The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-12-13

ise and approved the Act Tor the admission 81 .
the State OF Kansas into the Union, upon the
terms therein prescribed. !
Under the ordinance which accompanied the
Lecompton constitution, the people Of Kansas
claimed double the quantity OF public lands il
for the support of common schools, which had I
ever been previously granted TO any State up.
on entering the Union; and Also the alternate
sections OF land for twelve miles each side
Of Two railroads proposed TO be constructed
from the northern TO the southern boundary,
and from the eastern to the western boundary
Of the State, Congress, deeming these claims
provided, by the act of May 4.
1913, TO which have just referred, for the ad-
mission OF the State on an equsl footing with
he original States, but ''upon the fundamental /
sondition precedent" that q majority Of The |
people thereof at an election TO be held for that
purpose, should, In place Of the very large
grants Of public lands which they had demand
ed under the ordinance, accept such grants rs
had been made to Minnesota and other new
States. Under this act, should majority re
jscl the proposition offered them. ii shall be
deemed and cid that the people Of Kansas do
not desire admission into the Union with said
constitution under the conditions set forth in
said proposition" In that event the act au
thoriaes the people of the territory to elect del
ega,es to form constitution and State govern
fore, II is ascertained by census, duly and To-
gslly taken, that the population Of said terri
tory equals exceeds the ratio OF representa-
tion required for member Of the House OF
Representatives of the Congress OF the United
States The delegates thus assembled ''shal
FIRST determine by vote whether 1t Ia the wish
Of the people Of the proposed State TO be ad-
mittcd into the Union At the time, aud, IL 80
shall proceed to form constitution, and take
| ell necessary steps for the establishment Of y
State government in conformity with tho fed
eral constitution After this constitution
shall have been formed, Congress carrying out
,he principles OF popular sovereignty and non
/ intervention have left ''the mode and manner
/ OF It's approval or ratification by the people OF
1 the proposed State To be prescribed by law
and they '.shAll then be admitted into the
/ Union rs State under such constitution thus
fairly and legally made, with or without sla-
/, very, Is said constitution may prescribe
An election held throughout Kansas, In pursuance
of the of this the second day OF August
last and Ii resulted In the rejection by large majority
II the pro position subnitsd people BY congress
THIS being The CASE they are nov authorized 10 form
other constitution, preparatory to admission into the
linton, but mot until their number sacertained by
shall equal exceed the ratio Repaired TO elect
| member TO the House Of Representatives.
probable in the state OF the csse that
Congress- Kansas before its population sha have
reached the designated number, Nor ~ IL 10 BE- presun
orai vs. they wilt attempt to adopta consultation in
express violation Of the provisions Of IN oct Of Congress
occupied In the question OF admitting Kansas under
the Topeka Again. dearly The whole Of this
whole Of the last session devoted 10 the question Of
Its admission under the Iecompton constitution Surely
unreasonable require the people OF Kansas 70
before making third attempt, until tho numbsr Of
their inhabitants shall amount 10 thousand
hundred twenty During this brief period the
harmony Of the States we'll the great business inter
tbs country demand that the people OF the UnioI
. Eha fer be 3
ation on the Kansas question BY waiting short TIM
acting In obedience TO ia~ kansAs will glide into tn
Union without any impedimsnt
This excellent provision which Congress have applies
to Kansas ought 10 30 extended aud rendered sppics
be to ali territories which may hereafter sesk Admissso
: | into the Union.
. While Congress possesses undoabted powesof nd
- ihs humber Of in inhabitants, yet this power ough
my Opinion, to be erclsed before the populato
ahal amount TO tue ratio required BY the act for the
is mission OF kansas. Had this previously the ru
the country would have escaped all tbs evils and miso
tunes to which has been exposed BY the Kansas que
= tion.
f courses IL would be unjust to give this retr,
speetise application, and EXCLUDES State which, actin
upon the past practice of the government. has arsa
formed its constitution, elected Its Legislature d oths
y ofhcers and IA nov prepared 10 enter the Union.
The raie ought TO be adopted whether consider II
bearing tho people OF the territories upon the pe<
OF the existing States Many of the serious dsser
n fions which prevailed congress throughos
this country. waad have been avosd had this rae bsc
established At An earlier period Of the government.
immediately upon the formation VI new tsrntor
81 people ffom different states and from foreign eou
into 1t, for the isudabe purpose or mproyi
their coitton Their first duty 70 il 10 90.
and cultivate farms, TO construct roads, 70 ssAb,is
Schools erect places Of religious Worship and u dsvo
their sssg,es generally RECLAIM tho wilderness Aad
lay the foundations OF hourtshing and prosperous
- monwcatG. II, in this incipent condition. With pop
oil few Thousand they should prematarsly
= alton and the necessary for the Improvement
ths tory, aud the advancement Of their intel
- ests thus diverted 10 very different purposes
IN The federal government has ever been 4 lib
l. erai parent 70 the territories, and y generou
b. contributor to the useful enterprises Of the cart
., settlers IL has paid tae expenses Of thei
A. governments and legislative assemblies out Q
n the common treasury, and thus relieved ther
70 FROM heavy charge. Under these circum
y stances nothing can be better calculated TO RI
le tard their material progress than to diver
y them from their useful emploYments by pre-
mAturely exciting angry political contest
10 among themselves, for the benefit OF aspirin
II leaders, IL is surely no hardship for cnbry
10 governors, Senators and members of Congress
d to wait until the number Of inhabitants sha
l. equal those Of single Congressional district
Of They surely ought not to be permitted 10 rus
~ into the Union with population less than ON,
d. half Of several of the large counties in the ir
g. terror Of some ofthe States. This was the COZ
ia dition Of Kansas when IL made applications /
ef be admitted under the Topeka contribution
=. Besides, il requires SOME tilae 20 render III
4 y
4 ry at all HON ogeneous. and to unite them Q
OF anything like fixed policy. Establish the ru
a. and oil will look forward to il and cover
l. themselves accordingly.
But justice to the people Of the several stat,
Id requires that this rule ahould be established
/. Congress Zach State is entitled TO two Sem
a. tors, aud al least one representative In Col
A. gress. Should the people Of the States fail
II elect Vice President the power devolvss u
D. on the Senate to select this officer from the "
in highest candidates on the list In case Of Il
~ death Of The President, the Vice President Til
DO elected by the Senate becomes presidedt Of Il
as United States, Ga all qaestions Of Legislation
T. the Senators from the smaller States of Il
o. Union have equal vote with those from Il
Oh largest The same may be said In regard
GO the ratification OF treaties, and executive .
M pointmcnts. All this has worked admirably
u practice, whilst 1t conforms in principle wi
" the character vi y government instituted
y sovereign States. presume NO American q
u, iEen would desire the slightest change in /
ey arrangement. Still, y II not uujust and uu
TO quail to the existing States 20 invest some for
of or City thousand people collected in . terrific
sm with The attributes Of sovereignty, and pla
4 them on al equal footing with Virginia y
aid New ! ork In the Senate OF the United State