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Show A POLITICAL TEXT-BOOK FOrt 1860. mHler th ·m the pcopl of Kan~as po11.<>e8R cYery right, I only rcco,.nlzes the ri~ltt of pro >~rt 1 1 t•rivill'!-'\'1 :t~'HI lmm~nity, in l'l'~JH'd to their int.ern:d polity by the C'o7u·t., hut explicitly t-tat~i:! );,:~ ~~~ve~, ns Sh1to~ 'llld dome~liC relatiOn~, which tht• p ·ople of l't'llll~ylvania ~hall be del'med ~;l:wc::~, ancl unde r wh·tt h ·~~i:i of iH:r&ona C1~n CXt't't't.~c 11ndcr tht•lr Co11~titutio11 lltHI l;tw:;. E:.~ ch Is tht•y 1nay be held to se rvitude and ~nil~~\ :; o: authority luvestt•d \l'lth full, compll'tt•, and t•xrlusivt: power · in this :;tances fu l{ltil·c Hla.ves sh·d l h: r •st •<1 c: wh.t.t clrcumr. t•spcct, •• subject on ly to thl.! ColltStitution of the l nited all iu the same sectiou as 'follo~vs : ore 0 llu.:lr owne,.,, States." I ' · 'l'he question recur!:', then, if the ConRtltutlon docs estab· •· I\o tH'r~on lH'Jti to IH'rvke or hthor In one Statt> 1 lish Rl:tl't'ry in Kan~a:> or any nt.hcr Territory l>e•·ond the lttiP'1 111"' "''./, t•sntplng Into ano. lh-r, Rhull In t•on11,.;1 ,11,1•11<11~' 11't• · • · ·' tlll\'ttworl't·g ui>LIIHlth•· t 1 111 ' • ro powet· of the people to control it hy law, how can the con- ~ 1 1<:1• or l•hor 1111, si . 11 1' 1 'j 1 ;[ 11 ' ' "'''lat·~~·d frnm 'I J('h st•r clu!!lon he rl'sislt.!d that :-llan·ry ill established in like mun- to w~1olll ~tH·lz St·r~·i~·~ 0/);\b~;r ~1~~~~lbu·1 ~111~ ~·,lalrn of th,• pnrty n~r and hy th · Ralllt' antliority in all the ~tates of the • l tl\ · Unlnn? And if it hl' the imp •ratil·e dut.y of Con~re:;s to I 'l'lms it will he HCen tltnt fl shwc within the me·\nin r pro' '!<le .hy l:tw for the prolcct itlll of Rhtve property in the the ~onslltution, I~ a" person he hi to st•rvire or lab< g ~ Terntorh'~ upon the !{rountl that 11 ;:\la\'Cry exi~t" iu Kan- one ~t ate, 1111111'1' the lauw the1·eo/"-not under the~~ ln Sr\3" (a~Hl co','~eqm·n~ly iu cv ·r.Y other '•t•erritory) 11 by l:!tit.u!ion of the l'nlt.ecl Htatt'R, nor 'by the lall'li thcr~of 1;~'; virtue ot t.lte IJonstltutiiJil of the t ' nited ._' tat e~ 11 why i~ it hy VIrtue of any fed e ra l 1wthoritr wh~~.t~ne,·er l>tt' 1 ' 1 t I tl J f (' r n? a ~o. 1 ·~ « uly o ongTl'H!; ' · ' the I· v of tl · 1 · • · ' • litter 1 or the same reason, to pro- · ·11 s te p :trllf.!ll ar ~t<tlt.! whe re such s~ r v lcc or VHle shml:tr prot.ection to sl:tl'e prnpert y in 11 11 t.ltc States lahor lll!t.V he tllw. of the t ' ninn, wlzeu lht.! lcgi ·l:ttureli fail to fumish such It WaH 1h:n·r;tmry to give thi~ l'Xact <lc l\nitiun t>f 'I• . pro t. ~c t'1 011?. . • in tl 1\! C t' t. I , .t I cry OilS ltll 1()11 ll ordn to ~ati~t'_l· the Jwoplf• of lht \\ ttlwut confes~u1g or attcmptlll!( t.o a void the inedta l)lc ~out.h IllS wdl as of the 1\' tH'th. 'l'lte ~lar 1·holdinl{ ~tut~<~ con~cq_uen ce~ of lh ~· l~- own dot"trine,lls :ulvoeates endl':twu· would llevt•r conscn.t for a llHHllcnt that tl H·ir dntn t·sti . .. to fortify Uu•u· pOsltlOn h,v citing the Dn•d • colt dt•cbion Jatlon~;-and ('~]h'Clally tlt eir right of Jll'f1Jll'l'( I In ~ rr to pro\·e that the. Con~titutlon n•cognizcH property in slaves-should l1c dt'i>t'lHlcut upon Fodl'ral authoril. tcu slavcs-th:tt thcr~ I:'. no lega.l dl~tin..;Unn hctll'l.!t:n this and tt.l:tt l\111)-;'re!i>~ i<hould han: a11y p nwer o1·er tl.e suJ/.