The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-03

Of our Union the bond Of saetysnd would not de-
Inand Of you the pound Of flesh will yield nothing TO
your demands that ID not nominated In the bond"
utterly deny the power OF Congress slavery in the
Territories The majority report Of the COMMITTEES IN my
Judgment takes the true ground-to wit that Congress
derives ia power make laws for the Territories nom that
clause ia the constitution which gives the right to admit
States Congress has the substantive power 10 ad
nit new State II follows necessary incident mat
has the right prepare the State for admission but In
thus preparing State ii will be assumption OF power
by the grant 10 take advantage OF her weak
and dependent condition. and 20 shape aud mould her i-
stitions force her noiens rons to take sides with
the other Of the parties 10 sectional contest
IL was 10 avoid all suspicion Of foul injustice like this To
the Territory we'll for the purpose Of steering clear Of
unhappy aud unnatural sectional conflict that the Kan
bill declared il TO be he true intent and meaning OF
this essate slavery into any State Territory
exclude IL thererom but leave the people thereof
perfectly free form and regulate their domestic nsu-
lions in their way, subject only TO the constitution
concur fully with the able senator FROM Illinois in say
ing that the inhabitants Of Kansas during their territorial
existence fare entitled enjoy and exercise all the prv
leges and rights of selfgoyernmen in subordinaton TO
the consultation Of the United States and in obedience TO
their organic law passed by Congress in pursuance OF that
instrument would leave the people there perfectly iree
regulate their domestic affairs their way subject
10 the constitution and their organic law But can never
admit that the power to regulate carries with 1T the right
70 destroy that the people of Territory having the
right 10 regulate institution within their limits have
necessarily by any fair Inference the right to exclude
that institution from the Territory And in this view OF
the subject sustained, think by the luminous and
powerful report Of the senator Mr. DouaLAs who intro
duced the The senator indicates that that
Congress has power to exclude from the Territories the
domestic institutions of the States; and that the Terrific
res deriving the legislative powers solely from the const
tuition, through the acts OF Congress- can of course do
nothing which they are not empowered to do either by
constitution by Congress. But 1t is better, perhaps TO
take the very words Of the report II says:
Tbo organic Of the Territory deriving its validity
from the Of Congress- to admit States must
taa provision restriction which would destroy i'm
pair the equality Of the proposed State with the original
the constitution has not placed all the States So far
the Of Territory be and
tuition for the admission Of States and when exercised
with reference only that end the power Of Congress
clear and exploits but beyond that The
tend for the that an powers delegated Uni
ted States by the constitution, prohibited by 1t to the
States reserved to the States respectively the peo
pe In other Words the organic law Of the Territory
forming to the spirit Of the grant FROM which receives its
validity must leave the people entirely free form and reg
uate their domestic institutions and internal their
own way subject only to the constitution Of the United
States @ the end that shen they The requisite
and es,abtsA governmsnt conformity federal
eonsiton hey oy Dc admitted iao The Union equal
This explanation opposite and conclusive II denies
to Congress the constitutional power further than
give organic law TO the Territory and it places the
denial the mpregnabe basis of leaving the State
which 10 TO grow out OF the Territory Eat perfect liberty to
seek admission into the Union on equal footing with
the original States in all respects whatsoever States
have been admitted nonaveholding States because
they chose 70 exclude slavery others have been admitted
as sleyehodng States because they chose hold slaves
Congress- in the days of their ncipency did under
take 10 mould ana InsnlCn their INSTITUTIONS III other
States are 10 be admitted IAN equal footing in all
spects whatsoever Congress must preserve like
OF in their domestic affairs in the days
their ncpiency If Congress no other power than 70
give organic law 10 the Terrtory in the language
of the report the authority extend beyond that
point then it clear Congress has not because it could
and IL as perinenty said in another part of the came
report the rights and privileges OF the people of the
fory ARE all derived from the constitution through the
acts Of Congress- and they have no inherent sovereign
right TO annul the laws which Congress has given them
becomes equally clear that they have no authority de-
rived from any quareeithcr the constitution the
congress or the God OF their period of
roriai existence to exclude slavery Such Is my under
standing Of the repor-such believe to be the true in
tent and meaning offs author; and understanding and
SO believing give to the report my CORDIAL and
he'd endorsement and approval
~ contrary to the opinions have expressed and con-
ary to the opinions so clearly indicated in the report Of
the committee the people Of Territory have the right to
exclude slavery or other State institutions or property
follows as matter Of course that Territory is as much
soseregn'y rs State Nebraska is equal in dignity
virginia and Kansas may do within her limits whatever
ooI'n carolina may do within hers Territory may,
anu VI Iint ought to, elect its governor appoint
s omh jadges make and e1pound its own laws, and in
hrI 20 whatever free and independent State may Of
night 40 Kansas would In fact be superior in many re-
specis to South Carolina That venerable and patriotic
stats having joined the conederacy has parted with her
Tght TO make treaties and form alliances; but Kansas
being sovereignty out Of the Union conceive of
nothing that to prevent her from making treaties con-
tracing alliances or doing anything else which
-
with That OF England France II ncpient State Is
equal TO an existing State the subject Of slavery cam
not ior the life OF me why the equality docs not ex
,ehd 70 everything else but can and do that State
In the Union has parted with many Of her political rights
whereas State out of the Union has parted with none OF
the Union than State in IT, 5nsf s--.s
cannot close my remarks this branch the subject
without thanking the honorable senator from Illinois Mr.
DoueLAs for his powerful vndcaon Of the constitutional
rights OF all secons Of the country While he deals JUS
ee to The South with liberal hand he deducts one
e scales OF justice in equal balance between the two
nons This all fsr-minded men must applaud For my
sell ask nothing more, and will accept nothing less
word more, Mr.. President md have done In pass
ing the Kansas bill, Congress- In my opinion, committed
one error and out Of that has grown much OF the
CONFUSION and dsoord which have since distracted the
Inhabitants OF the Territory IL just repeal the Mis-
souri restriction but IL unwise to leave the inhab
ANITA OF the Territory In doubt TO the extent OF their
powers IL was Rrisvous not to have defined
csey what we meant by leaving the people Of the Terri
tory perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic in
situations IN their own way The report of the commit
tee and the bin under consideration propose TO correct
that error The report defines with accuracy and precision
what are the rights OF the Territory during its territorial
existence and the bill proposes authorize the legislature
The Territory to provide by law for the election OF dele
gates by the people and the assembling Of convention
FORM constitution and State government preparatory
their admission into the Union an equal footing With
The original States ii shall appear by census
TO be taken under the direction Of the governor by the
hory Of the legislature that the Territory contains nine
y-hree thousand four hundred and twenty inhabitants
hsi being the number required by the present ratio Of
resentaton for a member Of Congrees.'
This Is as II should be II points to the tine and cir
under which Kansas seek and receive
mission into the Union a State When she seeks ad-
mission according to the prescribed this bill sbe