Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-02-01

enables it to exercise powers there which it cannot
IN the States or e'Sewhere-gives it powers indeed
DE- hors the Constitution. Under such rule Congress
might IN the territories, pass erpos t1cto law or
bill Of attainder, make or establish Religion The
proposition needs Tut to be announced to he rcru liza
ted Congress has in fact n0power, either in the
States or the territories which is either expressly
granted, Or necessarily Leluchle from those which are
expressly given Ii Las been 50 expressly decided bv
the Supreme Court. though such a decision were
matter Of entire superoEati0n.
The gentleman from Fauquer derived Il from Tie
power y acquire territory Congress- said he Has tile
right TO acquire terrtory-the right acquire carries
with it, necessarily the power to govern and ID cs
late. Slavery is fit subject for legisation-and
there being no express limitation in the Constitution
OF the power to e5islate the subject of slavery
therefore Congress- has all power to lesate this
subject in the territories.
The power Of Congress to eisate in the territories
Is admitted but there limitations on the power
which utterly forbid the passage Of the Wmot Proviso
There Is no express prohibition, l admit. But Their
are implied prohibitions which are Just efectua to
restrain and limit the power Of Congress- the most
positive, express restriction. suppose Congress for
example were to PASS law giving away the territor
les Would such q law be constitutional? Certainly
not yet there is express provision prohibiting IT,
Or, suppose it were to enact law vesting in the Gov
ernor Of territory legislative and Judicial power max
ing him Law giver Judge and I, ecutiye There is
no express provision of the Constitution saying that
Congress .hal not make such an enactment. Yet it
could be ha-ran. violation Of that instrument 1t
would be concentration in man Of Executive Leg
lslatlse and Judicial functions thing though not
y - 'eiii1s u III my e
IN .ieaily pionlole4 III tnA' u'ulenlli HlaAlI
require. chat the Legislative Executive and judicial
Departments shall be separate, dstnc. and ndepen-
dent. These illustrations show that thing NAV he
.;n ~ 49, J 80; =; - y :, .Nt-oS go
.bo N-iI,oo+ ,5o;f - .I, -. - " ~
1 o.. I;l 8. - 49, = 49,.
a,,oI. - .ba .. u-iT s--,'-e
I'll 49, ~ - pl'.'ti ~ NM tr!,uIl.
.anoI $780, 9 a.; ,',. 1,.5;
.II,; ~ =
,T,e Sta-os of +bis T-r;., :; al -lo ,-o,+ ,,,l 80
,ac;tios - ,o+;,,ai .,-.ana;;. ~ Tja,,I,+1I ~:
tirelv aouaj Tba rttle .t7+,.f Dt7a,yora f,r evor
ple i the f1u eopaI of her ar,ire sister New
;ns+ ~ ,sa an it i, IL y,.+I .l,,rfs a. ,l
, man a. riant ana tbe smallest Reruflc a. rnncb
STATE n. tbe greatest er,r,ira The rrorositor /. !
t,u.n Who Shall dare danv HIP
So. .ba Wiln,or Yroviso do..ro,. HI. craa+ rri,c
yls osstae eqnality Varous illustration. Of tfe ine
quality were given Iii. uneou. IL tbs-,bat II allow.
.ories with all their ,ronerrv ofevarv kind .be !.
denies Che ike nrvilarn ~ I'M citizens III W. Slave
STATES Thi. no, AN, 1na,,al !. \. d.rra,1in or5
INSULTING, To tbe southern state. III. nIocinr .baI
on lower platform than their Northern sister,
UNEQUAL also II tb.tha. Il .akas "a TN ia .roa
. a
propertv-of territories ACQUIRED bv the common, blood
and treasure and which haI1,r =. much ., an. So,
as to another uneonai uniust odions I;,bon-
orsble, degradin, discrimination.
7. ha. been eaid bv .be oen+Iems, from Tauouiar
tha. the RIGHT 70 she terr, rie Oes not ypr.a f. h
staee as S.aes bu. % indyidual.as citizens of the
States The former yost,on wa. denied and consoles.
cred and the latter c0n.aiss ..id Sir an admission,
which Yields the whole question. It,. conceded. tbas
limo. Proviso l,. make. discriminate. arain,
the citizens of one STATE in favor of-he ctzcos of
o.he, {. is clea-y demonstrations, Il does ma
discrimination Yankee zoe. TO California NH
ed there as,.0nertv: yrotecse s..cb ). j. larre,v
20 steal chem ana .he sbiaf .,Uni.h. n; .be In.
.he g. S.tes %; III. .be.e ..izen !: S.rrin.. "a.
thithe. with til. slave -h.. Slave !. 10. recognise
or protected a. y.oger:, K !. ~ larceny : -.
him q. 20 sa.e ,no.e !. II III. illustrations !. san
equal i'll ehs--.... yhi.p j. allowed. citizen. NJ ~.
sachusest. she in..anc. "a ~ "a n. ..rri-d,ie. Y,
AL .hei. ,.anerev j aovs IN. c.ze,. X ij--i,f }.
20 :h.her with OIL. .r1,.,oD III. GOODS .,arc. ar1
ma-cha,lioa ~ .a1a.,I,i.. j, ,r,-..-sl
bu: .he slave a. much ,-:er.- - ~ good. !. TN
wares or a,vthnr else III. .noH... i. ,.t. Iii. eoos
on Oh. soil % .he territories ....n. redeemed r..v
Grated, and issn.rlles ~ the irresistible sen1. of
universal .,na'cI! a.l.: " !: There can b. .0r.
qua, hG'nil.atn. discrimination s..n ...,. c..,
conceive ~: IL. sl'...., chen, y Oh. gentleman
from !auquis: himself. claim eh.. Vie nos :ro..o
involse- a: unequal Discrimination. a..n.. III. niy.;
;a ei:i.e, o: che >oU.h.r.. STATES. a,1 IS o. as s:sa
Isne. unconstitutional.
!! i unconstitutional 600 20 t.h.;.e. ~ ~ .0y.
,-o;ni.e. O. .he .oucLin. .l,ve.v !b...
~ ~ hs' .: 'he arc '-Inly "flt'e: ~