The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-24


Of ,hs State had sus'siaed ths sot wers these met
tlaves2 We could not asst like IrsIsn that our LAND
tsp,iss snoDsss us We could sos.s shss !. hd !. in
tel igence freedom aod constitution VII was supe
rior to their venom The question before TIE Ssuss
was the same old one OF the right power aud sdsnoy
Of inter srng in ths gulaon Of tho d. nestle
seneerIs OF the people OF the Terri Muoh hs been
s,c o. osmpaoss and honor and faith and ,nyiossity
men whom NO oAths could bin ob atons OF duty or
OF law could swevs from the execution OF their fell pu
faith, Al sacred honor. and solemn compast; and hs
when Governor Of New York and ,ern to execute the
csnatutisn OF the refused to execute
t1e ground that slave wAp the ot Of elolIous
portation Of property Some of these Senators knew
seme,bing Of eompacs to defeat the vii OF the people,
BY s.me OF these foul oompactscoaltions they vsrs
called in AsssAchusstts-the people csfrsud.d OF
being properly representa- that Of these
be ssst 70 the Senate Men who osed Their elevation to
such fraudulent compscts these talked OF pgh cd
while openly declaring they win not carry out CON.
cid this conduct msass II d,oosd that they ware ia.
ssnsibso shame He would consder the particular pro
visiODs Of thi. blu under four ..pso First tnst
Secondly that had rsosivsd tbs approval
Of nnssen twsnteths Of the pabtc simsnt OF the
to the bin and four.S :. Would osov. hat nj: S
was departure from the ancient policy OF tho repubao
A.: r:
this qusatiOn they thought sroper Those who Atvo
those North sSd South whs desired the power Oongnss
to 20 so AL admitted It constitutional to leave
themselves He old not believe ths Sovereignty over
Territories wSs In the Congress Of the general govern
ment. The Supreme Court had said somet thing about
sovereignty In Congress-, but he did not place much
nsence there That court uudou the safe
story OF private right but hs knsw OF
Supreme Court had found authority IL Hs be-
ieved all sovereeny over Territories IN the people
e no
population OF ave thousand Ia the Territories had
the came supreme political sovereignty that they would
reieniy might be for . time in absyAnos, but II
could not be disturbed. The very nrst man Who
the Constitution that covered him in any State
and his right to sovereignty Of the psope could
not be usurpsd. Hs might Sos b. abe to assert and
armies to defend Tho people Of California had
cssd this sovereignty Congress- admitted their lawful
exercise Of It, ara Csfornis was ab to assert It, She
admission Of California bcauss Of this great princpls Of
popuiA, sovsrsisnty He bad voted to apply the same
prtEcips to Utah and New Mexico. How werA thy
treated Who had. recognized this great prr opls By
voting for those aots nany of them had been hunted
to their graves ana their traduoed and viiaed
Hysnas fed on dead boss but these nesd feed
thing more precious than the body-nsms motive and
reputation. In his mind there question or Doubt
that the peops who to these Territories vested ct
sn,s with complete soyerssnty it. That sovereignty
save IL assent 70 Il exercise but tS:s Is al bs i'm.
held BY tie people alone could not b d. putsd Toe
constitution ssia pothing Of ssy He denied that C,n
greE by any Implication, could draw the po pr,b
bit alaysry In the Territories It hsd power In any
shape over slavery. The consultation not framed
mem Its liberties vere won and uphold By frssmsn for
pemen and not slaves Slavery at the time Of the adop
on o. tas c o,s.sa 10 many q xaas arc nov
Bg African slaves the freedom those canstu ions pro.
