Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-04-12

.troysd IN he re,y Instant ;ghen the Of Congress eonos
ing took eject! Before arkansas had accented H. 'es
tion-5tore she kner Of IscEistence-te act of cl'
had recognised her STATE and rteeirel asr
True, the Arkansas Convention might if could
filled tho condition by executing ordinance OF rel,;Ii
icnt and delivering il 10 Congress; but it left her viii;
option do il not just all other Suites have the ae
to rclinluish any rights of theirs Call i, rigt to @
those rights of imperfect obligation which the nnb;;
speak of susceptible Of maintenance either tbns
force or law! Suppose 'the people of the said State S
neriefe with the primary disposal Of the public ,rIs
within the said State" that her Legislature shod "
tax" thcreon-could the State be forced back out n, ~
Union for having broken condition she had never ,cco
cd knew of until after she sovereign ST.,
and in the lnon upon an ia.a foosing ntt tie orieig
States all respects rhatere know OF way Of pn,,"
State Of the Union J i 1.-THE others seeding from
nor while she remains in H. 90 know any way Of co"
Ing her 10 rcinquish any rights which the Coasi.t;e1,
makes her own. Thus Congress may undoubtedly nT
tee, The rights OF the United States to the public domain
that the Congress of 1886 protected them in Arkans,
and those who think that The United States eopad ~
rights OF eminent domain, nor that the State acquires
any hy the change, may conscientously vote for ~
admission nor but how those who concur win y
unanimous opinions of all the preceding Congresses Of w.
necessities r;sh of admitting her without ard ,. sh
has made an ordinance divert the public lands I'm, m
cheating the State, can reconcile it 10 themselves 10 yo
admit her before and without it, is past all nv con,b
sion 10 nnde r-tand For my part If she is so admi
am free 10 declare and after weighing fairly and iul' ~
The antccedcn;s, that / would give to The value ot
pinch Of snu! for all the csidary rghS OF the United
States the public domain and Tic gold regions wi,hinb
ius-nor should have hope preserving them .rr
the quasi tenure o! right IF sgerance bu, Tor my cont
ence in the instructive honor and love Of Justice in3
in the bosoms of the North American race; but with the Inn
migrationS going and contemplated trc all na
oi the world who can but that in ,wclyemon,h h
whole power o the State be!n the hands OF men .,
Foreign BIRTH who may have small for our rights
interests institutions either but find charms rather in M
icentious freedom of Rob Roy McGrsgois law upon The
Scottish ieaihS 10
Let chem taLe who have the power
And let taemkeep who can
The second clause OF the third section Of lie fourth s;
Gle OF The Constitution the United States provides I'M.
Congress shall have power dispose ofand make all need
ul rules and regulations respecting The territory and Other
property belonging 10 the United States"
have not quoted this provision because think emf
tied 10 atom OF weight in tbs discussion either way; ST.,
10 exclude the pnc'ason Of any uniIrncss in conducta
IT, Ii haze BE- al nj sHccc-lu in showing thar the con.
ycn;pn Dc ipned confer upon this Government
power ~ ibid II; j. within tic cu!ti.Igcs of the urins,
thirteen States, except ior the purposes enumerated in tn,
l7h clause oi TIM @t secton If the Isl article, il follows
A. dcnonsfl,lJl inevitable coroarv that the clause
apoTe Gnotri from ie 80 article could never have been de.
signed II 4"s sen APPLIED those States, because there
coui have be- possible occasion Tor comforting Con
.s- pgs.e m :.r.s, Of and "o make all necul rule,
md regulation :.Ic.n, .e Federal property within those
STAT si.ef ;ag :eiy conferred apon Congress The
:e.cizn p,.taj 11s-rl rclsire legislation in al ccsss
vh4t@yer>r :y ~: places describe and cnunle.
ga-.-:l c,> ..r. very species Of more dLi>
fe.eial 'p .h :sa &c brought within the Ilri-!ic-
= ..;s. IL .Ve. i exclusive legislation"
- .a, -. e5la5l'e Thou; the clause aud 10
ss,.,-t H. s..e t1 Js-t ma!eria with the grta.tr
1ys,s' it-eav ,--,.:.c .er every object an,n
Il: e.s g.. 49, .. ;}~eE could bc wanted, presents
i...; al ! f.g!ly absu.d Wei, il ills
e...a ..- ;.s.= Is. never ts-nl, 10 b applied 10
---s re-.tt: VS. Il signed for, can
/. = H. .-..: The States, aud for itat rtry
1>asg.:.e s-,- g: 80 H. in rights an! power.
