New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-05
Gen. Cn-s'- Letter.
The ErsaiEg Post deals with Mr. Cass's main
.urOposition thus,

The ErsaiEg Post deals with MIR Casss main
.proposilion thus
General Cas- denies the authority Of the General Gov
srnment under the Constitution 10 make laws regulating
r-sona rights Territories lie holds that the clause
which gives the General Government the ight TO dispose
o. aud nske al needl rules and regulations respecting
he Territories other property bcongi 10 the United
States" properly Interpreted, only gives Congress right
mske regulations for the disposition and management
territories rs property. ths be the proper con-
sucton. General Cass must take IL with all It's eonse-
Concos.
According to such construction, /, unconstitutional
spQcist Governors and Secretaries Of territories
done Tor the last sixty years 1t is unconsiiu-
al 20 frame government for the territories; Il Is un
0nsuOns 10 give them legislature by act Of Congress
Ne cannot stir step beyoud the right TO the pub
!, domain property. The great difficulty with General
Opss argument Is. that proves too much His nefpre-
a,n cuts on all jurisdiction OF The General Government
It's territories as completely as they were under
\ trigu rule.
! Moody ever dreamed OF such construction Of the
lCnsututon til lately The ordinance o. 1871, which
divided territorial government for the region between
4e Ohio and the Mississippi, was very minute In ITS egs
4ys provisions Ii made arrangements In regard 10 the
Of estates in regard TO wills IN regard 10 convey
rees. IN regard 10 caihs Of officers ana variety OF
ser matters That ordinance, with slight alteration,
as adoped In The first session Of tte first congress
,ch met after the adoption OF the Federal Constitution
No cCu1 Gen. Cas- says that TIE ordinance was IN
y miuds e those who framed our Constitution and VIC
al that without doubt they intended under the clause
aeie1 by Gen Cas- TO continue IN Congress the same
sefs essauon over the territories Is were exercised
fConrress under the old C0u'eterauon-the power Of
sug in regard TO personal rights 90 rs 10 secure Tor
se should cmgrate thiiher good laws and free IN
Nsons. II Gen. Casss inter probation Of the Constia'
% b the true one our Government has gone on In
1taut and what extraordinary, ia unques
,lon Of its provisions nom the very day II went into
fc-e i an assursy involved In Gen Cass's consttu-
nwhch he has not noticed IL admits tha the FEDERAL
G,rnmeni has tight under the Constitution TO dispose
the territories as n peasest may sell them % Great
tain 20 Russia 10 China This is far gsener stretch
o poNer than 10 iess4te for their Inhabitants IL i'm
ts an absolute severe gn,y and If Il De derived
hon the general terms used by the Constitution, IS pre-
soserous 10 deny that the sane clause eonerrrg this
toupe,e supremacy does D0t also confer and imply a
| iousr Of legislation. ,,..
sorry 70 SEQ that General Cass, IN this question
q he prohibition Of slavery has been slipping rom stage
% sage IN a very odd lie was hst Hieho OF
ne Wmol fr0yiso; then he thought Tie Nhmot IIoFso'
f the exclusion Of slavery from the ne" terri
y. perfectly right in principle. but only premature N
ne he holds that Congress has no night 70 prohoi1
Slavery in the territories There Story OF Nefmoner
<ho o.ng saed al law for damages In breaking an IRON
teJe which he had borrowed pleaded IN court hrs that
le had The kettles secondly that was broken when
e borrowed IL, aud thirdly, that was whole when ne
l,'uraei Il.
Gen Cas- was IN isi5 Sor the wilnoi Proviso-he
e hsi the kc';le-n lsf5 tie wimot froviso rght
trineige. but wrong In the time o. It's spaclton-the
4 ieiiie broken when ne borrowed ii-and now, In
hio the wslnot froyiso IS Unconstitutional and uune
tssarytne Kettle whole when he returned IL. 80
Is with ali tho prenatnrsls friends since
The principle Of e1ciaoing savery-;hey have come Il
al 20 the convenient eonc,usoa. when the prCiext Of
fmafurty Will them longer the Ccnstitu-
n gives Congress no authority 70 provide for is prohl-
| sion.
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