The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-12-05
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The primary object Of all government
in It's original Institution, Is the protec-
ton Of person and property. II is for
this alone that, men surrender asportion
Of their natural rights.
In order that this Object may be fully
accomplished, il u necessary that this
protection should b equally extended to
all classes Of free citizens without excep-
ton. This, at least, is fundamental
principle of the Constitution Of the Uni
ted States, which is the original compact
on which all our institutions are based.
Slaves were recognized as property in
the British colonies Of North America
by the government Of great Britain, by
the colonial laws and by the constitution
of the United States. Under these sane.
tions vested rights have ACQUIRED to the
amount Of some sixteen hundred million
of dollars. 1t is, therefore, the duty Of
Congress or State Legislature to protect
the property. .a.
The constitution declares that "the
citizens of each State shall be entitled
to all the privileges and immunities of
citizens in the several States. Every cit
isen Of one State coming into another has,
therefore, right to the protection on his
person, and that p operty which is rec
ognizcd as snch by the constitution Of
the United States, any lac Of a State
to the contrary notwithstanding. So far
from any State having right to deprive
him of his property 1t is its bounden
duty to protect him IN its possession.
If these views are correct-and we
believe it would be difficult to invalidate
them--it follows that all State ia,cs,
achether organic or otherwise, which pro.
hibits citizen of one State from settling
in another and bringing his Stare proper
ey rith him, and most especially declar-
ing it forfeited, are direct violations OF
of the original intention of govern
mcnt which, as beforestated, is the pro-
lection of person and property and of
the constitution of the United States,
which recognizes property in slaves, and
declares that "the citizens Of each State
shall be entitled to all the privileges and
immunities of citizens in the several
States" amgug the most essential OF
which is the protection Of person and
property.
What is recognized as property by the
Constitution of the United States, BY a
provision which applies equally to all
the States, has an inalienable right to be
protected in all the States. IF its intro.
duction is obnoxious or offensive to the
prevailing sentiment Of the people of q
State, there is no reason to presume a
citizen of any other State will intrude it
in opposition to that sentiment, and will
thus subject himself to all the mortfca.
tions 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 their
introduction, and the prohibiting is gra.
tuitous insult. The public sentiment is
a sufficient guarantee. If the field were
ever So open, there is not the least likeli.
hood that southern planter would 90
and settle with his slaves in the northern
section of the United States, where they
would be more than worthless as proper
ty, their possession source of eterna
vexation, and their support an intolerable
burden. There never has been, to oul
knowledge, and probably never will be,
an instance Of this kind. WASHINGTON
Union.