Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-08-08

IT. M hertucky or i tennessee = steamha1t Load II slaves
you hsr your properly. ! helirve that in the ease /.
rf Mississippi the slave does moi bee me free, hu, tina
the party who imp,ris him is subjected to a heavy pecu
MARY penalty. Snrh is the state e he law, as blieve
al this time. in the State of Virginia. u is, therefore
not oniy true Of other fnreign nations. bat II is true 81 III,
States cumpesing his Uni,n, that the mpment a slave
enters the territorial jurisd ciinn Il the State ~ fofeigt
eauatry, The laws al the place determine his condition.,
and no, the laws af The fsg If The ship in which he is
transported there. On the ocean. the flag determines
the jurisdiction, fr the reas ms have assigned. but The
moment they cme within the separate Jurisdiction oi
any State nr country. thai moneni they becnne amens-
bic 10, and sre liable TO he dealt. with according to, the
laws ef that country. II the constitution p ssess the
paramount authority attributed 10 IT,, The laws of even
the free Stat Of the Uhion would yield TO that para
mnuni auth rity. II, therefore. It be true thai, accord
ing IN The laws now in fore. in Csliforna a. New Mexico
and Ct h. slavery c,nnut he iatfoiucfd-lt such Is the
Ter loci. the constitution OF the United States Is as pas
sive and neutral upon the subject as the Guns tuition or
Government Of any other c mntty upin earih. u pro
,ects whatever upon he high $ rs the slave Is oui OF the
separate jurisdiction of auy St@te, foreign OF domestic
Ii afnrds no protection when II citnfs wi'hin the sep"
and j~efisdictian oflaws which forbid the existence OF
slavery. do nj mran 10 90 into a long Argument up
on this subject. did intend. at one tine, 10 take Il up
ard discuss il very fully have thought II best, how
ever. un Ter all the ci,cums ances ot The casa. merely 10
express these brief opiniuns, which l,ne'tsin IN rrla
tim Ia it. In nv op MON. Therefore, the snpposlllnn that
the Constitution Of the United States carries slavery IN.
w hiiitii - surprising ~ wv W ~ q = 80 -
aumpin totally INV afranted by the constitution
Why. If the constitution gave The privilege, II would be
Incompetent fr Califntnia to adopt the provision which
che has in her 20 suiulion The constitution Of the l
nited States being supren', no STATE cnuld pa.s an ct
&C meni in con,rayentlnn II The cinsti tuition. My rules ut
in erprp,ins the CONSTITUTION Of the United States are he
good old rules uf '9s and 20. neyff have in my life
jevisied frnm those IA, And What are thrt2 The
constitution is an aggregate Of coded powers. No pow
er Is granted eXoep t when 1t Is expressly delegated, OF
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egated power. And il in any Instance the power Ia
esrry slaves into the Territories Is guaranteed I YOU by
the constitution. OF az an incident necessary % The ca
rying out Of any other power that Is ~dcleg1cd in the
ems tuition. ! have been unable To perceive II. Amli't
all the vici-sitndes # public life, and amidst al the
changes and turns uf party, never have II my life d.
Waited from ihese great, fundamental, and lhink lndis
puiahly irue principles, If Interpreting the constitution II
,hs United States. Take the principles = be true, and
where Ia the power-can any body p9lnt II out 10 mel
which gives you a right To cary your slaves to Csltior.
Mai Where is the delegated power. ot the powcr To
which II attaches as n II, cessafy lmplica'ionl J. is 10
.whers 10 be found. Yon must r. sft 10 some such gen
eral principle as the Fedemlists did ia The early Iis'ofy
of this c0nniry WIN they cuntended for the docIine u
the general welfare" But you cannot put your funer
on the pafi Of the constitution which conveys lhe rilht
III The power Ia carry slaves from one Of the : a'os Il
the Union To any Territory Of the United States.
