Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-19

TOT non-paymen OF debt the laws of Mexico subject
70 slavery which only be terminated by the certi
eye OF the creditor that the debt has been DISCHARGED A.,
xcans who have elected become citizens of the United
f.es sun subject to these laws Are citizens of the
VINO nave emgrated or may emigrate these
YforIes TO be subjected them Who will affirm his
t DC remembered that, Of the cases which have
referred 10 by Senators, the question We are consider
/ 1g distinctly in ISSUE ~
The opinions which thew rev are the ob;,.. III,
Earned judges who uttered them In the case de6SJ nv ~
ansield, the question was whether the King ~ v,ne If
Is royal Prerogaive-tha is Independent Of Parliament,
pud impose the duty or tax which was the subject ~ -
oversy. 1t question Of British constitutional laa III
as the only one decided In the In the of Ca
be inquiry related to the validity of decree in court Of nj
paly IN Florida established by the Territorial Legislature
Under the authority OF Congress and The questions which it
necessary TO decide were the right of this Government to
quire territory, and the consequent power govern it. In
Of Srother and Lucas, the point decided was
he inhabitants of Louisiana entitled to the d.
their property, well under the treaty by the law n
ons and, in determining the question Of e to have o.
benefit of those laws under which accrued The dsnc.
Question whether the laws of country which acquired by
treaty incorporated into the United States integral por-
ton OF it, whose inhabitants declared TO be entitled to the
privileges of citizens of the United States, and for which
Territorial Government has been established by Congeshe
question whether those laws continue to exist and to
prospectvely has not think, been decided Ia relation
the past they certainly effective protect rights acquired
under hem but in relation to the future the laws Of the
United States and those made by the Territorial Legislature,
under the authority delegated them, the only recognised
laws of the Territory. uness Congress shall otherwise pro-
vide Accordingly, in the establish Territorial Gov
in Louisiana and Florida there in each
proviaon continuing the xs avs under GER
restrictions Ifwithout this provision hey would have
been in force, why was il made
But, Mr.. President is il quite certain hs' slavery is abo
lished in Mexico do speak of peoaage or white
slavery but Of that of the African The Senator from
Rhode Island (M CLARKE) has exhibited the degrees the
Mexican President and Congress Of the 18th September 1929
and Of 1897 Now, it very that slavery had been
abolished by the first act there would have remained
sapes 10 be manumed by the second And yet provides
that the Of slaves manumed by this (he second)
act shall be indemned for the interest they hold in hem
&c certain then, that there slaves in Mexico in
1887 notwithstanding the decree abohing slavery in 1929
The truth suppose that these DEGREES acts decara
tory Of the will of the Government, be carried into effect
when its financial condition permitted They did
to deprive the of his property without ndemnying
him. Accordingly the second decree, they provide for
appraement and the issue scrip owner payable the
Treasury This appraisement be made by ''dnly
serng the personal qualities Of the slaves. How the
raisers to do this unless the slaves produced to hem
and how could they be produced they became free Instant
on the publication of the Decree and before the appraisemens
were made and of course liberty go wherever they might
think proper suppose, therefore, looking merely these
decrees that the abolition of slavery Mexico enacted by
them remains to be completed by the apprasemen of the
slaves and the naturalization Of their and that until
this is done they imperative rather their operation
| incomplete.
And now having offered the such suggestions
as occur to the questions have been examining,
TO the consideration of that which my judgment most
imporanthe right Of every citizen of the United States to
remove with his property, Of kind any Territory
of the United States He who denies this prepared de-
the right of ALL participate equally in that which has been
acquired by the united efforts Of all assert legislator,
what individual he would bush affirm, that the
jorty of joint association have right appropriate excu-
sivey to themselves the whole gains of the copatnershp
The farmer Of the North may emigrae 10 these Territories
with his family and household goods with his apprentices and
hired aborers his herds and his fock his property of
description. Why like privilege accorded TO the South
planter am told that negroes property beyond
the limits of the States which the resides that be-
yond those limits they considered persons whom
the dominion. Mr.. President have
before pointed the aacy this positions but desire again
to expose the of the Senate Sir has been,
be produced TO sustain IT, Certain State courts
have affirmed that slave brought with the Of his
within the limits OF State whose laws forbid slavery,
thereby becomes Free The these decisions
well be doubted, far they apply citizen Of the United
States ransenty passing through such States resident
therein but waving this il must he obvious every Sena
tor that they fall very short Of the position which they adj
duced to maintain They do decide that the slave becomes
free by passing beyond the limits Of State where
ter resides, but by entering ,chin The msofa Sate phoss
lars orbid sauey. To sustain the position which
tended for here produce which decides
that slave becomes free by passing into Territory where
there is no law prohibiting savery-nto territory which is
the common property Of all the people OF the United States
whose inhabitants allegiance to Government
whose constitution and laws do prohibit but expressly
cognse the proprietary interest Of the master in his slave.
Such has not been and cannot be produced The pre-
else decided in the Supreme Court of Louisiana
10 thecase which have before REFERRED The learned Judge
who pronounced that decision stated legal ariom, that
in all Governments in which the municipal regulations
absolutely opposed slavery persons reducedo that State
may be held in it. IT, then, the abolition Of slavery has
been completed in Mexico, suppose, Mexican laws
will have ceased to exist under the provisions Of the treaty.
from the establishment Of territorial governments in New Mex
co and California and the extension Of the laws Of the United
States them, this is them the precise suggested by
the Supreme Court Of Louisiana 10 which persons previously
reduced to slavery, may be held in il.
have said that slaves recognised such in the cons
tuftnp
both as persons and property Asperons they constitute
an element Of representation, giving political rights to their
owners which they would otherwise possess As proper
" they liable taraon and have been subjected to
whenever you have resoed direct Your laws pro-
vide for the Of slaves and the collection Of the by
distress and SALE by your officer, Of the slave taxed Under
the operation Of laws held who have been
purchased from your officer, under issued by your
command They have been sold at your instance, and the
proceeds the sales have been paid into the National Treau
ry. You daily repeating this operation by the sale
slaves under executions founded Judgments recovered
against Jefsulng officers. Do you deny the title
which has been given by your command under the authority
OF your laws, while you retain in your Treasury the price Of
the slave 7
Again slaves recognised property by your narga-
toH idtcs You provide for their transportation coaswse.
from the port Of any State any port place within the
limits Of the United States You require certain things to
be done by the owner and thereupon your officer under the
authority Of law grants him permit transport his slave
expressly port place within the limits Of the United