The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-01-30

his possession. he has right 10 defend unto the death
rgb, to kill This bill. under forms OF law, Is carrying
US back TO barbarian ages, when wars were for private
plunder instead OF national conquest will read from
Vatel;
la the conqaests of ahcient times iudyiduals lost
their lands Nof IS u matter OF surprise that Ia the Il
ages OF Rome such should have prevailed The
OF carried between popular republics
sod communities The State possessed little, and the
quarrel in reality the OF all the citizens
Bat AZ present war less dreadful IN us consequences 20
sovereign makes against another sovereign,
against unnamed citzsns lhe conqueror seias
possessions OF the State. The public property while
private individuals permtlea 10 retain theirs They
sner but indirectly by the and The conquest only
Yes sir in the old barbarian times to which Vatel re-
ieuea, were more individual than national. Those
who wen, to war did 50 with the view OF getting what
was called plunder and among that plumber was the
landed possessions OF the conquered people This was
the idea Of those old times and this bill is revying that
deacaiiing It up from the sleep of thousand years
IN which Il has lain, for The purpose Of giving ope
ration IN California. and allowing every possessor Of
land there to be iDtruded on by every person that
chooses TO ntrude upon him, and uy 10 take his
land from him under the ions OF law. In this
process, we know that the forms OF law part OF
the mischief. Terror, violence will do great deal,
when men find that all their lands have 10 be
tended tor against all new comers. and they find hun
dred thousand new comers, every of whom has a
right 10 enter upon their lands and contend for them Ger
ianly only small part will il, but enough spread
terror and ruin, The bill bad as it has been made
by this substitute OF the committees horrible as il ~, and
destructive il would be 10 The old inhabitants, but
,rn- compared with the terror and despair which it
would spread among the people i woa|d require an
American--a brave hearted American--to contend Tor
1 his property under such circumstances. 1t would
quire who has more courage than most oilers
one of those who, like Hanpden, would resist the pay
men OF twenty shngs unrigheousy demanded ut the
rIsk OF life and oriune--it would require Americans OF
thai kind TO resist these constant attacks But what TO
become of the old inhabitants, who are proveFbally
afraid of lawsuits, few in number, helpless, speaking
different language, protesting different religion What
is TO become Of hen, few thousands when they all
America, may be, turned loose them for all Aneri
may 90 there TO contend for their lands, either to law
them secure them out OF them These proceedings
lead to the loss OF property, 10 It's transfer 10 comers
and operate i'll the end like the old barbarian for
plunder.
But 10 go on with ya,el. He says
But ii the entire State be conquered, II the nation be
subdued IN what manner can The vlo,or treat ~ w'too,
the country Some have dared to advance
ns " M ma no @ = - spsous n
properly he may as hs pcases, according
'he conii'oh shpieso oi ,'eahs o,ae a. eohqnefeJ
po,ic government" ''Bat disreg,rdag writer's, who
ouiden-who deiiVe, tnem az as he psoPery q pauno
ny of another inanet argne on principles coun'enanced
ss ~ 'ssioa 81 and 'o"'i"a'' @ h'"Aay ''f 'o'f
This is the law OF naions--ths the law OF civilization
conquered people have rghts-rghts OF life liberty,
property, and religion. No could openly propose
law violate expressly these rights but ths proposed
bill 10 TO work violation oil the rights OF property by
the harassing process TO which it is TO be subjected
SNAIL IN my OppOsilOu 10 this Dill, ehucaVOr 10 con,
duct that opposition upon the modern principles stated
by Vatel-on principles "counenanced By reason, and
conormable to humanity and conormable TO What has
been declared by the Supreme Court Of the United Sa,es
that property cannot be egslaed away from its
The law OF nations says that imperfect title property
that the possessor has right to possession until the
question decided whether or not il such title
the sovereignty is bound to perfect The Supreme
Court lays il down expressly that the sovereign is
bound perfect nchoae title in every in which,
according TO the laws usases, and customs OF the
Try from which the title was derived, might be perfect
ed The Supreme Court has said that Congress cannot
by any act, egislae away any mans property. When
saying this, the Supreme Court spoke egaily-spoke
law But Congress IN effect destroy the property Of
any person Let lit institute set OF and vigor
proceedings against his property; let subject him
to set OF petitions and double trials let il harass the
owners of property matter il the Supreme Court
should the end, say all the proceedings Illegal
We, point OF fact the result is the destruction OF the
property. II is consumed in the expenses incident to
the efforts 10 defend it, 1t is left TO fall into dlapda
ton. The owner is sick at heart aud unable 10 cult
when he does not know who Is 10 gather. He be
comes prey OF a OF land sharks. whose business
is to 90 10 every whom they find alarmed about
his property, aud enteavor 10 convince him that all is
lost and wish him TO divide with them sell 10 them
We know that persons alarmed about their property
may lose it By ac, OF legislation act OF valid
y IN law, bu terrible IN It's eect-terribc III lis
quences upon the minds OF the settlers.
strike out that clause OF the 18th section
which have read and on that amendment, call for
the yeas and nays.