The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-07-22

but the united and joint authority OF the several States,
conferred upon il by constitution adopted mutual
agreement, but by the separate OF each State, like
manner in every respect each adopted separate
constitution, with the single exception that one was
adopted without and the other mutual agreement OF
all the States it's then. fact the constitution OF each
State, much its separate constitution and is
only the constitution OF all the States because il is that
OF each AS the constitution made the general govern
ment, that. too is in like much the govern
ment OF each State It's own separate government and
only the government OF all because il the government
OF each SO likewise It's laws and for the same rea
son. Its authority, then is but the united and common
authority OF the several States delegated BY each 10 be
exercised for the mutual benefit OF each and ALL and for
the greater security OF the rights and interest OF each and
all Ii Tor that purpose the States united in federal
UhIon, and adopted common constitution and govern
ment With the same view they conferred upon the gov
eminent whatever power il has of regulating and pro-
tectng what apperaned TO their exterior relations among
themselves and with the rest OF the world. EACH in
brief agreed with the others unite their joint authority
and to protect the safety and rights and promote
the interest OF each by their united power.
Such is clearly the character and object of the general
government and OF the authority and power conferred
it. tspower and authority having its object the more
perfect protection and promotion OF the safety and rights
OF each and all It's bound TO protect by their united
power the safety the right the property and the interests
OF the citizens of all, wherever its authority extends
That was the object for comforting whatever power and
authority has, and if i fails to fulfil that il fails to per-
form the duty Tor which II created Ii is enough for
10 know that IT is the right, interest, properly OF
citizen OF one OF the States, to make il its duty protect
whenever comes within the sphere OF its authority
whether IN the territories, oron the high seas or any
where else. lis power and authority conferred
t. not TO establish abolish property, rights OF any
description, but protect them To establish or abolish
belongs to the States in their separate sovereign capacity
the capacity in which they created both the general and
Their separate State governments II would be, then,
use them 10 establish or abolish slavery or any other prop
erty OF the citizens OF the United States in the Terri
tories All the power has, in that respect to recognise
as property there whatever is recognised as such by
the authority Of any one OF the States its own being but
the united authority OF each and all of the States and TO
adopt such laws for its regulation and protection as the
danger that the recognition OF the property OF citizens Of
each and all the States within the Territories would turn
them into Babel as Colonel Benton contends All may
plain and simple rule OF duty and justice.
There is another error akin to ths-that the Mexican
law abolishing slavery is still in force in New Mexico
and California, when not particle OF its authority or
sovereignty remains in either Their conquest by us
and the treaty that followed extngushed the whole and
with annulled all her laws applicable to them, except
those relating to such rights OF property and relations
between individuals as may be necessary to prevent
anarchy and even these are continued only BY suffer-
op ae s ony
from the necessity OF the case. Her law abolishing
slavery is not embraced in the exceptions and il were,
would be taken out of it, the assent Of Congress
could not be implied TO continue law which had
right TO establish.
But still higher ground may be taken. The moment
the territory becomes ours the constitution passes
and the whole with all its provisions, which, from
their nature. applicable to Territories, carrying with
the joint sovereignty and authority OF each and all the
States OF the Union, and sweeping away every Mexican
law incompatible with the rights property, and relations
belonging 10 the citizens of the United States without
gard to what State they belong, whether be situated
in the northern the southern section OF the Union The
citizens OF all have equal rights OF protection in their
property relations, and person the territories
Of each and al the States mhe anne power that swept
igon the exclusive religion OF the country, and which
let in the religion of all denominations which swept
away all the laws prohibiting the introduction OF property
Of almost every description some absolutely and others
under the condition OF paying duties, and letting them IL
duty free until otherwise provided for swept that which
tnction can be made between and any other description
of property thing consistently with the constitution
and the equal rights OF the several States OF the Union
But we are told by Colonel Benton that the question
has become abstraction OF no Importance that
North and foreigners and that they are all opposed to us
What insult! What taunt US by telling cannot
90 into them because foreigners and others who have
been let in freely, and we kept out by the threat OF
scatng our property by himself and his associates have
become sufficiently numerous to keep out without the
intervention OF Congress to aid then! He knew that
property is hmid and could be kept out by threats and
that to keep out for short time OF the ways
exclude ultimately. What a comment on the equity
and justice OF the government, that we who have so
freely spent blood and treasure to conquer the
try, should be excluded from all its Benefits while il is
left open for the and enjoyment OF all that rabble of
foreigners which he enumeaies with such zest the
OF such outrage be found in the history OF
any other government that ever existed!
His ayowa Of the doctrines of The abolitionists will
have an effect he little suspected when he made H. II
furnishes ample evidence show that he used deception
in assigning his reasons for,declining 10 obey the in
sirucons OF his legislature II will be remembered he
offered his that their resolutions nsructing
him were borrowed from mine, and that mine in.
troduced for dsunion purposes, and that there
difference between them, except that mine aimed directly
at dsunon, and theirs ultimately at the thing He
added in effect that his devotion 10 the Union would not
permit him 10 vote for resolutions deeply tainted with
disunion That was al the commencement OF his speech
We have in its conclusion conclusive evidence from
himself that all this fetch, stratagem 10
motive, as il now appears, that he could not vote
for them under any circumstances; for how could
abotonst, he avowed himself TO be, possibly obey
resolutions which utterly al variance with their doc
trnesl To obey would have involved him in papable
contradiction; much that il could not fail 10 pros.
trate and TO overwhelm him with shame invulnerabe
This he saw, aud that he had alternative left but
latter but this OF itself did not relieve him Of his d.
emma. He knew well that il would defeat his oh.
Jet TO come out boldly and say that he had abjured
his former creed and adopted that OF the aboitonsts
And hence he forced 10 adopt some other expe.
dent and for that purpose adopted the miserable pre-
text OF slanderously charging me and my resolutions,
and his legislature and their resolutions with dis
obeying them, when he knew that his position made
impossible for him TO obey them. But these are not the
only resolutions adopted by the legislature OF his State 10
instruct him The previous leg stature adopted two others
Of which he says that they truly express the OF the
State, and hathe obeyed them, not only in their letter
but spirit They are in the following words;
Rs,otpsd That the peace, pernanency and welfare Of