Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-09-01
For tho Columbus Democrat.

For tho Columbus Democrat
MR. EnIToR:
II the thirteen sovereign,
independent governments, created an agent, con-
gress, with limited powers, and they of police
character, why so much cayiling about Cailor.
MIA and New Mexico, our late acquisition Of ter.
rory
ltappears to me that our political porcr emal
mated solely from the people, frs, in primary
meetings, and then in conventions Of the State,
which is a body polite, ard created the Const,
tuition, which is our political power, thai power
creates the police, the law.makipg, and exccn-
ting power. This was the fact in relation 10
the ttnrteen colonies which formed thirteen free.
sovereign, and independent states For the mu.
tual interest and general welfare Of all they
thought best, to dclagatc portion Of their power
in one agent, central head, Congress They.
then made Constitution enhoiylng their nation.
al politics, saying 70 Congress what you Shall O.
and no more, giving il police ponerS ard thy
limited, The States vested be political gl!8 u
their agent, nor The power o! exercising or cieA
ting political powers these were police aicre.
Therefore, come to the conclusion hai Con.
gress has no political power and that it eth rests
in the States. Is not that constitution the only
guide for Congress lfnew territory is acquir.
ed (bY the agent OF the States, Congress, does il
not come into this Union by the authority Of the
political power Therefore il clearly under the
constitution becomes politically The property Of
the whole people. Now, our constitution recog.
nises slavery politically, docs il free soilisln y
! he territories are brought within and under
the power Of the constitution, are the territories
then, not as much slave as any one Of the slave
states. ] be policy Of free territory is no. the
national politics Of the general Government, il
is recognized by some Of the States and is there
fore their policy individually, and never has been
established as the national policy ofthis govern.
ment. Now this government has newly acquir.
cd territory, and that territory is under all the
political power this government possesses. Many
Of its citizens have settled in il and call upon
Congress who has charge Of the property Of the
United States for protection.
What relation does territory peopled by our
own citizens stand 10 that of the sovereign Statesl
a minor! with rights not yet maturcd, the Legacy
of which no power on earth legitimately has O
right to NEEDLE with. II becomes an heir under
the political constitution OF these United States
with that of The states, with a guardian, (Con'
gress,) appointed by the Probate Court. (the Con
stilution,) to protecthis estate. Not to sQuander
not to change the title of his property nor fsece
him to any particular denomination Of religion
Not TO allow him to spend his estate, nor violate
the Constitution that gave him birth and inher
lance. But to furnish him necessary supple!
under tho letters Of guardianship which he hal
taken out And when he arrives Of age pay the
charges Of the Court, [bring in Constitution il
conformity with that Of the United States anS
demand his estate, admission into the Uniou) a.
a free, sovereign and independent state, on al
equal footing and equality with the old States.
Where did Congress get the right to say, tina
a state shall not como into this union a non
slave .holder1 The Constitution embraces slave
ny and the members or agents, the guardian o
the minor, cannot add nor take one yes,ige ..
RICH, from him. Then the territory as soon a,
admitted has all The political rights that the OLD
States had at the ratification Of lac Constitution
Is no. Congress las the sgens Of the United