Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-03-03

Rlter elort Dut animated QeD2te INT
bill for the admission Of Oregon passed
the House as it came from the Senate, thus
adding other to the galaxy Of States in
or Union.
There are some features in reference to
the passage Of this bill which require par.
ticular notice, and should serve to eD light
en- that portion Of the North who have for
the past few years blindly followed the
lead of SEWARD, GHow. and ether unprin-
cipled agitators, whose owH advancement
is far dearer to them than the good of their
country.
Oregon was organized il 1913. and in
tho bill for It's organization it vas provided
tha. she was 10 enjoy al the privileges and
advantages secured to the Northwestern
Territory by the Ordinance Of 1881. BY
this Ordinance il was provided that when.
ever any State in said TERRITORY shall
have 60.O00 inhabitants, such State shall
be admitted by its Delegates into Con
gress on an equal footing with the origin
al States, and shall be at liberty to form a
permanent Constitution and State govern
ment. Il was also provided that with less,
even, than 10000 Inhabitants such State
might be admitted If its Constitution was
in consonance with the Constitution Of the
United States. Under this com pact vote
was taken in the Territory in l8j4 and
again in 1855, lit then having the requi-
site amount Of population as to Whether
the Territory should coue into TIE Union
as State, and each time It was negatived.
In 1851 an enabling act for its admission
was introduced into the House By Crow,
Of Pennsylvania, and being supported by
the Republicans. en- masse, was passed -
In response TO this invitation the Terrific.
rial Legislature framed Consultation
which was accepted by the l.. s. Senate,
which body passed bin FOR its admission.
The bill shen came before the House. and
who were its opposers The very man
(GEow) who introduced the enabling act
in 1867, and large portion Of the Black
Republicans Such is the consistency Of
these immaculate Republicans And why
did they oppose It? For two reasons
FIRST, Lecause il would come in a Demo
cratic mo: slave State, and secondly, be-
cause the Constitution Of Oregon provides
that Negroes sha'l not be allowed to reside
in the State. The argument that the Con
st!tution Of Oregon is not in accordance
with the Constitution Of the United States
on account of such prohibition is un:ena-
bic, ridiculous, and such as none but q
knaye or fool would pre;er. That she
must wait until she had the amount Of
population now required would be in vi
o!ation Of the compact entered into with
the General Government In Ibis, then,
the Democracy have not only been consis-
tent, but just.
lie! the vote on her admission be re-
membered--most Of the Democracy of tho
South in favor finest Of the Republic
cans aga!Ls. admission. This exhibits
the honesty and sincerity Of the Black Re
publicans they are the pLilanthropiat-
who preach crusades against Southern
aggression, and are guided by such exalted
views Of government. If Kansas applies
for admission before she has The requisite
population, W. will gee whcr these Negro
worshippers will be found then.
In the admission Of Oregon We have al.
other State On our Pacific coast, rich in
SOL, delightful in climate, prolific IN min
eral resources. aad possessing every facili
ty for profitable commerce With tie East
Her inhabitants are hardy pioneers, the
true yeomanry o. our country, and vii!
guard our western coast with vigilance
and energy. By every such accession our
country IS made stronger AMI greater
hence, though Republicans may vail, we
rejoice to welcome her into the Union.