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

One idea farther sil, upon that branch Of The
Subject. Does the Constitution Of the United
Slafes extend over the territories, and no other
law over the terrjt0l!es' | be- TO know, sir,
how any political government would get on with.
out any o,her authority over It than such as IS
created hy Tue Consultation O. the Ucited S,aesl
Does the Constitution Of the United States settle
titles TO AlI1 Does il settle rights OF property
Does il ascertain the law Of marriage Does il
tx the relations ofpareut AMI child guardian and
wan1 Not one al them. sir. The Constitution
of the United States consists Of what the gentle.
man calls confederation Cor certain great pur-
poses, leaving all the grea; mass OF law which
i to govern society 10 derive Itself from State
fountains. That's a just view of our state Of
things here. State or Territory that had no
law bu; such as /; could derive from the CouSlj.
tuition the United States, would be entirely
without any State Government But further sir,
the honorable gentleman has been in Congress
these thirty years-conyersant with every sub
Iect, ! mean, of course. to except The time
when, 80 much 10 The advantage Of The country
he has been employed in another branch Of th5
government. lie has assisted in the establish
mecl o. these territorial governments from time
10 tmo--seen them a.ways--asssu.ed % them
always. Now, the honorable gentleman tno#J
.lhatths Congress d the United States have es-
tabIishtd principles and provisions respecting
The territories utterly reqegnan, % 'he ConsiH1-
ton of,Ae United States. | will mention one
that was alluded to JUS! now by the honorable
Senate. t.om New iampsAire--that the Consti-
tuition Of Tie United States proijes for the Uni
ted States an independent judiciary. Every
/ Judge cfeyery court Of the United States holds
/ his commission and his office upon the Tenure OF
good behaviour. No Judge in any Of the Terri,
tories which tho honorable Senator has himself
contributed to establish ever held his office upon
/ such q tenure. He holds it for a term Of years,
or holds it removable at Executive discretion,
/ Mr. Dayton. How is it about Wisconsin
/ Mr.. Webster. | do not know particularly q.
| bout Wisconsin, Bat remember very well that
! Gen. Jackson turned ont the Judges up in Mich
! gau, which was pretty near Wisconsin. Laugh
I ter) The lenures were al. for a term OF years.
/ Now, sir, how did we govern Louisiana before
/ it was State! Did The writ OF ha5sdS corpus
I exist IN Louisiana before its territorial govern
meat! Did the right Of trial by jury Who
ever heard of trial BY jury in Louisiana before II
\ became State, or before the law creating ter
/ riiory gave it right Of trial by jury No5a3N
or, poJoiu lis well for us TO look to our his.
tory. do not believe much in new lights, The
History o'thjs government has shown that when
territory has been obtained by acquisition from
foreign nations, that territory has been gwen,
/ by Congress, such laws as Congress should pass
for its immediate government during is legrt1ri'
al existence during l@ preparatory state IN
which il should remain until it was fl to come N
as one Of the family Of the S'atcs.
j Mr.. President, the honorable member regards
/ ihat the Constitution declares itself the lew OF
the land, AMI therefore must peryade the terrific.
ria5. The land take it, SIR, means the land
! over which The Constitution vas established; orr
/ IL ether words, il means the United States u4,-
/ tod under The Constitution; but does not the gen.
| tcnau see at once that that argument would
! prove & great deal too much? The Constitution
no more says that The Constitution I'seit shall be
! the supreme law Of the land than j. says that
/ the laws Of Congress shall be The supreme law
OF the land. They are both in the same position.
This Constitution, aud he laws Of Congress
passed under Il, shall be, saws The Constitution,
the supreme law Of the land"
/ Mr.. Butler, Made in pursuance ofit'
Mr.. Webster. Very well; suppose the Gus.
s-o' NUS ''"1 p'' 1,D - 1870 J,os not
constitution, "1 "o',o'"o'o "l'''o,' M
ueny 1' n InG ons J " o ,bnso opro
! supreme i"| y. '',' I"Io' 60 " "V ,';h :,
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o ~ ~ tV h 80 ho s ann law If tbe land as
al .sLo C",s,i,,;dn Sir mi. Is conrse
Of reasoning that cannot be maintained.
Sunnose. sir. the Crown Of Great Britain