Columbus Democrat., 1851-08-30

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Dsn,eire sac alsla irg, ban bsrn rel,
nacb asioaissei b. bear i1at Ihs lile Cenrzs.
Coz q l0hof June. gitldsiihs point cootsnde4
g. b. Zoe UNoS PAnrr. ihat slavery vas 30
ise'al q as Ts4H0riss; and ihai Mississippi
auscouH smlgrs,s 10 hs tsffii6riu, sat itet
slarsa
Thai saeh vas The oplniou oflhs maiafl5 d
lhe Convention, can sda,i. IL 20 doahl. il yoa
judge men BY iheir actions. The ia resslu.
lion. % which We direct ihe attention Of .ur
yssslsr,, q, sughi We khow, ma5 have gss ssd
unanirpously. II lhh Be ihs f1ri. the mouh
oflhs stols parry are herms,ieAliy sealed upon
IhisqaesiIon.
4 clear indication OliEe oplnioa of lhe Con.
ssnIion may be seen in ihs lsh resolution.
where lhsy ."decIars heir strong and unrqhiso.
cal condemnation ofihs three ifoosiug acts,
namely: The aamisaOa cf California as a
Siaiss me diuision Of ne Staie Of Yszas; aud
The law usurpingao Congress the poWerso al,ol.
|'ish Slavery in ihr District ofsColambia under
the fraadileat preisaee Of regulating he siare
trade hersinl
These are shsir specifications against the
Compromise. Upon lhe fs.ses thus presented.
They % before ils eoaurry. No mention Il
made dfthe Henlt,ptsi Bill.
But ,hspary lseonciudea 'bysihe sepeah res.
oIutiop. which rrads az Iollows
.'I'he LegIslalale l. hereby requested 10 pass
such laws. ~ my, il thefopaiom BE- best cal.
Irunfrd 10 ehcoaroge tbs emigration Of citizens
Oh ihe slayrholding States, min slapes 10 the Ter.
lpiiorIes vfihe Uuiisd Sieles.'
Did Che Convention believe that slave proper
|iyMas proiecied in he etersiIoriesi This is a
lv,fy plain qeesien, ani The friends Of this Co
vs lion, who ,hiuk lha. Il was an boresi aud il
ielligent body wlarswer, nnhestaiiagly in lie
affirmative.
Ifihese Is no projection, and our rmigrants go
there and are pIundered ofthere property by
Mexican laws the late Democratic STATE Rights
Convention Is obnoxious 10 the charge either of
ignorance Dr. frand And this charge l. i'm
Piled against theup I,yahe speeches of ,heis ora
l0rs, who assert that there Il 40 protection
The Union men have never pretended that ad.
dilOna laws would nu be nrcrssary NJ One
III bib senses would expect that bill iur the.es.
|iablishmenlof 4 territorial government would
comprehend In Il all lhc legisalion necessary
ior the inhabitants ofthe sevyi.org. ''he 5iH N
ID The tcrritogE Whai tAe Constellation II ID The
Statc. Ample protection must necessarily be
iefi 10 Subsequent legislation.
Our point IL established whrn we show that
imigrasHs can 90 ihere with their slaves, anA
that the coErfs u ikecountgy are nsopvn ID f'Pe.
ieci their titles u their slaves, as they are for
The protection Of tile % other property.
We insist that protection 10 this extent Is se-
cured by the oh section Of the bill, providing iur
an appeal from The terriioiial cOsttS 10 lhu Sa,
pfenle Ceult oi The Uuiird States and ,lle dis
crimiNaNon Is III iayerd Slave properly
THIS clause, FIRST provides ivr tof an nppeal.
where The amount u controversy shall .'eeceea
one thousand dollars" The Discrimination in
sayer Ofthe stakeholder Is ,hus iaserteo; Xxx
cept that ii all cases involving title 70 slaves,
the said wsils 81 error appeals, shall be allaw.
Eud and decided bs the said Supreme Court, with.
cul regard % the value oi Tie matter, PRorERqy
Vfii,lc IN controversies"
Senator King, Il Ala, IN his late letter 10
CuI. A. i}. EAlhruIl, III rrIereHce Ii This poi,s,.
Nscs ille iulsowlng language: There Ii no rel
strctson II u slavery; and Inc abest slates,uee,
md n,sl Distinguished iutisls II lhe souih, IN
,.rain ~ I'd itt .hat the owners II slaves. NAV.
Win pe,iec, security, ,aks ileW 10. ether Il
| ,hese sersitcries, regardless IL the Mesican
Inv,
The ccau,ry being opea Il be occ,,pied ~
| snyehoIderA L /. now viii .he sce,h, % sas
whether slavery shall be ,hereor NOT. III, i
oug interest d 10 there. we can do "a: If no,, We
wll baraiy claim ,hc rirl,,to keet The free soil.
ers from occapyine lhe soil.
irwe take possessioa oi' the country, we are
empowered 81 he territorial bins "a mass i ma
~ laws ~ we please M he projection. rep,,a.
ion. and enic,nent II our slaves and fire s,aaa
3 IA asls4simea., a,.d sslu;a ID these Avs yiIl
not IL ,l,sappr,yed by Congress. i've can adopt
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