The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-03-09
The Territori.I question.

The TERRITORIAL Question.
!. A., 0ue who will examine the map Of the
, "a States, will find that the Territorial
~ .s,toa. a we'll with regard to future acqnisi.
Nam !, prsent possessions, is, in its practical
- 49, A abstraction. Asd yet it is mainly
or.s :. Es abstraction that the Secessionists
~ y,s rsaertakento break up the Confederacv
,sur4 m only present Territory in disputeis that
"a w Mexico, (which includes Arizona(--
embraces all our possessions south of
"a 9 except the Indian Reservation. Slavery
f. sr protected by law in this territory, and
siSs bOiy proposes to interfere with it As soon
he nhabtants form 8 Constitution and
o' srior admission as a State the Republicans
y phGged to their prompt admission, with or
!, sl.i Slavery. Furthermore, if she comes in
kisafe State, the institution of Slavery will
" srend from the Atlantic to the Pacific,
~ VI tss exception Of the narrow strip of Cali
.al and covering, as it will, the Territories
=. ssG South, presenta broad barrier to the pro-
~ ri sihe North in that direction, thus giving
tCs1 vastly the advantage liz case of the fu-
"a s.snssiiion Of any portion of Mexico.
~ LIS to that country, what is the use of
!, rzszg up the Government over a squabble
~, xfitory which We may never have, and
A.. NIB, if We ever should acquire, will contain
- VI k.stion enough to be Admitted at once as q
~ h of States. Why should the South insist
\, " forcing al odious principle upon the North
I'd which is destitute OF any practical impor-
n s5l1H-when the question can be fairly and am
M billy settled without any sacrifice of principle
.nek !, aher side
ONT Sfeent unto the present are the evils there
4 II 1t Us take care of them and let those of the
g, Al 1alx .Szl.-
s.aon as to all cur present territory, is virtu-
NJ g,kd, and both sections can safely leave
~. he Ns 10 the people of the Territories them
ca ERs he South has had every opportunity
Ound b SsAEh slavery in New Mexico, and should
m. Faeoose to become Slave State, the South
Joe fstoccupy larger area, including States and
1tories, in proportion to population, than
= North. What more have they right to
on more wicked, groundless, and villainous
of rascality than this whole Secession
d, me never was concocted by desperate and
Fneipled demagogues and traitors mean
slmore disgraceful outrage and violation of
Il hth, than the Cotton States have been
nOf, history cannot show, nor can history
rs authors and abettors in any other light
an as Unreasonable ignoramuses, knaves, or
Had Washington and his noble compeers
kasd they were fighting for the liberties of
IN h men, they would have thrown down their
'iy tasAag given up the contest in disgust. Such
yee kgasHe and miserabiy ungrateful wretches
1desevt ,Dbe ground down under an Austrian
SsFstia until they learn to appreciate the
Id xssps that were purchased for them at such a
mott * GblOOd and suiiering.-[C Cincinnati Gaz.
In <sS-----
Of isslsR SENTIMENT AND TIE ANDERSON CASE.
ia : liz idea Of the mere possibility of our Gov
r. arsnt handing over an innocent black man to
e ID pat to death was SO fagrantly impossible that
w, Fks5s 10 have been universally and tacitly
er tfst that it would be injurious 10 our nation
a sifacter to entertain such suggestion as a
Be &Olity. The lawyers have, as usual man
, u operplex the question by ingenious YER
Nanenients, and this phase of the matter
tu Consequently caused a conversation in the
ss Of Commons. We cannot say that Lord
i srsrston SET all anxieties to rest on Friday
!. 81 for no anxicties ever existed but he
If tpd that the public confidence was entirely
asd. The Gorernor-Geheral of the Cana
uo ahas long ago received his instructions tc
~ Anderson in his custody and under his pro
zion, and to await positive orders from Eng
nos ~ FacticaRy Afderson is as sGtes from til
n "a IF a .jwy of sld1eo,rne7s as he apotld be i,
~ africa. Dut stiil HuSs
sssne important, as directing the course o
Fsture in similar cases: for if a slave be legal
Eril of charge of murder for forcib!y d.
ar slshis liberty, he may be in peril of charg
Gislesy for stealing his clothes, or even fo
esng his own body When the Canadian de-
sIa flst reached this country there was di.
isidOn on the part OF our lawyers to think tina
A tie Canadian Court was technically right. Thi
Impression vas hastily taken up. less, perhaps
Prom the arguments of the two judges who CAV
Ss Judgment than from the weak reasons give
4 gihe Judge who dissented. more leisurel
"A ri Elimination of the case has entirely change
sas course Of legal opinion, and at this momen
sksmnlster Hall is almost unanimous to tn
ssi that the Court of Queens Bench in Cans
sAs given a Judgment which cannot be SUI
I'D before any Court Of appeal. We feel
sethe more necessary to state, as far as "
h'sie what the preponderance of legal opir
Am this side of the Atlantic is, because it
&sy to say how the only decision upon tn
!. s.l.G which now stands on record is to be r.
t'ea and eyerruled. 1t would appear that ther
nne legal doubts with reference to tn,
81 sRof hateds coyy4s which was issued in Cam
ag our Court of Queens Bench. That VT
q aased an unnecessary complication of tn
~, y and We nope it may not lead to still MOI
tEs inconyeniences. Perhaps there may /
We means known to the Canadian judici
wen by which the judgment of the Court ma
ssvlsed, or perhaps it may be possible, as
& ,s-d be here. to renew the application before
- @sr differently constituted. Otherwise we
= We how the man is to be set at liberty
SN method ought TO be devised of cutting a
ss local knots They would seem, howeve
s@ Ehots Of entirely cur own tying lido
%appear from Lord Palmerston's speech tn
American Government has made any mo-
ae natter. As to the Missouri prosecute
s.As to the law officers of Missouri, OF cour
'! can have no interest or right in this trea
. Whatever is done must be done by =
~ governments, and the American Cover
~. ~. would appear to have made no demaH
~ al probability will make no demand
Na an odious case If any demand should
s slas Lord Faimerston is prepared, as he te
House Of Commons. to hold that unless
sa lawyer would place the act done by A
An under the head Of murder, it is gu
Vat no good case has been made out
y surrender Of Anderson under the provisie
treaty. Thus the practical part OF
racs; but how the lawyers will manage
hSei their own webs and to get the man ID
y e01 Of prison, We wait to see.
London Times
= l,;N FOURIER intimstes that the Hon. j..
bI'n u shout to sue for his lost charact
,T nn Of getting out subpenss on this trial,
o. VI, l TO employ search warrants. 10,