Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-08-12

No becomes slave, except contrary his will by and
under authority, which called law by force Of ply
seal power Slavery unless il make law and support
and sustain ITSELF exists and has existed, and been sustained
in these Territories by the United States IT, them they
create or sustain it, they abolish it. unless prohibited by
the constitution The power implies the other do
contend that should be exercised without suitable and pro-
per limitation. Here every where else would observe
the provisions OF the consut on and IL private property be
taken, make suitable indemnity. Without pursuing this
matter furhe may remark that vague idea has been
thrown out that shareholders may with their any
free territory Il has been said that they carry with them the
right to maintain and enjoy their property. Il is somewhat
difficult tor me TO comprehend how this could be brought
abou-how saveholde removing from the State Of Virginia
into the Territory Of Oregon clothed with power and
authority IN bis own person, to m,nian the right to
that property IN the Territory Of Oregon which he enjoyed in
the State OF Virginia If rightly understand the argument
aud il do not hope may be correctedt has been con
tended that he carries the laws Of the State with him. by
Of the coequay which among the States Of this Union
That the principle on which the argument said to stand
Now has not been already sufficiently answered. when
aid that il you have thirty emgrauts from the thirty different
States OF this Union each carrying upon his own back
which regulates property, every would only be his
lawyer but independent administrator Of the law Of
the State from which he emgated Is not this preposterous
The very suggestion Of Is sufficient argument against the
proposition But il there be any such principle in the con-
suiion co-equay Of this character should like TO be
informed what page it to be fund should be happy
to see what tenor and phrsseoogy Of that clause Of
constitution which embraces that idea The argument proves
too much IL it be constitutional provision il is binding
through all time upon every body and eocquaty enables
take the privileges Of property with him from one
portion Of the country another the argument proves more
than those who intend Il would enable stakeholder
go from Virginia New York and maintain his right to
slave property in defiance Of the laws Of that State But il
has been said that although there may not be any positive
absolute right on the ps Of shareholders derived from this
source yet considering the nature and character Of our Gov
ernment, and the fundamental equality Of our institutions
tina, there trust eposed in the United States in execution
Of which they bound TO admit citizens migrating Ter
oy the enjoyment OF all the privileges Of property which
they possessed in the States from which they came In my
judgment view Of legal trust could not be
imagined II has analogy whatever a trust in law. In
the hst place. this Government Is not the trustee Of any body
II 70 the agent Of the people The Government here
may be permitted compare great things with smaI-to
ereeute power Of attorney given to by the people under
the forms Of the constitution. Government here epoyed
10 executing the work Of is principal Il claim no right