The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-07-23
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In The third article u he principles Tor ths
government 81 the Democratic party 10 tnis
State, IL u profoundly stated, a. though u had
previously been proven, that the Legislative
power Of the Territories extends undeni4hly to
oil rightful subjects Of legislation;' and It L.
Immediately asserted with : daring and fear
lcssnees that would cause the redoubtable knight
Of Cefvantea, for once In hfs career, 70 shake IN
his boots, that mo power can prevent them
from passing such laws upon the subject Of
slavery % 70 than may seem proper Mo-,
We are not going to subject ourselves 70 eho
ecsustion Of making ''pusrils attempt, =
- the Democratic News Of Davenport says-of
attacking so sage . conclusion, arrived at BY the
convention which promulgated this original,
high, low, deep, wide. expansive, thick idea
| We desire only to call attention 10 the pfofnn-
| dity exhibited here, and possibly to make one
or two inquiries. in order that some knowing
ones may further elucidate, and expand the
native wisdom Of the thing.
/ 10 the drst place, il exposes the awful srite-
walton" OF the Republican, party; for % mat
ter of course. il that great idea Is Democratic.
then the inference they intended should be
drawn il, that the opposite Of this IL Black Re-
pnblicansm. Isn't is! And what is that?-
This: the Republican party must believe that
the legislative power Of the territory extends to
/ 80 EiAuGul eUulSCt Vi ltklStutlOuS UuS ~ al
Sssrightfnl ones, and that some power can pre-
| vent them from passing laws upon the subjec.
Of slavery - TO them may seem proper
We don't know yet what that power Il; We have
not yet had time to think since this great idea
was produced and this issue rendered us. We
are not conscious that any Republican has ever |
said that any power could do 80, much less what
power; 80 that If it is insisted upon. that we |
shall say, We suggest that il would be generous /
to give US time to consult. We may as well
admit that few men who have once believed |
as we do. e, for instance. NJ. Douglas, Mr.. JET
ferson, Cass, Webster and Clay, have held that
Congress has right to legislate against slavery
in.the Territories. Still this would only make
the acts Of territorial legislature void, and
could not have the effect of preventing the
passing Of laws on the subject. Did the De-
mocracy learn the truth Of this principle for
the government of their conduct" BY expe.
rience 10 attempting to prevent Kansas from
passing laws ~ to them seemed proper!'
But this wonderful idea, 6shed up from the
"waety Deep" has conclusion to it, which, in
size, luminousneSs, and relation, stands to theI
former ones, as the tail does to the comet. 1t
is asserted, with world of concealed meaning,
that "whether such law, that is, on slavery
"when passed, be constitutional or not, can be
finally determined, not by Congress, but by the
Supreme Court, on appeal from the decision OF
the territorial courts Nirabile dictui There
is now no longer need of your Commentary,
O Shades Of Kent! The s'nub' to the whole
matter is this:
The power to legislate extends to all rightful
subjects.
Slavery rs RIGHTFUL subject
Therefore, the power to legislate extends to
slavery; and no power can prevent such legisla- :
ton; yet (sott0 voce) the Supreme Court can
mi such lnuislafi Sshirhnr than q kifo
il is against slavery. . Democracy! this
''principle for the government of your con-
duct" is unsound. Why did you not tell the
that the Supreme Court had already
50 decideds This plank in your platform is
rotten. Platform? it is a Deadtall!
Mt. Pleasant News.
A SHORT BRIDAL TRIP The Milwaukee
News is responsible for the following story
On the 4th Of July, heavy business man
Of Boston-one of the well-off merchants Of !
that city-was married there to a handsomel
young lady, Of Boston He was rich, doing i
. good business, and forty years Of his life
had passed before he saw Miss -, the
daughter ofhis lawyer, and married her. On !
the morning Of the 18th, they started on q
western collecting tour, and last week arrived !
in this city and put up at the Newhall On
this short trip the rose had greatly faded ,
from her cheek, and sadder had turned her |
eye No one knows the cause, but last Mon
day they visited lawyer of this city, and
signed papers agreeing forever to separate
each to 50 where fancy or inclination nigh:
lead, and henceforth to be as strangers to
each other. He settled upon her Boston ,,
property to the amount of $4,000, gave her
besides 81 900 in cash, and yesterday she ,,
lett for Boston. Both parties were well edu
Gated, handsome, and apparently well fitted
for each other 8 society, but some cause UNI