Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-02-29
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extended reply. In 1908 We acquired
Louisiana it was slave ttrritory. In
1890 we divided. by line SO dog. 50 min !.
that territory north OF the line was to
be free. In 1915 we annexed Texas |:
that was slave territory we divided that
by extending the line OF 36 deg 81 MIN,
through that-north. to be free, In I843
we acquired territory from Mexico that
was free. j voted repeatedly 10 extend
the same line west to the Pacific ocean:,
I voted for that line with few Repre- ol.
tatiyes from the North. AMI the whole
body of southern Representatives. When
1 gave those votes. did not believe then,
nor do believe them, nor do 1 believe
now, that violated the Constitution of
the United States. II you have power.
under the Constitution, TO exclude slavery
from halt of q territory, think you have
power to exclude from all, though such
an exercise would be unjust and wrong.
have mover. therefore, voted 70 tcercise
that power. except upon the ptlneiple OF
compromise.
{" The Constitution does not, in my opin-
ion, carry the institutions Of any OF the
States into the Territories but Il affords
the same protection there to the institu.
tions of one State as Of another. The ci.
tizen Of Virginia is as much entitled, in
the common territory. to the prote ctiOn
of his property, under the Constitution,
as the citizen Of Illinois but both are de-
pendent upon the legislation of the terri.
Lorial government for laws to protect their
property, of whatever kind it may be-
Thus. it will be seen, that though theIe~
may be upon this point difference theo'
retically questions for judicial
decision-yet there is mono, practically,
among the friends OF non n-interVonlion by
Congress, as the practical result is to
place the decision of the question in tho
hands Of those who arc most deeply in
terested in its solution-4uRmely. thepeo.
Pile of the Territory, who have made it
their home, and whose interests are tho
most deeply involved in the character OF
the institutions under which they are tu
! live"
Sir, Virginia has ever mRintaine thu
position, that TO no Territory. 10 the u
habitants Of no Territory, 10 no judicial
tribunal, is she bound, by any allegiance
that she owes 10 the Constitution, to vuVe
the dete mination Of her constitutional
rights. She has determined them for
herself. and she has resolved again aud
again in her Legislature, that Congress
has no control over the subject Of slavery.
so as 10 impair the rights VF SHAREHOLDERS
in the Terri cries. She maintains that
that right is clear and we'll defined that
| it admits of no quibbling and no doubt !;
and that il does not allow gentlemen 10
say, in one section Of the country, that
the people Of the Territory can seltlo the
question, and in another section that they
cannot. That is the difference between
the position that Virginia has ever TAKEN
upon this subject, and that asserted ia tho
! Nebraska bill
Mr.. Richardson. Do / understand lbe
gentleman to say that the Territory has
no power over the subject OF slavery
Mr. CArlile. No sir, tho Territory has
no power, while a Territory, TO legislato
upon the subject Of slavery, SO as 10 i'm
pair the rights of shareholders but when
she proposes to cease her Territorial exist.
Rnce, and to form her constitution, Rndlo
make her application to become u mem.
Der of this COnieleracy, she has q fight
to determine this question lor herscIr
When she applies for admission inio The
Union, and not until then, c4n she ia her
cOnsiiation exclude slavery from her soil
of all the States. They belong as much
TO Virginia as they do 10 Massachusetts,
and Virginia can 60 there with her prop.
Grty. and claim the protection of com
mon Government over that property, rs
well as can Massachusetts aud Congress
having no power 10 interfere with the sub
lject OF slavery SO as 10 prejudice the
rights Of the STAKEHOLDER, consequently
Congress can confer no power On Tef
ritOEy in its territorial condition, or on
its Territorial Legislature, so as 10 i'm
pair the rights Of the slayehOlder -
And / very much fear that the great
body Of southeTh Representatives, ho
Eare nov wiling 10 make this Kansas Nc.
brasba bill q lest Of southern Democracy,
will, before many years have gone by,
have reason 70 regret their present posi.
ton.
Sir, this doctrine of squatter sovereign.
ty, as asserted in enc NebTaska bill, is
monstroHs. If the people we've composed
OF thoss who were born and reared upon
our soil, acquainted with the genius and
spirit Of our institutions, iamiljar Hilh our
beautiful system Of government, it pTObB.
| bly, W0nld not be so alasmin2 and dan.
! gerous bat its authors, as Il they were
deisrmined 70 make assurance donbly
sure, incorporated into the bi;I ths pdious
principle Of ALIEE sUTTEAoE Here II is
1 :. sEO. s. 14nd b 4 fi.ytJser elae4sd, That
every fee while male iphabitanl, above
the age Of twenty y-ope years. who sIAll
be an actual resident of said Territory,
and shall possess the qualifications here's
Iinalter prescribed, shaH Be ehsjtIed to
vote q the first election. ana sEsil be