Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1860-10-03


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extract from ths great q Campaign Doeu-
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Lated BIZ the friends Of shas gentlsmsp,
aad more generally knoNH = ths 6peseA
of the Hoa. J. Q. Breckhridges delivered
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would have ! lissls ssrriEosial legislssars.
shrss OF foas aagress zssnpEsd hon ~
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ali LIE prspsrsy.' fron shsir osn AZ
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Nov IL the ADORE wsrs thu ruth, and
the whole truth, che logic 81 Mr.. Brsckin-
ridge would be memorable bas unfosaa-
nasaIy the sssxisorssl aashsrisy il ssos the
acreatase Of Conxrsss,D nOs 10 Congress
the sereasure Of the Constellation mon
10 Tie Ccnstsguficn the <srsasurs Of the
ssases.n But the States, Constitutions
and 0sng sass are sash tAsereasufss Of thu
People, and NJ such, pssssss such powsrs,
and only sueA a. have bssn conferred ap-
On shsa by sheis cseasos--ths people.
Bas talks Aas. Breckinridgs's pssiaisa
and carry il 70 iss source and sos haw far
bis logic comes short Of being iasxosshla.
ssTha territorial sashoEsty 10 ahs sreasnrs
of Coagrss 0sasrsas i the ereatare al
the Coassitasion the lioassitatiaa 10 ths,
creature Of she States 4; We viii add, shsI
States are the creasurss of ths people.
The people 81 the States have organised q
State government, aad have limited The
power Of THAI government By oartain rs-
ssrictions La their Consultations. The |
States have agreed upon . form sor q |
govanmsnt Of themselves in united
form, and have conferred upon that goE.
srnlnsnt such powers, and only such - are
enumerated In tbs Consultation, and,
"Ths powers mes dslsgassd TO she Uaitsd
, t.
States by TIM Conssisatson, nor prohibit
cd BY ii to the States, are reserved TO tho
States respectively, or 20 the pscpls.A--l
Nov, we hold independents Of the acts Of
Of toe people Of territory, Congress un-
der she Consultation possesses M power |
to establish territorial govssamsus--- |
That the power 10 establish . territorial
government for the territories, has not
BEEN delegated TO Congress, and eonss-
Qaentiy muss be among the powers exist
ing somewhere, and nos delegated 10 she
United States. Fit eannos be shown thas
the power ID organize d territory has heeu
delegated 10 Congress by tbs Constitution
then there can be no inexorable loxie. In
claiming shaa ssshs territorial authority In
the creature Of Congress. - aad NE must
look elsewhere for he territorial aushos-
ity. Ne one prsssnds 20 claim thai al
staae can organize q ssrratOxx ous-ssds Of
iss own liun;ts. or PASS lava for the aoy-
erumeus Of people villain its Jurisdiction
and hence The organisation Of Ngw Tar
r;tor;aa In IA OF ona Of The rnaerxsd r,wbtu
10 ths ssstaaas rssnaativslv.,, THAI IL
foIloxs thss IL Congrsss cannot o#vxnfvs
a tsrritory and uas. lawa for the sovarn.
msus of thspsopls residing tAsrsin. and
that q State cannot do no. thas thu peopls
resident wiahins territory may exercise
shas power reserved 10 them in the Con-
ytitution. hv the organization Of a govern
neut for their mutual benefit and urosec-
k;op. In Il. . organization Of TIM, terrific
rial government and skrOueh sbe;r terr;-
Eorial legislatures thu peopls NAV declare
wsat kind OF institutions they win toIax-
.ts and what kinds Of property NAV be in
,rodueed wishin the limits Of the tarriso-
.v--shey nuay prohibit one kiad aad pro-
,ect snothsr-they NAV urosecs or pro- | /
,ihit slava Drouarty. In fast they NAV I
sorgsuixa ia powers In each form. a. 10 | !
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