\~ every other cle>~.:npltoll nf propei'Lr- that 11lavc ()I'Opertv e ll.her to extend, t·onfint• or n · ... t t"tin it 11111..:h ''" tJCt n.n I tl '· · I f · J t •ct I t · 1 ' · ' ' 1 • s 0 t evcr,v o ter ,;uH o prope rty ~tantl on an equal foot- o r rq,:t~ a c 11 t•st, nnd ·r th o: prl·t• ·ns1• pf prott•t·ptir o-lng- that Coa~ress has no mMc power on·r the one than azul rl'gulat wn, thl.! Ft•dcral Uovt·nunt'llt unckr tl ·I 1t~ over the otilc r- und, con equently cannot disc l'imin·tt·· cnce or the ~trOll)! and innt•n ... in" ·111 t'1 .. ;J. 11 ,.1.1 ,111~ 1· 11 u t u 1 • v 1 1 1 · ,., • .. · ~e • lll ~ lt~ c ween tl~Cill.. ''' 'C l prcv;dkd :tl that. Jll'l'ind, 111igltt d l'~t 1'0\. !Itt• in~titu- JIOll t111s pomt the Comt say: t lon, anti dtv t·st tlw!:le ri)!ltt :s of pro]H' I' L\' i11 ·~lave~ 11 Jiirb .. " were .sac r.ed UtHh-r tltc law!< and co 11 ~tlt;tlion~ lit' th .. Jt· re· optnt'.o' o. w1, n.; \\' t' h:tl'l' :tlrc•ttd)' ~aid In 11.11 l'arllt·r pnrl of 1hiR spcrtl :-It t 1 ' ''1'"11 :1. dllt .· n• nt pn111 r, 111,• ri;.:hr ul' propt·rr .v in It slal'e ' · "'',a · 'II so Ot~g il~ the Fed eral Uvrcl'lllll•~llt. ha1J 11o is lis I} I<' l.1 ••nd •'XJll'r ·~sl.l' ll.tlirllwd 111 111,. ( 'o:tsliiution. . . . }Hl\Vl' l: to lld t.!r fe re With tile ~uhj •t;l. Aud Jl ~h·· t 'nos.llll. iolll'•••·o.;l ll l.<'s tlw rightufp n1p 1·rll' of Llw !~'. h~c.'~l.at:nt·r,,tlte llOll·Sia~•c ho ltllng ~tate~, while thty m ht•'l' 111 :• sl.Li t', '"'" 111ak•·s uo dl~tl nt·rion ht• t w1•1·n tiuu dt•s· w ' . . ent lltly willll.'l{ to provHlc for t.h • ::Hll'l't•ndcr of all trip• lou (If projll'l'l)' :t11d o• hr·r propt·rty nw1wrt hy a <.:ltil.•'ll fu gtt\vc slrtVC!>-as 1::; concln:-ivt.:ly shown hy the unanintOilS 110 tr ll tll 'l.ll :wtlnt: und<·r !Itt• :1 111 horlt\ of 1111• l nitrd :-it:ti t·q' VOtt: of ttll the ~taks 1.11 tit • Convention forth" Jlr(l\'.l"iozl wh.•rh ·r it lw I ').(I><ILtin•, ,.,,.,.,llil'<' nr judkllll, h:t" :t ri~ht ir; n 1 1 ' o cl•·.tw sn ,.!J 1\ tl t~tlll<'llon , ot· <lt-ny 10 It tlw ht·nl'lit of rhe pro- ~.w un.c.~r r ons tl<·ra:wn- ;tnd. to kavc t•:u·h :O,tatc pcr-l'! hlon" 1t.1~d ..:n •mnll•H whll'h h:tl't• ht•t•n providPd for lh•• lro- fc~tly fi le to hold ;,la1·es undt•r 1ts own law:', arHI hy virtue lt·dton ot prll .ltP pt·op ··rty 1L1;:1ins: til•• ,.,,,.roa•·hnwnts utJ tlw of lti:! own St'JI:tratc and cxdu .. ivc autho ri t1 ~o long ·ts It lo;<ll'l'l'lllll •tn ... . .. ,\ nd tlw go1•1•nznw11t in ·Pxpn·s>< ple:tscd, and to :'holi~h i~ when it cho;;1·, 1n:r:• unwillin'g to tPrm'< '".J.>I•·dg£'.1 ro pt·ott·r,t, It in all fullll't' tim··, if thto ,,f,t; ,. herome rc!'p o~~~ l).le for 1ts cxit<tent·c h,,. in co rJ>Oratin.~ it t' •1'' fl}'' ·~ ] ' 'lilt Ius •11r,,,., l h•~'" I'< tltJI''t ' tr1 t•l.·tli\ II'Ol'•lc~ .