The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-07-06

these Instructions did no, tinanitt from any
viii or desire Of the people, tut were con
trary TO thelr " III and desire. Besides, they
lay all the winter on the table ,f ne Gene
raj Assembly Enacted won, aid no eX-
preston Tor tht IN could lie cot iiCm the reo-
pie. They were introduced the middle a
January and not passed I'LL the 1th Of March
almost two months; aud during that time,
. no interest whatever could lie excited Tor
/ The new reSo utio;IS; nor oGld any body cN-
( eel those e the IrtCtediIC session 10 be
/ c"nt,adict,d. ithoul call from the PEOPLE.
/ Both sets &C resolutions now stand in the
statute book as equal, binding AID valid.
/ The first were not rcSriud,t. They ron ain
| in fun force uIou the book: and tie first
had been complied with Nv Lin and could
not be uUcomplcd with. lie might toutya-
dict hiS first vote, lut could uotundn l.,
5. The third paint taken by Mr.. h. was.
that these latter instructions were lyucon>ti.
tutional; and, therefore, void as no in
structicuS cau enforce Violation Of She con
siiution. This, lie said. was ground for
disobeyug them; all admitted ilaf 40 ubc-
dicnCC V as due 10 unconstitutional iusiruC-
iions. Iut he did not take the ground IF
refusing tn obey, Int merely appealed to
the PEOPLE TO say Whether he should obey (;
ready 10 Cult lis place ifthCy sanctioned e
ven unconstitutional instructions: f,Ihc had
too much SELF respect 20 retain lis place If
he disagreed with his constituents on any
point, no matter what. In this, hewshtbe-
yond Instructions, ard Welded more than
the doctrine required. They were unccn.
stiiu,;onal, because they deriedio, Congress
the power 10 lreisiatc uycn the existence of
IN -
speech NJ jefferson to prove the contrary Of
that proposition, snd 10 show that Con gre>s
had exercised that rover from the founda.
ton Of the Government 10 the present day.
with the sauciion Of all authorities, Irci>la.
tive and judicial, federal and state. The
power was never Questioned, until that IA
tai Friday, Feb 10. 1877, when Mr. Cal
houn bro cht in his new inv tntCG doajaG TO
be conlounled and siienccd by conformation
with his own solemn opinions. But, away
with his conirontatonS and contradictions.
His authority is not worth quoting, even a.
gslnst himself. In fact the uurcusti'ution.
atty, Of that dogma is now universally adj
mitted. Sine the speech =, Jefferson, no
man Of any mimi or character pretend, to
justify il. The man who would now deny
the constitutional power of Congress 10 leg
islate slavery either iuto, or ont G; a terHiu-
ry, would betray an obliQuty Of mental nd
moral vision-a perversity ofinteIlect-snd
a procIvity for legal fal>ehood, v hich> should
forever dlsqualify him for sitting a. igdac or
Juror in any case OF law, or equity wha,ev-
er. And this more than jIstifies the appeal.
4 4 fourth rnin, Of objection taken by Mr.
b Wa 10 that clause ct The Instructions which
denied hs power Of Congress to lrgisltic sh ,ut
the existence o; slavery IN territories bccau.e
slaves were not named in that connection IN the
Constitution. He said neither were attic or
horses NAMED in It; or even white people 10
what relates 10 the territories: So ~ 10 draw an
argument from the slcrte Of the Constitution
IN that particular was to DENY it power over
persons and stock. But that was not ihc arsu.
mcnt Of Chief Justice Marshall. d,lIyenue the
decision cf the supreme court Of the United
States. lie laid Congress governed the leuIlo.
ries under that clause of The Constitution which
pui the territories under their care. with full
power u ltglsIite for them in all cases. This
lr what he said
This treaty (af1Sis) /. to law or the lsnl
nnl admits the iuhab,tsnts OF foula to he en-.
jrymsnt of the privileges rights and immuni.
hrs Of the cillzon3 If TIE United States. They
do not, however. B7sticipqic in naii'ica ro,cs,.
ihcy do not 'l7-" in Hs grerqmcui tiN Florida
shall became state. Ia lar meantime + o-idl
continue, II be q territory of the Uai,ud States,
rsrnof uHd,r tint eiauge fAe Constitution
urh'ct tmpoHe'' Cmrytss IN make all Ursi al
rni6' and reputation, respecting he hyyi'6rH
on3 o'ier Prcpeiy LeoDsi0g 10 Mc J,it,d S.a'es
/. Pe'ers, 542
Make all nccdrul rules and regulations. THAT
is the language Of the Constitution. All--not
part Al. And slave property need, rule. and
regulations rs much a. auy other, either Ter It's
existence or prohibition OF regulation aud ~,
, crraiion. Congress may exercise the rover it,
sell of delegate II. II may delegate legislative
power over slavery IN lerut,rIos. and Ia, done
1t constantly, and oiien IA this state Of VI issour
when u was territory and the first time i,
was delegated was 10 the GovCrnar nd IuJrss
Of Iiai0Un. This was in the wear 1901; and
on the frs day Of October of that wear, the Go.
vernon ard Judges Of Iadiaua, ,nic,c,l slave
de for Missouri, srIl Il lie seen in any cn!lac.
ton or revisll of her sil,utes-a code which
nigh, have blown Gen. Harrison skv hi,h in
the election of 1910, il il had been found on,
upon him. This clause Of the instructions is.
theUiIre, erroneous, and cannot he sanctioned
by the people. Not naming slaves j. no arr.
urent against il. Nothing was named EXCEPT
what was the property nj the United States -
Althe Test was included under the general pow.
cr oiegislallon and Congress has that A. full
over territory as a STATE has II over the per.
sons and rropcry within It's Iinils, Any Other
doctrine lead: 70 absurji'y.
Congress lcssh'es Coz territories Ms il please,
nnrSNa'ned ~ The restrictions upon ils power
IN states. II even runs lines through them, a..
signing one part to Indians and lhc other ,c
whiIes-punshing and removing the whites
/ 4 tbry- IA, L..