Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-04-01

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the important ceremony Of pauron which usually results
in leaving the family several twins called Senators and Rep
resenatives.
If INV view Of this subject be correct then the fabric created
by our ancestors the admiration OF the world in al its
magnificent and beautiful proportions Il shows itself coos
sal structure, every side OF which is inscribed liberty
constitutional liberty But # wrong is an ugly and
the other end Of the Capitol it huge political ososity
It oveooks to the East ten millions of people procaming
constitutional liberty, while 1t announces to the West IRON
handed despotism
Can there be more ndelensbe asurpation than for an
institution appointed the common agent OF the States limit
ed in the most positive and express terms Subjects
TO all the powers OF sovereignty and exclusive legsa
ton The argument that when cedes to
Their ts territory the nation cedng transfers the other its
entire sovereignty and that IN this country the sovereignty
in the people the United States which be only
csed by their common agent the Government of the United
States This whole proposition is false Except the powers
delegated in the constitution, the entire sovereignty with
The States separately, and not collectively The people of
Massachusetts, are citizens of the United States but they
only sovereign within the limits OF that State Full poweris
conferred on Congress- it true, to dispose of and make
all needu rules and regulations respecting the territory and
other property of the United States" But here its authority
When the people have purchased the public lands or occu
pied them by permission Of Congress- when they have esab
shed Government of their own, these the people of the
United with whom sovereignty resides fully and abb
soutey within their limits as with the people Of New York
or Pennsylvania
II may be supposed from what have said that yield to
territorial governments the power exclude slavery On the
contrary the Of this has been Of the principal OBJ
jects of my argument
men, since the Wimo controversy has occurred should seek
protection against its mschefs and its dangers in the unmt
ed powers claimed Congress egsate the people of
the territories. 1t is pretended that this unlimited power
md
underlined ideas of sovereignty ascertaned by the laws
Of nations As this right Of exclusive legislation has rea
lion connection with the constitution, must be ndepen
dent Of it and therefore, there is more restraint on the
subject Of slavery than any other But according to my
view, the territories quasi members OF the Union when
they establish regular They subject to all
he laws which the constitution authorizes Congress and
they that prohibited to the States They
legsate in relation the public lands any
State which contains them This power conferred Con-
gress with such limitation only the constitution imposes.
That limitation is marked and explicit If there is any fea-
ure system conspicuous than all the rest is that
Of perfect equality among the States and the people of the
States This is the firm and stable foundation of Con-
edeacy. Without it, it would have been established
Destroy it, and the Union would be instantly dissolved.
The deeds of cesson of the immense territories in the West
made for the benefit of the people of
the United States In their sale each and every citizen has
the right purchase These propositions will adj
init of controversy Those who in favor of excluding sa
very say that they do mpugn this right they tell that
the public lands equally accessible to ALL that all have the
privilege of purchasing But while they tell this,
they that though you may purchase the public lands
shall cultivate them with slave labor Now, sir, what
this but fiat denial of the right of purchase Can be sup
posed that any would be stupid buy land without
the liberty Of cultivating it
II it be that this equality of rights exists to the public
lands coded by the States how much srkngy does this
great truth appear when extend views foreign terri
tory, acquired by the and the blood
Of people. The citizens of all sections of country,
the North the South the East and the West have gone out
.aft
to live alike, and to die alike the batte-feds,
maintain the honor and glory Of the country And now, sir
when their bones bleaching the when
the soil of Mexico is still moist with their blood proposition
made to exclude from one-haf Of the noble patriots who
will survive the war; and then the half of those whom the
slain and dead have left behind him.
This proposition from the army those engaged
in this gnobe strife have been conspicuous only in the battles
which the hustings. Do you think, sir that the
widows and orphans whom the gallant brothers Of the North
and South have left behind them would not
that the field which contains then graves should be the
mon property of them oil
Do you think that the manned who have survived this war;
whose wounds yet unheaed that any portion Of them
would seek to exclude the others
The proposition is to be stated II shocks
that Of justice and equal rights which all mankind
terrain alike. And think and feel that il is ndefensi
bic outrage those great principles of justice and equality
which the constitution was intended to secure.
came here trembingy alive to the Wilmot proviso
seek Cancellation with the members Of the North and
gress met found good feeling of brotherhood wrote to
my constituents that the Northern Wings much
liberal than had been taught believe that they
the friends Of the Union and the constitution and would
disturb the desired harmony between the Wings of the North
and the Wings Of the South abstraction. But,
sir how sadly have been disappointed There has been
member from the South who has carefully abaned front
the agitation of the slavery question No voice from that
region has been heard this subject And day after day.
when opportunity has been afforded have been
PEELED to listen TO set speeches against the institutions Of the
South.
regret deeply regret this Of things Ny atten-
ton could not fail to be attracted to the speech Of the honoa
BILE member from Ohio, MR. RooT delivered the 18th of
the present month That speech beahes nothing but hos
tty to Southern institutions. II uttered in tone Of
defiance, and In such language of left the inn
preston that the hopoabe speaker thought that empty threats
quite sufficient to intmidae what he pleased TO call
&c Southern chivaly."
He says the strife between slavery and ansavey, free
States and slave States North and South is inevitable cit
cannot be avoided must come-aye, scome The note
of alarm has been sounded in the North, and unless mis-
take the Pilgrim Stock you will find Northern obstnacy full
'y match for Southern chivay. You better prepar
ed but Jonathan can wake up, and he will give you live
'y tune, sir"
Again. the honorable member the following language
"The old Wing guard all ready Those of the tribes
of the Hurons and Fries taking the war-pah and the
'Mednas and Lorain sweepers have been out year. Let
them all trust in God and keep their powder dry"
What does the gentleman from Ohio by this naughty
and vangoous boasng Does he think that the South
he frightened from their DUTY 10 their country and them