the whole of the time in which ho had of a seat in the had convinced gentlemen of hia disposition not in any other subjects republican n state constitution and over which i had no control other expressly given in the fourth section of � fc i the united states to bis than those on which lie int of the concern as the proposed bv the gentlemen from now york and waa presented for consideration in constitutional principles to a amount with the future fate of the territory destruction to the of that people directly on their rights of property their rights oil he consider it aa a of his duty aa retreating from his post nay did � � � after the m a that boon taken subject by the speaker of the house and other gentlemen he had not the vanity to suppose that any additional views which be could offer or any new dress in which he could clothe those already advanced would tho happy tendency of any l to r his vote hut if he stood help him yet while the laws of urn tho rules of the house to him the privilege of speech be would redeem hia conscience v � � of having witnessed the liberties of o hie feeble abilities jf their rights he desired at this early of his remarks in the name of citizens of territory rights on other subjects had been too long neglected disregarded to enter bis protest against tho introduction under tho in form of of any li in this bill the obvious � � � � � be to sow the seeds eventually mr s entertained i constitution and an people who had that under the power to tho i l � ll of the constitution itself from tho practice in the and from those p the express of the would he be � were not so anxious t the o p power of government or who were not desirous of tho rights and independence of a ci ii view of i or tha authority to � it new states into tho union was granted in the third of tho fourth article of the constitution which now states my he admitted by tho into tho union the only power to the by this section appeared to him to bo hat of passing a for the of rights privilege and enjoyed by tho other tho most valuable of waa that of state in this union n republican f of this ac the of the united over the of the several states waa fulfilled and ell conditions beyond this waa so much power assumed in illustration of this position he would read an extract from one of tho essays written by the president with tho constitution of tho united states and from a very celebrated work in a founded on republican principles and composed of republican members intending government ought clearly to to defend the system � � a in toe rat a it o n e the n n n may of each other and the great right to that the forms of government which the compact was entered into should be maintained but this authority extends no further than to a of a republican form of government which a pre existing government of the form which is to be as long therefore as the existing republican forms continued by the are by tho hi whenever the states may choose to substitute other republican they have a i to do ao and to claim the ho latter the only imposed on i is that shall not exchange republican anti republican a ih it is presumed hardly bo considered r s thought that those two when supported by high authority had they e only ones in the c � the powers of tho general o states and particularly at their into the union could not he would refer that b i mind settled the question a article in the amen hue i io people � as that no ot o be given but such as in the ii was tho power proposed to be exercised of conditions on anew state given either i so many words or by any or in i r nor in any portion of the constitution us the right to the respective � their own internal police of admitting citizens as or of introducing description of property should consider aa or necessary to then prosperity � en zealous lest by or by out over and people than given they reserve in so many mis to the and the people all powers nut to the government the ninth article of the to ihe constitution mill further illustrated the position he had taken it read that the en the first struggle m believed it to be a just � l that the of ny f il i weakened their � in vm v n t and that beyond i i had none o t ih y ere � � � � necessary to carry � were given th article of the the ci l t i ii i lie was satisfactory tn his judgment hat intended the us i u li s l n part of one m h in all things equal � � � � � � l of which wan every it lis own state have the rights � � era that other of tin states had own state otherwise dis content and murmuring mill j lo the general government who had i i i n l him of his equality for example if the citizens of or virginia enjoyed the right in ir lo decide the question i i or not the � ii i l i hem the same lt fi united m � to slavery in their a l then the citizens of virginia would have more rights i their iv mr s said he w on this � fin i 