New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-07-19

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ter-on % public DARE coll eli lef we're u good hands
vh.rt ~. rof distant b. his momelf1us question. ike
fire tel r .e lrh awakened az hei ne with terror.
hu.bed i.dee r. To- moment Bli this Is repreve 01iy.
not anal sentence geOerai l-c- le, colcliil- wln
market principle. moral ana p1-- oace conceived ana
haI IL y, ~ ~ -v raf.0rs o men. Will never be- otfer-
siel and every irritation "l L tA . letpe and deep
er can say w conscious ~, -l lefe j. noi iaan
cart who would sacrrcc inpfe lii would o. reFe
ne from this heavy reproacl n any Tricitic way The
ce-ion o ls Kind q properly wv - = = n.slanea Is
bscaiee Lcl would not co'i ne second nolgn' . n
l4 way e general elnlnci aloA ll- ,l'rilia' could Pee
ei-c-i ard gradually ana ~l cue .icfiices ulnd d
might be- B1i b. j. We nave le VOL by ie ears and
We ca neither h. ID HIM. safely le him 90 Justice E
scale. aud 90 reservation ln me ote. Oi one
ng certain ihat a. me passage % saycs from one
free safe 10 another would LOT make Save 10 slge hu
5elg lo would lo be 90 io- o. 80 ihe.f diffusion
ofera greater surface wogf make -nen lnliydlay nap
pier a5l prororloaay facilitate lie accomplishment %
flelr er-a1Crauou hy 1F4s me ft- on greater Aii
Oerof cos1 tors An abstinence too from 'is ac' @ pow
er y n remove I'm jealousy excited by tle under skiing
s-rro1. of men eoulposrg state Tts certainly j. tie
exclusive sf Of every stale, wAc nothing 10 The Colst-
ilen- ana given 'o Tie General Gov
eminent Could COugrr.-' iji e1t.r, Say ,-.i Ae ron.
/ nor emf -raic into any other state
ess sacrfe o themselves hy The generation Of 55o % be-
qlre egovcnmerf ana happiness t0 their country q 20
be- thrown away By the un1se ad i" uriig passons n
teir and that ny Only toi'on - lo ye ilt sill
I've uot 10 weep over %. ID iley wol1 1ui dep issionlsy
weigh fc blessings tey VIII ilfo away against an al
I "a
.-issio fhe would Pause before hey would pcrrerste
ihs sc Of suicide on e1sevc- and IT treason against DE-
hopes hs world To yourself a. re faithful advocate ~
.neci THOMAS JEFFERSONH
Marx biz prophetic words Max his profound rca
sonIng'
rtfthe question: d lushod for hc noneat Buih's
reprcrc % not frai saicaef eeorrsphca Inc com
dine with marked principle moral ana polite a. oHce c2a
CARED and hid ~ ~ ne fnQ'V ffrion on "e' s Hfi' o.
aberl'ci, and eroy nee Irritation ~~ "a'A df" ma
dc,rc,.
Twenty e.ht years have passed since these reinark'
bic words were pcnncd. and there Is not a thought
which time has not thus Jar verilfd ana 10 is 20 ne
feared will continue 20 verify until the whole viii be-
fulfilled Certain 10 b. that he regarded the comprom-
-c line utterly inadequate 90 arrest tai iaisl course
of events " hch biz keen sacacy anucipat' nom tne
I question IL was hut "rspr.evc Marx the deeply
melancholy IMPRESSION which % made ON ns mind.
Il rccret that an die Do The belief ai le useless So
crhce I'd themselves by fe generation az 900 10 acquire
seltgovenment and hlppless Tor tenseNes' j. 20 %
thrown away by the unlse and unworthy passions ~ rl
sons and that my only c0nsoeion D. To De lAal sa nu
live t0 weep over D.
Can any one believe after listening 10 tbs letter that
Jefferson be- tine author OF the socaled Hilmoi frovso
or ever favored o. And set there Al this time strenu
0us efforts making 10 tue North o. form purely sec.
tOnal party Dr. end that too, under the sanction OF
those who profess the highest veneratouor hs chatc
ter and principles But must speak the truth while
vindcafc the memory u Jeicrson nom 50 lou RI
charge hO be u not blameless IN reference u nus
subject fle committed great error IN inserting the
provision be- DID, IN the plan he reported lor the govern
ment OF the taruf0ry. a. much modified as ~ was h
wa the hrsl bl0wile tessay 10 draw 5eo-taph
ical line coincding with marked principle. moral ana
political 10 originated with hm i'm pnlanthrOplc Uul
mistaken views OF the most dangerous character as
shall show 10 the sequel Otlers. with very different
feelings and views followed and have given 10 II iii &c
ton and impetus which it not promptly and eh,icnty
arrested VII end IN the dissolution Of the Union ana the
destruction Of our political Institutions.
