Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-11-06

hla'hml. Whlch INV s1Hll measure ana reg
ulaie his right Of property in EN- IL they
are again sold to a m ister from Kentucky;
what law srstains and regulates his
rights J If after a master has removed, the
law Of tho State is changed so rs to dbridge
thc rowcr Of snvrholrrs, would it effect
his slaves II Il. c IN istrrs in the territ ry
desire mo1,Gra'i ms of the slave law, tn what
legislature shl'l they apply o.. is the
power of the m stcr in the territories lin
tied only hy his own will Any Intelligent
and ref 'cuns l,wver can multiply these
questions, to which the only rational All
swer is that the llctrinc is absurd.
lcm1ot help romrrking here tNht in
Kansas the territorial laws ahriigint fr ..
dom OF speech on the suhi ict Of slavery
were ,lp-ova by democratic members OF
| Congress Perhaps the President would
think the law. Of the slave States on the
SUI, ct wcrc clrrlnd there by the Cuustitu
tlon for the protection ot tins erred speci-
e, OF property. Whether he woull con-
81 ter Il territorial Inv to Lo nnron- titu'Ipn-
al which shonli Interfere with the sale oi
tn whisky of Pennsy vluia, or the lottery
tick-tsol Muy nl, dl,s not app,lr.--
Probably IL is only slave property tnat i
Invested with such slcrcd exemption
"
Bar If this he the law vt the Land. then
It is literally true, in the most offensive
sSnsa, tHlC slavery - utIuual, and ire dom
hut sectional. Aud fit he tius Il Mt the
laws OF the slave States do thus extend
over cur common territori, 5, in whijl We
have IN interest, AMI to which our Ii, Arrest
friends and relatives emgrlte in great
numbers 80 as to constitute Il large puI-
ton Of the population; where they desire
to establish free schools aud make free la
hnr respectable and to which We all claim
ii right to emigrate, what answer can be
given to the GArrisunian doctrine that we
have the right to agitite the subject of
slavery in tho Statesl have been opposed
to such agitation because thought slavery
to be exclusively their own atf,ir, and con-
fined to their own limits. But by this new
den oeratic doctrine, it is q matter of com
mon and national concern with which every
man in every State has a sight to int ,rmed
die We are all interested in the slave
laws of South Carolina, for example, be-
cause they extend over all our national do
main.
But this doctrine goes beyond the terri
tories. 1t is the doctrine upon which the
State of Virginia is today attempting to cs-
tablish the right Of her slave traders to
drive their chain gangs through the streets
Of New York on their way to Tex,s. She
expects the United States court II estab-
ish this right. do not believe the Presi-
ient will appoint sac 'essor to Judge Cur
tbs till lie pledges hims.lf to this new doct-
rine.
1t is the doctrine on which Passmlre
Williamson was imprisoned in Pennsylva-
MIA for merely telling a slave whom her
master had brought into that State. that by
IT'S laws she WAS tree. What democratic
Judge would do In Pennsylvania he would
ne expected to do in Massachusetts II.
th.r.inrs, master were actually calling
the roll of his slaves on Bunker Hill, | do
not see why. upon this doctrine, he would
not expect II democratic judge tD protect
,im against any INTRUDER who should tell
cbe slaves that by tAe laws OF Mlssachuse-
is they were free.
Under this doctrine slavery exists on the
ocean as much AS on the land. Wherever
our fig floats there 81 very is established
rhe slave may he sent not only from Virgin
"a to Texas 10y sea, hy WY OF New York.
lut may be sent to any Of the por OF til"
irce States as II snlpr without impair,ny
he rights OF tie mister. And it ttis he So,
why may not the cotton planter Ut Tx,
lnport hia slaves from Cupt - well aS Nir-
.init, ana why uDt from AirIct rs well a.
rom either place Give tho master slAy
property ON board vessel from u souther.
port, and no mlttrr ure hc came from,
,nv law OF the United Site which inter
ierrs with that right oi prOI erty l. as iuSa,-
II as the Miss rurI COMPROMISE. | am d.
wlrrtuit another cDH>tl'uti,nal question
ari."s herr; hut some ot the advocates %.
A.