··-·,11t1 In•t.o , tl1.e Co '.'s,·t 1t tt t tOll as a uat.ioual iusl itutinn, to be J"lr "- IJ arn t<~ ht• ll :ll,•r.;too I. An1t no \\'t>nl <'an hn ronnd tel t d Lll J 1 " ". tl.1· 1 :';'"'~r u to•J 11 hu·h gll'l:>~ ,l'•ln!!r•·~" 11 .Q i f'•tll'l' powt•r ~ : 11 llgu :Il l'!, t•x t t·ndt.!d and cont roll t•d hy J•'cdcral OH'I st 11 • P' o111:my, or ll'h tr•h l'nlu lu~ protH·z·ty of Lhat kmd to authonty, rcgardkss of t lte wis lh's of the peopit: and In I<!., .• . P1''11 ''<'11on ·.h.lu l"'' •P•·I·ty uf nuy oth.·r dt· .. •·ripr ion. Tlw tkf~anc' ~~f th' lo~;allaw~ of the severa l tales ;n;tl'l'crrl~ ll.1. P 1 ' 11; •·r r·ont:· ITt·t It; th<· poWtT cn~z piPtl w.th the duty of tones. } or th t·~e oppos ite re a son~ the Sontht'rn nod !Ill.! I J 11., Hll•t p1 tJt•·(· tlll ;~ till' Oll' l h~r In h1>1 r lnohts '' Northern Htalts unit··<l t11 rr11.1·11 cr , ' • t. 1 tl b ' C · ~ , n "' ; . llllilllliiiOIIS VO C n lC 1'he ri~ht~ of the owner wltid1 It is thus mnl1e the dut . OllVl'J.ztlon for th a t pro\'ision of I he Unnst itulion which c>f the ~\·dna! Oove r11men\. to ~uard n111t J>rotect are thoye ~.cco~mr.es Sla,•er.y :.t::; a local in;~titutinll in the scvt:ral e\.1 ,1.. 1 . .· 1 1 f · C . • " .-,t:ttes wlwrc It e '·tut. " 1 tl 1 • t 'l'i .V (IIOI.H .et •>r 111 t.hr Oll'ltllution, and d l' fincd in v' I·' . . ·' , ~ . lll l\ \.' ~. tc a w ~ tltrrcof," 1\n!l pro- Cil'ar aud .l'Xp ltc lt langua !.,;'c hy th, Court- that" th~' rov- ll es ~Ol the suncntll'l' of fug!Ll\'e s laVe<!. crnuwnt, Ill C \JII't"'~ l•'l'l ll ~ is pl l'd "l'tl to protect it (sf. ! tWill .~>.c ol>>~c rvt•d that tht• term ' ' ~tale" i~ u3Cd In JII'OlH' rt,r i11 ~~~~. fu tnn· titn .'·, ~(tluJ ,';t11ree.~ca;Jell (t·m'n ~~-~~ tlt.ls l~rovl~ton, a~ well as iu \·arious other parts of the ConOID~/•"'. " ,'l'hls IS ihe Olll,l' COiltinj.{ency ltl'COrdiilg to tJ ~ ~tlt~tt~~ll, ~n t!IC same i:!Cll~e in \\l>ich it W:t'IU>;t'U by ) lr. pl.lln read tng of the Corl~tit.ution, as :tuthoritatil·(')r Int.<''. ~~ t 1"'011 111 lns plan f?r estahli ·!t i n.~ J!OYCI'lliiWllt~ for the Jlrt:l•,·d h.)· th <: :-luprt•tnc C.Hlrt, in which the !<' •dcr:tl (' o r_ ll ( 'Y Stat.es In the terntory ced ·<I and to he ceded lo lhe ct:urn ;nt 1.; :L1~L! 1o rized, requin tl, or pe rmitt e<l ~0 i~t crf .,~ :Jm t~cl St:tks; ancllty .\t r . .\ladison in hi" proposit.ion tc WILli ::-lav..:ry Ill tit !! :->ta ll's or '1\•tTitories · ntHI in tl. t .: .e conft r ~~~ C'on~rtss p ower" to instit ute tcnl JHll"LI'Y gOV('l1l· only f t " r · ' 1'1 c.t~e ntents tor the 11e ,., t 1 · ' • 0 ·~I' :! ; ,Jilll'pO~l.! u g u:tnling- and protcetin r tl I· 0 I!J no({ es Ill' •lll); In the una pproprilltt'O owtt t•r nt Ius l'lrihl:~ 11 to rec bti1n !tis slave propert.y . 7n a\~ .'llld!:l or. ~he . ~ Il l~('<\ r:\taks," to (ksignate the political O~·lll' r rt:sp (·d~ sl:tl'l'S ~l: u ul on the R:tmc footin" with .111 c~m.m unJtJ~·s, l crntorlt·s as well as ~tatt•s within the doo. ht:!' JII'Opert,y- " t!te Con:.;titution makes no dlstincti~n ~111111 011 of the United Stat es. Tlte word .. ''latcH"!~ used bch\'el'll Lh;tt d •scriptio11 of p nlJll.!rty anti otl te t· j rop: .1 1. 11 the H:tmt• SPnsc in t.hc orclinanee of t111· 18th .July 171:l7. o,wn ec.l h1: ll dti'l:•·n ;" nnd " 110 wol'd Ciln he fo 11111~ in ~t'.1;-~ g'r. the 1{!11't' l'lzmcnt of the Te rritory unrtltwc:;t of th~ river Con'!tltlltl oll wlndt give;~ Congress a ~;realer po • r ' IIO, wlur h Wit;! )laSst•d by thl.! r <.:nlllallt of the Con"rCRS of sl:tl'e prntH'l.'ty, or which c nlitle'! Jil'OJH:rty of th· ~v k~ ~' f r the Confederation, sitting in New York whilt· i t~ m~~t cmi!