H.. i,E-tayls -i7rpis oi The Constitution
~ s8.;U.!y r.c1-E.z,. and repeated by Conzless
ie entrance .: ese:t E" STAT into tie Cnion IN he
emphatic terms Ina' she Is admitted upon erai
footing with The original states, n oil respects vtcrsr'
La the debates which been -ona IN the Houses
-. Congress for several past, this ca.ise his
yh III extraordinary fate 4, the terms are cxpc. a
language IIi.c them at the power conferred Con
sr>s limited T. tie object dposing land making" all
nesIfu rules end elaons 'especiing the Territories
other PROPERTY ''5.!oagi"s 10 lie United >,;es," Yet
members from the Free >tos day Ly dag,
ihr, in c House and the Senate raveiy contend that il
eonet powers Congress not in roercnc, tie property
n tie IHG SGe' Ca itS words declare and its spirit i'm
l":,s reference tie property IF tie citizens of te
Stdte (Which Is neither mentioned alluded 10 in the
clause and caa authority under il to ype and exclude
from the territory citizen With his slaves Wo after
sOier has s derived sovereign night OF legislation Ia
exclude slavery from territory from This pretcn.i"n
clause il IN j. asked that clause extends the STAT-
well ~ the territories he will answer Yes 10 Me u
omlin there int not tie .rtSand thus maintaining the
startling and Distinguishing doctrine, that clause HE
Constitution The t. States has meaning nj one tine
and place and under certain circumstances bur quite
another different time and place and under dl;r.n,
cua-inccS But TINS j. all .. piece with what Is in steady
progress in the free States No absurdy is gross no
misconstrucon monsirnus that IL may not be weighed
in the balance against Southern rights and the institution
Of slavery. After sixty of unJoken acguescence in
the brhct Of the Convention thai fugitive Slaves be- delivered
up demand is for the ifs time discovered thai ,hey
.ned 10 trial by jury, not in the jurisdiction they
escaped from. bull IL That where .hey found ami
as vast numbers Of those likely constitute the lue-
do not admit property in Slaves Of course none With
conscences thus Scicardi-cG would ever find verdict.
attesng property in the caimantsin other words il i,
a deSieous process devised for the emancipation ii
slaves Then, again, il is s;renuousy maintained nov
ana for the first mc that, though every body knows that
the term, citizen mentioned III the constitution, refers
cusSely ojrce rc parsons yet that State make ci,
zcns Of FREE NEGROES cntc theta all the p;,e
aud immuni:ies of citizens any other State and that
of the Massachusetts Legislature repeal the
situations of South Carolina and Louisiana and upon
her free negroes when entering the borders Of those States
privileges and mmuni,ies' forbidden BY the
and laws OF those States the free negroes domcied there
in The very las, instance have heard Of touching the pro-
gross Of anatican towards The rupture the Union aims
the adjournment Of the Legislature OF the gea Of
New York for successive days give the abolonlst
Gerrt Smith the Of the Capital for the avowsd purpose
of maintaining that the Constitution the United States
far from sanconng slavery any where, iorbids il.
TO concludc-f California admitted now and -hc is
be- against the unanimous wishes .: the people within her pre
nl south oi 80 de- 10 mn wn- mne manifest in the cairia
Convention against the unanimous wishes o the people OF Dr
lar California embraces 6500) square mile. OF her
Al 'e imminent FISK oil faccins past redemption the whole oW
region ad pubic 'oinhn and agn the Unanimous rcnonsraace
nc" onres shall "cn necessary 10 return the Criora4
Constitution 10 ic Convention with
can be accomplished IN The OF three mo,an July
md before III nua md important business ol Congress will Gse
commenced. California b. admitted wh0u: objection
Tie Suth Ia her slavery clause
be received, with privileged d3 both
u allowances of pr dim. and atay during the delay
ut possible California li coii.L,
ra' r. aion 81. rnoyc the formidable ohac. which exist
20 The settlement at tue tcrri:orin question: upon the only upon
which Il can be- satisfactorily attcd mean the basis
iss0Y6 GINU0RS yrerv eripy .iirny |0 0i linz
Dro-tdeP Ha hc sd n fo,d If n. ryr0rv SOuL NJ
ren'"n f9rhHy Hr So. Ct.ta1as SLal dchc Any -.i,.
nt short OF TINS WI never re,ve tie South Tao power
OF numbers iorcei, her but will true. and
caGc shc can no consent 10 the ihnn
forget the indny offered the -,iE: ds grace which
wou" brand her II i Enp2n. and il il alarming wlc-s liz
shrinking reluctance G.rci by n boz; patriots ,,g
IN" free a 10 adopt basis OF adjustment which rouch. i
AMI 10 III" country Conspicuous distinguished anon.
the" tie worthy ani accomplished 'n. Cas- who a lrr.iouf-
i.p!aycd LIS both the mn. the tno
III" opinions he hts advanced oi the equal constitutional isu
u IL" South tlr cc"i Territory. aI. nnuy
nnfnnnt Resistance ~ mad" 10 Tie N!aut ! fu!rI
freely that Ii" put- h!s objections high grounds dcyl.
the power Of Congress establish t.r li.r vi Mo-
compromise and 1t Il vcrc IN ofgiadi question, .oul caay
concur with him. tOniroycr,, u,n .uon.ran co.s:lha.
NJ questions. whore Mother party vii yield
pre- 10 dect must end III compromise isunIon: and
promise how cc Is Il ~ h. regarded thfar, hut Jyiici:
"ich s most urgent political In, upou
s'uoi bndn. npon I'll men aid GeIiaDn. irpc;
Tan any just that after the Horil, Con
-'fn lrie oil territorial partitions, which has n!ry IL,
spoiled l'' ,puth IL right Of migration and
hifs Of IT, 'rs ror"s and after these sioioiis have passed
mt, absolute and nrcir.cra
rsiihay or h"noraiy abolish ia. power vrl -. she f'sd