Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-04-22

subject the power do exists nowhee and we have then
the spectacle presented Of political community large
bers vast in territorial extent incapable Of gsatng upon
subject which only essential or will be essential
their prosperity, but may be TO their absolute safety Before
arrive such conclusion the argument sustain fought
certainly be unanswerabe Either the power gislate
this subject exists in Congress- the whole history Of the egs
on othe county beginning has an assump
ton From the beginning Congress has acted on the prn
cpe Of possessing this power. After certain number Of in
habtanis have been collected in ertoy5 000then there
has been vested in governor legislative council and house
OF representatives the authority make al laws for good
Of the district" This power thus clearly delegated by Con-
gess the Territorial Legislature, acting with the OF the
governor The federal appointc without whose signature
law can be valid. y has indeed been suggested, and think
that the honorable Senator from Michigan squns that way
Mr.. CAss, (in his seat) Not squnts at it.
Mr. DArTos The honorable Senator then hints IT, that
this power exists IN the people Of the territory n their pm
tive unoganized condition. But there is no organization
the people OF the territory except through their Legislature,
acting under the authority of Congress- and the Governor,
whois the appontec Of the Executive They have
other mode of exercising any power vested in them Are
hey or he purpose carrying into execution this one power
TO get up some new kind OF legsaurcto create kind OF
fmperiu in inpeo2 sirkes that the position Is em
neny absurd Congress exercises every other power what
law or principle forbids the exercise Of This 1,
But says the gentleman Congress takes these lands merely
TO dispose OF them trustees and whenever you consrue
constitutional law you mus, copstrue il in reference the
object Tor which The trust created How these ter
ritores to be governed in the time How they to
pass nrough he long period Of their territorial condition u
seriously contended that the constitution, which gives power
to dispose Of the territories and in language Of the cons
tuton TO make all necdul rules and regulations respect
ing the territory TO be confined simply TO the enactment Of
such laws as regulate the disposition Of the territories and
yet under that clause OF the constitution, under IFS
raj right Of dominion or under both the whole civil and the
whole criminal jurisdiction Of Congress, and Of the Territorial
legislatures from the year 1887 down 10 the present day. has
been enacted and not law in thousand has any thing
TO do with the disposition of the territories have always
Il
dera Government hr by It's general Legislative su
premacy and secondly by express grant the grant being IN
the provision OF the constitution which authorizes Congress to
make all ncediu rules regulations respecting the errtores
sixty years practice under that provision Of the constitution has
settled, or ought to have settled It's construction
there be any doubt raised in regard to the lands ceded
BY slave States may that much Of these lands have
been acquired SINCE and many Of these cessons have been
made by free States New York made the very first
IN 7s AZ the time she made that cession that State could
egsase upon the subject Of slavery she conceded all her