Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-12-19

i tuaI Seueu country 10 come into the Un
ion With or without slaves, ard with or
Rithout anything else, in the form. ef
rights and immunities. as much SO. aud as
nn'rammeled, in all respects. as New
York or Massachusetts.
!" And. 10 the mean, time" fthat L.
while they remain as Territory ..thev
shall be maintsinsd aud prutvcir,i'' fcsn
stronger language be- used than this y
''in the Tree enjoy ment Of their liber>.
property. and the religion which they
profess" Napoleon demanded. and JET.
ferson agreed. that they ..shall be main
tanned and protected in The tree enjoy.
menl" Of their religion aud property.
II is correct to say that. il Congress
had power under the Constitution to pro.
hibit Catholicism in all It's other Terrific.
ries. it yet could not exe,cise that power
in The Louisiana Territory; for the United
States have soIemnly coyenanted vith
France "to maintain and protect" the in.
habitants OF this Territory .'ip the free
enjoy ment" 'of the religion which they
profess" They protested the Roman
Catholic religion; aud. therefore. the right
OF the peope OF the ceded country hom
The Gulf ot Mexico to the Lake OF the
Woods. tn be protected in the Tree enjoy
ment oT their religion. i perfect a, d alb
Soute II csnnol be impaired. M law
can destroy this treaty eight. Ii Con.
gress were TO pass n law prohibiting the
enjoy ment Of the r ina Catholic rrIigion
IN * tnsas. or iu Nebraska. Or western
Minnesota. or in any o:her portion OF the
Lou siana Territory remaining unnrgan
izcd into States. such law would be- in vi
olaIion of The treaty OF 1903. and the Su
prems Court would be compelled to de
clare it null aud void. THIS subject is
90 plain lawyers To differ about. l
is not possible TO frame law prohibiting
''the Tree enjuymenl" Of the Roman Cath.
olic religion IN The unorg anized part Of
the old Louisiana purchase. whether north
Of the line OF SO 50. or whether south Of
that line. without violating the treaty Of
1908; and it the law conflicts with the
treaty. the treaty. and not the law, pre-.
dominates. Were it Otherwise. no nalion
would make treaty with Us II We
could capriciously set aside our solemn
international engagements by mere act
of Congress, gond inilh would be at 40
end. and all confidence in the national
hSHOA Hotlshs ~ thhtuSAlu huu
protect our national honor. among the
nations of the world. the CONSTITUTION
takes care 10 mike treaty "supttms
law Of the land" and thus causes lie pro
visions (when they conaic' 10 override
and override any and all laws of Cons
gress. The fnnalicism Uf the present de
mOnstrates the wisdom Of the statesmen
OF the past in providing restraining claus
ses. Never were barricadrs against folly
more needed. AS with religion. SO with
the properly Of the inhabitants Of the Ce
,ed country. "And in the mean,imr.
they Hhall be mainIained and protected 10
tho free rnj 'yment OF their" "proper1y."
ln what way can any man excuse him
sell for laboring TO deprive the inhabi-
tHnIs Of the ceded country Of the ''Irre
euj"y ment Of their property e. Some
trIhers with treaty rights contend that
there is room tor the slaVeholding portion
south OF So 80. and that the inhsbiIsuts
Of The cedet country can be compelled 10
remove to it: but il it is admiLled that
Congress has power to shut the inhAbi.
tau.s Of the LuuisisnA country up within
limits narrower than thos, Of their whole
country. it also follows that they may be
confined within limi's a. narrow rs those
Of u Jews quarter" in Moorish city;
it follows that they may be crowded int"
limits no larger than those Of the Back
Hole Of Calcutta. All the rights OF the
inhnbilnnts Of ;he cedsd country would.
in such case, be ~ the mercy Of any C"n
gre-s. however rxci'ed or bigo'e aud
when passing up their trs.ty rights
Congress WOuli Rave no limit upon iIs
action but It's own heated and uutIu-tWOr
thy discretion. Can any one suppose fnr
moment. il that Interpretation Of the
third article Of the treaty was supposed
possible. that NJ. TaIIsy rand could have
had it imposed upon him ? Who ever
thus overreaehed him. and imposed
upon him for good. guarantees thai
10 fact, we're dsIusive and worth.
less F? Nur did Mr.. Jefferson ever
seek such over Of compelling the iD-
the country. Their ri Chs TO live in any
part Of the eeded country which pleased
them tes, remained un -bridg-d and unim,
paired. II was part Of their ibrTty 10
remove to such parts Of The territory -
they liked best; aud that liberty sas NOT
taken away BY The treaty. Congress bad
no legal authority conferred upon i By
! the lreaiy. then. ~ eon6ne Lbs inhabi>
! tsnts Of tie eriSd country 10 particular
section of II; il eould DOT compel then to
nave th'ir property TO Dobuqps. TO
Council Bluff. 10 Pembina on Ihs Red
River OF the North. to The banks Of tie
| Lake Of the Woods. ~ Ksnsa-. to s, Loo
is. to- Little REX. nor the shn'e. o.
the Gulf Of Mexico: C'ugtrss could nOs
compel tie iDbsbiIants 70 move nUrth Of
So 80. or 10 move south OF 56 50; nor
cUuId it compel them TO remain in apJ
one particular spot in the eeded ErrrtOr' /.