The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-06-14

States and that each emgIant from the States the
territories earnes along with hum the laws OF the STATE
from which he comes these propositions, he sad,
would be found upon examination, each and all OF them
TO be totally faacous and untenabe The true doctrine
vested IN the government OF the United STATES Inc OPP
poslte doctrine unfounded in reason and could mol
stand the test either of Judicial proceedings OF elementary
writings upon the subject.
The greai error arises from the idea that each citizen of
your territories is citizen Of the United States II was
the States of this Union that formed The federal eonshtu
tom and so long remains within the States he
can claim the protection and the rights II secures The
man who goes without the States not entitled TO habeas
corpus or trial by jury, If we choose 10 forbid IT. Mr.
P held also, that this government might dispose OF
portion the whole of territory, OF State If
her interest required it-as done by the State of
Maine the matter of the settlement OF the northeastern
boundary. The government might also prescribe wheh-
settlements may be made If aterrtory contained val
liable mineral deposltes, who could doubt the power OF
government To forbid the occupation OF settlers and for
bid even the cutting from 1t single stick OF timber!
The judicial decisions In all the courts. State and
hona were numerous in affirmation OF this power
Herein be agreed with the gentleman from South Caro-
lima, that the people OF Territory were wholly without
sovereignty. The OF this doctrine obvious
for the title those Territories acquired BY the
United States either by purchase by conquest and all
the books declare that such title coners the power 10 e
Ssate for and any form Of upon such
Territories. There scnhlla OF authority in oppo
slhon TO this. From the commencement OF the govern
men this doctrine had always obtained He referred TO
the acts of Congress far back the year 1887 quoting
| and substantlating this proposition
He depressed to discuss and sustain the validity OF the
ordinance of 7s7that is, the SIX closing articles thereof
He conended that these articles perpeualy binding
unless they should be revoked by the parties to the
pact He referred to and read from decision upon adjud
Gated cases in Kentucky louisiana Illinois, Missouri and
OHIO showing that negro born the Northwestern Terri
tory after certain daethe date OF the ordinance OF 1857
was free, by virtue of that ordinance There
other claim to the right OF soil IN the Northwestern Ter
ftory than that dervable from this ordinance IT, then,
this ordinance be in force another ordinance OF the kind
might be enacted and put in force
He held that the power over territory was penary and
complete for the settlement or the prohibition OF settle
men for the abolition the establishment of slavery
for the establishment therein OF any form of govern
| ment
In support of this last power of the general govern
men he referred the acts for the establishment OF the
Territory OF Mississippi, and the several Territories
southwest of the Ohio river.
He adyerted to of mutual consent OF parties by
which the ordinance Of 1857 repealed SO far as to
allow the people of Illinois TO retain their slaves for
limited tme after that State admitted into the Union
He referred to certain act OF the territorial government
of Florida by which it declared that non residents
should be taxed heavier than residents, which was
versed by the authority OF Congress- and to the act OF
Congress OF 1904, prohibiting the importation OF slaves
into louisiana four years before the same law was pass
ed With reference to the United States in general-to
show that Congress has unlimited power to egsate for
the territories. In the latter case-the case OF LOUISE
anaCongress suspended and revoked the act establish
ing their territorial government and set up better gov
eminent for them, consisting OF governor and three
Judges,
MIR. vENABLE Do understand the gentleman from
Indiana to that Congress has power to set up gov
Mr. PETIT Yes, sir: take it in the broadest sense
Congress may sell the sol-may sell its inhabitants into
slavery if they please; though he did not to assert
that IT would be policy TO do such thing.
Mr. p showed the absurdity of the position that ci-
zens OF the several States may emgate to the territories
OF the United States and carry the local laws OF their
respective States along with them respectively, by
hbitng several cases in which the legislation OF the sew
era States would be thus necessarily brought into con-
hict
When Mr. p had concluded his hour
Mr.. SIDNEY LAWRENCE took the Clerks table,
and addressed the committee at length but owing to the
confusion III the hail. and the low tone OF voice in which
the member read, his remarks were nearly lnaudible
He understood to maintain that Congress has full
power 10 leyislate for the Territories
THE VOTE
TIE time having expired when according to order, de-
bate upon this bill to terminate, the committee pro-
ceeied to the vote.
The CHAIRMAN stated the question to be on Mr.
VsToNs amendment, (Which he reported last week from
the Committee of Ways and eans,) approprailng eight
hundred and seventy four thousand hundred dol
lars for the foreign mail service.
Mr. JONES, OF Tennessee, moved to amend the amend
ment by striking out that part OF the item which pro-
poses TO make an appropriation oil s2oyO1, BY way OF
advance pay TO enable the company contracting for the
service TO construct their vessels
Mr. VINTON, in favor OF this amendment, exhibited
letter from the Secretary OF the Navy recommending
this appropriation, and stated that il had been also
commended by the Committee Naval Affairs and the
Committee OF Ways and Means
The amendment to the amendment was then rejected:
Mr.. MCKAY proposed to amend the amendment by
striking the proviso making appropriation for carry
ing the mail from Panama 10 Astoria III advance OF the
time when the service to commence. He addressed
the committee for the purpose of showing the necessity
of making another reference of the bill, that ii might be
revised and remodelled altogether When the bill
ported the nation state of war; and our cond
ton likely to be chan ged to state OF peace
If peace permanently, the appropriations OF the
next yeanwoud be too large by four millions He made
out this estimate by exhibit of details.
Before the question taken upon this amendment,
Mr.. VINTON modified the original amendment, to
wit the provso proposed to be striker out SO as to
provide that said pay shall not till the LIST OF
October next and he read from the articles by which
the contractors bound show that this proviso
in accordance with the terms OF the contract
Mr. McKAY's amendment then rejected; and the
original amendment by Mr. VrNIoN adopted.
Mr.. VINTON then proposed further to amend by an
appropriation of $1,000 IT, for the expenses incurred
in the construction of depot OF CHARTS which was
agreed to.
Mr.. VINTON (under instructions from the Committee
of WAYS and Means) proposed further to amend, by an
APPROXIMATION of 81 800 furnish the naval hospital at
New Orleans which was agreed to.
Mr. WHITE of New York proposed to amend, in the
twelfth line, by inserting clause to repeal the fourth
section of the act making appropriations for the naval
service approved March 3, 1915.
The CHAIRMAN ruled this amendment to be out OF
order.
MI VINTON (under further instructions from the Com
mttee of Ways Means) proposed also further amend
by an appropriation of 81 900 for meteorological observa-
lions to be co,dcte under the direction of the Secreta
~ of the Navy Mr. V. expressed his opinion that sys
tenn of meteorological. observations might be adopted
which in connexiOm WI til the magnetic telegraph would
sbserve the valuable pu pose OF giving such warning OF
ayproachng storms sells about to SAIL as would be
means of great security TO the country, both IN military
and commercial point of view