Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-07-26

After tracing the resolutions from
the Senate Of the United States, 10 the
Legislature of this State, he took up
and discussed them separately, begin.
ming with The first, as follows:
THAT the federal constitution was the re>
suit OF compromise between tho conflict.
ing interests Of the States which forms it.,
and in no part OF that instrument is to be
found any delegation OF power to Congress
TO legislate on the subject Of slavery, ex.
cepting some special provisions having in
Wow the prospective abolition OF the African
slave trade, made for securing the recovery
OF fugitive slaves; any attempt, therefore, on
the part Of Congress to lesslate on the sub
ject Of slavery in the States, in the District
Of Columbia. or in the Territories is, to say
the least violation Of the principles on
which tina, instrument was founded"
Col. B. disseeted this resolve; and
said he would speak of it and of all
the resolutions, freely, and withou, res
pect Of persons, seeing that they came
from Judge who was no pare Of the
legislative power, and TO whom he
owed no further Difference than that
which he had himself received from
him. The attempt 10 abolish slavery in
States, was the first of the unconstitu.
tional acts attributed by the resolve to
Congress. l, was a false and gratui.
.ous imputaiion, made in the true spir.
it of notification, 10 alarm the States,
and to excite them agains. Congress.
1t was false; for Congress had no such
intention, and had never done an act to
authorize the suspicion that it either
possessed such powers, or. meditated its
exercise. 1t was gratuilous insult to
Congress TO charge it, even hypoiheti.
cally, with the commission of such an
offence. No man is allowed to attrib.
ute to another design to commi. a
crime: il is an insult 10 do so, for which
he would be punished on the spot. No
public body has a right to charge an.
other with prospective offences: i. is an
insult to do so:; and in this case, the
clause in question is an insult 10 the
Congress Of the United States. Not
only Congress has not done anything to
abolish slavery in the States, but there
was probably not an individual member
in either House--certainly very few if
any-who claimed such power; on the
contrary, it was constantly diselaimed
in Congress. To speak Of it then, as
done in this clause; would only be for
the purpose of raising false alarm in
the States and exciting them against
Congress.
To attempt TO affect The institution Of
'lavery in the District Of Columbia, is
the second of the imputed violations OF
The constitution attributed by this re.
solve. l. is false law. Congress is the
local Legislature of the district, and
has all the power over slavery within
her limits. l, is also false fact. Con.
gress has refused to abolish slavery in
the district while it existed in the &C.
joining States. Far from wishing to
&c. hold of the subject Of slavery there
Congress wishes to yet rid Of il! and
has actually re,roceded to Virginia all
the territory i, received from her, and
would readily do the same by the Ma
ryland part, if The people desired it.
This is, then another gratuitous insult
to Congress, at,ributing 10 that body
alphabetically, and with false pre-
scripiion of constitutional law, what il
has shown for 40 years. since it come
to the District of Columbia in the year
1900; il has no intention TO do.
| To attempt to interfere with SLAVERY IL
territories, is the third unconstilutions
act attributed by this first resolve 4
Congress. Col. b. said he would say nj
more upon that point, except TO repeat
that i. was cruel thing in Calhoun no
TO telegraph his disciples in Missouri t.
hush that music after he himself hat
, been so completely hushed in Washing
ton. There was time enough TO hav
done il after the Illustration Of all hi
> hopes by the fate Of his report on tn
$ Oregon bill, in the conclave of southern
members, and after he, and oil his fo
lowers, had blinked the question. an
shirked the vote, in the Minnesota bill
Such gratuitous insults can only sPea
a disposition to pick quarrel wit
Congress-a thing which. however we