Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-05-12

ereign power over the territories of the
United States for their government, and
that it is both the right and the duty Of
Congress to prohibit slavery in the terri.
tories. Mr.. Jefferson would have denied
to Congress the constitional right to exer-
else such power; and if enjoyed by that
body he would have considered i: highly
inexpedient to put it in force. He held
that it was expedient to let slavery spread
into the States that desired it ; that the en-
igration of slavery into the States formed
out of French Louisiana would not increase
the number Of slaves, while the diffusion
Of the same number over large space
would make emancipation an easier pro-
cess. He also strongly deprecated any
thing like geographical division of par
ties.
No candid man can read the life of Mr..
Jefferson, or study his political record
without admitting the absolute truth of
what we have said in the last written par
agraph. But quite sufficient amount of
evidence to prove our positions may be
found in the third volume of Randall's
Life, from pages 425 to 45s, comprising
copious extracts from his correspondence
on the Missouri question, a subject which
filled him with uneasiness and alarm. He
was opposed to the slavery restri elton
clause Of the original bill, and equally 50
to the establishment. of the Compromise
line. We give few citations.
To VIM. Short, April -, 1920, he writes
"Ihe Missouri question aroused and filled
me with alarm. The old chism Of Federal
and Republican threatened nothing be-
cause it existed in every State, and united
them together by the fraternism Of party
But the coincidence of a marked principle
moral and political, with a geographical
line, once conceived, feared would never
be obliterate from the mind that il woulC
be recurring on every occasion AID renew
ing irritations until it would kindle sucl
mutual and mortal hatred as to rende
separation preferable to eternal discord.
To John Holmes, April 90, he writes, -
IAN abstinence too from this act Of powe
would remove the jealousy excited by tn
undertaking Of Congress to regulate thu
condition Of the different descriptions o
men composing State. This certainly i
the exclusive right of every State, whicI
nothing in the constitution has taken trJn
them, and given to the general govern
meut"
To William Pinkney, September 20, h
writes-"Ihe leaders OF federalism, are ia
king advantage of the virtuous feelings 0
the people to effect division OF parties b
a geographical line; they expect this wi
ensure them on local principles o! Federal
, ISM"
To Lafayette. December 26th, he write
1T" (the Missouri question: ''is not
moral question, but one merel y of power
, Its object is to raise a geographical prln
ciple for the choice Of Il President, and til
noise will be kept up till that is effected
f Ali know that permitting the slaves OF tn
S S8s ea P 6 a nH 6s Ms w con at
. tina, ii will increase the happiness Of thos
existing and BY spreading them over
t larsersuriace will dilute the evil everywher
and facilitate the means OF finally gettin
rid of it; an event more anxiousy wiShe
| by these on whom it presses than by th
/ noisy pretenders to exclusive humanity
In the meantime it is ladder for rival
climbing to power.
The subject expands as we 90 on; an
we are obliged, for want Of room to omi
some things which we bad proposed to sa.
But we submit that we have said enougI
, to prove that this on the part Of the Re
publican party to make capital out OF Nh
Jeferson's name aud influence, is one 0
the boldest experiments on the commu
nifty, that this age of political quacker
can show. 1t is n farce of tree Democra
cy in which the part of Democracy is lei
out And, to Keep up the alIegory, tn,
play bills and posters, while they are yer,
communicative on some points, are yer,
reser7ed on others. While they are care
full to announce the expected presence 0
that eminent German Republican, O
Milwaukee, Carl Shurtz they do not say
whether the festivities will be graced b.
The presence Of those eminent Massachu
sets Republicans Richard II. Dana, Jr.
Charles Francis Adams and Josiah Quin.
cy. The last named gentlemen especially
is competent beyond any living member
Of the Republican party, to speak with au
thority upon Mr.. Jetferson's policy and
conduct besides being able to entertain
the company with very interesting person
al "reminiscences of the apostle Of STATE
rights"
Crabbe says:
at is impossible for me to tell
That which in nature is impossible;
| Or out Of nature, or T. whom
| Or for what purpose a ghost may CONS"
If the ghost Of Thomas jefferson doe,