Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1860-03-07

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the true theory Of eur government 70 b
that saoh sspsgzk4sy osgsniaed polislea
: Eeofamunity hAs kzsA inaHsnabls right {
Eastsrmins Fog lkAesx wfas shall be prop
ssFag wshhin ita awm aegRit0E5al iiraies
and hsxina ,ao ssassmined, khsy hay
The rieht "a resaeFs Nth their prcpsgk
J 10 any other ssAks - Territory With
!. ssAs Unssed ssssss, sad shsre 70 snjoy sh
I same rights and privileges OK thas CON
munitY iaEo which sesy rsm0yea. IN
eitiEen Of q aIaYe State has the aam
:, rikiis 10 yenovs with hIs slsve property
! ias she siafssn OF s free State has wit
1the psoparsg Fsaegnissd under ths lawl
az bis Stats; ret whsn they, do 30 30
!. move. they and their property Gre sub
# 1scs to the Laws pF the community int
: wbFca thss rosaoxs. The 8oatheTneF hai
ska right 10 SarFy his slsvs property q
"a tree States yass ahs mensat % vst
atatqglly puts bis property wlthln thAl
state, ID is sabjees Ia ghe State Law ant
AZ ceases 10 be property any longer" HI
haa the same raahk - Esangsa wish hil
slavs property inso Tertiary and Il
there ID no law axJstlng in tbe TsgEit9E1
prohlbiiing ]! assss. lie Sighl II proper
q ~ I'd HI slAHes remain, until the peupls
of aueh Territory dessTaains, by its Dses.
fahsresE ySahta, thKaugn its IeEEltoEsAl
} Legislature, TO change the Fs4aEl 9n'----
Sir, the Constitution OF the U. States
does not make Or create property ia any
thing; it ebly recognizes and protests
property In shings made 20 by ths local
laws OF the several States and organlx-
ga Territories, through the sovereignty
Of the peopie-and The people 0f the
Territories, aswsll as Of the States, haFe
the right to destroy property IN slaves,
"a we'll as ip liquors or vegetables when
ever they bsHsps the pablo good de-
niaada the exercise cs such legislative
posRaFs. Yes, ia all saoh sases, ths owp"
sEs must either be paid the valae OF the
property destroyed, or they 4ass bare ;
reasonable time to remove the sans be-
Yond the Territorial ifmits OF said State
I o. TsgrisSFy, This plea Of Ehs Repab-
/ lican party Of the hoEth, aRd tAs hrss
/ eaters Of Ihe South--whO equally oppose
| the great National DsasoaFssse party
/ thaE Congress has absOlnsS pswer over
! the subject of slavery in the Territories,
/ and the people Of the, Territories have
none, is the basest Of tyFspnies, What
didsrsnce would is make 30 the people
of the Territories, whether shey live IN
der the tyranny Of George the Third,
or under the tyranny Of a Central Gov
ernment at Washington Our fathers
fought to break down the the power of
[ the British Government, for but little
purpose, if tbay established by the Con-
| slitutioR Of the United stata8s . poser
/ in Congress over any portion Of the
! American people who sho'd settle in the
/ Territories Of the United Sates, 8 worse
species Of tyranny than zny ofths Amer
/ iGsa Colonies suffered tEom she bEltAsh
! Government. ....
/ Sir, look as il in another light. What
Fight have the Republicans Of lows TO
send Col. Cursia 10 Congress 10 repre-
cent The people of Kansas OF any ether
! Territory, bus that Of the State Of Iowa2
I Whose sentiments daas be rspresent?-
the sentiments Of the people Of iowa or
I Of Kansas Oar views OF slavery ASy
/ be very different fE3m theirs We may
not want slaVey-but have We any right
/ TO say 10 others, they shall not have it !?
| Suppose, sir, ma ajoFitg in Congress was
composed Of men who believed slavery
to be a. blessing, and the people Of a
! IerriEayy sho'd believe il to be 3 curse,
and yet Congress should enact law es-
lab. .ishinR and pfoiscsing &iaEe=g therss
/ against the will and wishes 0f the psO-
/ pie; suppose that majority should cay,
''We know what is best for you, and you
/ shall have slavery whether you desire it
I or not''-would IL not be an outrage on
tHhe people? Yet, they should have the
same right 80 establish it, as she North
has through its representatives 10 pro-
hibit, il majority should desire tt
Southern men are CitiEeus OF the United
States as yell as ws, and as such have
the same rights and privileges III every
portion Of this country
Yet, there Is another view OF this sub
;eet, which can only touch upon here ;
hare no sims to argue it IN full. | ad
nit that Congress has power, in visw Of
the settlement of the Territories, to ez-
toad its laws oyer it, temporarily, qutlI
the people can organize aud elect their
own Territorial Legislature, and thro'
SUCH Legislature make such laws as Ehey
may choose to live under, not lneonsist-
snt with the Constitution Of the United
States. Yet this is power Of necessi'
sy, not a power conferred by the Consti-
tution Of the United States. Is ;s nee
essary TO protect life, liberty and prop
erty during The transition state Of tbs
roopIe, and before they have become
organised into q separate Political com
muaity. Aud is being q power of ne
ecsslIy, il ought not TO be exercises
longer than the necessity exists aIc
only for the purpose which the neeessit,
; requires. IL is q tyrannieal power, an
= beinE such, can never be tolerated long
, 81 than absolutely necessary among
i! free people. Suppose, sir, that the op
! -posiEieEa parry 80 tES Democracy, fSurt'
: and South, shaald ges majority II
ConsEess---suppoEe, aay, yon Rspnbh
! cans should get into power and ahoult
| demand the passing of Law by Con
: gress prohibiting slavery in al the Ter
ritories Of the Union and the Sautheri
{ FIRE eaters who oppose the real Dstnoo
/ raey, like Yourselvea-should dsgaan
q that Congress should enact slave cod
/ % protect slavery in the Territories
. You both contend shat Congress "a
= power upon the subjsoty and ought
e exercise it. Here would arise what
8 | conceive 10 be 80 frTspYsssihls eoaaact,
= / dead iooka Whass SheR, liz 10 be Cd
{ / consequences 2 Yans having m&ioris
Z ! from the North, would pass Law pre-
Y hibiting slavery, over the heads OF yoe
!. Southern allies, and IN opposition
= the tue Democracy ef the country
q Then the South would withdraw fro
,, the Congress, and the Union perhaps
o dissolved.
a Take another view Of this subjsc
l. sir. Lea ahs eitixens OF the North nc
y South 20 into tha Territories, each Gel
% ing xith them The property recognize
u under the laws Of the different Stat
+ from which they removed and lei q
,f honsss vutas Of she whnls people asGie
,r Ifor themselves what sort ct domsasis j
{, lstitutiona thsy viii hare Climate 81
u sprodaesions will soon setGle the que
r, Itioa as 20 what Kind of labor will
ae bsst for ths people. z Aa
sa Sir, hope Republicans do not vi
" to obtain poser in the National Cover
ES anens aolelg 10 rmE their arms into Z
ed NasianaI Treasury. The #hOls basis
en- theiRspafsy organization, is the rig
on and aaEy of Congress 10 legialats ss
: the pegsons and properly at Lbs eataEa
mt In sEs Territories, This power thsy Q
lr- not exercise, ages u she hase sontl
"a OF the Nasional Government, IS viii
b. mora slaasiy seen y refegsAes g
ID dseigian of the Supreme Ovpse oI