The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1851-01-09
Worthorn ynetiee.

EOrthoCn Justice.
To show the determination Of the las
Congress not to meet out e~yenhapded jus
lice to the South, we viii state the fate
OF two amendweg Is offered by Col, Davis
TO the Territorial Bills With a view tc
give The Legislatures Of The Territories
the right to pass laws fcr the protection
of every species Of property (as well the
slaves Of the South as the blue buckets Of
the North Col Davis offered the following
amendment, provided that nothing here
in contained, shall b. construed TO pre-
veRt said territorial legislatures from pass
ing such laws as may be necessary Tor the
protection Of the rights cf property Of any
kind which may have been or may be here
alter, eonformably to the constitution and
laws Of the United States, held in or in
Toduced into said territory"
No possible objection can be found IN
this amendment-it proposes to place al
property, whether slaves or blue buckets
under the same protecting arm Of the law.
1t was voted down, bot a single Northern
man voting fol it Dickinson Of New
York;
Again il is the doctrine maintained by
the leading Statesmen Of the non-slave-
holding States, that slavery having been
abolished in Mexico, at the time we ac.
CURED these territories, the DHexican laws
still in force, necessarily exclude the in
PRODUCTION Of slavery there. This was
and is the doctIipe Of The North, and such
also was the opinion ofmany j the sou,h.
t Many Of The present par eIceilente Uni
! ion Journals In tins Slate took that ground
in 1913, whenthe Clayton compromise was
J deles ted. They sustained Npssrs. Toombs
and Stephens who had voted against the
compromise placing heir vote distinctly on
. the ground that the laws now in force in
5 1ieSico excluded slavery, aud hence they
were unwilling to leave the question TO the
{. Supreme Court. This we say was The
b ground taken at that time by some, per.
' haps all of the Wing Journals in this State.
I Such we distinctly remember was the posi-
ton taken BY a correspondent Of the Ms.
slssippi Creole, who contributed a series
e of well written articles maintaining thai
view, VIZ: that slavery could not exist 10
our new territorial acquisitions, by The law
Of nations, unless there was an express
law OF Congress authorizing it. Such il
shout was The opinion Of the entire North
and a good portion Of the South.
! Tue, Calhoun, Berrien, SouIe, Davl'
) and others from the South maintained The
contrary doctrine. According to their view
fand we think it The correct oue) the
existence of M xican laws prohIbi lag
slavery Irior to It's transfer to the United
States, does not OF itself tvclade slavery
there, a
They maintain that The territory thus
acquired, being the common property Of
ottt4e States, slave y existing in a portion
OF them, the people Of the South have.
under the constitution, the same right tc
take their property Slaves 10 our newly &C
CURED territories, as those Of tie NorlI
have to remove their property thithe-.
The fist iuteilects Of the country bein.
divided on this grave constitutional CUES.
ton, no one can foresee how the supreme
: court nigh; decide The point. Beside.
the Southern STAKEHOLDER would be unwlI
, ling to take his slaves there and run The
risk of a lawsuit. Property is essentially
timid and averse to litigation.1
+, With view Of settling this much moot.
ed and disputed question (qpeat,o perata,
Col. Davis introduced the following a.
mendment. "And that all avs and parts
d Of laws usages or customs pre-txIsting ia
the territories acquired by the u. State,
from Mexico, and which, in said terrific
ries, restrict, abridge or obstrucl The full
: enjoyment Of any right Of person or pro.
pertY Of a citizen Of The United States, a.
recognized OF guaranteed by The Constrtu.
: iion or laws of the United States, are
hereby declared and shall be held as re-
; peale,k'
An amendment more Just and unexcep-
tionable cannot be conceived, aud YET hi:
I was refused by the united voice Of 9 oul
g Northern brethren F." 10 the Senate, not q
single Senate from the ucn-slayeholdiha
: States voting for it.
A similarresuIt occurred in the House
This may be regarded as a fair cotempo.
! %rareoas exposition Of the temper ana ius.
] tice of-that compromise Congress" Ant
YET some would have US believe that al
4 good citizens are in duty bound to "%rejoiot
e patriotcalIy at The action of a Body tia.