The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-03-07

ecise the elective fraaehewho shall the politi
cal power OF the country These are Questions icr The Po
Utica organization OF the country and il Is competent for
a Sta as senator from Illinois has well said 10 conhne
citizens twsnyoDe OF age or OF oarleen years
Of Age-to men aone or TO women alone ana mus we
should under the nhnence Of gosernm=nt that do
not like 10 name. aaaaa
Mr. President hold that the exercise OF political power
is always question Of political organization This being
the case what right has Congress it ehews aud de-
the exercise Of political power Territory
prescribe the qualification OF yoter in Territory
exercise that power and say who shall vote in
Territory ought not 10 say in reference 10 IL what
think right II we must say IL in reference 10 WI at
think right ought that elective franchise 10 be exercised
BY anybody those who support the
stution Of the United States and are in allegiance with
this government
intend 10 vote with the senator from Iipos but do
not because il Is right In the abstract but because il Is
right in the special relation that occupy towards Min
We have heretofore given her the rig 10 permit
not only citizens OF the United States bat those who had
taken he preparatory osh to vote and Tor that reason
alone tha. rercnsdsr and give them thai right
But deny tate the right 70 give poitisni~esmes y
whom you cannot panish for usasons ana y
invite gentlemen 10 answer this question can
you punish foreigner for treason 7 Tell re IL Jon
Can, under laws of Congress-unfer the general
principles of law that govern this counrycan yoH pun
ish foreigner treason? No sir because be owes no
allegiance 10 thus government be engaged IN plots
and conspiracies yon may punish him Tor h2e pos ana
conspiracies yon punish him for treason, be-
that ligament bond Of union which holds the clt-
zsn the government bas been created as 10 him
With some G Your in this Territory IL has never
been created Even that large class Of whom you speak
may rally under the British flag to-day take muEkets IN
their hands and charge bayones upon our orcs and you
punish them for sgainst us and yet you
say this independent portion Of the peeps Of Minnesota
shall exercise the right OF shaping The institutions OF MIN
nesoa dependency Of the United States of America
lall admit that Territories indepeudeni While
free admit aqnestien OF policy, that II is best
the Territories regulate their institutions for
themselves MI respects shall admit that Terrific
rie are independent They belong US; they belong to
le gov nnen Of the United States they part and
parcel Of POSSESSIONS and when the preparatory steps
taken separate the from and make them nos-
pendent, by PRINTING them to form Slate government
choose 10 exercise the right OF saying IN what manner
they shall do it When they have done it snd present.
themselves for admission, lave but Two desons 70 ask
Have you people enough enle you TO representative
Congress Are you republican goveTninrnig A. tne
TO these questions are in the afrnau q IN
tend for the admission Of any Territory icing orn
ed into State
have beard melody ssy that Congress had the right 10
interfere with the elective franchise in STATE The COW
sttuiion has positively fixed that ia pain IN
explicit, that wayfaring man. though know
nothing msy therein believe that the language
of the book Whether that be not, bold fnat TIE
of elective franchise for Stale officers must OF
necessity original principles belong TO the people ui
State We need 60 the constitution OF the United
e, en- this point hat right has the constitution Of
the Unied STATES ay what rule shall prevail IN ooun
ty State locality, in the exercise o. the right OF vo
ting choose council Legislature or governnent Tor
oeran locay2 That ia either recognised py
the constitution of United States il s recognised
fit recognised Congress cannot wita IL AZ
recognised Congress can oay interfere Niih u SO iar
the States Independent sovreignteas people iorsd
together people, bow far has Congress the right to say
who shall vote and who shall not? Not one particle O
power and there il not in this body who says
Hence, say, that all The labored arEumsnt maoe
by the from Illinois without necessity, for
there single who asserts that Congress mas
the right do if. k1ow that The honorable senator
from Ter says bat cilzsn can vote aLd no
foreigner be citizen for voting purposes until Lie =
nauralIzsd according to The Law OF the Unites States
disr from him in that respect and also differ from the
position OF the honoratle from Illinois. The sens
tor from Tennessee that provision OF the constitution
excludes the foreign born and ii does not meet the posi-
ton of the from Tennessee for the senator from
Illinois that that senator denies the right OF State
10 fix the elective franchise as 1t pesses say 4 is ques
ton Of argument conclusion nyestg CATION The one says
that but citizen shall vote, and that no man who
is foreign born become ctz-n until he has complied
with the constitution Of the United States Inc other says
that may vote if the State viii it. whether ne oe
citizen and take that position, too, with tns
qualification hold that the Congress- Of the United Stas
may nterde completely the reception Of aEy foreign born
person whatever Congress may prohbii importation;
Congress may prohibit immigraoni and by the aet ol
prohibition OF importation immigration, ~ enrcilahy
prohibits the operation of the natnralz ltion laws
The main purpose had in making this explanation, and
stating why shall reconsider was To show fnat
do it conformity with the previous action of Congress
for it would look like Of injustice 10 the people OF
this Territory should prescribe conditions thst
have not heretofore been prescribed TO the same people
have further remark to make When interrupted the
from Illinois, and gave him the weTds non
holding States instead of free States and slavehod-
ing instead of aave States did II tor this purpose
alone there much individual freedom, there Is AZ
much personal liberty there is much enjoyment OF e
liberty and the pursuit of happiness in the States denomina
ted slavehoding Sta in the States called free States
and it is msapplcation of speak OF them as
slave States Non-saveboldng States Is tbs appropriate
te There is class in this community that choose
not hold slaves have quarrel with them. II the
people of The State of Missouri did not believe 1t 10 be
their interest," Stase and as component part OF
this Unon do so, they would not hold them But they
do eve that il is their interest for themselves for the
benefit OF the slaves and for the bentt OF TINS Union that
they should continue them in the CONDITION they now oc
cnpy and hence she is Called in the language OF the SEN
from Illinois, slave State while Illinois 10 TO be called
free State | would say, call Illinois, il you please,
slavehoding State and call Missouri as.aveboaing
Slate Words signs of ideas; they are designed 10
convey impsessions and do not think AZ proper to use
term which, unsophiscaed person. not acquainted
with the psrance Of the country, would miscon-
Ihe Of the thing signifsd A free State
Every foreigner would say, Let 60 to free State"
Every would say who did know pythng at all
about the matter nLet me go TO free State say Mis-
Is free free 10 the black, free to the white free to
Abat bow Free according to the Law of the State
Are your free before they twentyooe years Of
age ADswer II you dare Our ssvcs not free as
long ihsy live and why2 Your mot free be-
yoa 90 think they fit 10 be trusted until they
r~eny years Of age You think that u - your
dUfy provide Tor and take care over them until
they fwenone We think IL Is our duty 70 take care
q TIE blacks until age and deeiepitude lead them 70
the tcmn soo their path Of Ie and cover them with
our proletiea You think fhst boy under twenfy-one
- net m 20 be et without projection We know that the
slave 70 osg be lives csss is not f 10 be len with
out protection
we do &, Mr. President for two purposes: for the bene
"A Of The slave and for our individual benefit and IL by
governmental policy ends may be subserved,
. Il duty TO do IL? Will you leave worthless