The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-06-26

ing 70 the United States and shall also aaY'
power to make alI needful rules and regula-
lions respecting the disposalof gu other prop
erty belonging 70 the United States. The
trainers Of tie Constitution were men Of wis
dom and fully compFehended the use Of oui
Language and Il 4 had been their design e
grant to Congress the power ID this clause e
legislate for the people Of the territories
they certainly would have expressed it Il
different language and we think we are stis
tanned il this assertion by the expression used
in the Constitution inrelation tothe District
of Columbia, which is in these words, Con
gress shall have power to. exercise erctas1ee
legislation in all cases whatever, over such
district mot exceeding ten milns square, as
may, BY session Of particular States, and the
acceptance of Congress, becomes the seat Of
the government Of the United States" In
the first instance the language used is te
make rules and regulations respecting the
territory" or in other words the soil, and il
the latter case to 'erercise erclusive legisld-
tto,t' over the District, that is, the power Of
passing laws for the regulation and control Of
the people of the District. But it may be
said that the necessity of the case, requires
that Congress should pass laws for the gov
eminent of the people of the territories
We do not admit that Congress can derive
any power from necessity, this is danger
Gus doctrine for who shall limit that necessi-
ty, or how restrain its action. When once
cut loose from the Constitution by the law of
the reserved rights Of the States
are in perilous condition.
Itmay then be asked how are governments
to be formed in the territories? We answer
by the people of the territories by and with
the consent of the disposers of the soil. By
the word gooernment when applied to the ter
ritories, we do not wish to be understood as
using that term in its broad Specification, but
merely forthe purpose of conveying the idea,
IF the right of the people in the territories,
Of enacting such laws and regulations for their
government, intercourse and safety whilst in
their territorial state. This is a national
right existing with all men thrown together
md without the protection of an established
government and arising ec necessitate rel
The territory being the propertyof the States
IF the Union and the power existing in Con-
yress of disposing of the same, the people of
my of the States with their property, have
The right to emigrate upon terms of equality
20 the territories, and when there, by the con
sent of Congress, have the right to enact
such rules and regulations as they may deem
best for their safety and protection until they
Ire able to set up government for them
selves, as one of the States of the Union
We donot recognise any other power in Con-
gress on the subject. Congress cannot say
what property may be carried into the
territories or what property shall be ex-
oluded, neither can the people of the terrific
ries declare what shall be recognised as prop
erty, but every species of property whether
in slaves or any thing else, held in any of the
States Of Union, is property in the terrific
rics and would be so recognised by the courts
of the country, until the people establish a
government of their own. If this doctrine
be true, (and We consider it the only safe
ground for the South, for the reverse of the
would place unlimited power in
Congress and leave the south at the mercy of
a majority;) let us see from an examination
of the Utah and New Mexico territorial bills
whether the Constitution has been violated.
The bills do not materially differ in relation
to their general provisions. The bill organ
ising a government for New Mexico contains
a proposition to the State of Texas for a set
Element of the boundary line between that
State and said territory, which we will notice
hereafter, in all other respects the bills are
similar.
We shall only give a synopsis of the bin
ding provisions of the bills, trusting that
our readers who may feel interest sufi-
cient in the matter, and who wish to arrive
at truth, will read them for themselves
The first general provision defines the boun-
Diary lines and declares that the same shall
be erected into temporary government and
uses this emphatic language, viz: and
when admitted as a state, the said territory
or any portion Of the same, shall be received
into the Union, with or without slavery, as
their constitution may prescribe at the time
of her admission"
This is clear and conclusive and evidently
admits the right of the southern man with
his slaves to emigrate to said territories ant
when formed into permanent governments
to establish the same into slave state. 1
southern men will not go there, (which ",
feel confident they will not, never having
met with the first man, south, who desires t.
remove to them with his slaves, the fault i
with them and not the Congress Of the Uni
ted States. The next leading provision 0
the bills, defines the officers and their dutiei
&c. and creates territorial legislature, cho
sen by the people and bestows uponit tn,
power Of enacting laws for their own govern
ment; privilege which should be unques