vded for frs@msn snd not slaves The Of them
slavery and before they set their slaves s. they took
care TO sell the greater part Of them to Southern States
This question the ,cvsr,gsty Of o,nsss.s ovss the ps,
prerogAve against privilege Madison had written much
sgsinst and long disputed vi h those who favored Pre-
Iogstve and had hello most seDuousy to the doctrine
that all lpowsrs Sere vested In the SsAss people
not s.preisly given to Congress In l7se Mr. M.dison
sovereignty Of The general II vss then Dc
cdsd the case Of nr jays treaty that the treaty
% ss
popular soversgnty-thsy w,ud not be In ct its
recognition or seoption Some Of these Senators who
live BY think the wovli b In motion cecsue
they are s,c,ed Hs we'll remembsred, n 1850 hsarins
the Senator from Nsv York the storm which
that though pssssc the time soad come % vSsn shs er
would 80 mp Of repesl repss Ispeal those acts were
adopted, and wiatwas the r.sum - Senator vent,
few riots and rsscues ws got up and then al quiet
The people Of the North then, ard now willing
70 have this qusition tlsd the prsopls that the
tsnSing The s.ns:ors loud prophssss In 1850
he after II the frst who sneAksd into
. political organisation which endorsed every Of
these measures be Bad bitterly opposed Tue Ssnats
might rest assured thA. storm would from
that Senator. That senaors thnatey not real bat
sheet iron and pt osphorous Another neividusl who
then reprsssD vrd Nsw pshrs undertook to tell the
fats Of those who would vote for those nessurs the
result Of the prorhsy vas he ws NO longer In the So
nate. This principle Of popular Sovereignty the
great iDops fer which the battles OF The Revolution
fought 1t dear to the people Of the North
his biii proposed nothing mere than that prineps-
ihey would spprovsh It. Bot hey were not told this By
the speeches o. toe OF this st The free sol
had got In the Senate By getting mp sxeissmsnts and
voulo 60 ont Of It - the people could reach
lshed In 1850 and given to Utah and New ksxco should
be exeIdsi to other territory protected By the sss
s ss In the
else their power. The senator from Massachusetts,
bad fakidsd the history of Themtoelss ana Arstdss
they should exercise that might to do 40 Of iDjas-
ties Arstices deemed the Right to do ipjuAcs the
sos sfssS1 & 2. p,w - SCUM ~ wa sS
row said. cid In ls6o-Ysu have the po wer 10 do
right viii you do 10 The Senator says No; rather
ter who king peace at Rome and whsn asked what
guarantee he oculd give that peace would not be disturbed
~, .Ss
-p<sce bread national prin dpls-snd It wonld
be permanent The North had sp proved the Ms.
souri, compromise II hunted down ali OF its represent
atives who voted tor II. In 1850 Senator from New
Hampshire tsuntsd Senators With tho Ats Of those
Nnytnefu mon VINO vOtSd fCr the missouri
The compromise Of 1850 adopted ON different prn
cpk, and had besp endored BY tas whole nation. Ths
dsmocrstc party hAi afterwards In oonvsntcn unani
mously declared bes MA ity and Ia the election
carrkd svery State OF the Union but four. Tho vhs
party bad resolved the Same thing, but there wsrs
sixty ysix 10 it, convention who refused IL They
rejected BY the whole people, North aAd South, who
would not trust u EN- The p'opls had eonddencs In
such resolving Many whgs nks himsel had therefore
tpr1sd their backs them ssd sough. peace
That permanent peace had been found- rendered
here . day By this b 3. did not believe the senator
from New York had SPOKEN the senments Of the psopls
Of bis STATE; and he thought tbs Senator woui nnd him
correct when he tried election by the people, The
Ssnstor from Copnooticut had spoken half day about
Brigham Yorpg and bis Yty wives He vsntured TO say
81 In isstaE from the time Of the ordinance Of
red BY pretended fieD % had government ever
nserfsrsd with the people in the regulation Of thsfI
domestic The reops Of Utah, whom admitted
into the Union, win have TO regulate their own instu
tons In their way. n suits them, they can coms
the stats M patYar bleeiness they thinh
at; there power In Congress 10 prohibit thsm
hero provisen In the constitution that Congreii
should not establiah any religion By law He WAS mol
prepared 70 say vhsthsf sueh power was prohibited q
The Sates but Copgsss bad power to prevent Rouan
Catholics catering the Tsrrtories had 10 power what