Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-04-05

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>,ts "a svssssf ne rssstins v'5cr ~ hnr.. oT to
rss<,lss sseeikr s~sa;slion. ffr tic saniaisi'a.
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100 f.en sse--fs svtis ~ lac ef Lnrs .roa ihr'r
LSsrf.--ta establish pfisctPioe and proclaim pie
ssp4s. Before whote ssrshisg sst ell p'r,sd,ng
,ses.ass the i..s hosesed .ys,,@s q injustice and
e,-e'~ssisp ehs nsh sws,.
r~ui, me now, Mr.. sg@ssc'. TO rrsfnine. e.
. roueul sons ~ tie otrsstion. which ere
v-rea assias, the hsi.ls,.ss 81 Coagfs.s 90 this
,vsj~et
we are told, IN he sra place. thA; the !. q
os1.,,ens w.sch concerns EXCLUSIVELY the people
Iths, Da.iriei, tina, the psti,,tner, have no in
,sfe., N ", and have no more rrt, to sst Con
~,e., 10 .haI.,h slavery here than they have Ia
,.is,sn the Legislature Of Virgins 10 abolish 1t
within ber hnis.
ai,. ihe people Who have signed there petitions
,sFsfd Themselves a. ts''sens, not alone 81 tie
particular states in which they reside. b., Of the
Regsbk Every inicres; within be scope of the
icglsls,ian Of Congress }. ilsif in'etcsi. Every
ihinr which concerns ths Territory concerns
ihen, IL. police: the ,slue soe securiy Of tie
puhl,e property within i,s hmiis; and he safety
oftbe Representative bodies annually Rsseinhled
here. THIS I, growing eapifsl Of greet Re.
public WIS, us' he The shso,aie or relative in
oresse ofns dave torulsfor, u low mrth
IL nay acct the future condition. Of this
District. cannot easily be iorsecn. The population
amounted. IN 1880. 10 more than o 900. The
tine my cone when Il viii amount 10 Ten times
tia, number. Add ]. It Of no importance 10
country whether iis capitol shall We surrounded By
a mss, OF hardy, independent .freesca, ready to
peril their lives IN defending it's we'll themselves
from the invasion ofa FOREIGN Power or whether
II shall be guarded by 60 00J 'lare' who. instead
ef rsllying in its defence, may hal the nYeder a.
an sngel Of dehvcrence from their bondage And
IL Dot this subject invested with additional interest
~hep IL IL considered that the Congress Of the L.
States will be surrounded by such amount of
sech a populations Have the petitioners then
q part OF the American people, no interest in tbs
question:
And then. too, there is the character ofthe coun-
uy a. IL uasy be affected by the institutions within
,he Territory, where the legislative power OF that
country is supreme. I. slavery tolerated ia the
Distrioii The petitioners feel themselves, in some
sense responsible for it. Is merchandise made of
nyS within sigh, Of the Capitol IN which ,helr
Representatives are assembled and or whose sum-
mi; wave the stripes and The s,srs e freedom =
AZ Americans The, keenly fell the reproaoh, rnl
Z
oss tn. .,.in from the cscu,cheon of their coun.
try.
Bot. in the second place, it is ssscried nat Con
ryess Ia. no right 10 igisat his sulj'o; that.
however great may he the evil Of slavery or the
slave trade within this Dis'ic' II is an evil which
ust be borne since suihorlty 10 remedy II is not
TO be found among the powers granted III The Con
s,,ulion.
And wha, are the powers Of Congress touching
This SUBJECT IL II true that Congress Is auihonz
ed to extend lie Legislation to the high seas, even
TO the very coast Of Africa snd 10 prohibit the very
traffic in slaves, under the penalty Of deIfh. while
II 10 poweriess 10 reach the same evil IN the very
heart of the Republic' lfihe grant Of powers
inset be 90 constructed there il clearly no nu'
shorty by when the government can act ~ ihs
matter. then must Ne submit IN the evil and wait
en- amendment Of the ns'i'ution, which shall
make it eon,isien, With irself and rave the coun-
Try from reprosoh.
But cir, fnrtunrte'y fnr tho country, the Con-
s,i,u,ion through which We derive our powers, 10
no, thus defective. The poaer 10 ieglslsie upon
THE subect 10 granted. and that, oct by remote
implication bai IN terms of Obvious and familiar
import. The s,h section The first article gives
30 Congress authority 10 eAercise eIciytirr leg,-
lsiion, in ell cases whn,soeyer over such dis ret
(noi exceeding ten miles sqosrelas may, by oession
81 particular Sstesand the acceptance uf Corgtess
become the seat Of Government ol the Uned
S,sies."
In the FIRE, place. IL, il bs Observed The power
Of Congre,s 10 leg,slsie in his District is eNciu-
sss. There is no other jurlsiic,iou either CON
current or conflicting. The jurisdiction Of Viz
GINA and Maryland from winch this territory was
acquired b, crssion. Is perfectly excluded % is
The su'hor,y snd Jurisdiction Of lho Emperor OF ell
the Rus.iss.
The exclusive character a. the jurisdiction be- /.
ing apparent, the question IL what L. lie extent
The snswer is IA the language Of he rruu,. that
IL extends 10 AL case .hai-oe,er." The trainers
Of the Constitution oould hssp employed ~ lang
cage 81 mere eomprrheu,,c in,pou than THE
".7R eass HAatsocrec' But ste there no li.ita- .
uobs 10 this Cettsiuy. The gfsnt - subject
10 tho hmiIstious which ate incidcn, 10 I'll lruir
isiivs powef. There ere many ihlncs Which g.,
Lsg'slaiarc rehifally do. /, csnnn, asss On
sT post Idfo law. IL cannot by mere oct Of
legislation. ir.nsicr the Propne'y ~ one individual
10 snothsr. II csnnot authorize the com 90 uC
crime. Thsse and such like limitations cais,s m
the pFescui cass. Eot tecsufe ufsuy Thing IN The
language Of The giant. bot bccsu.e they arc