The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1860-06-15

nenf, Tor the purpose, mainly, of creating
fund 10 pay off the war deot of the
Revolution. Subsequently we have ac-
| qn'red,"by purchase, Louisiana and Flori-
da; by annexation, Texas; and by CON
quest and purchase, our Pacific coast
10 every one Of these large acquisitions,
esery fhcl' of which, Texas excepted, be-
came the common property of. each and
all OF the States-of whom the General
Government was the trustce-large num-
bers OF our citizens focked, seeking to
better their fortunes, not only unrcstrained,
but very rightly encouraged, by this Gov
ernment. BY the Constitution of Ibe Uni
ted States, Congress. was empowered "to
dispose OF and make all needfu rules and
regulations respecting the .,..riory and 9th
er pIoperty-of the United States" This
was a very vague and indefinite grant of
power; but 1t was, by unanimous consent,
construed to mean that Congress NIGH,
establish suitable provisionafgogernment
for each TerritoryF SO sool as }the number
OF inhabitants required that 1aw aud order.
should be enforced, and the PROPERTY Of
the United States, as we'll as peace and
justice, preserved there, by the intervention
of the raAaoyernment. It WAS coSg
sidercd "needful' regulation" and moth
hg more.
+ Yet these adventurcrs, few or more.
squssting on land they do moi own, bu,
which belongs to all the States, and Of
which they do.not squat on more than a
small portion within tile limits assigned
them, are those into whose hands the op
'ponents of these resolutions demand that
Sovereignty throughout their whole border
shall be surrendered. Why, they ARE but
vo'untaiy cxiles who. have been allowed to
seek homes ipsaswilderness not discovered.
purchased, or conquered by them, but still
the property of the States, and whom, in
their yet unfinished term of social infancy,
agd political pupiIage, the great agent, The
States, has kindly undertaken to protect
giving them judges, Governors, and a sort
Of Legisla'ures,-aI' sulje&however, to be
withdrawn at any moment-and the whole
system supported from the Treasury OF the
States. &st it is said that such Territosiss
iaEe sovereignties, and. such people soYesj
feigns, and that such an Organization can
assume the high and sovereign function Of;
defining And declaring what is and what is.
not property, and thereby forbid IA large
proportion Of tLasail;E1hss fssssth be States:
who rtaIly own shssatls FROM entering
!, such Territories wifi lhsdis1ightfa proper,
It is said Here, by those who ,adxocate
this ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, that, adyap.u;
rers goingtfor instance, to Pixies .Peak,
Nevada, or Arizppa, and~sesganizug. fof ID,
themselves Provisional governments, will
out recognition from this Govcrhhnaensl
would patsbeientitIed, to the rightsof spSs! S
ereigns. To.ihis thesssnaattor from Missisas
slepi am. Dmis) ysSYsponia,saaty ana just
10 answorod IN. talse S+,S ,,.sssa,.,, ,,u, II
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- ' "ou - - us'a,e.is'nss 't' r. s::ggs
= % ,s;u,, ~ sose'e's ,i 1sa4 sysSsa
- ou'u 'us's.@ themselves
Msysg oald become pefpanently and right
fsffy 500 ssakp.: sBsiss lIia. aassiEof adsen.
taesrs, iiffss1ie ifiiios 8 Senaih rs sllffatsasss.
longs to o.hesksaua,sii hi. .it y S5sz5ssp
lands. ands liss aSsssl sSsIicb nSumiiaisl
THO asS :slaensss a ahaof's' l
smseiy9 ssfiss, sil
Of the #us.s :Sf tie u sseI I add stiisss Us
.ceiviig, affis. sSsss 81 SRsrs saS Ma cest..
amplepfptectiapss sm5 i;a,elv ,here. here
afler procsed ID e1sleise Die Sip,t and .u.
preme sovereign riei. ;of. deciding Vial il,