The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-01-12

"That the legislative power of said Terri
tory shall extend to all rightful subjects of
legislation consistent with the Constitution Of
the United States and the provisions of this
act; but no law shall be passed interfering
with the primary disposal of the soil no tax
shall be imposed upon the property of the
United States nor shall the lands or other
property Of non residents be taxed higher than
the lands or other property of residents
"Writs of error and appeals from the final
decisions OF said supreme court shall be allow
ed, and may be taken to the Supreme Court of
the United States, in the same manner and un-
der the same regulations as from the circuit
courts of the United States, where the value
of the property or the amount in controversy
to be ascertained by the oath or affirmation of
either party or other competent witness, shall
exceed one thousand dollars; except only that
In all cases involving title to slaves, the said
writ OF error or appeals shall be allowed and
decided by the said supreme court without re-
gard to the value Of the matter, property, or
title In controversy and except. also, that a
writ or appeal shall also be allowed to the Su-
preme Court of the United States from the de-
clsions OF the said supreme court created by
this act, or of any Judge thereof or of the
district courts created by this act, or of any
Judge thereof upon any writ of habeas corpus
involving the question of personal freedom
and each of the said district courts shall have
and exercise the same jurisdiction, in all cases
arising under the Constitution and laws of the
United States, as is vested in the circuit and
district courts of the United States and the
said supreme and district courts of the said
Territory, and the respective judges thereof,
shall and may grant writs of habeas corpus in
all cases in which the same are granted by the
I'D. e O.. ~ =
Columbia"
To which may be added the following prop
oSltion, affirmed by the act of 1850, known as
the Fugitive Slave Law:
That the provisions of the " act respecting
fugitives from justice and persons escaping
from the service of their masters" approved
February IL, 1913, and the provisions of the
"act to amend and supplementary to the afore-
said act approved September Is, 1850, shall
extend to and be in force in all the organized
Territories" as well as in the various States OF
the Union
From these provisions, it is apparent that
the Compromise Measures Of 1850 affirm and
rest upon the following propositions:
First that all questions pertaining to Slavery
in the Territories, and in the new States to be
formed therefrom, are to be left to the decision
of the people residing therein through their
proper representatives, to be chosen by them
for that purpose
Second, that FALL cases involving titles to
slaves and questions Of personal freedom -
are referred to the adjudication of the local
tribunals, with the right of appeal to the Su-
preme Court of the United States
Third that the provisions of the Constitu.
ton of the United States in respect to fugitives
from service are to be carried into faithful exc
cution in all the organized Territories" the
same as in the States
The substitute for the bill which your COM
nittee have prepared, and which is commend
ed to the favorable action of the Senate, pro
poses to carry these propositions and princi
Piles into practical operation, in the precise
language of the Compromise Measures OF
1850.