The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-12-17


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BY waiting for short time, md actinp in
obedience 10 law, Kansas will olida into the
Union without the slightest impediment.
This excellent provision. which CONGRESS
have applied to Kansas, ought to be extend.
ed and rendered applicable TO ali Territories
which may hereafter seek admission into the
Union.
Whilst Congress possess the undoubted
power of admitting n new State into the
Union, however small may be the number OF
its inhabitants, yet this power ought not, in
my opinion, to be exercised before the popu-
laIion shall amount to the ratio required by
the act for the admission of Kansas. Had this
been previously the rule, the country would
have escaped all the evils and misfortunes to
which it has been exposed by the Kansas
question. -
70 OF course, it would be unjust to give this
rule retrospective application, and exclude n
State which, acting upon the past practice of
the government, has already formed its con-
stltution, elected its legislature and other
officers, and is now prepared to enter the
Union.
The rule ought to be adopted, whether we
consider its bearing on the people of the Ter.
rltories or upon the people of The -exislinG
s,"se'. m"ny OF the serious dlssensions
wn'cn nave preVaheo ln congress and through
ou; .ne country, would nave been avoided,
haa .nis RUE been established at an earlier
PeIiod OF The government.
=, immediately upon the formation Of a new
ierfitofy, people from different States and
from foreign countries rush into it, for the
iaudabie purpose OF Improving their condi
ton. Their first duty to themselves is to
open and cultivate farms, 10 construct roads,
70 es'ao'ish schools, to erect places OF reli-
sgious worsh'p, ana to devote their energies
gensraliY 10 reclaim the wilderness and to lay
the foundations of hourishing and prosper.
Gus sconmonwealth. II, N this incipient con
ditlon, Win q population OF Few thousand,
they slfonld prematurely enter the Union,
they are oppressed by the burden of State
taxatlon, aud the means necessary for the i'm.
pfosement Of the Territory and the advances
ineHt OF their own interests, are thus diverted
10 very oiiferent purposes.
Inc iederal government has ever been
liberal parent 10 the Territories, and gener-
Gus contributor to the useful enterprises Of
me early settlers. II has paid the expenses
OF 'heir governments and legislative assem-
o',es out OF the common treasury, and thus
renewed them from heavy charge. Under
these circumstances, nothing can be better
calculated TO retard Their material progress,
thnn TO divert them from their useful employ
mehls' ov Premalnrely exciting angry politi-
cal contests among themselves, for the benefit
OF aspiring leaders. IL is surely no hardship
ior embryo governors senators, and members
OF congress, to wait until the number OF in.
hao''ah's snaii equal those OF single con-
gressiohai district. Ihey surely ought not
10 oe permitted TO rush into the Union, with
population less than one-half OF several of
.he iarse counties IN the interior OF some OF
the states. lhis was the condition OF Kan
s"s "heE u maze apphcatlon 10 be admitted
uhder the lopeka constitution. Besides, it
requires some time TO render the mass OF a
Popuia''oh col'ecteu 10 anew Ierrtory, at all
homogeneous ana TO unite them on anything
IKE hxed policy. Establish the rule, and
Sa,,a. m ao's5;oI,' 'oo" " ~ "'o so'ern '"em-
pn, ;ns,;aa - ~, - - a.,
s,a'as 'usauu sa',; w ~. nc ptop,e ol 'he seVera'
,.Ii;sS aet"tes t' '"a. ."'s r"le Snouiu oe es-
n","eu ,Iad ~ " Sousre's nach o'a'e Is EMU
..eu .,: ~ .wo sen"1oIs u''u ~ least one repre-
,sa ST., ~ c'n 0o"g.eSs, Snou'u 'he people OF
W., o.eo ,%, " e,eo, wee rIesaeh'' 'he
his officer from The two biabest cardiJa,ss
on the list In case of tho deotb of iha pras;
dent the Vice President inns oIa.t''d h, tLa
Senate, becomes President of tho J1nited
States. On ali questions of Ieo;sl,tion tha
senators from the smallest States of the
Union have an eoual vote with tboss from
The largest The sams NAV ha s,;d ;n r.nord mou,
to the ratification of treaties, and of Execu-
tive appointments. All this has worked ad-