Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-06-04

secs Ut W waive lN dUH"ll'N HNlNt W Ui'
rghiully the power of exclusive Legislation
. over them. Aud here will observe that
make broad distinction between Nh. power
of exclusive aud absolute Legislation 1h,
. Constitution has expressly prohibited Cou.
grc.- granting ' titles Of u"bIluy.' or pass
my an, "bll of attaindor' or 'cN post facio
laws 80 and n many other RESPECTS lhr lrg.s.
lati,, power of Congress Is expressly lmIl.i
d, that instrument aud without reference lo
the State or the 1crrtouos Hence. say.
the legislative power Of Ioupnss over thr
tcru,turir- D, exclusive, bui net al~olutr. I
hold. thrn that Congress may urhmlly c,-
cwi-r lll legitimate poVoroi Legislation over
ID, ruiluu,-, except n lhu.c ease, vhcr
rhr Constitution lp- prohibited % aud cuu-a-
gu,ny have rl,ar, 10, uuhr To ui.ol0rl
.lnru ibrpu.
rumr. n"v. lu li' gu'.il"u II tuugr. 10
ha,, rh. power to prohibit -Inrr, u th' l.r
uiou,-. ,Npcdt,h' I"ru, question /
ju nu hr,ralr 10 answer. thar i.rs Geo
uur desire u sr.,l ut thr ,u,uurcu of slave,
o., ma MORAL point ot view l,llll .p'.,L ul
it unl, %. political aud -,-al u.rtuIun, al.
ihour ! am persuaded ,l,ar rr De- o. bah.haud-
ri offence 1ra.u,t the natural and uhruu'
rights 'l7t belong in nan, aud cluuoi l.' Iu,il.
fed uuou auy Iu.' principle. oi mnulIry.
'hrId among lhr culiehlrnrd uorrou- of the
c-llDt world
w hear 10 rrrIururI, .i.d hy gentlemen
ur ,hr south. -u, lhr n.tturiun or SLAYER, b.
unr 100 which rh, people of tlrr irrr State,
have uo interest that II there b" evils CON.
ncc'cd with lhr institution. the, 1r' h"rnc hy
'ho,cNhorr.Iirinlhe Sul.- NhruuurNi-ts.
TN. NAV H.. true 100 -umo respects. hu, uui ia
ihr extent indicated Th. pprlr ul thr irn
Snt.. .r. Affected n.al,. .- ..... u.ltulhI,
20, rh. institution N..r .It, Alsr ..
lr.n.l. ...r. IIr..i r.mr.ufru. with ir.. r.
.r,. .,..f.u..ul tI. institution tn tIr
trrriiugrr, nf ihI. Government would D., aa
,usrplrlhIr h1r tu thc emigration Of the Do.
burl. ot thr Tree state. The r,mIrurt uf
lhr institution b. 'u create hrr. huIhoMrr.
who cultivate their land uuI, u I1u. auI
with slaves. tu 'hr exclusion ui pm,-r auI
Just Oh, -.uu amuu. In,m,u. Do short ih.
institution l- H muuulnly, ,uh'Hri'r ct iHr
just rights ui thr Tree lahowr,.
again lri,l dangerous institution Itls
uol only d1ugrrou, iu The people ul ilir state.
Wherein 10 "Nr,t, but II o. most i"md'h.'
power Mat might h' brought O" '''r' uud'r
favorable circumstance, against 'lu- ''o''''-
mrni Ih' institution "l slavery 's l"' w"''
vulnerable point n, aud % % 0, allowed in
SPREAD ITSELF over 10" 'a'' domain "'l""RinH
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nur>'d 10 the l'iN "i Tue Representatives "i q
tree p"upl" hni" not. VIII ih'N rl I"'A
tn the Interests io tlu-r who shall c"mr alter
%, VIII 'h"y not hc warmed ln ''''"n. Sir'
II ihs institution j. allowed I" progress, aud
accumulll' in i"rcr and power as It NAV
your children, or YOUR children ''nhrn.
will make up th'ir hrds amidst il" 'olc'uic
fire, oi 70 most dr,"lailnr c""lllri ~iwrrn The
,wu racr--c1rn1rc most terrible Will "r lnr-
unblr l'ul Ne are told that d vr micIdrt
the prnrrr,, nj this institution, tn, Union
shall b, dis-ul'cd. Now, -lr, rhl, D. stroke
al the bo-~ oi all Iusl ana ic-rimTc lrrsla-
ton. \ ml"rlry arr told that they can onlS
exercise their constitutional power, 't the
peril of thc Mon. know not iLIt there II
"a mloul, 90 Congress, or M thi, llou,c. 100
favor ri The passage oi law prohibiting sla-
very M the Territories. b. llnias 1t NAV,
the doctrine here lncuIralrd = lhe Snc, and
NJ ~ against lhlt. that protest, Slr. when
ever the minority shall have u,uU.d the
night, 1T tie malorlu. and the latter
shall lrgi,latr under durr,-, tine End for
which th. Government was established will
have ceased. and auy people who hl,. form
rd consli,nlonll government, and prescribe
the nodc and manner ofr~ administration,
that can br deferred by such threats irm an
honest discharge of their constitutional duty,
are unfit tn H., FIRE. Instead oi appealing To-
the only tribunal known Ia anil provided IN
the constitution, To s.illc the question lu di-.