~~~ prnlt'ct l'l~ than prop<•rt.v of any otit('r d e:,'~rlp'i~,\n ·~ 1 ~l:nt ~nelnb e rs \~l·re ;~t l' hii<L<lelp!ti:L, as d elt•).(:tles to the llll'l ts the ha~zs upon which all l'i·•hts pcrt·tlning t< 81. · Jt u.le r.LI Convent ton, ILHiin;; in the fot·m ·ttion of t.h~ Constl-pt ·ope rl,\ , either in t.lte Htale:l 0~ the 'l'e;·l'ltorl ·~ 1 t·'Lv~ tutwu ~f the L' nitc.l :;.\t11te$. ' l!,1lol l' l' 0 the CI)IIS!itul inn as e xpounded IJy the s~ )~'~t~~ 0 r;z thlR sen e the word II ~tHtes" Is used In the clause pro- Uourl. 111 t 1w Dred Srolt ca~e. · 1 vnllng. ~or t.he re n rlit.lon of fuJ!ltive sla\'C!< •tpplit.:ahlc to in:t ~ll~llch as tht• Cou:o~titutlon has del '!{atctl 110 , . ~~~ pohiiCal c~mmHnitit•8 unrler the authorit.) of the l'nit cJ to tlt · I• cd cral Ooyernnwnt in respect to any othe P~'~e~ ~t.ttes, lnc ludmg. the 'l'crr ito ri c:l as we ll as t~1e several or prn.JI•·rly i>elon,.('tll!.;' to the dtiz ·n- ncithcr ' in' 0 1r .1111 K.tates of the l ' u1ou. l nder auv other con~truction lht• ··s t.,' 1h lt~l~ t' t ~ ~. pru t II' IH·t·ll l !{, nor ~·xd nding It anywhoerr ef wucltmhigt ; trw" ht .o f, tlte o wner t. o r~t'over h~ ·M htvc would h_e rcstri'c tt•d the tlo. ntnlnlz nf the United l:)t.tt1·:c~ hut lc~tves tl e 0 the .~tafe'l of the Unwn leavmg the 'l'erritont·~ n stcure th!'rcof pe rf ·ctl.v free lo r e ntOI't.! i'nto any Rtate 1 0r ;:vn~.r pl:tcc of re fn~o:e for all fu~itives. 'l'hc same n~ttlark i~ ;tp· \()r.~, and c:.rr.r hi>~ proJh!I'L.V with him an;l j101<1 the ~nl- pltca.hlc to the clause of the Con~titutlr>n which prnvldcs "'!hJ,!Ct to th.: l o~,;al law, a nd n.:lyin" upon the loc•ll 1 ~itrne that "a person charged in any ._'<tll t6 with tn·n~<•n fe lony tttl.!ll ftll' p;·otccLinll, it follow~ ztc('o7-dh1, to the 0 ' ·1 .u 101·f- or other crime, who shallllee from justice ·tnd ·ht• f•n11HI it; the Cou1·t 1 h t 1 ' · ,.., ecl1lton o an,<>ther St tte 1 11 ' ' . ' :t s a 1•e prop r>rty l:!l.aud~ on the 11ame foot in, . < ARlit , on the d emand of tire executive au· l~ cnt.Jllc<l to the sante righl.s :tn<l illlmu nlties ·tn tl i l' k~: thonty of the .'ltate from which he fl ed be (ld il·e red up lo ~11 :1 ' 1 'H'r, i-;.ti•·pendcnt upon the local !tuthorlt'i; s m'1ct11! 1 c te removed t.o the 'tate having juris11i~tion of the cri.nc." o~ prot,e r.tton. aws nl efl~ tl~e km1 ~\tate, as used in these provi:c~il)ud of the l'h 1 e "''.''t refer to that clause of the Constitution whi ·h Col~s.tlt utlull, ~hall he conl!tr uecl to in clt tdu cvt•ry dbtlnct I f'l)\' • l~·s ""' the r endition of fu~ltive s lavt•s as tl cl ~0 Jt lc:tl commtwlty untle r the jurl,.dlctlon of the United ~.ut:~Ol:tty for sayln~ tlutt "the l'ig-l;t of property 1~ sh~ee~ "tales, ;tnd t.o apply to 1'erritori·~e as well a:J to the St11te1 ~ _< 1S\':1.l:tl~ <tnt! t'X pre~sly ltllirmed. in the ConstltutJ~n , 1 . 