Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-12-14

y accomplish the very safre "t5ect by rei''aiIi-
~ ont ri the IUion and flaming another Con-.
-fsfatl9n ~ accos dance with tl4eir viii in ei-
her case fhe result soald be precise. tle same
1 ae only dlne..t IN point Of fact i, that The
otfecf rould nave been inuch sooner attained,
and The I.aciieation oi Kansas mere speedily e.
fected, lad been admitted State during /
u. last session Of Congress
Nv recon- r8ersda-ioTl, however. for The inrne-
dale admission If Kansas failed TO meet the
appreciation Of Congress. Tley deemed il wiser
adopt a different measure for tie settlement
OF tie question. For my owu part. ] should
have been wiling TO yield my assent tn almos'
any constitutional measure to accomplish THIS
object | therefore cordially acqsiesced u y hat
has been called the English Compromise. and
approved the ACT ier tie admission Of the Stale
IF Kansas iafo tie Union, eIoa the terms
therein prescribed.
Under the ordnance which accompanied he
LecomptoIs CONSTITUTION. the people q Kansas
lad claimed dor4bi. The quantity % pubic lands
for the F8slust cf common -cnool- which hau
syar been laviuJfsly graLtea 20 any state upon
entering tie Taiup, and also the alternate sec
tfaas 81 lard for twelve rniles on each side of
two railroads proposed 20 be constructed from
the Berfhern ia the souihern boundary, ana
from the eastern T. tie western boundary - tle
State. Congress, deeEaing these claims uurca-
sonable. provided. b. tie act If Nay 4, 1855. to
r-bich have inst referred, for The admission q
the State "A an equal footing wlth the original
States. tuf upon the fundamental condition
precedent that a majority Of the people thereof,
al "a election ~ be held for Lar purpose should
ii place 81 the very large grants 81 public lands
which they had demanded under the ordinance,
accept snch grants a. had been made 70 Mime
r9ta at.d ether neg states. Uuder this act
should & majority reject the proposition offered
them, IL shall be deemed and held hat tEe
people If Kansas do H0t desire admission into
The | mon with said Consultation under lie
conditions set forth ID said proposition. =
that event the act authorizes The people q the
Territory to elect delegates to form ConstI-
tuition and Slate Government for Themselves.
whenever, and not Fefore. il i ;I~ceIt2iued by
4 census, duiv and legally taken tlat the
reputation of said TERRITORY equals or exceeds
the ratio 1T representation required for a mem
Der II the Hau-e Of Representatives Of the
Congress If The United States" The dele
rates thus assembled shall first determine by
!. vote whether II is the wish nf the people oil
the proposed Stale 10 be admitted into the
Mon a that time, and If 20, shall proceed T.
form u Constitution. aud lake al necessary
steps for III establishment 81 2 state Govern
rnsnf In conformity viii tie Federal Co..sti-
tuition" afteT tins Constitution shall have
been formed. Congress, carrying ont tie ITiNcl-
pies 81 Fopriar Sovereignty and uou-Iu'erteu-
ifan haze leff the mode and manner Cf lis
approval - ratification 10y tie people Of the
Proposed state" TO be prescribed by law
and they shall then lie admitted INTO the
Union a. a cstafe under such Constitution thus
fairly and legally made, with without SIa-
An el.ctlon held throughout Kansas, In
pursuance Of lie provisions ri This act On tie
SECOND tav IT August lasi aud i resulted n
the rejection. hy large majority # the propo-
sitien submitted 10 fhe people bv Congress -
THIS being the ca~e. taey are ROW Authorized t.
form another Con-tItut ou. preparatory "a nd
nils~i7n into tie Cuiou. tut not until their NAM
ber II asceflaIned by census, shall equal Or
exceed The rario required 10 elect a member 10
the House If Representatives
II i NOT rrohahe, IN the present state of the
case thai third Constitution can be lawfully
framed and presented 10 Congress bv Kansas
before it, population shall have reached The de-
eirnated number. Nor Is II To- lie presumed
that after their sad experience iu resisting Tie
Territorial laws, they vii attempt 10 adout q
Constitution in express violation IT tic proyis-
IONS af m net 4 Congress. During the session
81 SIS. much II tie tlue Of ouaress W., oc-
cupled lie question u admitting kat.--s
under tie lpreia Constitution. AGAIN. nearly
f4e whele III tie last session was devoted S. he
question 81 its admission uAdcr the Leconp.ou
Constitution. Surely il Is mot unreasonable to
require tie people OF Kansas To- wait. before
making thIrd attempt, until the number If
their Inhabitants shall aTuaunt ~ nInl tv-thvee
thousand four hundred and twenty. Duriug
this brief period the harmony Of the States, p.
well A. Tie great business Interests of the cuuu-
frv. demands hat fhe People Of thc Z lion shalt
Hot fnr third time be convul>ed rs another
AGITATION "a the Kansas question. Ey waiting
tnr short time, aud acting il Obedience 10 law
Kansas viii glide iut3 tie Union without tie
shgi4.est itnpedincnt
This excellent provision. which Congress have
applied 10 Kansas. ought 10 be extended aus
rendet "a appI liable all Territories which NAV
hereafter seek admission into tue Union.
While Congress possesses the uudouhted
power If admitting new State lHtu tie Union.
however small may be BE- number 81 its iuEat-
rtanf- Yet this pou er ouat not In ms opinion
10 he exercised before lie popUiatiou shall
amount u the gatio required ~ TIE act lor the
admission IL Kansas Had this been reviou>Iy
the rule the country would have escaf "a all ne
evils and misottuueS 10 which IL has been OK
posed bv the Kansas question
OF course, il would be uplust To give this rule
retrospective application. and exclude a State
which acting npon the past practice of The
Government. has already formed lis Constiju-
iron. elected IL Legislature and ether officers.
and + now prepared 70 enter the Onion.
The rule ought 70 BE- adopted whether We
consider - bearing ~ he people Of The Terri
tories upon the people of the existing STATES.
fanv 81 tie serious discussions which Law. PIE
vailed III Congress ard Throughout the country
world have been avoided had this rule been e<-
fahitshed III an earlier period of the Govern
ncuf
Immediately uqon the formation of new
Territory, people FROM different States and from
foreign countries rush info 1T. tor The fatdab1,
purpose 81 Improving iEeir condition. TLeIr
Erst duiF % hemSclss j. 20 open and cultivate
arms. 81 construct roals. g establish schools 10
rect places Of religious worship. md L. devote
their energies generally % reclaim The wilder
ness arf - laY the foundations of flourish inc
md prosperous common wealth. r. in this in-
~triettt coalition. with population al few
thousand. they should preuafurciy enter tI..
snion. they are oppressed bv the burden of
State taxation, and the means necessary Tor tile
Improvement ~ slte Territory and the advance
Inent Of their owrlatescsts are thus diverted ta
different purpose.
The Federal Cavern 0ent has ever hogn 2 ILL
rFai permit - the Territories and generous
cen nbafor g the useful enterprises IL he early
settlers + les paid the expenses Of their COT
crnmth5s and Legislative assent lies ouf uf Tie
common treasury, ana thus relieved them frcfs
heavy charge Under these circumstances
nothing can be better calculated to retara their
material progress than . divert them from their
nsefui einploynents bv prcmaturrlv excitia-