The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-06

MIR. CASS. The gentleman viii allow me to say--ant
nave night % say u as have lived under terriiora
when ne supposes that the restriction OF the powers
these legislatures as 10 questions OF strictly domestic
ton recollect but provision which clearly
within this rule and this prohibition against bank
ing, introduced when there mania upon that sub.
ure general one. as the money Of these banks went
everywhere. will not speak positively. but recolec
no other case a. this OF course excepting the
Proviso, now known as the Wilmot Proviso speak
ing now not Of provision requiring the territorial laws
10 be sent here for consideration, but OF previous
strcon prohibiting the territorial legislatures from acting
upon the subject The honorable gentleman is also in
error when he supposes there is any provision requiring
the territorial laws to be submitted 10 Congress- and to
be app,oyssdb BY that body before going into operation
MIR. CASS. ! so understood the gentleman Those
laws are to be submitted to Congress- not for conhrma
on but Tor consideration: With the view. suppose 70
repeal or modify such might appear unconstitutional
improper But can recall only one case where this
power has been exercised and thai Is in relation 10 bank
cepted from the Jurisdiction o the territorial legislatures
The senator from Massachusetts says have excepted
many other cases but repeat that he labors under a
misapprehenson apon that subject consider the people
Of Territory just competent to settle this question
the people oil State; and believe knows Just
much when he goes 70 Territory as he did before he
rory where the American settlers will not exercise
Preponderatng influence all pubic affairs The in.
habants will always haye Legislature which will re-,
have ii and i they do not, they will exclude il, unless
prevented by the constitution The simple question s,
why you take from them one Of their natural rghtsthe
right Of regulating Of their domestic relations, The
gentleman told US just that he did not desire to
the question Of slavery agated in the Territories Sir
that is Just where desire to il agated, if agitaed il
must be, it will do far less injury there than here
Why, then. repeat. do you make distinction between
this right and any other
Mr. WEBSTER | will suggest to the hoporabIe
member that we do not allow them to appoint their own
governor or their own judges.
Mr. CASS | am willing 10 allow them to choose
their own governors But that is question nvolv-
ing the domestic relations; II is political question am
well aware, as stated on former occasion. that it is
difficult to draw exact line between all the provisions
which belong fairly to the power 10 organize govern
menssuch as the appointment oil officers, the qualifca-
ton OF voters and the hkeand the rights that belong to
the domestic forum II is enough to say that the pow
er 10 regulate the condition Of master and does
not belong the latter, nothing does; the Judges
their decisions may be carried TO the Supreme Court and
reversed or affirmed may be proper And far
spects the governors not believe there was yet
who could control the territorial legislation; and il
poor compliment to the enterprising and intelligent
who emigrate to these new regions to attribute TO them
such an influence. My confidence is equally in the peo-
Pile. whether they live in a State or Territory.