0f1 tt;e l nlon, tl.1c '1\•rritoril.!s mutSt bt"come u sanctuary for tl) re ~ '.cnce to that provision, It will he s een th·tt wl II a dt le .ruglll Yl'S from service and justice for all the felons HI WON · ~l llVCd " 1.::! not u.seJ, stir.U th~ Con:ltL' u\.i~n ~oi an cnmln:tl~ who Jlhall et~cape from t.l;e ~cvt>ral Stat6f a.nd Heck refuge and lnununlty 1.n th~ 'ibl'!'itt>riu. DOUGLAS 0~ l'OPULAR SOVEUEIG~TY. Hl 1 ll1 ·t t"ttion were necc 'Mtry to !!h ow thnt ~not only to the prPson·ntion of propPrly, bnl to lh<'. p1•arf' or If a.n! ct lt'r ll~ • •• , , • 11 w all 'l'c rritol'i ' 1:! thf• 'J •·tTitory. IL wtll l•·nv1· !hi' !'lghL to m:t k<' ~lll'h polit·tl the pnht lcal l't~ lltllllllllll B which we ° C , . • r<"g nlat lOilt< t•R Il l'! ' 111'('\' M~ary w lll'•·v··nt tl1~or•1t·r, aut! whtt h (t>ut whldt, tlunnl-( tltc whole pe rl.o<l of the Confedera tion I wz ll IJc :LIH•ulntd) lll'l'''"Hary whh llnt·h Jll'fllll·r ry t•s th11t tt 1 the fon 11atlou of the Coustttutlnn, were nlw:ty!! r e- "t•cun' it~ IH·n .. l\rlal nHI' to lt11 owrtt· r. \\ nh th1s urh·f ~:x ~:~~ed to a~ " :-Ita it'~" or "new 'ta~es' ), nn• reco~nlz ·~I pl:tnrultm 1 ~ubmlt tlw amt•n<lm •nt." .. ~tate~" in Nome of the pro VL~Ions of the Con!'tl· Mr. Clay, in reply to bt r. Davis, snit!: ~~tion tbey nwy lw found In those chtusefl whkh d '· "r nm not 1wrf<·<·tlv Rll r t· 1hnl I t•ompn·lu•nrl ht· fullm• •lll· clare 'that " uo Sf1t ie" slutll enter Into any" treaty, nlli- ing oftht• a mPndmt·ut'otkn>~llty th <• :-.t·mltm· fruflt )111'-~l~~<l ppt. anc(' or t•onft•tll-ralion; grant letter::~ of marque and rc· J1' 1 uo, I think Jw nt·l·om\tli~h,·s uothtng hy !ootl'ikln~ 0111 tlw • • 1 . coin lllOIH'Y · e111it bills of credit; mukc nn) thing \'llLtl!!\~ nnw In tht· hlllnnd n~~<·rllniilluu v. hi• h lw pnlJHist• ~o~ IH pr~~a • 11 . ti silver '~;oi n It t ender in payment of d •hte; ltuwrt. 'l'ht• clttll~ll now In the hlll .is, lh.tL lh•· 'l l't'l'il<n·llll lJut go 1, ~~~l ·f '\tt·llnd cr w p oxt facto law or Ia w im- !1-g l~la llon ~o~h11 ll not rxtt'~HI to nnyt htng n·Ht~,·t·tlnf? 1\frknn pass an) o • .' • t' ·u f Htavt·1·y within tht• l'<'I'I'lllll')'. 'J ht• l'llt•t·t oJ n•t.lllllug the palrin~ the ouligatwu of coutmcts, or gnw :wy ll c 0 ;.lallst· n~ n ·por tt•<l hy tlw ~ ·onuuiltt·t· wtll ltu tld!l : 'J hnt If lu nobility." lillY of tlw 1 t'rTilorlt·H i'>hLvt·ry now <'xiHIH, ll fo.lulllnot bu lll,ol· It m u~t be horne In ntln cl t.hnt ln e:t ·h of tlteRe cases l~h.·u by 1h • Tt·tTilorlal L!'glt-lut~tt'<· ; untllf i11 nny uf tlw 'I ··r· where the power is 110t <; )o. pre~!Siy dclq~ated to Congr el!i:! rltori•·~ ~lavery do<· II not now t:Xt~L, It t·Hnnot l!•: lnt 1 odu('t·tl IJy the 1 rohihitinn is not. \znpo~ed upon the l•'eder al G ~vcrn- llw 'l't•rrl to l'lul L<'~ l~}l\lltrl'. 'J l~ll.~:l n~t~>~' l.t:~"ll. '''!lA .lnll;od u<·<·~ 1 II • St 1te8 'Tit •rc wa·s no 11ec(·s~lt y for Into tlw bllliJX lh< CmuntlllPti iOt tht Jl llllli\Ht ot t)lng uprh~ ment, but 11JI0 1.1 ,'~c. 1 • • , , • , , lutntiH of the 1\·r rllor!.ll Lq~i~llttllr<• in rn·pl't'l to ll-gudatlug 11 uy elH·h prohtllltwn upon Conj.',TC!I!I ~1 the ,It , dcr.