Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-09-06


isdtion; TO The passa ge of ali laws silie
most general accepIaSiipn Of !ihe Mord ~.
which, by The by2;iitss carefully excluded e
from the sentence. 2 stTaess
-, Hf7f@ Hs6s&gE8 S,h as1s Atktssss@
=" "1trtitory i; here .classed with prom:
erty, aud treated as s"ch; and The inject "
was evidently to crahte the General Gov
ernnIen', as properly holier-whlcb from
necessity it must sbe:--loy manage, - pre;,s5s
serve. and dispose oj'' such proPftry asit -
might pussess. AMI which authority Is, ,es- -
scnliaI almost to lis being. Bnt ,heilfysss,4
and persons Of our citizens, with the vast q
variety Of objects connected with hem.
canuoI be controlled by an authority ShieR
is merely called iGiO existence 'l1r!tIie puf
pose Of making rales aud regulations for
The disposition and management Of prop =
erty." '.'.. ''' - "t5+ l.s-ffi as
There being M igh, or power granted -
10 Congress 10 ibe Constitution, Gem cassss
ncxt C0TDIdefs the question: 2 . %, - 5si9
U,rS The 0fdirqncs Gf 17s7. passed by ~
lie Congrc1of Ne, ConYiitcrdtion, Bind Her.
CoHgresS 9f Mt Uni&d SfatsS7'' g l..tss:Ss',sh
ITO thinks tIfm il ,d6Gs nor, and bis Ianlssss
guaee on Tho sub Gjecf Is fafand clear. iIessa
writes: VIZ t,'*'l1 ~ tFli'isa7f
"I'be original ord;6a1ce " de Eopgrcssg''f
Of The Confederation, passed III f7s7, 9 andls
which ans the 6Gly Sef ap0p 9tlTy sobjeet
IN 0rcs az ite adoption 0f The ConssiirR
ii0n. pr0vidsdS c6f0pisfe fame u GoTerB
rnenf for thS co1Ntry n0ttt Of ITO 0bjo. g
while in q Territorial condition. and f0ssiiggl
eventual admission ID sspsfats States into g
the Union. Aad de PERSUASION ihat this's1
ordIda1ca contained Within itseIf ait sfTIes1
necessary means Of sxseSta16 ps05atlysx
prevented any ditee+ reference tSEae SETS
iect'ff1 the Constitution, I.ifffeFt thsS Sess-sH
ing IN Congress He rf4hr f1adaait me SEate1tg
f,rmed Gsder Il flsto fFe Uaions U0weref,9S
circGmssnces arose whicH r'qlSret bsassss~sE
fio6, as ~"IE over The territory ndr1ip 6f dc g
Ohio. as over OTHER territory. botfp wahsesss
aad spitFsut rhe ogisiuap Euion,, csde6 fosF
the General government add az pasbouo
times more eaIargsdI power tias heess ea%
eseiset aver tie 9sTritdries- meaning faesess
by Inc drffersi5t Ter7itoriai GaassuraeaTs--SsS
sFian fs conveyed BY tte E1rsed Sranf5e-as
fesred TO- - y sS777,7'}s - Z'sssff ~
Hog FAR al exTsrisS necessity may
have operated N producing thisFesslation,a
and thus extending. Sy rather . violent inns5a
plica,ion, powers rot directly given. Eknow
not. But certain il is. thar the principle ofst
Interference should not 6e carried beyondsa
the necessary implication ,rhich producesit it.S
II should beIimitea to the creation Of fpropssf
er governments fc new countries. acquisM
red or settled, and 10 The necessary sProyisas
sinn for their eventual admission eiSintoihe9s
Uuon; leaving. oin;the meantime, u fhels
people inhabiting Them Observation-Disclosures
Iernai concerns in their ownsTay. 20 They
are just as capable of doing so asslbe peo-
pie of the STATES; as they canido,s AT any -
rate, as soon as their political Independence
is recognised BIZ admission at65tte Uniors =. Z
During this temporaryc cnndiiopSit;sh hard
Nv expedient1 call into exftcise a doubts .
fuE aGd iudiyidious authority hfhieh ques>;
tichs acknowledgement n 9Tespeet table poI-
tion of our cilizehs andswhoss slimilaiionsss
iwhateqeri may be- sill be;rapiIl lylap-
proaciiinS It's termination ian aatliDriiy
which would give iog ongsess daspeticp poirs
er,uncontrolled by the Cohstiiutiog over :
most important sections sof our conailn
country For if rsfe relstiA naasfar
and eefyanf may be regulated or aanihilara
ted by lis Legislation, so may. the relatl0n
Of husband and wife. of parentsand chfd.a
and of any other condition which aur in-a
sr1utions and the habits Of our society re.S
cognise.n ~ s. FS ~ i.a=JE tislsSg ~
Cer,ainy,sfrom ihe foregpinS. exiraetssl
there can be no doubt a., itof Gen. Cass'ss,.
sound views Oh the, subject sof the slave
question. They are precisely in accor-ta
dance with the propositions we have laid
down, and are all The South requres--@
That there may be 70 mistake as tosthc
meaning Of his argument, he sums up tlieb
whole OF il in the following language :s
Briefly, then, am opposed TO, iheiex5z
ercise Of any jurisdiction by Congress oYesa
This matter; and am 10 favor Of leayingY
to the peopie,of any territory, WHICH. maya
be hereafter acquired the right 10 resulate5a
it for themselves, under the general prlncl--7
plies of The Constitution. Because---S Ssszi
-. / do not see in the Constitution any
gran, ofIhe; requisite powerio Congress,a
aud 1 am not disposed to extend doubi-f
fuI precedcut (viZ 1.-The ordinance Of l7S7li) !.
beyond its necessity but in the establistl-R
ment of Territorial SGoyernmentse q iyYheIl
needed, leaving, to The inhabitants. all theIg
rights compatible, with the relations theys
bear 10 the ConfederaliOn.n'a .'sa5;g 9 ssasss 2
-But, say the opponents of Gen. Casss ifs
Congress have no power over The -sdbJect.s
and cannot delegate'it to the Pefritoriaia
Legislatures ;sH .'tosassumeit 1t would bella
in his language ,E.to exercise. "a despoticF
power, uncontrolled by the Constitution -
what protection has the STAKEHOLDER for his
slave property, should he lake Il TO the
Territories % ." E.fs5N1aS , sa"
Gen.. Cass is notmum on The question: Ia
He tells US The Shareholder, like any other
property holder, can have this maiterreS
ulaied :. under the general princip!estoisE
the Constitution" which secureshimae aHa
rights compatible with the relations hea
bears to the ConGederalioD.", iG4HG e
And what are these rights Are hey
moi clearly defined 10 the Constitution =
Under the general principles OF that IN