The daily union., 1856-10-25

vorabe time to enforce Il The two southern senator's Mr.
Macon aud Mr. Smith, voted against il because they could
had in the constitution for the considered
compromise The bill sent 10 the House Of Rep
ressntatives where the restriction again added and
both houses adhering conference asked and accord
ed The result OF the conference the bill as passed
the Senate, admitting Missouri without restriction but
Guiding slavery from all the Territories Of the United
States north Of 80 deg 80 min Of north latitude in
cluded within Missouri. #.
The bill this form passed the House by vote Of one
hundred and thiry-four TO fory-two all the northern
members but six and majority Of three Of the southern
members, voting for It.
The President opposed to the bill and inclined to
veto il but he induced to submit it his cabinet
The members of the cabinet though they differed the
constitutional right Of Congress TO pass such BILL yet
of expedieney, they unanimously advised that
it be approved They seemed to consider it political
oessity and the only by which civil could
be ayerted. majority of all parties satisfied with
the settlement them because there temporary ul in
the fierce excitement aroused by the attempt restrict
Satean excitement which, had the people become rash
aud unwise Of their representatives have beep
would have shattered the Union into fragments.
This settlement of the question capituation forced
by the North upon the South. Mr. Monroe had no conf
denee that it would be observed He believed that
would recover Texas and that at distant day Cuba
must slip from the feeble hands of Spain and as our
country could permit other European power to possess
that island ii would fall into hands and that in
either or both events the sectional party would again
raise the question and with similar objects How
far his apprehensons weounded time has demon
strated The the occasion offered the sectional
leaders by their Wimot provso, did renew the excite
men To have acted with common fairness had the
socaed compromise line been binding they should have
allowed its extension the Pacific; but when brought
the test they refused do Had Congress the right
impose the restriction, which deny, this refusal would
have absoved every southern man from his obgationC.
But the truth is there is not single word in the cons
tuition to warrant such usurpaton State-rights
and personal interests. Congress- national legisa-
ture represents federal not personal rights and such
can legslate for the Territories in the man
| ner and to the same extent for the States but
that body has no powers Of local personal legislation
except they expressly given by the constu
ton and by the terms of that instrument itself these pow
ers local personal legislation limited to the District
of Columbia and the places purchased by the of
legislatures of the States in which the same shall be for the
erection of FORTS magazines arsenas dock yards aRd other
needfu buildings The local legislation of Congress
tends not beyond these objects In regard the Terrific
e no power local legislation has been conferred upon
Congress The power dispose of the territory and to
make all needfu rules and regulations respecting it, and
the other property belonging the United States has
conferred.
Congress can dispose CT the territory of the United
States into conveniently sized States regulate its
merce provide for the defence of the inhabitants reg
uate the territorial governments far may be
sary their efficient organization and their reception
at proper time into the Union but that body has
power define private property to determine how il
shall disposed Of These matters which
| depend upon the lz loci Every American citizen car
res with him his citizenship wheresoever he goes One
of his rights whsther he be the nhabitan Of State
Territory is to make laws for his government and
for the regulation of his property through his local repre-
atves duly elected This Of the rights secured
to him by the ninth amendment the constitution 1t is
based upon the principle which fathers OPP
posed British Parliament and fought the battles of the
revolution aud il he choose through his local represen
tve admit negroes property Congress has right
to nterfere with them him its power is limited
posing of and regulating the territory and other public
property, not private property.
AS regards what has been called the Missouri Compro-
MISE had Congress the right the to pass it,
act of legislation which the any future
Congress bad the right 20 repeal Considered in any
view than of legislatonas compromise for
nstanceit would have amounted amendment of the
constitution Now, that instrument can be altered or
amended in other way than that pointed out 10y its
provisions The people and the States have confer
red upon Congress power to alter modify amend IL
They have limited the action of that body TO the propo-
sing of amendments Of to the States but then only
when twothds Of both houses agree upon every PROPOSE
tion. Viewed legislative act it not in my esti-
nation, binding upon anybody because it subject
within the sphere Of national legislation Viewed as
compromise, 1t Interpolation into the constitu-
ton by incompetent body, of principle sanction
ed by the States and the people and in either view was
void
All the Territories we possess, except a small
part of Minnesota have been acquired by treaties which
provide for their admission into the Union according to
the principles Of the federal constitution. To be thus ad
mited they must In upon equal footing with the
original States. To come in this equal footing they
be received with such constitutions the people OF
the respective Territories may think proper present.
and whether the constitutions which they thus present
authorize slavery not If they be republican, the States
be admitted the spirit OF the constitution and the
letter the treaties by which have acquired the Terri
tories, win be violated.
Respectfully your obedient servant
TIL. s. JESUP
The Hon. d. L. YULKB,
United States Senate Washington City,