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


some MEASURE he changed by assuming tina. 1t Is the
duty Of the Territorial Lg atures to the necessary
and projecting the enjoyment Of this ia srdo.d proper
IT, AS practical msasure there would be extrems da
c1y 10 procuring such egssiion and Ia carving into
effect where both depend upon tho action OF remote
community which from the very propositions
must bs opposed to the introduction OF slavery d where
public opinion Ia powerful in sny portion OF orr
country, DO matter where the o'her may b. do OF
touch toe question Of DgressonAl intsnce having
hereofore attempted 10 show that Congrss has right
ory than In State. Its pewer arising from ne,essi.y,
ia exhausted By the establishment rsguIatiou Of pro
Per judicial tribunals leaving tn the Territorial L.gsa
lures the exercse of their Tevaar local funeons in
vovnp al uesons concerning the nature End idents
o. properly aoviss or intsrdoiing It At their pleasure
orco coecede that Congress mas Any
ton o. slavery that meat IL haa all power no oon
sntuona barrier can be pointed out 10 Wish t may 20
As have slsasy remarked tbs difficulties which sur.
round this question mutt Ariscin political nifty
wb.nS certain articles Of property, such slaves
excue cd b. gene 81 lsv for otherwise tbs subs,t IL
free from enb rrassmept Well the power o. tns Ijczl
Iesi.latprs to prohibit the introduction Of slavss
gene al proposition coul5 under crcunstAnces be
coesuly disputed. IL ID bAaeh OF the legislative aatno
riy, THE powsr regulate the various Relations OF fs
social and Legal tbs relation Of husband and WIFE nf
and chd Of gusrdzn and wsri o. dsDor and credit
tor ard AL similar conditions Recognised By iastitu
tiopr Ard whether With some and that l. my position
confre Copg efsloss acon 10 the necosssry liz
alton OF Terrific rial governments leaving TO tn, people,
ri tie legitimate oonsequssos tbs enjoyment Of
corriptiss or uhstbsr vita others you and .. sushori
y vetted In Congress to prescr5e the exteat which
Territorial sgsa shall reach, the result, FAR
respects thk question OF jurisdiction viii BE- this
We only lock to the constui OF the Usted States
for barrier to local lerisaton and will be found that
these ac's before u.s. ve2as others preocipy ths,
upon Territorial organization grant general powers Of
-ssAtop which nc'uds relation Of master lad SER
yanf a. we'll % all the other Conditions OF ,s. Bat
thts 70 fsrther in this important matter than any Ut
tnsr predecessors In the htory OF eyslstcn They
expressly provide that II Is no. the intention of Congress
10 heiate slavery into any Territory or stats nor -
tScuds " but leave the people Whereof per-
fsoty free TO form and regulate thar Domestic institu
tonan heir own way subec only 10 the constitution OF
TIRE United states" Whom, therefore, 1t "a claimed that
ths state OF slavery beyond the reach OF these local
lpstufes, that claim before II u I'D BE- estsb
lshed one secured By tins constution Of ihs U5itsd
satss and thus beyond the reach Of
or Territorial legislation.
But sir, how far IL this mptou from the ler Loci "a
b. carrscf Does deprive the local sgislAtars on ali
powers oAte the incidents Of this kind OF
ifit Does Ard the Legislature act Ut all they mutt -
come merely q chamber to register the laws Of thu
respective States BY vrtus OF which the property makes
its sranes into the ursds tion and that event
there would be many various kinds Of ~nuys a. thsrs
States thus contributing TO The jurisprudencs Of
another country; for al know that thsrs are impor
oaut dner In the laws rsGulats9 the coalition Of
avsy the Distributes and the treatment of slaves Aad
tor nsny other purposes connected with the Institution
All these ct the dis position o. the Territorial legla
ture rothing certain than that In political com
meAitsss epDsssA 70 slavery, power b - az
sssissd - = snssat VS. psssasl isswdistoa, N