The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-01


~ % .asy-a great svn social and poitIoa but /, q IN
=: .s,A . Es.poebs . tss North nor any osSsr
tribunal but 70 Hn who made beth bond and frss And
while. sbsr In public IN private liz have strength
to 9, press my vsvA not out Of peculiar regard TO Any
my own osssosnss, shall never osass to uphold tse
right Of the South 70 dsrmias every QUESTION IN
Of the Whole nos Z Into ss.es H. coz SS,
provision In good faith and with kisd fsslinss .
do net know any Northern who is disposed to 20
desire IL
M Presto nt some time since took occasion to give
with the Territories and my investigation led to tas
consideration Of two pons-Frst Whe hsr Congress
any power to regulate tnis coalition in those political
commuoies and second whether tho people thers may
rightfuly regulate IT for themselves feel little dis
pesed 90 this matter the senats
pItulston which necessary to the sxpanaton Of
my present. position. contended then do now that
Congress has no uideos over the subject Of sl.ysry
Will merely touch, rather than dwell upon
me Of the United Statas il ons Of limited
or moi nsss.sy 70 tie p proper s.ssao q :sss
Tiers IL no provision In the oossntutNn granting
power Of ls.lation over the terrtoy ohsr property
q ths United Stats" except such relates TO it, rsgu
l.on and disposition" Political juisds aoa il satrsy
withn:d nor L thsrs any just Implication which oAn sap
A matter Of neossty, just = Mr. NAdisoa defended
the action Of tae Congress o. the upon this
subject the uongre OF the may b dsendsd
United States orsinsl aoquissd without the ma Of
Any Of the States sush msasure bssg essential to their
welfare, indeed, to their prosperity
In the exereis OF this power aidag from necssity
more authority should DO Assumed than required to ~
That object is the organization OF Territorial govern.
mspts and with It's pLshmsnt fairly this
sun,ed jurisdiction for tbs psops competent to
s instituted and Whatever just latitude OF dssIs
on tnsre may be as to Ai Ing down general principles,
and NJ
comu .itles There would be neither power, reason,
nor neceisisy to warrant the assam tion.
So much for the authority OF the federal legislature
this subject The power Of the people 70 lsgislats
for themselves upon all those questions Of domestic poll
q hass no
ton ever tss subject the people nust have It, or the
mos, important cencsps Of social and Of civil hs would
questioned their just claim 70 reEulats, BY tbsf I'm.
mseate representatives, various questions connected
with their civil and social relations, exosp. this
relation Of master ana servant; and this exosp.
ton cannot stand the test OF any reasonable
urged against the existence OF this right OF govern
en founded en- the connscsn OF the people Of The Ter
ritoTss with the government OF the Uned States AMI
physical deed which have bean presented aganst the
enoyn ent Of one OF the moot sacrod rights which God
sentaon and the regulation OF the domestic affairs Of
community including taxat,n, ID Of the cardinal
principles Of American political faith laid down Ia our
asserted and defended ON the battisasli-a prncpls
whieh the Continental Congress Ia i774 depsrsd in these
a so.ss ~ IL 70
vn,sl legislAtares whsre their rgat OF
can alone Be preserved IN ell oase OF taxation asd inter
And strange ia It, in the vacAtion Of human opinions
that from defenders We are urged 10 becoms oenaers
North In this crusade against human rights: for there
10 scarcely argument which bs urged aainst this
claim of local legsllton which tbs Btsa ministry did
urge the demands OF fathers TO bs allowed
to esats for themfelves We have hesn told with due
Tavi,y--spd have no doubt with due sncerity-thAt
the United States the sovereign and have boon
asked How can sovereignty the uitmste and supreme
power Of . State, b tvidedf' Sovereignty indeed
And who can find the word ia the constitution who
decuce any power from Its ussi It Is oceSs OF
constructive authority which oannot DO too severely
probAtso IT war; IT, with the fundamental basis
foundation OF Congressional acton aad othss and
rights than thoze II distant feeble communities would
We aiso listened to dissertations upon hall aovsr-
eighty" and 6ivdsd sovsrsigntyn and "squAttsr
srsgnfy" and told that tia major includes the
seE couplAcency. how many individuals would oonsti.
tute psopls. how near they must live to constitute
people, how far apart make two psoplss9--ss
sniiss EasiN iar asrsoa in sSsir eonsissrasoa and
basis Of government than that established b. GU,
pilgrim fathers the day before they debArksd upon
gohsr and signed their practical declaration OF Jade
psndsnce soleunly asserting their right so the
God and Of enc smother to combine .-yr,ssvss to
ssh'esiled Christans numbered In the whole man va
m-n snd children One hundred and persons Wheth
they composed half people, whole people, or two
ward to their work tSs vas po 3,
them II was settled BY their descsndants e,nsti
t1i,ss portion q the mightsst people on the face
others Of similar character spread before ms
rot with logical conviction at least With the tocs
fusion and with An emphasis which seemed to say these
&rRuments Among
controversial weapons, enc welded With the most zeal
II not with the most success was this squater pove
reignty" Tae full extent OF rsproAch intsaded to bs
conveyed by never vas sbls to comprehend, but
far s. understood IT. it denies to people the right
pretty well back into teudal tines practically making
acres more valuaele than men Well SIR believe III srs
are objects In LIE ss.rs than soil or treea and that tbs
not depend upon the accident of deed for given tract
land may BE- pardcned for this heterocoxy It BE-
enc, because began life merely self owner not az
land owner and think, before attained tire latter
character had some rights worth asserting even full
kncwlsdge did not till brought by tits deeds Bat
cir, whether the government OF the United States
sovereign or subordinate, supreme INFERIOR Jnfeds
rated or sted-and consolidated II will scome
moments confederation In any inquiry 30 its lssii
mate power Neither these any otnsr att sues
confer upon 1t tbs least juris icon t. ind what that
y We must go to the oonsrsutoato the Law AMI to the
testimony.
And al these useless and some OF them unntelligble
sbsrsctions we're urged ~ ressoni Why the internal
affairs OF American citizens nomnaly frsemsn b.
controlled By distant legislature, one mmbM Of
biz them Ms M.jsssy 10 P. III ssa is.
government Of George Ill has the right By statute
10 bind thu colosiss IN ell casN whatsoever;
and now, bstors all the generation OF tbs men
who spcsessfully resisted thH ediot Of tyranny has
passed away, We are called upon to lsgislsts for
tie cofries In ell cases Whatsoever II took Lord North
ard his master George the Third years learn
fsthoed Of this assumption; aad the lesson cost them
an en- pre. While history In the record OF human
tops 1t Ia The reieration OF human motives and prsts
slows And now before all the OF the generation
~hich csssuy resisted this edct OF tyranny have
pared away called upon practically 70 ceoisre
that Our hsjfsty this government In Congress has the
right by statute to bind the Territories ia al what
sosver or scsordng to the new version to sell the pso
PIE nto slavery This Ia good doorne ovsr the water
~ Berlin and Vepns aad st st. Pe,esburg-but ops
aoi upon The Wabash; though told that God hes
rTarcd precous life upon it, fertile banks la order 70
and The ways of p evidence arr
often Clark to rs bnc norta hut seldom darker than
IN this whether consdsr the mss enger or the
messsss-the prophet or the prophecy. 30 withou.
who're tnowedgs 10 s2arrow falls to the ground some