaveholding State. according TO
the fairly expressed opinion Of the peOple.
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'Wait Half Minuse." '- q "a
,Cowper says, s ,
"Time ~ he passes, wears Doves wing" ss5r
But people do not always entertain the same
topint.on who wait the motions of this class
who are always half minute behind time
and regard, or seem to regard it as the duty
of the balance of the world to wait for them.
Now. we say. Young man or Young woman.
dou,f YOU wait sshaif a minute, to decide
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E these txo sbor, !, wo vi 80 IT,. VIZ.
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