Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-03-17


Territory have shown YOU by direct aud sFeci-
&c authority Twill 1o one step luther. Ito"
Is II that the power q. Congress goes iUiher
than the States Everybody certainly knows
that /, is no, through legislation al sl. Where
Do yeu get your legislative power How do you
extend the authority OF Congress to the IeTrIt1>
RES, whose existence depends on the C0nstitl,
ton Can any man answer me And yet the
Senator said assigned no reason tor II. as
signed the strongest reasou-thstt ii the coas,ltd-
ton does not extend there, You have no right TO
egislste there,
Then, his next point is, tina, the Constitution
is confined 10 the States, and he was surprised 20
hear from me the rule laid down upon The sub
ect He stated tia, the constitution OF Itself
cannot execute itse!l, trequires the government.
Iueyer denied that the constitution could exc
cute ITSELF within The limits Of the constitution
within the government; bu, can 1t execute lisel.
anywhere cat ct the government l,reQuires
human agency 10 enforce il everywhere as wei,
as in the States. say nothing as to that.
We'll, his next objection Is, Dhs, all tle proTis.
ions Q, the constitution do not extend by the
constitution % the territories, and he mentions
tie case O., the Judges. lie says Judges are APP
pointed FOR atcm OF years, and the constitution
provides .,al Judges o, tie supreme and inferior
courts shall. hold their tenure duria- good bsha.
yi0n Ii, says ,Aa. dis proves tha. these Judges
do no, como under the category Of the coasuu-
licn.
Mr.. Webster. SO ilg as an sgpeal lies from
them, they are inferior courts,
Mr.. Calhoun. So an appeal les from the
State courts: and many OF the State courts do
no, hold ,heir tenure or a tl-no' years. Now,
sir, whether tdc Congress Of the L. SAFES has
r.ghi to iiH the j"gt tenure Of the judges Of Ihe
territories OF NOT, do not pretend l1 SAW % IS
question unnecessary for me % decide. do not
say every part al the constitution, Tor no pant OF
the constitution can extend itself, nor the laws
themselves, beyond ,he cases TOR which they are
provided. Now, undoubtedly b. TAT lhe greater
portion Of tie constitution was intended to pro-
vide for the special legislation o. tha States com
nosian the Union. Eu; many provisions 90 eI-
tend 10 those territories.
lie saws thefa "a nothing III my argument de-
clarinr The constitution 10 he the supreme law
of the land. because, under the same category,
II would be necessary to establish q custom,
house in kalI1rnia. [ believe all cur custom
house laws extend to that territory, aul that we
are as much bound to establish custom hoases
there as in New fork. WaueaI no legislation
for ii any further than we need 70 IN laa district
b. New Toik. We cannot cs.ga.sh q custom
house there without a special aw Now, DO
no, remember whether The senator has made
any other argument. have noticed them ALL
itnak. /, ,h4geaoL shall heyey glad to be
reminded Of nv o.aer for listened auentiye,y
10 his remarks.
rd,.. n,,d f., make amt q raso. \, SIR
ia ,l,, n. c.n.,in,ri,, ~ ,ke United
,,a,.. n,,and. n ,bs ,,rrit,rio. as iarasf, can
bc annI,,l,s IA rbom. !. $, clear #, every one.
tbat even t1e extraordinary talent Of Nh, Senator
iron Massachusetts hmseb VII "t''efj can
40. sathsat H. a..o" Inal mere are many neg
alive cases IN iae constitution !. s'ls that
congress shall make no CO 10" tario Ia"' ! soaI'
make nc law TO establish a no5,i'ii ana there
are twenty other negatives in it. II shall Lave no