The daily union., 1854-03-01

follow, inevitable consequence, thar poe
sssses the power TO govern what !. mas 30 aeqasd The
self governmsn and not subject TO The jurisdiction OF
and Jurisdiction Of ,hs Union o. il would BE- without any
government all In OF conquest, the usage OF the
world is, IL nation is wholly subdued, consider the
until its fate shall be determined by treaty OF peace, But
during this period il is exclusively subset 10
the government OF the conqueror In OF eonfrma-
on ceson by treaty, the acquisition becomes firm and
on which il is annexed, either terms stipulated in
the treaty, or ON such as It's Esw master shall impose The
relations Of the inhabitants with each other do not change
but their relations with their former sovereign dissolved
and new relations created between them and their
sovereign The act transferring the country transfers the
aleg Of its inhabitants; but the general laws
strictly political 'eman as 'hsy wers' unii altered by the
But they do participate in political power. they
share In The powers OF the general government until they
become State and admitted into The Union as such
Until that period the Territory remains subject be gov
erned in such manner as Congress shall direct under the
"No has doubted the authority Of Congress 10
territorial governments within the territory Of the
80 make all needful rules and regulations:
What shall be the form OF government established in the
Territories depends exclusively the discretion Of Con-
gress."
Kent says, in his Commentaries, volume page 800 !;
1t would seem, from these various congressional regu
aens OF the Territories belonging TO the United States thar
Congress have supreme in the OF them
depending theexercse Of their sound discretion Neither
the District OF Columbia Territory is State, within
the meaning of the constitution, entitled to claim the
privileges secured to the members Of the Union This has
been SO adudged BY the Supreme Court; nor will writ
Of appeal lie from territorial court to the supreme
Court, unless there be special statute provision for the
purpose There such provision a. to Florida and there
Michigan, extending in which the United States
ss saa tho no
ecuon the project Of coonznR the great valley OF the Ore
subject Of grave consideration what would be the future
civ and political destiny OF that country It would be
into one Or more Independent, States and in The mean
tme upon the doctrine taught by the acts Congress, and
coonsis would be in com plee subord-
nation, and dependent the will OF Congress the
Paamen Of Great Britain il they could have sustained
their claim to bind us in all cases whatsoever"
Rawle says. In his work the constitution, pages
237, 238:
sn the power OF Congress make such regulations Tor its
government they may think proper. Whoever sub.e-
aueny becomes inhabant is, course, bound
rm the system which may be thus established there
there enjoying the advantages Of particular code Of laws
they have jus, right to claim continuance OF those laws
States OF Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, and Vr.
ginia and formed what termed the territory northwest
an inhabitants and settlers of the Kakaska. St
vincents and the neghborng villages who had thereto
and then in force among them relative the de-
scent and Of properly and il the treaty Ss, by
expressly stipulated that the inhabitants should retain
their ancient laws and usages.
sidered entitled not only TO regulate the form OF
men but also 10 themselves the appreciation
re econ OF such laws be passed by legislative
power which they may establish In regulating the govern
ment OF the territory norhweso OF the Ohio which the
Congress under the confederation, and which has
been the model of OF the subsequent regulations of the
same nature is declared that the governor and Judges
who, until The population amounted to five thousand male
nhabtan to compose their legislature, should adopt
such the original States uight be necessary and
suitable their circumstances which, unless disapproved
by Congress- should be In force un the organization oi
general assembly, which TO take place when the pop
uetion reached the number before mentoned These
therefore be considered emanang from the United
Sate and The Judicial authority is be regarded the
Judicial authority Of the United States"
| Sergeants Constitutional Law page $50, says
"The power of governing and legsating for Territory
the inevitable consequence of the right acquire and
hold territory Moreover under this econ Congress. pos.
and exercised the absolute and undispu
governing and egsatng for the Territories erected in Lou
isiana after its purchase Congress them legislative,
executive, and judiciary, with such powers
their will to assign TO these departments, respectively In
sgning the judicial power in Territory Congress is not
restrained by the prescribed in the third article OF
the constitution"
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