New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1866-05-25
EDITORI IL CORRESPONDING
BusTr N. Y. May, Is ,'66.
Dear Junior:

ePoHo "te oI'il SolnB on IN II
ting up the imperfect labors of Mad
SOD, Jefferson, and their compatr,ot
in preparing a constitution for tn
government of a great Republic. Til
constitution they presented to tn
American people, was, indeed, judgin
from the eighty different amendment
proposed hy- II, fut1icai zss..e~e, -
slckly affair. The states to which the
ARE to apply, in all the business Of leg
islaslon, are treated as territories
} Aye worse, their Representatives be
ing denied admission to the floor o
Congress, even to debate matters of vi
tai interest to their constituents, righ
conceded to territorial delegates. YET
these states, treated by Congress as
territories, are invited to act as sover-
eign states IN the adoption Of these
constitutional amendments In the
opinion of radicalism 2 the highest
functions Of soyereignty-the ratifca-
tion of an amendment to to the Feier-
aI constitution-may be safely entrust
ed them. while it would he unsafe to
let them have voice in confirming, or
rejecting, the appointment of a Post
Master down IN the Nutmeg state. !.
On the fourth Monday Of June Tex
as votes upon the adoption of the con-
stitution submitted to it's people by
the recent constitutional convention.
For it's independence in asserting a
truth that no other southern state in
its constitutional revision dare assert
is she still entitled to the proud appel
'ation of the Lone STAR Section four
article VIII Of the new constitution is
as follows:, @@EHg " Lib
african slavery, as it heretofore ex-
Uu;leatta glpass5b 5besp ttesrn1iasated miih5n;
and its re- establishment being prohibl-
ted by the Amendment to the Constitu
ton of the United States, it is declar
ed that neither slavery nor Involuntary
seryisude, except as punishment tor
crime, whereof the party shall have
been duly convicted, STALL exist in this
State" ~ - .....f t.'..f3 t a
How appropriate, during the four
years tlat aboli.ionisn had suspended
the right of trial by jury, the wris of
jhabeas corpus, the freedom of speech,
'taselher with al the sacred and iual-
Unable rights of freemen, would it have
been to have had ID letters Of living
light all over the land, this terrible
commentary upon free government,
Terminated by force Of arms.''. q
Congress has introduced bill civ.
ing the Secretary Of War and of.the
Navy extraordinary powers in the way
Of preventing cholera from repeating
its fatal ravages upon the western con
tinent. This intended legislation bears
upon its face traces Of superb maggery
But upon looking at the various theo
ries for the treatment Of this disease
We are inclined to the opinion tina
nothing of the kind is intended, 'bu
that an avenue is to be thereby opene'
where each Of these, honored Secreta
ries may, continue to ply bis vocation
One theory for the treatment Of thi
disease is liberal use of Opium, an
other is phlebotomizing the subject
freely. Rip Van Winkle Wellee, hav
ing slept during the entire four year
, of war, would be in his patura
: element, administering narcotics
: about one half the, emigrants reachin
our shores, while Stanton having freel
: phlebotomized one continent should no
\ be continued in his natural element Q
, blood letting by being directed
, phlebotomize all emigrants no titreate
. by Wells. In this manner tits thougl
= that these worthless may decimate tt
! people of the Eastern Continent {
!, they have of the United States.
,r The progress oe the.world in scienc
o art, morals, benevolence and phiia1
n thropy, stands to day withoutfa para
:. lei in any former period Of history,
u timesh w hen some MASTER mind hi
ee1concsiysa and fashioned to the use
man any piece of machinery, no matt
lr- .,I.y,.. IL, M.'LA.~.sn;