Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1845-1851, 1848-12-26

territories of California and New Mexico or any 9TH
er territory where it does exist.
All admit that those territories now free. Con-
gress may con,tuonally pass joint resolution, or
declnratory act, declaring what the existing laws on
ihis subject now are. IN and RS applicable TO these
territories These joint resolutions instruct Congress
80 to do They further instruct Congress " 10 useall
legal and constitutional means To prevent the intro
duction of slavery into these territories" This is
certainly the least objectionable, the most practcable
and efficient way Of preventing now. and probably
forever, that much feared contamination, the intro
duction Of slavery into these territories.
BY acceding to Congress the power 90 enact the
paramount and municipal laws Of the territories. YOU
infringe upon tie treaty making power which belongs
to the President, with the advice and of the
Senate; YOU subvcrt the long cherished doctrine that
taxation and representation nre nseparable, and
tne doctrine that when n government becomes sub
ot the Of the governed. they (thc
erned) have the right 10 change alter or amend their
form or government at will doctrines which kindled
the revolutionary fires, aud wrought out aud resulted
IN the admirable system of government we now enjoy
Congress has the right to organize territorial govern
ments, and To exercise supervisory control over
their legislation, but their fundamental
or municipal laws.
The gentleman from Rush. (NIr. Cox says the
Democratic party unequivocaly committed IN IA
vor of the resolutions Offered by Mr.. Julian (rcsou-
in the election of u. s. Senator, Gov. Whltcomb
having committed himself 10 those resolutions This
deny. But admitting for the argument the truth of
this assertion in what position does place the gen.
teman from Rush. and his political friends 7 Are
they sincere Did he. or either of them. vote for
Gov. Whcomb, One two of his political friends
were suspected of doing so, and they came out lmme-
diaiey over their sign manual, and denied having
done so, and offered their proof Where is their SIN
ceriiy :
That gentleman further asserted that son Of
cotton planter who should inherit one hundred slaves
IS entitled tn sirty votes, whilst resident OF free
State. who might inherit amount Of property equal
In value TO these hundred slaves. is entitled TO
but vote" This assertion is manifcstly
neous TO deserve correction. There is no existing
law in any State of this Union authorizing voter,
whether Shareholder citizen of n slave State, at
any general election to cast more than single roe
FOR any one officer. Further explanation might be
necessary this subject BY the Constitution, pop
uation is made the basis of representation. and into
the enumeration In the free States, the whites and
blacks. male and female, are all counted. In the
slave States the whites and free blacks, and three
flhs Of the slave blacks male and female are count
ed md district conta inning the requisite number Of
inhabitants, counted before stated are entitled 10
one member of Congress, and one presidential cleo
tor. No voter, whether rich or poor stakeholder
vehoder is entitled to more th-n one single
vote.
The gentleman from Morgan (AIr Doughery) talks
about the Democracy crngng and crouching to south
ern dicaon, but he would apply the lash TO slavery
without shrinking Verify these gentlemen talk
valiantly But how do they net How have they
acted We have but recently, by the common con-
sent of the Wing party the political of their
great Embodiment" which had been glowing in
their political armament for more than quarter Of
century, set behind dark and impenetrnbc cloud,
to rise again. And as that dark cloud OF
" availability " alone, with It's hundred and eigh-
~ southern pledges ascends above their political nor
lion. and with lghtnngs glare, and thunders roar.
threaten all their political schemes with fearful
chasms. md utter destruction, YOU see the long Gaia
logue of Wing statesmen. tnncly dancing To the pi
ping OF this southern sla vehoder this military chief
tain this available candidate whose politics
so problematical to require months 10 ascertain
TINT he was even "a Wig but not ultra WING"
| hope, Mr.. Speaker, the House viii not reconmit
the Joint Resolutions, but that it will pass them, pass
them speedily, reported by the committee that
they may have their intended effect.