The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-01-21

n0unc7 All such doctrines On tie TN oi Dlarcn,
lT6e, in the House Of Commons, "on the third
readibF Of ne bill declArAtOry of the absolute
power Of fFarliamOst to bind America" Wa
liam piu. ths elder, moved to leave out The
claim Of right in al eases whatsoever. The his.
torian SAYS; E IA -
"f1he sniendment vas rejected, aud hence
klrwara Auaerics would have 10 resist, in the
Parliament Of England, as France in itS King, 3,
claim Of absolute, irresponsible, legislative pow
er."-5 Bancstft p. 443.
And in the House Of Lords Camden-im-
mortal name,-thus delivered his sentiments.
"The declaratory bill now lying on your ia
ble is absolutely illegal; contrary to the funda-
mental laws Of this CONSTITUTIONS COnstitu-
tion grounded on the eternal and immutable
laws Of nature--a Constitution whose founda-
ton and centre is iborty--which sends liberty
to every subject that IS, or may happen to le,
within any part Of its ample circumference. Nor
nv Lords. Is the doctrine new; it was as old
as the Constitution; it grew up with it; in
deed, il is its support; taxation and representa-
ton are inseparately united God has joined
II EN-; no British Parliament can seperate them
TO endeavor TO do it is to stab our very vitals.-
| My position is this--I repeat til will main-
tain it to my last hour-iaxation and represen-
! tation are inseparable. Whatever is mans
own IS absolutely his own; no man hath right
| 10 take it from him without his consent, either
expressed by himselfor his representative; who
ever attempts to do it attempts an injury; who
ever does it commits robbery"
Our colonial ancestors agreed with Pitt and
Camden. For what did Washington, Adams,
Jefferson, Hancock, and their illustrious asso-
ciates, appeal to arms? | will tell you; because
ths peole of the colonies had no represe'tato" an
/ Parliament, and for Legislature to exercise ab-
solae eRthority--"sovereigr po,cer" over cH1n-
nauuty thu, deprivei Of all influence in its detiber-
atioas-lcas despatism not to be endured. Here
is what was said bya distinguished Virginian OF
that dny, Richard Bland, in the House Of Dele
gates: ...
"The Colonies are not represented in Parlia-
ment; consequently no new law made without
the concurrence of their representatives can
bind thcm every act Of Parliament that impo-
tseS internal taxes upon the Colonies Is an acc OF
power, and not right; and power distracted
from right cannot give just title to dominion" F"
4 Our fathers spoke for themselves on this sub
lject They published to the world plain and
distinct declaration Of the causes which drove
them to revolution They arragned King
George upon specific accutions. Here is one Of
| them:
ale has combined with other the English
Parliament "to subject Us to a jurisdiction for
eign to our Constitution, and unacknOwledged
bv our laws--giving his consent to their acts OF
pretended legislation"
Some Of these "aets of pretended legislation
were specified: .......
"For abolishng the free system Of English
laws in a neighborng province" Canada "es-
tabIishn5 therein an arbitrary government, and
enlarging its boundaries; so as to render 1t at
once an example and fit instrument for intro
ducng the same absolute rule into these Colo
MES" "For suspending our own legis-
lature, and declaring themselves invested with
power to legSIate for us in all cases whatsoever
Our ancestors declared, in the same instru-
ment, as a fundamental proposition, that all
Governments derive 'tlicir just p0wers fro'" d'
consent Of The governed"
Now, sir, the inhabitants Of the Territories
are not represented in Congress; and yet the
Republican platform declares that Congress shall
exercise absolute sovereign arbitrary power
over them And my colleague says that tht
Republican party bases itself upon the Declara
ton Of Independence! .tis-
My colleague declares that it is not because
slavery is nhuman, or immoral that he will
vote for an act Of Congress to restrain its exten
SION Not at all; but only because it is expedi
ent. Well, then, he has the less excuse for al
unauthorized intervention--an assumption
power rot delegated to Congress by the Consti
tuition One might almost be pardoned 70
/ adopting such course in order to restrain in
= humanity or immortality; but when it comes Il
, aamere question of expedencE and nothin
else, there can be no classification
The Senator from Maine would have SLAYER
prohibited in the Territorier by act of Congress
y because that institution (as he claims has weak
enetl the Ssates,in which it is already establish
!, ed, and he will have no more such States in tn
Union. And yet he admits that what Congres
n cannot do directly it ought not to attempt ind
: rectly: and admits, also that Congress has n
10 power to dictate whether slavery shall or sha
+ not exist within State Is it possible for an
l. man TO involve himself in more palpable cor
tradction than this?
The Senator from Vermont avows, openl.
m that the object Of prohibiting African slavery
~ the Territories by act of Congress is to prevei
n its ever being established by the people whe
l. those territories come to be admitted as State
p and yet that Senator and the Senator froi
Maine abuses the President for his concusio
'p that the prohibition of slavery in the Terrftori
s. by act Of Congress is but scheme for dictatir
IS indirectly, the domestic institutions Of the ne
IT States.
- The Senator from Vermont also asserted th
!" citizens of the northern States could not live
relations of domestic peace in the same cor
" munity with citizens Of the Southern States.
4 The Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Adam
i attempted to correct him in this particular, bl
n the correction was not accepted II is a Sema
y kabie fact, for which am indebted to the Sci
ator from Mississippi, that nearly half a millio
n. more persons born in the northern States o
now actual fesdents-rot sojoWners, but act
he al residents--in the slavcholding States, the
T. there are persons born fnslaveholding States +
e. siding in the northern States. 1t apears fro
=, "a the returns Of the fast ccnsas, that
iNo less than seven hundred and twenty 81
thousand four hundred and fifty were living