have trust established beyond controversy, tiat
neither the ordinance Of ll-1, nor the Mss0ur compo
I sHasrl flf FhaHn 10
authority OF Mr. Jefferson furnishes any EVIDENCE what
ever 20 prove that Congress possesses the power over
the territory claimed Dy those who advocate the I'm
socton Of This bill But admit To- the SAKE OF argument
that mistaken and that the objections have urged
against them are gIOundessgiye them all the loTce
which be claimed for pIecedents-and they would
have the weight OF feather against the strong pre-
which J. 40 the outset OF my remarks snoNed
20 be opposed 10 the existence OF the power. Prece
dents even in court OF justice can have but little
weight except where the law Is doubtful ana should
have little delberaive body IN any case on CON
/ stitui.ona question, and none, where the power TO
which il has been attempted 10 trace II does not exist
a. nave shown trust 10 be the case Ia this instance
But while deny that the clause relating 70 the Ter
rtory and other property Of the United states conef
any governmental that Congress possesses ABSOLUTE
power over the Territories. By means deny that Il
has any power them such denial would oe Idle
any OCCASION but nucu more 70 on TINS, N4lrh we
are engaged in constituting Territorial Government
without an lection being whispered from any quarter
against our night 20 do ID there be any senator Of
that opinion ne ought al once 10 fl-c ana iAoFr 70 ~
the bill on the table, 10 dispose Of i IN some other
,gav 90 as 10 prevent the waste OF time on subject
upon which we have no right 10 act Assuming then
that possess the power the only questions tnat re-
main are-whence is il derived and what Is its extent
As 10 rs origin concur ia the opinion expressed ~
Chief Justice Marshall in OF the read by tue
Senator from New. York that Il is derived from the
right of acquiring territory and the more tlof-
ouehy confirmed ia II from the fact that entertained
the opinion long before knew II % be MS As 10 the
right of acquiring territory, agree with the senator
from New-YOrk that II i embraced, without gong lar
Their both in tle and treaty powers. ADMITTING
then what has never been denied and what i would
be idle do IN discussion which relates 10 tefIto
res acquired both by and treaties that the United
states have the right 10 acquire territories II wold
seem to follow by necessary consequence tnat lAey
have the right govern them As they possess e en-
tire right OF soil dominion. ald sovereignty over them
they must necessarily carry with them the ngh % gov
ern But tins Government as the cole agent and rep.
resenaiiye Of the United Staesthat Is the states OF
the Union ia their federal chaactcr-must as such
possess the sole riglt Il exist al al But II tnere De
any disposed 70 tax different vie" Of the origin
OF the power / shall make points with him, Tor
whatever may be rs origin .he conclusion "ouid De
| the same, as shall presently show
But il would be great errE 70 conclude inst Con
ress has the absolute power OF governing the terrific
res because II has the sole OF exclusive power The
reverse j. the case Ii is subject to many ana hnpOr
tant restrictions and conditions OF which SOME are eN
pressed and others implied Among the former may De
caascd al the general and absolute pronibuons OF Tue
Constitution that e. all those which prohibit the eNct
else OF certain powers under any crcunstance IN ths
class included the prohibition VI granting titles oil no
biy passing cl p0s, frgo laws and bills Of aitainder
the suspension Of the wit u hdbcas corpus except IN
certain making laws respecting the establish.
ment Of religion prohibiting IL free exercise ana
| every other Of ike description, which conciuslFcly
shows that the power 0l Congress over the effltofle
is not absolute Indeed b great error 10 suppose,
that either tins the state Governments possess ia
any absolute power sach power can belong only
10 The supreme ultimate power called sovereignty ana
that IN system resides n thc people OF le seer
states OF the Union. Wiih IS Governments D9tn : cd
cral and state are ont AGENTS o., more properly uus
tees and h. possess not absolute but suoof llhdte
aud limited powers for al powers possessed ~ -uch
Governments must from their nature be- trust po"cf-
and subject 20 all the restrictions 10 which mat class oil
! powers
Among them they are restricted 10 the nature aud
\ he objects of the Trust aid hence 40 Government
under our system, federal state has the usntt % 40
any thin. inconsistent with fle nature u the powers m
trusted % 10 or the ot ects Tor which u was miru ed
or % express 10 In more usual language, Tor Whcn u
was delegated To do either would be- % pefFert ne
power TO purposes Intended, and would De- Fi'
aton OF the Constitution ami that ia the most cfo
way il could be- made, because more easily done ana
les easily decided But there Is another and important
class of restrictions which more directly relate % The
subject under discussion refer % those imposed 90
the trustee, bv the nature 4li character Of the party
who constituted the trustees aud invested them with the
trust powers 10 be- exercised for its benefit 70 ths cae