Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-01-11
from them agans, their consent, although rs iul'
.,I,o .I,nuld be paid The United States had no

power nadcr the CONSTITUTION 10 'dhe P'i'"'
property. unless fer public usc. In proposing To
wrest tbs Kind oil property ilom tie owner II was
not intended to appropriate ii TO the use oil TIE
uai.ed States. They had 40 occasion for IT,
The object was, on the contrary, as Propf7V' 10
DESTROY lis usc--fu anrihila'e II.
Should tic owner even he wiling - surrender
il .cr a ias, compensation. he kne" OF no II '"'
auth,rix II apl', lhc public funds 10 thc purchase
ar rtral Gin N ii >lrv,s He doubieGw chr De
United States cold lawfully become 'lateloId-
er Ii did not Wy the ea>r 10 say The purchase
would be made with tic benevolent purpose OF
,n,rr,ualing the,n II thu, could purchase, they
might hold il they could huy, they might sell II
ll,cv could cmaneipaic, Thy might prescribe tie
condition, OF emancipation. And what conditions,
he desired to know, was II expected TO impose
He knew OF no clause IN tie constitution by winch
J the restraints 10 be- Laid upon ,maneipaicd slaves
were defined nor which gave 10 II power to create
anotief di,tnct anl anomalous cIass,n addition 10
at dread, c> >iine IN tbs District ol persons nom
mall, free, but POLITICAL, slaves ofwa, desisnrd
10 make them absolutcly aadrcailv if'" IoeonlrI
on thcn all the privileges oi cltizsnshp Were
tho, 10 he admitted 10 tie Council Board 10
taxi their seat, ia tho jury box 10 be elevated
IL the Bench To br eligible In all the Offices OF
Government Ncr, the, to be introduced INTO
our social circles Tho southern People, while
they retained their present feelings would never
Tolerate such 4 state Of society. Those feelings
were dcopis interviewer IN llcf nainrc, and would
continue 10 ha,r thrir .ulut nee possibly, MI the
i Ethiopian should change LIS shin, 81 tllr Leopard
ms spots.
The sil section al the Ii Article Of the eonsti-
s tuition y IL regarded by some conlcrr'ng On on
src,s Supreme authority over the Dhtfet. II
vi, true II gave tot exclusive legislation oNei the
ten miles Square hut Crciair6 was not ~ nonlmou'
VT, uiniihd Il must still lcgi,alc within con
stitutiona limits. Ii could no more transcend
those limits within the District, lhan beyond II.
II had no more power 10 oontiscalc the property
Of It's inhabitants, than 10 subject d"m to q past
toeto la"s, or deprive diem oi 'he liberty OF
speech or the pfes'
Tie gentle nan from Pennsylvania (Nr Is
ornso1L.) had adecrtcd toa clause IN Inc lfe'n'a
Act oil Ccssion. rho laose was intended tor
,cntthe ntcd States rom aoqnirin. an interest IA
the soil or interfering with landed titles. lis lit
cral import uieht scent II tho FIRST blush, To wal
rant the construction alluded 10, because II was
confined in tcrn., 10 land only. Bu thai con,truc-
ton w,rs not warranted by the Tue spit Of the in
,ltumcnt, OF Of the Constitution, thpueh the rght
OF the clcus 10 lhcir lands va. expressly guar
m'cd. But by no means followed, that all other
Jtopcrt, wos left al The mercy OF Congress. The
Constitution pfolcctcd all private property ng'ln,
sci1ire en!',, required lor public asr. 1t Ia not
10 be believed that utinia and Marl ldnd would
even have consented 10 aifatlsief u their .il1' rs
oh,rIinp iLr,n, hr I,posSc,,rd OF thcif proper
~ ar hr ,il,l from tI5ef hnn,c. ii irr will of
I...I,irp II, ui4.,, rlrrIl,n tlt.Y had no voice
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