The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-10-04
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THE COMPROMISE BILL


AkeF tie n,osl mature rriieriinn WHICH
nc hare bern able % give me suhjrrl. We
are bIcnght "a he ronsiriion. thar had
The sa-esllrd =. t'nnlprnmlse Bill passed
Congress. u would have bren ) virtual
surrender Of he whole lrrritry acquired
from Mexico. IL he AnrIh. We DO not
inirnd. BY this slrrlarsiion. Il impngn The
moslres 81 those frnm Ihs SaniI,. y no rol
ed for il. NO donhi they thought diiEe-
rendy. hui we ran make gO,d our posilinn.
We think. ihal n wnold have heen nn
" eompInmisr." hnt surTender'--sn
entire ard rOmpleir surrender ~ lie whole
isTrilaTy. 10 The Annh. We ask The
readers attention far moment. In The
first plaee-~hal is q Compromise? II
pre-snppnses contest between parties.
and i lnseparable f"m ne idca Of mE.
fEai eoness,ion. Each party must MD
something of what thai party regards his
rights. in the subject matter nI dispute.
Where one takes ALL. ih'Tr - no Com
promise. Where earh demands al. and
win lake nothing less, lawsuit follows.
and The final verdict and judgment are Car
from being \ Compromise.
So under the bill ia whirh Nc refer. II
would have been in effect hnl change of
;he tribunal uhirh was 10 determine upon
our rights. The Supreme Count. instead Of
Congress, was 10 pass npon them. and BY
IFS decision, we were riiher 10 gain all, or
lose all. Let this be borne in mind and
lest il may not he at first thew apparent.
We call attention tn the provisions oI the
bill. By ile 26ih seriion The legislative
power OF the territory was vested in the
Governor. Secretary and Judges. who
could pass ans law fnr lie administration
al justice, " not repugnani 60 this acI. or
Inconsistent with The Constitution Of the
United States" bni no law was 10 be pass.
ed, interfering with the primary disposal
OF the soil, respecting an establishment Of
religion, or respecting The prohibition or
establishment Of Airicln slavery" The
3ls, section pro, ided the mode by which
wriis Of error and appeals were 10 be CARR
ed up from the Supreme Court nf The ter.
ril"ry To- the Supreme Couriufihe United
States. and refers specially 10 .cases in.
voIsing lille to Slaves" The Supreme
Court OF the United States then, was In he
the ultimate tribunal 10 determine the
question. Its srrision was. so long as the
Iesriiorisl sosssa."s"s s'1si"ueti. to oe
E..I Frl.a .lnaastnn sansalI Lara haan
against the South! The Supreme Cour,
would have been bound Tins to decide I;
and why dn we say so! In n number oil
adludiraled cases, il has established the
doctrine, that when a Government &C.
quires territory. either by conquest OF
purchase. " The laws, rights and inslitu.
iions nf the Country from which the terri
tory is acquired, remain in force until al
tered by the Government so acquiring il. "
|, was so decided in the cases of the Ame-
riran Insurance Company vs.. Carter.
! Peters Rep. 5I2. aud STROLLER vs.. Lucas,
IL Peters Rep. 40. The same doctrine
, is laid down INST clearly and distinctly
i in numerous other decisions Of the Court.
II is recognized by all the writer's Of au-
lhorily IN International law. How. then,
stands The case under consideration! BY
an ACT nf the Mexican Congress of 1887
Slavery was abolished throughout thai
! country. When we acquired CallfoInls
and New Mexico, then, slavery did no,
exist there. except perhaps what is termed
Feon servilude, differing widely from the
Institution Of African slavery. Under the
decisions then. To which we have referred
slavery cannot exist in those territorie:
until established by &c, Of Congress. un'
less il be true that so soon as a Territory
is acquired, the institution or relation o
I slavery is co ms anti, created by operation
! of the Constitution of the United States
; If il be rue. that to establish slavery IL
', New Mexico and California. Congress:
must pass law 10 that effect, then who
ever carries his slave there, befnre suci
law is passed. and submits contest BIZ
tween himself and tia, slave for his free
dom, TO The ultimate adjudication Of th
I, Supreme Court, will be The loser, nnles
. that tribunal should entirely disregard al
its pas, and uniform DECISIONS. IL woul
saw, until the United States alters the law
which were in force in New Mexico an
/, California when they were acquired. si0
I rery cannot eGist therein: But IL til
4. Supreme Court were TO decide that SO 500
: as these territories were Obtained iror
j Mexico, the Constitution Of the Unite
States. without legislation by Congress
2 extended into and over them the insti,'
= ton of slavery, then il is conceded 1t
|, stakeholder, carrying his slaves int" then
d would be safe. But is this true! Can
:. he for one moment. conceded that our r
Q deral Constitution was intended, and
Il framed, TO be slavery propagating M
!. chine--which, proprio rigors, directly al
Il of its own act. and by virtue Of its pr
visions, so soon as the country over whi'
il operates is enlarged, Instantly exien
h over the soil acquired. the institution
E. African slavery. now existing in some
4, the Staiesl In what word, sen,cnc
- x..,:o,> - ,r,;cla of ,ba Constitution r.