Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-04-03

nisb and establish. 10 restrict and exclude,
has been constantly exercised.
I'd April. l7so. Congress accepted The
cession from North CaroliDa Of ~ha. is now
Tennessee, with q slavery clause; and Z
territorial governmeu. was erected in May
following.
9Th April. 1898. Mississippi Territory
was erected. and the Ordinance Of 1857
extended over il, except the 9th section.
TINS ~ss equivalen, 10 the recognition Of
The righ, TO hold slaves.
9Th May. 1900. Indiana Territory was
erected, and the Ordinance of 1857 ex,en.
ded over it.
26h March 1904. The territory ceded
by France in 1903 was erected into two
territorial governmen,s-Oleans and Lou.
isiana. This was slave territory. and il
was permitted to remain SO but The in.
PRODUCTION Of slaves from foreign countries,
and also from other Slater, excep, by sci.
tiers. was prohibited. In 1910 the 81.
preme court of Louisiana affirmed this law
and decided lha, slaves introduced in con.
iravenllon Of that Law were free. Q Mar.
tins Reps, 656.
ll,h JAM. 1906. Michigan was ere.
a,ed Territory, and the ordinance ex
tended over il.
Sd February. 1909. 4 similar oct wal
passed for Illinois.
9Th June. 1912. Missouri Territory
was created, aud The same restrictions ir
regard to tie foreign and domes,ic slsv'
trade. as were applied 10 LOUISIANA, wer'
extended to her.
5th March, 1890. Congress passed 4
bill authorizing Missouri to form Sis.'
government, and prohibited slavery norsI
Of 360 80.
81 March, 1923. The importation o
slaves into Florida was prohibited. unds
severe penalties and the freedom Of ,h'
slave.
3Oih June, 1894. Congress passed .
law repeating an act OF the legislative coun
Gil Of Florida, imposing higher tax OF
slaves Of non .resldeuis Than On slaves .
oi residents.
2O,h April, 1895. Wiseoo.is va'
erected intoa Territory, and the Ordinans.
Of 1857 extended over il.
10 lsSs, Oregon was created, and III,
Wilmot proviso" extended over it.
| bave ciled these laws sad acls of Con
grsss. Nc Chairman, for the purpose O
showing to tho country that. SO far from
this power having been denied, there ha,
been an uninterrupted and Unrestricted ex
srcise OF this right Of legislation by Con.
gress, not only on the subject Of slavery,
both tor and against. both IN restriction
aud recognition. bu, on oil subjects con
nec:ed with the managemsn, ana govern.
unsni Of The Territories and their Inhabitants
Bot, sir, We have been told, in the pro.
sress OF this debate. tina, although III,
Aexican law excluded slavery from these
Territories. yet the momen, we acquired
them. the Constitution Of the United States,
by virtue o: iis .Pro.siavery character. re.
pcaled tia! Law. and established slavery
there. Now. this argument assumes two
things, neither OF which. in my judgment,
are correct ls,. That the Constitution Of
the United Safes extends to the Territories
and 2dly. That il carries slavery wher-
ever the United States have jurisdiction /;
and Of course auth orizes the South 10 re-
move thers with their slaves.
These same gentlemen tell us. grsvely,
that this Constitution il a compact and a
compromise. Aad if so, when did these
Territories become parties to this compact
and this compromise But, apart from
this argument, it may be clearly demon.
strated that the Constitution. in ito gene.
raj provisions, does moi extend 10 the Ter.
Tiorics. The Constitution declares tha,
this Constitution, and the laws Of the
United States which shall be made in pur .
suance thereof, and all treaties, &C., shall
be the supreme law Of the land" If the
Constitution ex'eGds there, then all laws
passed in pursuance OF It's powers extend
there also; and your Legislation Tor those
Territories is mere work OF supererog a.
lion. Bot this is contrary 10 the entire
practice and history ofthe Government.
Again: the Constitution declares that
/" the judicial power of the United Safes
shall b. vested in one Supreme Court. and
in such inferior courts as the Congress
may from time 10 time orda and estab.
hsh. The judges, both Of The Supreme and
inferior courts, shall hold their offices du
ring good behavior" No one, I appre-
bend, will contend that the courts estab.
lished in the Territories are part Of the ju-
diciai power OF the United States. II so,
how does il happen that the tenure Of their
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