\1 (, o- nL all one wnr or tho otlwr upon tlw :~uhJ• ·t·L or Ai'nf'an i'>ht· vcrmncnt, for Lilt· re ason .tha+ the omiSI:IIOTl to ll ele);ltle !'ny l'f•ry.' lt was (nl(•liCff'd to ICI\\'1' till' lt·gh· llltlon and tlh: luw of such power~ in the l'onslJt.utwn was of itsdf n prolt ihlt10ll1 the r i'RIJC<;llve 'l't· rrl torks In th<· c·oudltlon In '' l•kh llH· A(•\ ud 80 declan•tl in <·xpn·~s terms hy the l Oth a1n cndrnent., will 1\nt.itllf'm. 1 HlatNI on a fonm·r <w!·a~lon tl111t 1 did tlliL, a I' 1 1, ·I· ·s th:tt "the powers no~ d •le!rnle <l to the In VununiLIN', vote for th!J ltm<:ndmt·Ht to znst•n tht• '~~~~~~r . w uc I < ; c .tn. , . . . 1 . 1 't, 1 1 't t though 1~ was propmwu lo IH' lntrodlH'l'd hy ll tliRJorlly of thu Uultccl ~lakR by the Con,tttutJOn, nor pro 11 11 .< r >y 1 0 (lommittrc. I 11ttad11·u H ry llttlt• t·ons••<tli•'IH'l' to It tll till' tile Statl'l!, arc rese rved to the States r cs}lecllvely, or to thnt· nntl 1 altad\ vay lillk toiL ul pn·HPlll. It is JH•rhnp~ <•f tile people." no 1;a nit;ular irnpor tnnc:c wbatt'l' t·r: J\ ow, sir, zf I 1111dt 1:· Hence It woultl certainly he competent for the Stat eR 11tund Lhe m 'n!turc p ropost•d hy \h<• 1-'r•nn tor Iron• l\t bsbslp1Jt, \ nrl Tcrritorlt'H to ex <·rcb e tllet:e powcrH but for the pro- It nlrns 1\lthc f\lltn<l thlltg. I rlo Q(lt umkr~1anu h111~ ,'1!1 propo~· hllllion colt tll it ll•d in t11os provl~ions of the CO!tl:ititulion · lug thttt if nny on<· ;.,bnU <·n rry slll l'<'l'l In to IIH· ll·tTitory- J • l 'J i · 1 t d t tl ' Hllhnu••h bytht• laws of the 'Jl·z-rhorylw r annot takt• tlw rn and wasllluch a~ the pr~,'~; t1~n ?n ,f ex c.n II .o le rlwn•~t hl' J, pgl~ I:Lt ll·e hunt!!< of th•• 'l't·tTirorinl J;•lq·r nrn,· u~ "State!:i," tht· Jll'Ople or the I en·~ tones 1\re stllll\t h hc.rty hhoulrl bt• 110 th·d :1.11 11, pn:nnt ll su ytng tw ~h:lll z t"r <·n;oy 1he to exercise thl' lll, ulllt•ss th 'J'ernto rles arc l11cluded w1th- J'r ul!s of their labor. lf the !:i<'natur from ~~~~~~~~~lppl nH~IIIHI In the tt•nn Slat<'N, within the mcaniug of these pro visions to 11:1y lhnl-" o[ the ('o n~litutl o n of the United 'tates. . Mr. Davia: It only l'l'lllllln:; to h <' shown that the CompromHlC Men- .. 1 do mctw to s:ty it. >• surcs ofl i)l) and tlt(' 1\:wsas-Nebraska Act of 1 54 ltrc In perfect hannony wlLh, a.nd a fnit!lful embodiment of, the ~11rf ~~~~~~j('CI of the Senator Js to pr·o' itlr that ~l:nt·~ ll\llY princlplt~ herein t•nfo r t:l'< l. A hne f bbtory of tli l'!IC mea- lll' lutroduc•·<l into th~ Territory t·nntn1ry to tilt' /u·./1)1"1, a nd, ~ures will !l i~cloSl' the principles upon which th(!y nrc bt·tng introdutt·tl, norhin,l: Hlt.~ll bf' don•· hy lim I.Pt.;t~l:tttu'f' 10 ·ounlietl. llllpnlr the righrs of owtH'l'S 10 hol<.l th l' ~1.1 1 t'H thu.~ hruugh\ On the 2!lth of .l aunary, 1 50, Mr. Clay introdnccrl into 1·ontrary to rh•' local lnw~<, I <tlltmd!J r·m"'"' • of•· Jor 11. Jn the tlennte tl t~ ·ri t•H of r c;;olutions upon the Ria very ques- dntu~: so I !lha ll n ·pt·at again zht• t'XIH't'!o~IOII ol opiuttJil 11 hu~ll tion which " <·re int e nrl e<l to form the basis of the suhse- l nnllOIIIH't'tl nl >w t·urly iH·rlod of t ,,. H<'l-~10 11 " <JUtnt 1\•gbhtlion upon I h1tt suhjcct. P ending the rll~cus- Here we find the line di~;tinctly <lra" n hclWt'Cll those who Aion of these re:-;oltttiolls, the chairm;tn of the Committee on contcu<lcd for the ri!'ht to carry t;la ve~ into the '1' ·rritor.t8 T~rrit ories prcparl'tl an<l r e ported to the St·n:tt.e, on the anti hold th ·min dcfian('C of the loc<.