Mr.. President, you will remark that an expressing
an opinion upon the powef. the constitutional right. do
wv - iNAu tf ihfNHhfH III NV iHf I1At Is at tsbAtfltuHUl
are t. be exercised OF applied in The course nf almlnlslra-
ton. hat la di>tluc' question. am arguing The ques
ton OF constitutional power. Nnr. sir. can admit lur a
single moment that ia re is any separate or s,yeral tirhIs
opon the part Of the States. ~ iniiv idual numbers ii a
State. or any portion oi III. INN, States. 10 carry slaves
Into the Territories. under the idea hat thuse Jeffituf Is
are held IN common between the seyt raj Siat,s. II 5 n
mt properly, held by n common ifus ce tf the general
good and 10 he administered by Tie General G. vcnmenl.
according 10 IL %d.ltbefate Judem' nj Of what vii best pro
mote 'hr common happiness AMI prosperity, and do jus
tce 10 all.
II. tn, %refore, am right in ,hese opinions " hirh | have
expressed. 10 run a line at 50 deg or IS deg. 80 min.
through California, without declanng what the If ct al
'nh' ihe snail De, either s nth or north IT II. would. re-
peat. be running p lue IN he s1nd-a line without mo
I'VE, without purpose. without accomplishing any end
Whatever. Therefore must say that tdose Senators up.
IN The other side, who have eonleuded for an express re
roentii"n 1t the right Ia carry slaves south otthHt line.
hsVe coh'thded lor something much more perfect aud
shicebt than 10 tun a naked line without any such de
clafalion. But. then, there are TWO considerations which
Oppose insnpeTable uhleetiuus 10 any suc, reconnl ion N
oreiarall'n 10 cary slaves south of That llue. Tho first
Is, That You cannot du II without an assumption OF pnw 81
JPN The part uf Congress to act upon the institution nf
slavery and II they have the pnNeI in one way, they
nave the power 10 act upon II IN The other nay E.: and the
p'wef To act upon Al eIhtr way is what you have denied.
and opposed. aud end avuuIed to prevent being accom-
pushed iof HE last two 81 three yeats. II would b., an
assumption according Ia the Snulhern, doctrine. fr CON-
k'ees tic any power ciihet In inictdIct or establish
slavery upon either SIDE ol a given line. The other ohlec
'on 10 accomplishing This end Is, thai II, is impracIlcable
ana unatiainaIle. A majmly neither of this House nor
o'the o'hef House not %e-tlilrd probably Of his House,
and perhaps sthl a smaller pariion of the other lI.use-
could be got Ia Affirm any right OF nansp,ttipp slaves
snth oil 80 deg. 50 min. 1t Is then wrong in principle.
ana impracAlcable. and e%Npedient Why. then. contend,
Ie, me ask, Tor n line which, # aiiainable at all. Is attain
anie without value, Wi bout necessity " without advantage
J" me Sonfhf Or why attempt that which is utterly un.
atiainable-a line which shall secure any expr,ss n,o,t
SION Tor The power or tlghl on the Iaft of the Shareholder
10 carry his slaves south OF in
Having endeayoured to show that the measure which
we have under consideration is b tier for The Sontb ,har
.e missouri line. let me c, mpate the measure in a few
oiiet words with The other one W hlch has been under con
s'deration by us heretofore. The o her measnt propos,.
10 ADMIT california i"Iih with. anl New McKee, as smt
sshe presents a constitution and Ulah 10 follow on sonr
Zine alter New Mexico is admirted-all Ia be rermiu,,
- decide The question for lhemsr Ives. without any inter
venIpn of The power OF authority of Congress.
Well, what advantage is tina, In The S,uib 2 Va,
now-ior l believe it has been already done by III,
constitution of rev Mexico. as we'll as by that rf Cali
inrnia that slavery will be prohibited. You know ,ba
!" New Mexico comes in. she comes in like California
WIN an introduction OF slavery and YOU know thai sh,
VIII never come w without such an introduction. Nina
90 yon get, then? What advantage to the SnuH b7 Sir
Is ohe-slded nfeasuTe-ihe measure which am consId
erihg. IL is ali north, and looks not al all Tow ards Soulb
ern lnteres S. II is liafle u objections which have nj
ready stated upon a former occasion. and which IL is no
necessary thai | should re1eal now. Blu # YOU adm,
New Mexico with the boundary between her and Texa
uhanJusted, what may the cous, qneuces be-? You ADM
Territory and people who. il Texas shall establish H.
claim 10 The " hnle extent of the eastern border of the Ri
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