Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-04-13

South Carolina, or as Il repres
American mind, would delegate to those
cnlored people, the Sandwich Island people,
(who know nothing of the common law,
nothing of those prucipl Hes Of -Hngna- Chorta
which infuse themselves into the English
mind J the powers which have agreed to
give in this bill to American citizens, con-
Quoting the operations Of government, under
the sanction of the sacred and recognized
principles of the common law2 No, not at
all, sir. | will give these powers in this case,
because it is prudent aud proper. will
give them to those who, understanding The
great principle Of American institutions, will
impress it upon the statutes Of the Territory,
until it shall assume such position us will
enable it to come into the Union rs an equal
State; but am not going to deal so with
all other Territories. will deal so with
this, because, if you will allow me to say So,
know ,ha, Kentucky, Missouri, Pennsyl.
vania, North Carolina, aud, in part, South
Carolina. have mingled their Judgments in
the population of Missouri; and that will he
a Judgment which is likely to prevail in the
laws of these territories. Sir, the ming;ed
opinions of the citizens living in and beyond
Missouri will carry out that Judgment in the
territorial laws of these territories, and |
believe they will he just. There are a great
many from the North who will GO into these
territories. have seen some OF them they
are men who are capable. before leaving
home. of lifting themselves above the prcju.
dices which prevail there or who have left
home with view to take fair position in
reference to this matter.
wish 10 make these explanations, and to
lay down the proposition that the Hon. Sera.
tor from North Carolina has not changed
the legal character Of the bill. | affirm that
it leaves the Territory on this subject as a
Tabula rosa, upon which the American miad
is to make an Impression, and for which it
is to form laws. | say, further, that there is
no probability Of interference one way or
the other with slavery until Nebraska and
Kansas shall assume the position, and
be ready to perform the responsible duties
of States. lay down, furthermore, the pro.
position that there is no recognition by the
bill of any power in the people OLA Terri
tory to govern, except what we confer upon
them under the powers which we ourselves
have under the Constitution of the United
States.
If there should be any question made as
to the right of negro or slave to his free:
dom, to his emancipation, the issue would
he in this way: "Ye demand your free,
dom" al do" "Upon what groundp
"On the ground that am in the territory
of the United States, the common property
of all the States" What would be the re.
plyl fthe rcpl were worth anything, it
would he this: the owner would say, hold
my property by tenure higher than any
auv legal enactment which can be made OF
a local character to exclude me. hold
under the constitution of the country" That
is the ground which we have taken. But
sir, the sooner that we learn there is TO he
discrimination with regard to the enjoy
ment of the territories, that there is to be I
mark of inequality, independently of the
Missouri line, by the adjudication of a cour'
responding to the doctrine of popular sover
eighty or the fanatical sentiment which i;
infusng itself into the country the sooner
we know this the better, ! make no threats