New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-29
EwYORK DAILY TRIBUNE. SATURDAY NOVEMBER g. 1856.

over 100. 900. Michigan, Arkansas, fiorid.'' "ei'
seseray some twenty years in acquiring this h''ui
her. ard the average durstiOn Of Territorial pupil
acc ia over dozen Years. And what shall Meantime
he their condition with respect to Slavery Can
,bfv exclude III Read the votes above given of
toe senste which passed sud OF that which 10"
sustsins the Nebraska set. Read the Kindred votes
of Nebraska msiori,ies in TIE House on Lie
questions. Read the following remarks Ia the
House Of Mr.. J. Clancy Jones OF Pa, the repre-
sentative Of old Berks, su able ssd clear-see'ng
man. and regarded in the House lsst session as
speaking for Mr. Buchanan. Replyies 70 inquiries
on this very point Mr.. Jones said:
"Inuy opinion, the Constitution iHsfs te power Of
Congress 70 the extent of prohibiting them e me- ron
stqfIkfng or aJ0liskiag Slavery In the Territories
Admitting that vie 70 be correct suppose I, follows
As MISTER Of oourse that the Constitution ct the
United Stiies co7feTs upon M ff9Pe N< IerI",,y
TIeh 70 diTos ess any nan o. hHfi-A PIX
w ether II be SLAVE or any other properly. Ana
tbel.tre the l. gisa;ye Council OF Territory though
they may pass laws regulating the dsposa snd prosee
ton of pIcIerty hare right 10 50 aim ''ser ttose
lars as Il establish or atoI6 ne r'SA 70 Aold ms
property
To tie same effect, Gr. Buchanan, IN converse
ton with Southern supporter on the 9th of Au-
gust last is reported in letter to Iae Huntsville
Democrat 10 tske petition as follows:
He VI. Puchsnsnl sad the i'.ue involved in tais
election vas the Urion of the. S.aes as equasi that
he South had submitted 10 the 2resons OF the ADD
Iiion SIS Nth patience that might vel Challenge tue
admission o. TIE world ard. eOnscerlnZ their hre'
.s,,rg rropenstes ives difficult 70 understand n.
fffcuicd ne @ocfriHe q SquGft,r SorereigAy ana
sid that the South had now, for ne fr't tune ~ ~
Bjs.orv Of he country obtained from The Government
tie c0ncessou of the true prlrciole, VIZ mat me
teope # Territory had the right, rtT they came 10
n, ma Stgie Constitution, 10 say whether they wolld
or would not have Slavery Ihr by ihls LEGISLATION
Corercss bad admitted thst the power was with the
eope AID Lot IN Congress and the only sensible rule
az that this could Be erercIsed b. me peoteoRy rAeH
th,v came torn STATE Government, preparatory 70
admission into the Union. give you aics7t has very
WORDS.
We might pile line upon line and precept on pre-
cept to this rurport; bat we rest here, to see how
The Altos will dispose Of these Citations 10 u.s.
they seem very clearly TO prove tina the Nebraska
act was intended to give, ard practically does gve'
any single STAKEHOLDER power to carry avery into
a Territory, while denyD to all the other people
OF sad Territory power 10 shut il out. - ander'
stand every Territory to be now legally Slave
Territory, and as having become or to become prac-
ticay one whenever any STAKEHOLDER sees fit to take
slaves thither, no matter how unanimously thepeo-
pie may protest. Hhen Il cOra,s TO form state
Constitution, having the requisite population and
permission, the late Territory, now State, may ex-
cude SIavery-which Is Ike sentencing man to
be hung BY the neck for week, and giving him
liberty TO revive after he shall have been cut down
This is our understanding Of "what Mr.. Bu-
:" chsnan's election bias settled far as it has
M a.
show that We mistake the facts grevously; aud
PERI aps it will prefer TO talk Of Ease Pretenses,
bumbuggDg, "imposturs' "dodging," &C.,
&c. Past experience leads us to anticipate the
latter style of Argument.