Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-07-24

80, :, h,s moi the power 10 establish s'a,e ;,
~ u ,a = how can ii haze Inc po".' -.
!. " IA The one is The ccunsrfral' :.
e,',,sr and where is the provision OF ,ie and
tr,ion 10 be found which authof'Z'S 80
forbid. The o.hei} ,,l,d as 10
public and private vesseis os'o'o -" Tho biyh
fried STATES and heir citizens: On ,ne ,a,Ti.
49, Tor Inc principle wtica applies to nc ,e,,
-, lbs ,oualIy arr';rs 10 ttem, and IL an P."eu
- yhirb The au.holi,y OF The General a's'.a
men, exrends, beyond the States Regarded . "a
safely. ,,;on ri me cha.
,a'er.nd otiacf q; the General Government, 10
snonose that i! has the power ei'hei ~ ,,'hara
ar abolish slavery, or any oiher Prt Psi.y' .,,e
its authority cx'ends beyond me i'u,,IS 10
States regarded Individually. Ns " ~. several
bu, the united and joint anhony VI .m
STATES. conferred upon IL ny -. ~. coma.
ador.ed on mutual agreement pu' =, IN every
rate act OF each SAFE, IN Ike ina"n. con.,i,
rssnsc, nc each adop!ed its own separate cons,'s
,n,inn with ire single exception maj one ma'
odon,ad ,p,honl and The other on mutual 49, s.
en, nf oil the States. Ii IS, then, III 'a'', .lle
onns,;,n,;on of each Stale, as inucn So as J.. o""
ssnsr.Ic constitution and is only the constr u''on
~ All The S,ates because II IS tHa' o. ede"' -.
me constitution made the genera
'uo ~ :; n l;Le manner as much the govern
.n"n, NJ e,ch Stale As lis own separate govern
,nent and only the government OF an oee"oss -
"a The government ut each SO LIKEWISE aie ~
laws and for The same reason. It's NUM-.
,ben is hui The united and common au'Gc'iJ =
he several States, delegated by each 10 De '1eI !,
cised for the mutual benef Of each ana az,
was for ina, purpose the States uhileo 10 -
IA Union, and ADOPTED common c"ns.'u ,hsn
and government. With the same view 'hey
uttered nnon The Government whatever power
!, has of regulating and protecting what apPsI'
,a,ned n their ex,riiur relations among mem
ssiacs and with the resi- OF The word. Eacn, 10
b,;ot ao,eed with the others 20 unite inelf JOIN,
| .u,hor,v and mower 10 protect Inc saie'y dud
| r;eh,s and promote The interest Of eacn Oy 'hsh
united power. f,he
| Genrtal Government, and Ol the aulhorltY "nu
now-r conferred on il. is power and au!hoiny
having Tor its effect the more perlect Proiec'ion
and nronolion OF The safety and rights OF eacn
and all, il is bound 10 protect by lneif un'. x
power the safely, The tight, The properly, anu sne
/ interests oil The ciliZsns oil al! Wherever 10 az
,hori,y extends. That was The Object Tor confer
inc yh.tever power and authority il has, aud u
il fails 10 fulfil that il fails TO perform The duY
for which il was created. II is enough Tor II &c
know that i, is the r:hi, interest, or properly OF
c;r,z.n al one of The States, 10 make il ils duty &c
n,oert Il whenever il comes within the sphere O
he au,hority whether in The territories, or on ire
hioh seas. or any where else. lis power and au
rh1rily were conferred on il, not TO esiaoish o.
abolish properly, or rights oil any description, ou
n nro,ec, them. To establish or abolish belong
IN Inc States. in their separate sovereign capaci
ry-,he capacily in which they created BON IN
General and their separate Stale Governments
Ii would be- then, a o!a and gross perversion ,
lis power and authority 10 use them 10 eslao''s
or abolish slavery or any other property OF In
c;,;,ans nj the IJni,cd States in The Territories
All The power il has, in that respect, Is 10 recoe
nize "a properiy there whatever is recognized
such by the authority Of any one OF the STATES, u
own being but the united authority OF eacn an
all of The States, and 10 adopt such laws Tor II
| regulation and protection as The slate OF the cas-
NAV REQUIRE Nor is there the slightest DANCE
Thai the recognition Of The property OF eli zens
each and ali The States within the TeIrNore
would turn Them into a Babel, as Col. Bento
contends. Al may co.eXis', without confiict Q
confusion, by observing tie plain and simpi
, rule OF duty and justice.
