Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-03-21

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Firsiiv~IWos ho ftS'n,,S n,,d 81, h;s c,r, cnoo
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| Secondlv, Ir rot ,roro ,io- r,. - uo,.o, &c
/ tbeir ronnnrol IN UooL Isi,I I,i; ~ -N -
Tho oct of Cnnyress NJ, which ,bo nlo;n,;F rel;os
contains tho clonso ,bot SIornrr ad ;n,ni,n,,rv
sorvitndo oxron, E,r or;n Il Ill - rroror 80.
bibtod in tbot nort of ,ha Torri,nrn ocnn;red he
treaty from Ipnisiono ond nnt ;I1clutad witb;1
the limits of the State Of Louisiana. The diHicul.
~ which meets ne ot tho thrnshold ia wbetber
Conpress is outbnrizpd IN mass snch n law under
the powers granted TO it bv the Constitution The
ulaintiF dwells much on Tho clouse which gives
Cnngr,ss powor.,to make nil neodul tules and req
uaons resr ectina the Territory or other property
of the United StntesP But this nrovision has no
bearing on the present controyerv. The mower
there given is confined TO the Territory which then
belonged to the United States, and cum have no
influence on Territory which vas acouired from
foreign Governments The Justice then referred
to the cessiOns of land by Virginia and other
States saving the ONLY object was IN mt an end
to existing controversies and to enable Congress
to dispose of the lands fer the common benefit.
Undoubtedly the power of soyereipnty and eminent
domain were ceded in the act. This was nroner
to make it essential There was then no Gnvern-
ment in existence with enumerated mowers. What
were called the States we're thirteen indenendent
Colonies which entered into confederation for
mutual protection. 1t was little more than .
Congress of Embassadors in which olI had n com-
mon concern. It was this Congress which accent
ed the cession from VIRGINIA 'Thev had no right
to do so under the articles of the Confederotion.
but they had rioht ma ;ndenendont novcrs tn
accent the land for the eommon beneGt. md il IL
CLEAR. having no sunorior n control then tLov
had n ripbt to exercise ahsol,te dnmininn snl,ip:t
only to the restrictions whirh Virg;nio imnnsed
The ordinances of 1877 was odontaG Lv ,rhi,.b tho
provisions was one that Slavery or ;nvoInntarv
servitute should be nrohibiteJ excent for crime.
This was the state. nf things ,yben tho Cnnstitr
tion wos formed The torrit9rv cedad Inv Virginia
belonged to the several confederate states as com
l. on property. The States were about to dissolve
the Confederation. and snrreuder n nor,inn nf their
mower for the formation Of n new government. and
The lnnguare nsed limited nd snerifod tho oIincts
+, Lc ocromnlished I, ,vas nhvinrs tbot sor,e rro
vision vas now nerossor, N oive tho now rnvern.
mont tho no1cr IN corrv ;nto orot ororv ol ;ont
inr uhich ,bo ,orr;,nrv Zoo oodod 7, ns 80
sarv that tho Lands shonld Lo soJ to nov tbn ,rnr
GeIt and thot nn,ynr shnnld ho c;ren - nro,oot
tho ci,iyers q, hn p,;,bt or;ro,a Ss;,h .hoi r;Lt
nf nronorty orms n'Ii,nrr s,oros m" tns ,roi11 o
sbns RI var \ ,vere tho .cn1,n,nn nronertr of rho
States existin. in their ;ndcnnndapt charo,or and
,boy b,d , ,;tbt >, ,,ko ,ho;r ,r,or,,, to tbo ,on
ritnrv wi,h1ut tho ontbori,v of rho States ,,
Tho 1I,;ect was to rIsco ,hoso hin nc ,rdnr ,ho
rnord;99nsh;n nr , no,r C,onornr,oa, 0L;h ;o
nnnross ,ha oo,yor $50 ,,oI,n aII naodrI ,IoS
ran,1,,;,,s orsnoo,; y. ,t ,.;,an 49, ,Ln go vs.,
orfn of' tbo Uni,oJ Sfo,as y 7, 5,,l;od o, =
nrnnertv haId in connnn n. tbe ti,n and nnr Ir;tL
referenca m onv nronortv yh;nh rho soyore;nntr
migbt snhseonentlv oc1uire r. nn,lieS ~ the
territory then in existence and known AS the terri
torv Of the Unted States~tben in the minds of The
trainers of the Constitution II refers IN the salc
mr. rnising Of nancy mis- ia diffnrent fran, tbe
oower m legislnts oror ,ba terr;,nries VIII
the words go make all ,eedfnl rnles and reculo
tions rasnectiny the territorv - ore counled the
words "1D3 otber ,,ronor, or tho Upited St,tes J,
And the concludinp word, render this construction
Irresistible. "And notbino in tbi, CONSTITUTION
shall he so construed as Tn f7reiudice onv c,ns or
the United States or Of Gny DGrficuIar State"
II il obvious thar the C1r1rpss. under the new
.Goyernment reporded the aIuve clause os neaes
sary to carry into effect the princpes and Nroyis
ions of the Ordinance in l7S7 which thew REGARDED
As an act of the States in the exercise of their
uolitical mower at the time and these renresento.
tves Of the same States under the new Govern
ment did not think proper to depart from any es.
sentia principle and did not attempt to undo any-
thing that was done.
AS to territory acquired without the limits of
the United States, it remains territory until ad.
mitted into the Union. No power is given in the
Constitution to acquire territory to be held and
governed in that character; and, consequently
there cannot be found in the Constitution any diff.
milton OF power which Congress may lawfully exer-
else before it becomes State. The power to ac-
quire territory until it is in condition to become
State on an equal footing with those other States
must necessarily rest on sound discretion, and it
becomes the duty of tn, Government TO admins.
ter the laws of the United States for the protection
of personal right and property therein.
Whatever territory is ACQUIRED is for the com.
mon benefit Of the people of the United States
which is but a trustee. At the time that territory
was obtained from France it contained no popula-
ton to be admitted as State and it therefore be.
came necessary to hold possession of it until set
tied and inhabited by q civilized community,
capable of self.poyernment and for admission into
,he Union. But, as we before said it was acquired
by the Federal Government ms the representative
and trustee of the people of the United States and
must be held for their common ard equal benefit:
to- it was the ACQUISITION of the psople of the
United States, acting through their agents, and
Government held it for the common beneft until
il should become associated as n member of the
Union. Until that time arrived il was undoubted
lv necessary that some government be established
to protect the inhabitants in their persons and