Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1858-12-22

"a - 5&Ak4t4 lgtk# kssS 4ETs8kuTteA rs sSsA4e
{ insa the Union, without previous rot
= Of the people approving thsir eonati
> taaien. @
r Is is to bs Iamented that quesGioa $
insigni6sant whea viewed In its prAet,
= cal effects On the people Of Kansas
] whether decided one way or the oEaer
/ should have kindied such 3 fame Of ex
! cisemens throughout tha country. Thi
reflection mag prove to hs lesson 0
wissom and al warning for our fataE
= guidance. Practically considered, Gh
question IL simpiy whethar the people O
that Territory should iras come into sht
Union and then change any provision ot
tkefr constitution not agreeable to them
} selves, or accomplish the very same OBJ,
J ject By remaining out OF she Union ant
framing another constitution in aceoF.
/ dance With THAR val. In either case ths
result would be pReeiseiy the same. 1hc
only difference fn point OF fact is, thai
the objset would have beeR much sooner
attained, and ghs paseiaeasion Of Kan
sas more speedily affected, had IL beez
admitted as State during the last ses.
sian of Congress.
By recummsndatieu, however, for the
Immediate admission of Kansas, failed
to meet ths appreciation OF Congress-
They deemed Is wiser 10 adopt differ.
eBt measure for she settlement Of In.
question. For my own part, SHOULD
have been willing 70 yield nay assenS TO
almost any constitutional measure 10 &C.
oomplish this object. /, therefore, cor
daily aequiesesd in what has been call
ed the English Compromise, and apprB7-
ed the Act for the admission of the State
of Kansas into the Union," upon the
terms terms therein prescribed Under
the ordinance which accompanied the
I Leoompton Consultation, the people Of
Kansas had claimed double the quansi-
~ Of public laRds for ths support Of
common schools, which had ever been
/ previously granted to any State upon
entering the Union, and also the alter
nate srctions Of land for twelve miles on
! each side Of the two railroads, proposed
~ be constructed from the northera TO
the southern Lagqd4Ey, and from the
! eastern TO the western boundary Of the
SSata, Congress, deeaing these claims
unreasonable, provided, by the aes Of
May 4th, 1883, 20 which have Juss ra-
ferred, for the admission Of the State on
an equal footing with the original
States, but "upon the fundamental con
diaon precedent that a majority of the
PeQBIe thereof, at an election 20 be held
tor that pQrRQae, sLoald, in place Of The
very large grants Of public lands which
they mad ueuauded under th6 Ut dtuauce,
accept such grants as had been made to
Minnesota and other new States. Under
this act, should 8 majority reject the
proposition offered than, Tit shall be
deemed and held that the people Of Ran
sgs do not desire admission into the un-
ION with said uogstiatioR under tue con-
dltl0as set forth in said proposition H.
la that eveat the act authorizes the peo-
pie Of the Territory to elect delegates 10
fUrm a constitution and State govern
ment for themselves sswhenever, and
not before, il is aseertaiued by census,
duly and legally taken, that the popula-
ton Of said Territory equals or exceeds
the ratio Of representation required for
a member Of the House Of RepresoRta-
lives Of the Congress of The United
States" The delegates thus assembled
1-slIali hgzS 1rBErmtne By - 49, r,a-,,-s-es
it is the wish Of the people Of the pro-
posed States to be admitted into the Un-
ion ag thar tine, and, If so, shall Pro-
eecd to form a constitution, and take all
necessary steps for the establishment Of
q Stale Government in conformity With
the federal constitution" After this
constitution shall have been forns i,
Congress, carrying Gus the principles Of
popular sovereignty aBd non-Interven-
Elon, have left "mOde and manner of It's
approval, or ratification by the people
OF t4e propoEed State to be "preseri-
bed by law" and they "shall then be
admitted into the Union as State an
der such constitution thus fairly and le-
gally made, with or without slavery, as
SAID constitution may prescribe"
An election was held throughout Kan
sas, in pursuance of the provisions Of
ghla act, on the second day of August
last, and il resulted IN the Fejcct0ny by
q large majority, of the proposition sub
mitted 70 the people By Congress. This
being the case, they are now authorized
70 form another constitution, preparaEo-
~ to admission into the Union, bat not
until their number, as aaeeTtained by q
census, shall equal or exceed the ratio
required TO elect member 10 the House
of Representatives,
Ii is NOT probable, in the present slate
OF the case, that third constitution can
be lawfully framed aad presented TO
Congress by Kansas, before its popula-
tion shall have reached the designated
number, Nor Is il TO be presumed that,
after their sad experience in resisting
the territorial Laws, they sill attempt 10
adopt constitution ia express viola
tion to the provisions OF an aes of Con-
gEeEa~ During the session Of 1856, much
Of the times Of Congress was occupied
on the question Of admitting Kansas IN
der the Topeka constitution. Again,
nearly the whole Of last session was de-
voted to the question Of its admission
under the L4comptoE, oQnglisuti ia
! Surely it is net unreasonable to reqaire
! the people Of Kansas 10 wait bsfera ma
king q third attempt, until tha number
! Of their inhabitants shall amount 20 B3,-
/ 42a During this brief period, the har-
mony Of ihe States, IS we'll as the gen
eTal business interests of the country,
demaad that the people of tue URion
shall not for third time be oonvuised
| by another agitation on the Kansas aRes-
uou. By waiting for short time, and
acting in obedience 20 Law, Kansas will
glide into the Uaion without the slight.
! est impediment. +.
The excellent provision, which Con-
gFexs has applied 30 Kansas, ought to be
extended and rendered applicable to BIl
/ Territories which may hereafter seek sd.
| mission into the Union. ......
Whilst Congress possesses the uhdeab-
ted power OK admitting new State into
the Union, however ANAL may be the
number Of It's inhabitants, yet this pow
eE ought not. IN nay opinion, 20 be sxsT-
cised before ahs popalatloa shall anaoanl
10 theratio required By the act fer tbs
admission Of Kansas. Had this beeE
previously the rule, the country would
| have escaped all the evils and miaFor,
sanss to WHICH il has been exposed b
| Kansas question. s
| OF course, ii would b unjust 70 Civ
fThIa rule 3 seksuspeoalye applisaaions aad
exclude Stats which, aating apou shi
past pEaSliee Of gexsrnment, has alrs@al
formed ies consultation, elected It's leg
islabare and other ofieeTa, and Is noy
| prepared 10 enter the Unions
II The rals ought 10 be adopted, waeshe
4 we consider iss bearing CO she people o
The Territorlef Or upon khe people IL th
TaTrisoflas Dc upon the people 0f tbs ~
j islina States. Maay Of tho serious dis
/ sansioes whiah haYa hsea av0ided, rs
. this rule henn established ii n aarlie
period "a thb goverHuaeua.
i Inme8asasssy upom eha EsgmsAioa Of ).
Territory peeTas from aiasreae Ssaks