Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-09-15

with those or MEJelIefSOn. Lie tnlfd OF
the series, which declares the rights ofthe
S3ates and the people, reads IS follows -
''fhat this assembly doth explicitly and
peremptorily declare that - views the
powers of the federal government, as re-
sulting from the compact, to which the
States are parties, as limited by the plain
sense and in lention OF the instrument con-
stituting that compact and that, in case
of a deliberate, palpable, and dangerous
exercise of other powers not granted by
said compact, the STATES who are the
parties theIeto, have the right, and are in
!. DUTY BOUND, to interpose for asserting the
y progress OF the evil, and foIsMAINTAINING
4 WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE IinTs, the AU-
! THoRiTIEs, RIGHTS, AND LIBRHTIEs APpER-
TANNING THERETO" (Benion's Thirty
Years View, vol. !, p. 348.) We hope
J this resolution win not cursh gilys be pass
ed over; as it contains doctrines which
are of immense Importance at this time
, When federal authorities transcend their
constitutional powers, the right is clearly
asserted upon the part Of the people and
the States TO IN ejpoSe and arrest the "pro-
: gress of the evil" Nor is this all. Tshyy
= are in "du.y bound" to maintain rwithin
, their respective limits, the AUTHORITIES,
| RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES, appertaining to
them" Could stronger defense OF the
= Republicans of Ohio be written, than is
: contained in the Resolution of '98? We
, call the attention of Democratic presses and
+ 'stump orators to this fact.
: We will give one more quotation, from
Tolf Nf n
struction, when we shall pass to another
9 part of our subject. 1t is as follows =
''The capital and leading object of the
, Constitution was, to leave to the States ALL
AUTHORITIES WHICH RESPECTED THEIR
| OWN CITIZENS only, and to transfer to the
t United States those which respected citi-
= zens of foreign or other States to make
us several as to ourselves, but one as to
t all others. In the latter case then the
= constructions should leave to the general
4 jurisdiction if the words will BEAR 1T and
: in favor of the STATES in the former, il
: POSSIBLE TO BE so CONSTRUED" This
S from the great founder OF the early Re,
publican party, is one of the strongest
e State Rights" documents extant. Ia
y ken in connection with his letter in '89
e the resolutions of '98, and it shows clear
: ly the position of Jefferson and the party
o of which he was the head on State anc
o popular rights. These were the doctrine;
y of early Democrats, or as Jefferson alway'
S called them Republicans. We will now
e examine the doctrines of Democrats OF the
: present day.
In 1886 the notorious Pinkney Gag
# a., l., nf No., WI II
d out the privilege of debate. 1t dsstroyee
IS for the time being, the right Gt~petiton
If thus trampling under foot the first con
j.; stitutional amendment of 1789 Never
theless out ofsEvENTY- NINE northern Dem
If ocrats s1xTY-rwo voted for the Gag. Ii
y consequence of the unremitting labors o
y John Q. Adams and others, the infamous
y thing was repealed in l845. It's passag
u however may be considered one step o
st Democrats against estate Rights" A
J. D. 1850 the atrocious Fugitiye-slave &C
= passed both Houses of Congress, receiv
l. ing the hearty support Of. the leaders of tn
ce Democratic party. 1t was made plan
1T of their national platforms in '52 and '5G
a The sixth Sec. of the act contains the fol
al lowing: ain no trial or hearing, unde
g this act shall the testimony of such alege'
&c fugitive be taken in evidence ; and tn
v certificates in this and the first sectio
es mentioned shall be conclusive of the righ
x of the person or persons in whose tavo
o. granted, to remoOe such fugitive to tn
ia State or TERRITORY from which escaped
tn and shall prevent all molestation of sue
e. person or pesons, BY ANY PROCESS ISSUE
OF BY ANY COURT, JUDGE, MAGISTRATE, O
OTHER PERSON wHoMsoEvER." Sayin
rs nothing of the character of these "certifi
ne cates'' which are to be conclusive" {
ne the right to enslave man, the latter poi
&C. ton Of the clause should be carefully nc
e- ticed, as it elfectually annuls the writ {
It's Habeas Corpus, which the national Cor
or stitution says shall be suspended only
n. case of rebellion or invasion. 1t also rer
ey ders void a clause to the same effect
'te our State Constitution, and precludes tn
lit possibility of an examination or inquir
lal by State authorities, into the legality
e. the seizure. although the victim may be
ID, bona fide citizen. Thus another step Wa
p taken.
as During the year 1855, Judge Kane
* the we'll known Passmore Willamsc
to case, said that he knew of no "statute
re- Pennsylvania which affects to divest I'll
90 rights of property Gin slaves of citizt
of North Carolina, acquired and assertt
by under the laws of that State, because
zen has found it needful or convenient to pa
eli through the territory of Pennsylvania" p
And he further said that he was 'n
ith aware that any such statute, ifsuch o.
Sh- were shown, COULD BE RECOGNIZED AS VA
his ID, IN COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
an In other words according to this fedel
ess Judge, the States are not comeptent
for abolish slavery "with their own limits
the And even if they should pass laws
)u- that purpose, they "could not be reco
r,iL nized as valid in court of the Unit
on States" So spoke Democrats again.
lat- The Dred Scott case recently decid
age by the Supreme Court Of The Unit
lch States is no doubt familiar to all. Pa
uo, 45l of the official Report of Taney's op
tied ion, contains the following ''Now, as