There is another error akin 10 tnls-lhat IN
Mexican law abolishing slavery IS sill IN iofc
in New Mexico and California, when not par
: other Their conquest by US and The treaty lhi
: followed ex.ina cished the whole, and with II ar
!; nulled all her laws applicable 10 them, e1ceI
those relations between individuals as may b
: necessary 10 prevent anarchy; and even these az
continued only by feraaes and on The nipple
. authority of the co. quering country ara not
gu horfy II tho con ured. and only from the nc
ces,;ty CT the case. Her law abolishing slav
~ is not embraced in the exception; and il
!, were il would be taken ort OF u, as me assei
OF Congress could moi be implied 10 continue
law which it had no right TO establish.
But sill higher ground may De taken. In
momept The territory becomes ours, The consi
: -. -. way ~ oo.o.c - ----i, "ist q
ii IS 'ppfnoSsions winch, from heir nature are al
p!icable 10 territories, carrying with i, the ioir
sovereignty AMI authority OF each and al! III
Sales OF The Usion, and sweeping away ever
Mexican law incompatible win I: rights, proE
eily. and relations belonging 10 The citizens
The United States, without regard 10 chat Siat
: they belong, or whether il be situated in Ii
Northern or Southern section Of The Union.
The ciEcns OF all have equal tights OF protec
; lion 10 their properly, relations, and person j
the common territories Of each and all III
! States. The same power that swept away a
The laws If Mexico which made the Catholic re
!, lision the exclusive religion OF The country, an
which let in the religion OF all denomination
, which swept away all the laws prohibiting ID
! introduction OF properly OF almost every descriT
lion, some absolutely and Others under The cor
dion OF paying duties. aad letting them in du!
, tree until otherwise provided for, swept Tia
which abolished slavery, and let in properly i
slaves. No distinction can be made between
and any other property or thing consistently vii
the constitution and the equal rights OF the Sc
, | veral Stales OF the Union and their citizens.
Blu; We are told by Col. Benton that The cue.
lion has become mere abstraction oil no inpol
lance; that few have gone into either tcrritoI
except citizens OF The North and foreigners, an
lha, they are all opposed 10 US. What insult
What! taunl Us by telling US VIC canno 90 int
them because foreigners and others, who hav
been let in freely, and we kept cut by The thrca
of conGscaiing our property by himse!! AMI hi
associates, have become sufficiently numercu
| 10 keep Us oui, without he Intervention OF Con
gfess 10 aid them! He kre@ aa. "p-opeEy
limi," and coald be sept on By threats, AM
mat 10 keep Us out 70! short lime was ore .
he ways 10 exclude US ultimately. What con,
ment on The equry and justice Of the Cover
msni, that we, who have So freely spent our bloo
and treasure 10 conquer the Country, shouli Il
excluded from all IFS benefits, while il is LEI
open for The use ana enjoyment Of all lhai rdbb
! OF foreigners which he enumc!alea with suci
Us, as the d lent means VI our exclusion /
is there another instance OF such an outrage I,
Re found in The history of any ether Government
lha, ever exislecl
His avowal Of The doctrines OF the Adolf
tioniss will have an effect he little suspected
when he made il. | furnishes auple evidence
u snow That b. used deception in assigning hi.
reasons Tor declining 10 obey the instructions Q
his Legislature. II will be remembered lie Of
feed as his reasons thai their re o!ulons in
s,rucliDg him were borrowed from mine, and
Thai niue were introduced for d,sunion purao
,e., and that there was no difference between
hem, except thai mine aimed directly al dis
uuicp, and theirs ultimately al The same Thing
Ee added, IN effect, that his devotion 10 The
Uaicn would net permit, him 10 vote for resolu.
loos 50 deeply tanned with disunion. Tha
was at The commencement, OF his speech. We
now have in its conclusion conclusive evidence
| i1nm himself thai all tbs kLc5 a