Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-07-19

xu0 Ocuute VI OoasS~ sSSSSSs y -
, passed bill adm ing Western Vir
g,nia - . State. ould tho House o
Representatives % eur, aud the bill re
ceive the sanct.o .of the President
another star will added to our ma
tic nal baauer.
The Coustitut in Of the Uuiset
States provides II 20 new State shs3
be formed or esee "a within the juris
diction of any 9TH State without ID,
consent of the Lei Natures of the Stat
concerned, as WI as of Congress
Grave doubts arise s to the power o
Congress to divide State in this man
ner, and that these oubts are founded
upon solid argumed and not upon fac
tious opposition Cpl bars from the fact
that among the nal recorded on the
fioal passage Of 4 , bill appear the
names Of Senators 3 fowniDg, Chandler,
Cowan, Howard, Hing, Sumner and
Trumbull, oil Repl bllcaus. Senator
rrumbull made ap hefectual attempt
to postpone the bill until December,
contending that it Fould destroy the
nucleus, around VIII h the loyal people
of the whole State c. uld rally. OF the
Senators from the $! ete, Wiley voted
for and Carlisle agaA bet the bill.
But the Senate, I, h content with the
constitutional objectl (n to the bill: went
step further and id posed condition
of admission, for VII fh we have been
unable to find any warrant in the Con.
stjtution.
Upon motion of ESenatcr Lane, Of
Kansas, an amendm(pt, that alavell 50
within the limits of .lbe said State at
the time aforesaid 1lo are under ten
years Of age, shall b free when twen-
ty-ope, aud all unde( twenty and over
ten, shall be free whtn twenty-five was
adopted. {
We defy the war hest advocates Of
the bill to point out single provision
the United States Constitution wi ich
authorizes Congress % impose any such
condition Of admis& lon. And indeed
the condition Itself il futile and imper-
alive go far as the abolition Of slavery is
concerned, unless the people of the
State choose to abid, by it. The State
in its sovereign capadty after admission
may rcestabIish slavy ry, and no power
in Congress or any~ ere else can pre-
vent it. \
We agree with Saator Trumball ii
thinking the passagd Of the act at this
time impoltic. Bel des the objection
mentioned above ii Re is much weigh,
in the suggestion til h by the admission
of Western virgi4 q we abandon thu
loyal men Of Eastp p Virginia to tn
rule Of the rebels, gi1 ing them no gov
eminent around VII III they may rail-,
in support Of the pion. AS long a
Governor Pie'pont; rs Governor of Viz
ginia be had the al bority to assist an,
cooperate with 1 loyal citizens Q
Eastern Virginia ip heir Efforts to re
store the entire State to its allegiance
But the State Of II awha once admit
ted his jurisdiction confined to tn
limits of the newly nitted State. Thu
loyal people east Of Q Blue Ridge arr
informed tt at they 4 to be abandoned
to rebel rule and DEP wed of State or
ganzstiou which 'ght have give,
them strength to strd gle through tn,
many oditficulties hich surrende ret
them in the hope Of eventually estab
li.hing their State ed re and undivided
once more in the pion from which
traitors have soaghts wrest it.
f We predict no,hin but trouble from
this inconsiderate 4aion. The bill
does not suit tie bple Of the rev
State it is not eve pa'atatlc to the
ultra Aboit:onsts, nd it is a base
aesel'ion OF those il Eastern Eirginis
who, amidst fire, al b,oodshed, ane
| +, ,,:,o ko,o LoIJ e., - ~ - ".
and Constitution " b a tenacity which
ought to have ensua 3 them more con
sideration.