~l Jail', a11d tho~e who 2:1th of ~l nrth, two hlllK-onc for the admission of Califor- contended that such right WitS 8nhjet;t to the local law or nh into the l ' ninn ot' t'tatrt<, and the other for the or!(:UII- the 'l'erritory. During the pr~gz;ess ol: the <llllcu~:~><ion ou zallon of the '1\·rritorles ()f tah a o1l New Mexico, nn<l for the same uay, Mr. Davill, of 1\lJ~~:~tsMIJ lJil, ~ai<.l: the aclju~tmcllt of the dbputetl boundary with the 'tate .. w o a t·c J;tidng, oz· propoAing to gh·t:, ~ g<>v<•r nnu•nt to " of 'i'exaH, wltich wnc r ead twice nnd prin ted for the u8e T••rrltury, whk h a <"t rCI\ tll upon rh•· IJuHis oi tHII' l'lght to tuakc of the f.lt·ll:t!('. On the I ()lh of April a srlect committee of su(•ll pr·ovlRion. We IHIJlJIOKc "''' ha l't' tl t'l~hl ro t"mf..r thirteen Wltb nppoi ntecl, on motion of 1\tr . . Foote, of 1\liss- !HlWt'r. If so \1'<' rnny u\ark out 1lw lllllh 10 • l t t•gh<JatC n.nd whkh zltc·y llluy 1 Urt' bOit lld IIOL to t'OIII'~ r ]101\'t'l' hl'yOtttl tlt tH ls•lppi, of whkh l\1 r. Clay was made chutrnHLil, nnt o which r;!st<~ ln Congn'~<tl. If we r:l n• thl'tll poW•' I' t~ Jc·glslattl which Wl'l'l' r eferred H. II pe!Hling propositlnmr rdatiug to the bt·yond that, w e ('Omnzit a Jruml oz;,mw rp:lllli D, us zL nt.\y l.11.1 sh1vcry question. On the th of May , Mr. Clay, from the uouu op1:nly, cover tly, or indi r ectly. select commlltt•c of thlrtec·n, !lubmlttcd to the f;er ate an To which Mr. Clay replied: chtbor:ttc n•port covering all the points Ink controvertsiy , Now·, 11lr, T only r rpf'nt whnt 1 han: htul ()l·rn~ 1o n to say 1~ accompn11i<'ll hy 11. bill which is usually ·nown ns tC fore, th:Ll while 111111 willing 10 Aln ntl nslllt· nnd m!tkc ~~? l1'4l11'1· II Otnnihns .Bill. ;, By re fe rence to the provi~ions or this ln.liVll (•nat:lllll'lll 0111' way (II' the ()( }\('r-IO, lily oil Ill<' I rrr11o bill, at! it ilppears on tho files of the H ·rt:tt e, It w1ll be l'll'll without th•· \\'Unwt l'rnvlso, on lin• o11t· hlllld, " lth whlt'h seen that it is l'OlllJlO~ed of the two printed hills which had l und<·rsta1ut wt> nr•· thrcal •·nt•tl or wlzhotll 011 llllt•mpt to het•n r cportc<l hy tltc Committee on Te rritories on th(• lntrodurc a rlnusc for zhe llltrodu<"tlon or !-.htv!TY Into t.h~ 'Ui~h of l\l arrh (lr<'vious ·, nn<l Umt the only nHLi crlnl 'l',~rritorlrs-whlltJ 1 :11n for n•jt•<·tiu!{ ~lOth llt•· one n n~ the 1 Ol ht•r I am rout<·nl tha t tho htw 1111 it .. :~.a;t ~ ><lw~l p rt'Yilil, null cllllllf!e in Its pro1 binns, lnvoll'ing an lmport.ant nn< es- if Jlu.'rc bonny din•rhily of opinion 1111 10 wlu.•t 11 tnt'» liS, 1 tu~ s~nt.inlJ,rlnriple , \:; t.o he found In the tenth section, which willing thnL it sh:tll uc ;,t·tth·d hy th•: hlglu·st Jlldtdnt :~~.t_thorlty pn·~erlh t'~ ;uHl dPfine!'l the powe r~ of the Territo rial Lrgls- 1r the country. Whilt• lntll ct\lt l<·m thu~ ro :t hlrh:.z ln tt't\Uh, l I:\ tun•. 111 t.lte IJIIJ, as reported hy the Committee on 'r e r- ~msl. !