Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-06-12

States from taking up their home there
Now II this is not ctalhsimg slavery in
every territory Of the United States, then
we cannot understand the meaning of Ian
cuace. More than this, II is establishing
it by virtue OF the Constitution Of the Uni.
tel States. -making slavery fundamental
law OF the land. Every man who reads,
understands this principle, that whatever
the Constitution expressly allows aud pro-
,cct., is as irrcpcalablo as the Constitution
itself; hence, neither Congress or the sever
al States, or the people Of territory, have
any right to pass a law or make any rcsu-
la,ion repuguant to this instrument.
But there Is something underneath in this
judicial dic,um something carefully con-
ccalc,l. yet substantially decided which will
l,r,srlor be brought to the surface, and 50
construed as 20 cfIacc the last vcstagc Of lib.
criy from every free State in this Union.
II, As these =" Eve slave, holders" say, the
" Constitution OF the United States re-
cocniIcs slaves a' property, and that Con-
grcss can exercise no power oyc- persons or
property which Is prohibited by the Cons'i-
tuition" then We mos, respectfully ask,
where /. the power in STATE to make any
law or regulations preventing shareholders
from taking their slaves into the free States
and there holding them a. any other kind
Of property? II the oH doctrine, inaueu-
rated by the trainers Of the Constitution,
and held 10 be correct hy nearly all the
great statesmen who have rendered Us
illustrious since we have hecomc an indie.
pendent people, that slavery exists by the
operation Of local law, b. exploded, and the
rur doc,rinc hat the Constitution protects
!, everywhere il operates, be substituted,
then whore are We The Constitution Il,
iu,tas much the fundamental law II a Nai'
as territory. II the people II territory
have no right, under thc Constitution, to
prohibit slavery. then what right have the
r,arlr u a state % Ioit' Both are equally
subject to it. provisions and limitations.
and neither can make any law regulation
cou,nii,upc IL. Under thislccs'on slave
holders not only have right, under the
Constitution, 90 cmiErato 20 free State
and there hold their slave. while in iraauiu,
bot they have a right % bold them At
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