Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-02-21

o!st .. aud .' G:n'e Einin" e'" ~ ,,,
Constitution. But hc:c can n n" c"'n'1' "a"" ~
,ress in its legislation iur all the States III c0h'Ch
ammo, Lass law To bind its and otiey io'
al future time; ald las, Of a can gs"stapeu ".' bn
vail over s:.a, principle and say .,tn is that
ne people Ia every State and every territory nave a's
make their laws and no Congress- has Tue po"e' ~
prevent hen.
We that the bill will be promptly ptesseu ''ous
Congress- and that oil amendments VIII oe 'oca oo"o'
They are only designed delay and emoarrass TIC
Among them is one offered by MIR. Chase Inc 'as'
ia the fcu'scoth section OF tac NceIaSAA VII 10 ~
words:
uTta, ,hs l,,nsp,,on md oil laws u the United Sate'
which are not locally papncabIc shall nave the same ivlc'
md fleet within the said Territory o Nco' e ,;on nj
where within the United Slutcs, except tne ON ~,
Tho nr n,cp,yn,orv 10 The admission o missouri iu,o wy
Union approved March 9Th. leu; winch oo'1E will
with the principles of non nteSeh''on w ;1 ~ m,
slavery In the States and TcoriGs as ec"en'"eu W m
n;,,,,,, ~ IesO commonly called The compromise h.u
,res Is hereby declined imperative ana 'U'u ~ i
rue intent and meaning of this ec' h1t ~ bn,
n,o anu ,yj,orv ar SAFE 10 exclude u cteip, W
80 ~. nenn,e heeuf perfectly free 10 form aou regu
latc their domestic institutions IN tne own WY S"'J
ly 10 tho Constitution OF Inc opl'eo S'e'eS.
Senator Chase OF Ohio, su5neo on ihu'Soa' ''' Wv
following amendment: -, ...,,
I1oder which the peopo Of The Territories through inef
appropriate representatives. ""'i " wy ~
slavery thereto"
The nsdious md mischcvous character OF Mr. chase
is admirably exposed in the following afcc from
the South.Side Democrat:
"rbis proposition dNesed OF lie ao3htlon Pa.erni.Y,
comes 10 US dressed in piusioie eato. o ~ - pauso.o
iy and il NJ war with doctrine OF non. vention
unon which the bill before Congress rests II Is the rdicu
Ions o souacr sovereignty recognized In It's most
intense essence. LOOK a'lt. ,,o., ,,, u, ,odf,I
he Constitution empowers Congress 10 make all neeou
u and repna,ious for territories In accordance with
ills newer bill is before Congress Tor The organlza-
ton of Nebraska and ea Th e nnu
n ma
era of the territorial legislatures from the nature OF the case
being clearly and exclusively devGve they can exercise
no mower with which Congress has authority 10 invest
tben The nrincple upon which the theory OF Congress
.iona with slavery IN the IS sup
ported denial that Congress is clohed win any power
nv The Constitution 10 Interfere with their domestic nsttu'
lions and that such en- inlcneddng would not only be
breach of that compact but alike VloaVe oil inc cQuay
of the States by restricting some OF them from an ENJOY
men, of their institutions territories the common proper
" of ALL This view of the powers OF Congress maintain,
ed almost universally the Souh and by large portion OF
The States Rights Democracy at Inc North' a.,
1.-THE amendment of Senator Chase Is PiumpiY IN ue
teeth of This doctrine Il the unheard vi proposition
mai Congress can confer in It's prescription OF nuthoty 70
territorial legislature detvave power wncn naa In, 40
primye right TO grant. lays down the novel theofy hat
an agent possessing right hmse can suoe the anor-
y which he forbidden by his contract from EXERCISING
The legislatures In the territories pass laws In OBEDIENCE not
10 The Chart OF the Constitution but powers prescribed oy
Congress oad nothing DO palmer than that the former
have 10 right do what Is prohibited TO The LITTER
here is no analogy between the condition on me 'ef
orv In pupiaee and the territory which has fulfilled the re-
OUR. menls Of The Constitution and prepared To enter the
Union as State In the latter case The territory Is IN Inc
chrysa tis regulating It's internal affairs win Inc eS
pec,aon Of admission into the conederacy as sovereign
co partner II enjoys the same conditional sns 10
its domestic Institutions as State TO Introduce OF
abolish slavery is an attribute Of sovereignty The Feoc
raj Government is not sovereign except 10 range o'
clearly defined powers and incidents Of which nu'no.-
inv 10 Iers!ats on tho subject Of slavery 10 not one
acd const quenly It has right 10 vest IL territorial It.
csa,ion organised undo, its supervision any such power
When The territory is ready TO ass esmSson ts Ss
clothed with inchoao sovereignty and ~ "'lue 6 II mag
PROMPT he, Representatives in convention - nho'l or es
absn slavery On applying for aemtance, Congress cen
refuse Internationally, but has ne power to mae sy
,lhsr cond,ou saving that it shall present republican
orm of gorernmsnt. When sdnisc lCc lachoats cove
eighty of territory perected and the rights eS
rcised BY vi,ue o given u force snd effect When
he application is ressed tho territory Is thrown back INFO
,upiiage srd The rights exercised byy1tle OF Ike ncpl
mt snty rendered imperative and void This us we
H. is the constitutional theory respecting
ne territories II s only one in our Judgment con.
,s,cnt with Instrument sao h5 equ3ly OF the States
The proposition OF Sausto Chase Is the "inot proSi'
So only in mre iueid0us and dangerous fern. II comes
,abi,ed In change OF but II BY 90 means dit
icu recognise under It's folds tho old eaemy oounee
Senator's should meet il al Cncc."