Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-12-03
Slavery Must 20 into the North


ocrltc organ, Nov. Il, ls51.
The Primary object of all government
in its original institution, i, the protection
of person and property. 1t is for this
alone that men surrender portion of their
natural rights.
In order that this object may be fully ac-
complishcd, it is necessary that this pro
lection should be equally extended to all
classes of free citizens without exception
This, at least, is fundamental principle
of the constitution of tho United States.
which is the original compact on which all
our institutions are based.
Slaves were recognized a propc5y in
the British colonies of North America by
the Government of Great Britain. by the
colonial laws anI by the constitution of the
United States. Under these sanctions vest
el rights have occurred to the amount of
some sixteen hundred millions of dollars
1t is. therefore, tie dirty of Congress or
State legislatures 10 Protec Hat proper'y.
The constitution declares that ''the cit
citizens of each State shall be entitled to
all the privileges and immunitieS of citizens
in the several States. Every citizen of one
State coming into another State has, there
fore. right 10 the protection of his person,
and that property which is recognized as
su,h Ly thcconstitution of the | nted States,
ann lar of State 10 tie contrary noftcW-
sfGmFihq. SO far from any State having a
right to deprive him of his property Il IS
It's 6ouaden duty 10 protect him IN rs posses
SION
If these views are cOrrcct-and we be
lieve it would be difficult to invalidate
them-it follows that all .S'ote lars. ~hefh-
cr organi. or oticrw;se, which prohibit a
citizen of one State from settling in anoth-
er. and b,inqing his stare property ~iH HIM,
and most especially declaring it forfeited,
are direct violations of the original inten-
ton of a government which, as before sta
! ted, is the protection of person and prop
ertv. and of the constitution of the United
States, which recognizes property in slaves,
and declares that "thc citizens of each
State shall he entitled to all the privileges
and immuntieS of citizens in the several
States" amongst the most essential OF
which is the protection fperson and prop
crty.
What is recognized as property by the
Constitution of the United States, by pro-
vision which applies equally to all the
States. has an inalicnable right 10 be pro-
tccted in all the States fits introduction
is obnoxious or offensive to the prevailing
sentiment of the people of State, there Is
no reason TO presume citizen ofany other
State will intrude it in opposition to that
sentiment, and viii thus subject himself to
all the modification and i'll offices which
inevitably fall to the lot of those who are
at variance with their neighbors. There is,
then, no necessity for laws prohibiting then
introduction and the prohibiting is gra-
tuitous insult. The public sentiment is
: sufficient guarantee. If the field werc ever
so open, there is not the least likelihood
that southern planter would 80 and settle
with his slaves in the northern section o.
! the United States, where they would b'
more than worthless as property. their pos
session n source Of eternal vcNation, am
their support an intolcrable burden -
There never has been. to our knowledge
and probably never will be, an instance o
this kind.