Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-12-15

ucvcy have decided that il requires statute
law to prove the establishment Of slavery q
Ne TO prove property in any one slave. !
they have, then every slave in the South i
frce--sinee nowhere vas slavery establishes
! 5y siaiut, Law. u exists everywhere as
'crsering thing by prescription" II Gen
eral Ca.s wonld read Judge Mcloan's dscis
ion in the books-iuslsad of'hroueh extracts
ia ncwsparen-he would find that, 20 IA
from Mclean deeidin. the slave question a
Cas- understands il be ia iac, decides agains
him. Mclean, in the case quoted. expressly
decides, as Cas-, SAYS, 'that slavery Is a mu
uicipal regulation, is local, and cannot exist
without authority by law but Mclean adds
and this Cas- omi,s, 1t need not be shown
that II Is created by express enactment. II
may arise from lons.recOsnizcd rishS, con-
,nvcusd by no legislative action Hence,
ia slave IL broJgh, iu,o cour, in Kansas, the
question will 10, be, 'how became YOU q
savcf' or, Is there q statute In this territory
10 establish sla,er,r Il will be, 'You we're
born a slave. your father before You vas a
save, there is no notice to your owner, that to
cru,s this line vas to cross 1t at his peril, the
Missouri Compromise Is repealed, no legisll-
i've seton curua,cues his ng.rccoguized
right, and yoa remain q Save, therefore, be
cause there is no law to make YOU Free"
Every one Who has read but few pages
OF law knows with vha, sane,ily a lawyer is
trained 10 regard property, and none but Just
such superficial characters as Cas- read court
decisions as he docs Send human rights IN
to courts struggling asain,, property right, >
How fatal is ,hi, northern decision The
Southern senators understood themselves
aad the questionable northern senators wsG,
,hcorIias aud failed to act upon their own
theory.
The soulherucrs know how courts have
decided, and bow they will decide. Allihcy
oppose is legislative eon,ra,eurion against,
their louc.rccocn.sed right. Thi, they have
GOT, Jy the rrrcal Of the Missouri COmpro.
misc, and they will be strong enough to Je.
feat 90 territorial legislatures, by such dsccp-
tive pleas a. Cas- makes, any legislative pro-
hh.'oy aci,ou. They wall Get a ease into
court, aod there slavery by prescription Is
sure Of Judgment IN rs favor. Ia fact, can
not see. how a lawyer can decide otherwise
an sure there is no, in this broad land of
our, a lawyer who will no, admit that the
laV,byoks teach IN every case, that those
rights Of property which exist or such
periods as the memory Of man which run
meth not 20 the contrary, are the best s,,ab-
llshei and safes, OF all. Every slave carried
To Kansas goes there stamped with that pre-
srrp,.,e property righl-and Frank Picrcc's
Judges will ueyercu behind such right and
seek for the aboriginal human rights II
ghcy should, the Supreme Count will over.
rule them.
Clss erred because he never came fully up
20 te real doctrine TO which he gave his al.
bes.on iu hi' Ni,ho'son letter, as ., va, writ.
tea l1 him from Ohio-it meant, the sranci.
patton OF the territories from every Depart
moug Of the general government except the
Indian and land burraus-Clss's mind could
no, grasp the whole fclJ--hc has go, u, clear
Of Congress, ben, has sunk w. deeper than cy.
cr in the mud of Executive and individual
Interference. ! reserve for another article
further examination Of this question"
lC. II.