Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-11-01

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,.,' .'' te T., =. having furnished more extended
o,iln, Lea ~ -, ,n, what tia' i''.'h ~. -. ;,s
49,, \, ,,c h,y;y l., :ii:s LOOK ~ l;t c'oi".iohs
nei' ~ " max, le supposed constitute III, solemn
~ tie convention, ana contain tue
Intended 10 p.oau,.c lhty weIs s ~. M r,,
dian Inn. Of the Mississippi Convention on hc i'" s'ca
,,sa,rac,I ~ sonvcntini perhaps les Gu no.
nm ,n contingency tia, H. i: Congress SHOULD u'scnl-
n.s ,..insi ,hr hight iakr slaves INTO 'hr territories.
TLi. gems 10 have been the only aaihNa'h .s. ""'
h, f ,s;.l,arr by III. convention ath"dgh II was p"uy
r,na,; - devise and adopt some mode u. resistance "
,e.e oupy,ssione. We may niry inrr iiat nothing es
r, hounh worthy of Resistance or iih was cohipi-
an ., ,,rr uni:tacv Inc conrtn'irn ""hia nave
said s Tn. eleventh resolution ia:"s "!Sl 'se '''
,,.s ten lv Ill., October Convention ana f"oSeS ied
n,s 10 acoie;rc in the Missouri coiF"nisc n eA'rhs
- Tho Pacific ocean; and this is the only one Thai touches the
question This seems generally 10 have been con
strund - lay ing down UmG'aE! but oahIti uf''r
US g, r.rarig o understood by the convention did not
So rcad It, AMI Satisfied many o'"ars ild mol As sac
do MI, believe il would have received me vote :" hr e"-
ycniiaa i particular sncude was i' on hI' s"je'' ~
iavst and many others. . ,,.,: ~
;,r Congress 10 determine did ala others we ser"
therefore unwilling tn commit ourselves IN 'l'' LIN "
mai inc rs mn !imGtn. Indeed he resolution sl var,
-, cnrcIs The question III power ior il Congress had
,Ea power 10 admit all above hat line "a n STAT ~ must
hy lad NE same right below. We certainly did MOI and
ii Ia resistance even ii had bad the POKER
l., Il, so IN question involving TO corsiiiu'inhi ple
Il VAS REGARDED ~ Proposition we GA not man
lcth ,of had power Ia t-'ah'
line or this SUBJECT but merely that the pe'P, would a-
ce.c in I'M re With his understanding, approved he
s nIila and annr0ye hem still IL vas not 10 be rSrc-
,ca that rv should conform III language Ia i h",,'h u
rs,v onn 1luer objections mol sUght iu The g.
ncra. desire have them free from objection i'll pn
!, ne E,ii Is said the address i the true platform VS.
nnt NOR can il lie Justly regarded II IL mere aighnfE
~ the Southern pccr the principles 9" iae rcs!'''oh
r. ir t. solutions ,asse! unanimously; Tie address, Gl ~"
wns yl.niiy opposed md hy one NOR; Than b" nsc
h I.n even that hold the position that the ndnlsSlo
. Of California would violate HE Constitution In my nppe
s,ion 10 il took ground that il did so IN argument
T. leash md that reason, amongst Others c1h'a h a.
l. nroyr il was ,torpad The gentleman who had lntrodt
CT, il and told THAT this W? an un"afah" iss,'I.i'
\. meaning certainly understood by mat geheah I'M
.ts; ~ Iay an assumption in others sn to construct ih'
~ il hqt ,lo",vho maintain that nav
,r been violated Tie admission OF CaiitoInia, cnnn h
L. ans C! the proceedings oi e!!her Convention i'c. % m
4 To other for Authority ~ boh inc question 'er
IN hive b,. regarded Of rNedicnry Nor can IN
~ movement r resistance nc lna!lisd On ne aui
ia of hn Convent Ii n.illcr proposed or recommends
:, rnv uc, Thing, Ii proposed compromise and then IL
cr he pa, sion nr lie '" I" dehl M'i as 'ey nsh ' mn
n proper lea, ng one rec t' iase ms owl, co IT. m
- "a Ia ,b necessity and chaIacer o the remedy lie con
N nrcmise was proposed from m anxiety 10 nhain H. So hi
A. The alarming difficulties night be seitei Oh IN chaan
o ba.is To TINT end unAiously desired 10 see he 'o
N i,o n claiming have tie compromise believing maj
u rni,nr yr could obtan il. But We could moi uae IN
M our division May have contributed to the drleai :" lhe me-
50 SIRE To those who desire the disrod between "
Ne ~, esciioas Of The Union il may yet b" cause OF
II IRE, tia, proposition nj adopted Inc Norm ha
regret wr The South. lhe ln!on Is rs hecessaf
g may md probably will again on and We nave otch sa
an we vii not submit violation Of the guarantee OF o.
compact. compromise wonid have hefn p'.I'i even m
ne The present mcaslrcshe Whole South woii have ec'
h sa,isfic-as is they arc not Every true lover OF
il country must desire 10 $40 peace restored.
