The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1854-01-24

o. tho Union that the, controversy then result
cd in II o adoption oftho compromise measures.
which the two great political parties, with
singular unanmty havo nflimrcd as n cardi-
nal article Of their faith and proclaimed to tho
world as final settlement OF the controversy,
and an end of the agitation. ~
A duo respect therefore, for tho ayowed o.
rinon ofsenators, as well as proper sense of
.iiaap Saal csmUi{tGa
the propriety and necessity OF strict adhe-
romeo to tho principles, and even literal n
dopiion of the attachments, Of that adjustment,
in all their terrified bills. so far as tho same
are not locally inappicablo. Those enact
ments embrace, among other things loss ma
torial 10 the matters under consideration, tho
following provisions:
'"Whcn admitted as n State, tho said Terri
tory, or any portion of tho same, shall be re-
ceived into tho Union, with or without slavery.
as their constitution may prescribe at the
time of their admission.
"rbat the Legislative power and authority Of
sad Territory shall be vested in the governor
and legislative assembly.
"That the legislative power of said Terrific
tv shall extend TO all rightful subjects of legis
laton consistent with the constitution of che
United States and the provisions of this act;
but no law shalI be passed interfering with tho
primary disposal Of the soil; no tax shall be i'm
posed upon the property Of tho United States;
nor shall tho lands or othcr property of non
residents bc taxed hiehor than tho lands or
other property of residents.
Writs of error, and appeals from tho final
decisions OF said supreme court, shall be al
lowed, and may be taken to tho Supreme
Court of tho United States, n'the same man
ner and under the samc regulations as from tho
circuit courts of the United States, whore tho
e I, a.,
troversy, to bo ascertaincd by the oath or af-
iirmation of either party, or other competent
witness, shall exceed one thousand dollars:
except only that, IN all cases involving title
tn slaves, the said writs of error or appeals
shall be allowed and decided by tho said SUI
preme court, without regard TO tho value of
tho value Of the matter, property, or tito in
controversy; and except, also, that writ or
appeal shall also be allowed to the Supreme
Court Of the United States, from tho decision
of tho said supreme court created bylthis act,
or any Judge thereof or of the district courts
created by this act. or of any judge thereof,
upon any writ of habeds corpus invoking tho.
question of personal freedom; and each of tho
said district courts shall have and exercise tho
same jurisdiction, in all cases arising under
tho constitution and laws of tho United States,
as is vested in the circuit and district courts
of tho United States: and the said supreme
and district courts of tho said Territory, and
tho respective Judges thereof, shall and may
grant writs of hdJeds corpus in all cases in
which tho Same arc granted by tho iidgos of
the United States in tho District of Columbia"
TO which mny be added the following prop
position, affirmed by the act of 1850, known as
the fugitive slave law: 'h'i
Tho provisions of tho .'Act respecting fu-
gitives flom justice, and persons escaping
81, of tI,..r .,oo val
February 18th, 1893, snd tho provisions of tho
''Act TO amond and supplementary 10 tho n
foresaid act, approved September 18TH 1850
shall extend to and be in force in al the or
ganized Territories" os well as in tho vari
Gus States of tho Union. H'i1 W.
From these provisions IL is apparent that
tho compromise measures of 1850 affirm and
rest upon the following propositions:
First--That all questions pertaining to sla-
very in the Territories, and in the new States
to be Termed thercfrom, arc to be left TO tho
decision of the people residing thcrcin, by their
appropriate representatives, u be chosen by
them for that purpose. we ~ '
Sccond-That "all cases involves" and
"qucstions of personal freedom arc referred
to tho adjudication of tho local tribunals, with
tho right of appeal to the Supreme Court of the
United States.
Third-That the provision of the constitution
of tho United States in respect to fugitives from
service is to be carried into faithful execution
in oil "thc organized Territories" the same as
in the States 'i'f..i"
The substitute for tho bill which your com
mittee have prepared, and which is commend
ed to tho favorable action Of the tho Senate,
proposes 10 carry these propositions and the
principle into practical operation in the langua-
GO of tho compromise measures of 1850