The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-03-17
REMARKS OF MIR. MAoKnNzrH,
Of Putnam, in Introducing his resolutio,
rsldfipe to Nebraska Territory.
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| W t,tHnGxp, IN miro ducing his resolution
rsldfipe to Nebraska Territory.
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The Nebraska and Kansas scheme. d,
The original Nebraska substitute, in nt
degree gives the people ye, to inhabit
tho territory known as the Nebraska, The
uncontrolled management of their owl
| affairs, such as has been asserted ,o
justify the new system. The control oI
all Legislation in territories is iH Congress
10 nnllify CT not, as il may see occasion.
so long as the territories remain such.
Nothing nevis BY this bill gained 10 new
territories not before possessed BY lh,
citizens ofterritoties in The way Of right.
The right Of the people 10 adop, such a
constitution as they may see Ct, on APP
plying for admission into iIe Union, is no
new right not before possessed BY terri.
tories, under such circumstances, or be-
fore the adoption Of what has been called
the Cnss dectrine. What new right then
has resulted to the people Of territories
BY its Tromulgation'i BY Mr.. Douglas
measures they are not free TO act for the
exclusion Of slavery until the las, act Of
their territorial existence and that which
ushers them into existence as independ-
eni States. No change, that ! can per.
ceive is made at tall 10 enlarge their con-
troll over their affiirs, only that where
slavery was heretofore excluded by ac
Of Congress, il may now be inife.luced
by the people, il they desle it. In the
face Of the fact that Congress holds con,
troll !, { Tire intetna! affairs of territories,
care is iakeh by their organic law that
they cannot reach the decision Of the
question whether they shall pt rmit slavery
10 exist in the Territory Or nti. They
are in effect prohibited from making q
decision on the subject until they CO Sc
10 be territories. No one who reads
what is called the compromise acts can
deny this. Ye, boldly the statement is
made that they have such power, in de-
signed and wiful misstalcment of The
true facts or the case.
Why this covering up The truth? Why
this gross evasion Of great principle?
1t can only be explained on the ground
that slavery is aggressive That The ave-
nues TO power are through subseryience
to her behests, and that the patronage
which is seldom conferred by any parry,
without the application continuing assur
aDce that the applicant is willing 10 obey
and carry out the behesis of This despoiic
institutions which aspires TO no divided
empire in Ibis republic, is C Inferred in
obedience 10 and in consideration of its
interests. Here is no compromise be-
tween the opposing sections ofthe Union,
but privilege to certain Statesto carry
iuio new territories Their local laws and
institutions, and make them law in The
new territory, right not common and
general, and never contemplated by the
original framers of the consi tsiion.--
Slavery exists but by positive cnacmen'.
lis title TO its human chattels cannot
righl!ully be extended beyond whore
positive law goes with them. There is
no positive eIacimeniini the constitution,
10 Justify the claim that slaves may be
held as chaltelprop,ry in every territory
in the Union, by virtue of The provisions
of that instrument. Yet this right is
contended for; and when ii is made a
grave queslionin the United States Sem
ate, as il was, beiweens Mr.. Footc, Of
Mississippi, and Mr. Rhett, Of South
Carolina, as to The propriety of appoint,
ments, and they are defended on the
ground that the territorial iudg hold
views favorable 10 the extension of slavery
as constitutional right, it is matter Of
serious question, If The people Of any
territory wonld not be much safer de-
pository ofthe power over judicial sclec.
lions, made from among themselves, Than
a2poiMRsnls TO be made over the Union
BY the general government; as there is
no safety in such appointments. / ex-
press no disirusl Of the present, adminis>
.ration, but ! do not desire TO express
rust in all future administrations that
may be ipaugurated previous 10 these
territories being admitted as States.
The black race are naturally inferior
TO the white. They are degraded race
by slavery. Their diffusion and -'he
premium on their production, aids their
increase by the permission Of their being
held and carried as properly into ncT
territory. The capital which they create
urges this extension of tho institution Of
slavery. But they constitute no healthy
population, Their increase is every
way undesirable on this continent. They
must, being degraded themselves, de-
giade the populations that surround
them, and Iue political philosophy can
never urge that the intent and meaning
Of the United States constitution be
wrested to falsehood, only to spread and
enlarge their diffusion az slaves in Amer.
lean territory, which should be free, and
only the homes of freemcp. ss
i. need not be stated 10 this House
that slavery excludes from The territories
it enters, iice white labor--tha, white
men will urwiliicgly emigrate TO iorri-
tories where labor is degraded. That
the creation of slavery liz free territory
is denial of its settlement by The free
white American citizens of the noi,bern