The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-12-10
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country, are copying an article which ap-
peared a. editorial in the Washington
Un'on, Of the 18th November, and making
it the basis Tor charges sgains. the Admin
lstration and the Democratic party. The
, article in question is a. follows:
The primary object o. all government in its
original Institution. IL the protection Of psr.on
and property. II IL for this alone that men sur.
render portion Of their natural rights.
Ia order that this object may be fully accom-.
| piished. It IL necessary that this protection
should be equally extended to all classes Of free
citizens withopt exception. This, at least, is
fundamental principle Of the consultation Of
The United states, which Ia the original compac
on which all our institutions are based.
slaves were recognized as property In the
British colonies u North America by the gov.
eminent Of Great Britain. by the colonial laws.
and ny The constitution Of the United States
Under these sanctions vested rights have &C.
crued 10 the amount Of some sixteen hundred
millions OF dollras. II IN, therefore the duty
Of Congress and the State Legislatures to pro
tect that property.
The constitution declares that the ''ciiizens
of each state shall be entitled TO the privileges
and iinmuaities u citizens In the several states
state has, therefore, right to the protection
OF MS person, and that property which is rreop.
hlled "A such by the constitution of the United
states, any law OF State to the contrary not.
outstanding. 40 far from any State having a
right to deprive him Of his property tits il.
bonnheh duty to protect him In its possessions
IL these views are eorrcct-and we believe il
would he difficult to inyalidate them-It foIows
that all state laws. whether organic or other.
wise, which prohibit citizen Of one State from
setting IN another. and bringing bis slave pro
perry win him, and most especially declared
u forfeited. aye direct violations o! the original
Intention OF a government which, as before
stated, 4 the protection Of person and property,
aud OF the cGnstitutlon Of the United States
winch recognizes property in slaves, and de
clsres that ''the citizens II each State shall be
entitled to all the privileges and mmunities Of
citizens Ia the several States, amoug the most
essential Of which is the protection Of person
and property.
What Is recognized n. property by the Con.
atituton OF the United States, by n provision
which applies equally to ali the States, has an
lhalienable right To be protected In all theStates
II its introduction ia obnoxious or offensive to
the prevailing sentiment Of the people Of a
state. there IL no reason to presume that a ciii
zen OF any other state will intrude II in oppo-
.ition 10 that sentiment. and thus subject him
sell To all the mortiiications and III Offices wi ch
inevitably fall to the lot of those who are at va.
rance with t,.cir neighbors. There IL then, no
necessity for laws prohibiting their introduction
and the prohibition Ia gratuitoas insult The
pubic sentiment IL sufficient guarantee. II
The held were ever 50 open, there is not the
least likelihood that a southern planter would
go and settle with his slaves In the northern
section OF the United States, where they would
be more than worthless as property, their pos.
session source Of eternal vexation, and their
m ini, al ruIt ht.r .lak H..
has been, to our knowledge, and probably nev
er viii be, IN instance of this kind.
But the party calling themselves free. soilers
have attempted to establish a distinction be.
tween states already existing and those which
may hereafter be admitted into the Union.
They maintain that the constitutional recogni.
uon aud guarantee Of slave property extends
only TO states which were originally parties to
that compact, aud not to those which may
De hereafter called into existence. Let IA brief.
" inquire Il there il any legitimate ground for
such distinction, &c, &c.
The Black Republican pres. charge in
connection with the above, that its d. Grimes
are antagonistic to the letter and spirit
OF the Constitution, and to the settled prin.
ciples Of the government; that the Journal
in which II originally appeared Is the
acknowledged organ of the administration
AMI that therefore, It's sentiments must be
those entertained by the President and his
cabinet. and that the Democratic party
become by this fact responsible for the
doctrines which are therein set forth,
In regard TO the character OF the scpti-
ncnts proclaimed by the ta,on a. Constitu-
uonal law. We endorse most heartily all that
has been, or can be, said or written, by any
paper or personJn opposition to them We
have never read in the most fana,ical of
journals less tcnable doctrines founded on
A basis more unsubstantial AMI false. The
'ophsms aud iallaces of the article are so
that they can require no elaborate /
But we desire 10 enter our pro-
test against the doctrines contained in this.
,r any other article of the Tnion, being !
regarded as the views OF the President,
merrly from the fact Of its paternity. I
Nr. Brcn,SAx has never recognized the
mon. or any other paper. as the esponen,
II has views or the views OF his a,lministra.
ion. HIS administration could not live
ialf year, unless il lived under the cnn,empt
If the Democracy and Of the whole people.
Nere il burdencd with the load of all the
oIlics which have been committed bv the
a'on under H. present management; For
he cred, Of the lrsidtn, a. u the party
We protest agans, the recognition Of the
n'on, either As a national Democratic paper.
" a. an accredited organ Of the National
Administration.
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