\tlY tbJLt 1 r·annot vot ·for nny,~·xpn·ss pz·ovlstou l'l'COgllU· rltorlc~, t.he ll'~h,lative power of tho 'l'errlt.orlet~ ext.ended lug thu rtghL to curry ~olin• ·~there. to" nil ri;thtfnl Hnltj 'cts of legislation con!liHtent with the 'l'o which Mr. Davis r ejoined, that-- ConHtit.ution of the l i nlte cl ~tatee," witholll ececeptin.(J .. His said our Jtcvolullon !( rt'W out of a prram~lf1; nnd I African Slat•ery; while the ])Ill, as r e ported hy the corn· ho c wo lmvc sollt(•thiu~ of the s11nH' chnrat·tl'r nt rhe .hartly utittt"e of thirtel.!U eonfcrrcd the same power on the Te r r i- m~1 of the Jle,·olotion vrhQ ftr11t romnwnl'l'tl tht• wur wnh the t.Qrlal Legblaturc,' 1cilh tlte e0ce.ption of .Afri can /:il~ mothH t·ounlry-IIOllll't hl nl( of ,thu ~pil'lt of thRllJolu Y:utkt·~ 061'7J. 'l'lri::! " Ortiou of the section lults oriuiual form rend who Knitl h<' had a right to P,!J to OIH'Ord, nnd lhttt 1! 0 " " an<l who. In ht· " ould • lll<' mtdntcn:tnct• of thllL ri!!hl. owt hiM dt·a~h JJ.\ Utus: lhr hnnd!l of n British !l!•rtzhwl. Now, Rlr,lf our rl!(httt\ l Orry " Antl/l( it f•n/ /tPr r nnr!P.tl rlan.t th" LegiRlntlvo powor of the ~;laves Into thr~e Trrrltorlcs be a cunstitutwuul righL, lt lb our Ti'rrltory sh111i t·xtt·rhl to o.ll l'l~ht ful tltlhjN·I!I of l~gishttion first duty to maintnin lt." consistent wirh th<· ~;onstltution of thtl Uullf'd Htttti'A 1tntl the Pending the olscusslon which ensued, Mr. D:lxl~, 1\t the provisions of thl::1 ILCl; u ut no Jaw slu\ll be pn1Hicd lnlcr !urlug suggestion of friends, mo<ilftcu h1s am cndm~ot from Ume with the primary uisposltlon of the sol!." to time, until it ussumed the following shape· To which the committee or thirteen nclded these words : .. N 10 lnlt·ocluce or exclude African SJ~vcry. Pro· "Nor inrespert to .Aj1·icwn Sla'IJery." When the bill vtd d nfh t nothlng hcrt'ln t'Outninrcl shnll be con!>tnu·d 8(, oamP. up for 1tctloo on the 15th of Mny, Mr. DavL'!, of Mls- clo p~cv ·ut 11uld 'J'o rritorlal J.rgtslatur(; from po~stng ....... ! I Rll h I 1 • lll"Y be !1(' \'t'KSI\I'Y !or th~ prOlt•ctlon or tho~ ~PI> , sald: • ~Iu cJ t n.wf ll u., Jcr"t y or cVl'rY kin d w 1l1 c h may l \·,• V(' •u· e ,..". ,. 1~rg 1 :\A 0 1f:0b~rrafta, roufurmnbly to thn (;on!llil~ l lon .. I on·('r tho following 1\.fD('ndmPnt. To 1\trlkc ')Ill, in thP or the ~nltocl s1a te11, bcJJ in or lnu·od uel'd lltto 11ald 1 errJ.. llxth llue of tho tenth scet lon, lho worth! 'i11 u.•Jifo:1 to Afric·an rS/c~11~ry.' and lnHr rt lhl' word!l, • 1cith th o.•t' 1-ighU. of p ro~rty grotoinq out of th~ i11stit111im1 of A.fri cun ,S/(}.tltry "" it t'XIAI., i n any of the Strite.~ of thll Union .' The ohjoel of the Rmr ntlment 111 to prevent tho 1'prrltori!Ll Ll'l:i•la\ur!l from lt'ld~<la tlng ~ainst. the rights of property growin~ oul of thl' lnstltntlon or Slll.vcry. 0 0 0 0 0 It will lel\ve to the Tnrrilorlal Lt" giM]!I.· \ureslho~<u rlghlllzwu powN's which are C-'19f'DUt~Uy n<J<:cPsary, tory." To which, 00 the t~am e d~ty, Mr. Ch!U!e, of Ohio, otrero4 the following amendment: o Provided (urthnr, That nothln~ herein cm!tnlnt>d ~hnll ho conatruod aa authorl7jog or pcrml\llug the mtroJucuon itC |