Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1857-12-17
THEREFORE TAKE MITCH,
THE MESSAGE AND M. DOUG.

During the week that has elapsed since our last
issue, the Message has been given to the country.
and Senator Douglas made speech in opposition to
the views Of the Administration upon tiio Kansas
question. Mr. Stanton, the Secretary If Governed,
Walker in this territory. has had his head cut off
Mr.. Buchanan seems determined to force CoIsti.
tuition upon the people o; Kansas in opposition t."
their views and to take entire south s;le pro
slavery view of all matters. He recommends &;
bankrupt act, which shall win. up Banks which
pend specie payment, and that no paper money shall
he issued under the determination Of go. Kansas
and the currency were the principal topics Of in
terest discussed in the Message-a document which
much space, and which may Le iccuiu,nen 'ci
principally for its great length aud entiiciy sectional
character. Says the Tribune:
Mr. Buchanan endorsed the late bogus Cots,itu
tional Convention in Kansas, with all its .ioin.S
>,ld plumpy says that no matter II general: y lnt
Indignantly the pe"rl., of k,ilt,s shal! rcpu'i!tc
that body and its acts they sha! have the to:.r f
l.sal authority. =" Ii any portion OF the inhhi ans
shall refuse to vote, jar op;oltunty to 4" So
having been presented, u they alone vi"
be responsible f,r the consequence - though they
not allowed to vote ninct, tbs %. the Iviis
tuition proposed for their government O. crpt I" + r.
it. But SUPPOSE majority vote - T L he Cons iu
ton HHhDW slavery, the result VIII me- ciHrI re
the Constitution Wh Slavrry-only that tt. l;!:l:rn
importation uf S.a:rs = forbidden. 70 cnt.tr ANY
one to vote he must il challenged [" apps 1t
this Constitution which fr is ,s:,y all wed t, vote
for, not agAin-t and thie Nn:ttIlt!!s shoIlil
vote for it nlhom SLAVERY S!a>rty il ncycrtl c.Ss To
continue and No alteration Tnt this Com tiui.t
shall be made to affect the tight OF PROPERTY IL
Slaves" All this MI B.c.an'n endorses as rr"pcr
reasonable and just closing II subject follows
. Slonld the Constitution without Slavery lc
adopted by the votes Of the majority, the rights Of
property in slaves now in the Territory are reserved
The number of these il very small but if il were
greater the provision would be equally j,ist and
reasonable. These slaves were brought INTO the
Territory under the Constitution Of the United
States and are row the property OF their r"astelr
This point has at length heen finally decided by the
highest judicial tribunal OF the county anil this
upon the PLAIN principle that when c5l.fG.'e:acy of
sovereign States acquire Territory at their
joint expense, both equality and justice d, nln that
the citizens of one and all of them shall have til.
hight to take int" it whatsoever is lcc::n;ze pro
perty by the common Constitution, 70 have ann
n.lriiy c"nc,ted the property in slaves already in
tie Territory, would have been act Of gross liz
Justice. and contrary to the practice of the cider
States of the Union which have abolished slavery
Will any say how it is possible in accordance,
with the President H. sic, ever hereafter to form
new State in which there shall be NJ Surrey At oil J
We who prefer that sort o State arc not W., i,!na
ly outlawed, though Intny OF lis happen live
in Kansas are practically under the ban Suppose
now, that nineteen-twcntieths "i the pcop OF \,
Mexico choose to organize n State Government un
der which no human being shall be legally held i'll
Slavery to another. But few slaves have already
slipped in, while the Supreme Court and Mr.. Blu
csihnan maintain that there was no power anywhere
III exclude slavery and our State finds them in po-
sition. Is there no way whereby nineteen -twrnti-
eths uf the free Inhabitants Gun emanvipate them
selves from the iron yoke of the remaining twcnti
ethsl What are the vast majority to do, Mr. I.u
indeed hat G,.rI r.,rSti tut
the subject Of Slavery. any ether subject, he
dsveasing to majority Of hel people. human
'wer can prevent them from changing it within q
bief period Well: suppose they do change il,
and forbid Slavery. what If it Must not the SUI
rrrE,c Court inevitably, in accordance with M Blu
canan s doctrine just quoted. protect those ~, ,hts
OF property in Slaves which the President hollis it
so lust and reasonable that the Constitution
should uphold Ii this property cannot be
summarily cnnfsc,tcd' can it be legally conisca-
ted ut all Think Of this