I'd Passing on TO the action o or legislature we sill 10
on find any where declaration that 10 admit California won
b /, b,a c Of the constitutions I'D that body pledge
nj 10 lorcble resistance We then, 10 have yielded
constitutional question al least, we have; but sn
lie still hold different doctrine theory is maintained IN
ri Of Congress enable ta people 10 for
constitution On the ground i.4i the sovereignty over
H., ,,r,rics is in Congress- and il be withdrawn lco
thc cnp! ran act THIS theory is built upon false assm
ZION Congress sovereign The people Of he eirit
RES Ii possesses the power ITO dispose Of nni make
needin ruls aud regulations respecting Ike territory
p orr property belonging o the United States All 9TH
d. power over the territories Is but ncd nta 10 DC exercise
Of only in case Of necessity Where express grant or su
~ sanve power b. exercised and fully carr led out wo
the aid nf incidental power then such exsa. II
~ constitution nowhere dccnras that Congress shall pass sc
Il, ia author7c the ponlc OF The territories 10 lnGm STA
81 Government, and therefore ii Congress possesses III
~ iower il b. Incidental power, 10 be eSercs
q only id o! express p"@rr The Sd section OF y
v ihai ,iro ,ccics tim 'new STATES may BE- admitted
L. The Cangfcs. into lis Tninn' II rrcscrbes cond
n ;icn .. terms which Congress may admit nrr Stat
A. except one that il shat! have n republican form {" g"
d ctnmen le:c j. an express ah--can II Ut can u h
~ Garlic, oat without authorizing the people OF teri
IN tory Stale government That must be III" lcs.
II il can then such cannot le indispcnsaby necess
= ry and hold il be necessary is Ia pcFvert The rules
"a construction and make the express grant but an incident
H. ;hr implied II is 10 make tic exercise OF The imrli
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T. an Ba; il j. WIRE thai Congress holds hc soy,
IL eighty the territories could il not - well ratiy lie
n eve lr sanction ia a',aacsl IL would :rcm so
n Tte has Been We practice in nasi instance though ~
uniform II cnabe The people OF The territories by g
G. Of Congress form Stale constitution Aud cone u
sire commentary this question ls found In the past his
D tory Of the government 10 further back Than r@'
!" we find ,wo parallel cases The pcopi, of Arkansas
ID lrtpln formed State constitutions without ar7 ol o..
! press authorizing them ID do an "cr" niai'ir; oi" h.
= Tpnn fh"rr is difference in f'inri"' !''Nr ''-
IL cases and California ;!lefc h. iii. ~ eatr
'r in favor the latter. IL Arkansas 49,! Mi. isii9l
e. governments had beer established but ios" grn""i
re conferred power ioim State governments The poop
' could exercise power under The authority oil teF efrio
NJ al governments that authorised hv government an
II no such power authority that exercised was conferred
T. They bound make their notion subnrdnas to The 60
l. vcrn,eni; the power they did hostile IN
n above the government IL hrow:n. OIL m cstab!shc
government givrn by lie proper authority and tasin
ID a in lis Place. With CREST ,insiai!ity ngh IL ha'
ID BEEN urged in these that nets u Congress nrct
y sary because Tie Deoae were under regular govanen
hi given them b. Congress that government should have bee
~ regularly superseded before another vas formed lei
p then heard complaint OF violation Of the constitution
~ The people If California had no government AMI how wei
- y i'll Both tho right anj the Process seem To III
= to be clear enough With us i essentially .nEdlmen
= ard nicxibr principle that me people possess ali s"'ecg
- bodies OF people. All organization springs from t
J., sonrcis oit npon that nnnd1ton Where "reanAa:lo
d exists s h. o5eye but where no organization exists
D. The principle still exists, and the people act .nGn
Am. citizens American soil, IN the absensc ~ an
retaining power exert Their sovereign power in III
" rOnsiliuJn VIA TIE acquisition al III
= territories the constitution of c United STATES thcr
in ali ia parts nd principles. Ii hcknow edges The sovt
reign power @. Ne people, AMI under il hey had rGh
farm government md demand admission into the unor
e and Congress: in admitting them exercised politics, poSf
u expressly delegated Hence il il there is NJ found ton 10
e thai the anti slavery ae in the constitution
of California il hc No lros Of Congress having derive
II its validity rom the act Of admission Ii The action uf tn
people derives il validity from The OF admission wo
u not this result equally aJw law authorizing them
e ocr II The independent aciiun II the people have
validity w!i!oai the assent Of Congress first given lhea
= :lust Jos tint for Jig VALIDITY, just much
: though the had followed the action. In both insian
liz validity would be alike traceab!r the Of Con
gf,ss Bu' the people in forming cla;:i,u,n act in
vcrrsn capacity, not derived from Congress And when
= State into the Union, it may d, vita with
slavery. This all will admit, Tie question, therefore
! would be, coul California :shully into IT.
= Cnionnot could she come in with her anti slavery cons
> tu;on and those who oppose her woudle much bound
do she had tolerated slavery Congress could not kce
her out on that account; tor ii 10 State 20
shall or shall not tolerate slavery That matter IL. Stat
regulation exclusively.
We started ont in this controversy, have cndcivorc
10 show you protect your constitutional rights. Io
have had laid before you, tire platform which ynu
E out-ihe demands yon Then made. Yen have also
what guarantees you have reccycd-whaf admissions hav
been made. have endcavored 10 show that the
n,nr IN In fhn dpiss,