Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-01-07


the common law get into Il Territory? rh
common law Of every land was carried into Il
the States BY express statute. Ii 10 law c:l
be found for the acquisition of territory, il
J. absurd 10 suppose thai any law can be carrie
there by virtue of the Constitution, except III
laws Of Congress which are authorized au
regulated BY the Constitution. That clause q
liic Constitution which provides for the maxim
of necdiul rules aud regulations Tor Tie Trl
rltores" must apply to Territory acquired siuc
lis adDptUn now that We have lllrm in POSSES
si0n and The Constitution mu>l authorize tn
making Of such loca! laws by The Tcrriloria
Legislature rs may not conflict with its ulhe
provisions, or the laws Of The country from
which Tie territory was acquired would continue
I 10 prevail. However intricate these questions
NAY be in reference 10 territory conquered from
/ Mexico, no difficulty exists in regard to iIla
purchased from France; for in the treaty .
cessioh il WAS pro&ided, aud with . view to pro
tcct The slave owners Of Louisiana in their pro
lcrty il slaves thai,
The inhabitants Of Tie crled territory sllal
bc Incorporated in the Umion OF the Quilted
'idirs and admitted us soon is possible, accord
I ing 20 The principles of the Federal Con.titu.
! tion, to the enjoyment OF ai the rights advan.
tayes, and immumiiirs of citizens of the United
States: aud in The mean time thcv shall be
maintained and protected in the free enjoyment
oi' their libeny, lTQpe/Fy, and The religion which
they profess"
kansas is 4 part OF the Louisiana purchase
and in my view. the rights and interests of the
people of The Slve-owing States are protected
by treaty, by the Constitution, BY the common
law, and by the. organic law of Congress; and
that this protection is now ANA will continue
perfect until the people shall, in convention,
make Il constitution in which slavery shall be-
rrlrcIcd, aud KANSAS, with that consiluiigu. ad-
mlited us !; Stale into The Union.
My colleague, [Alr. Orr wiIiic he rcpndates
what is called sqaalIcr Sovereignty, and denies
liza. it is to be iound in the kansas Nebraska
act, ye. holds that in reality il is 4 matter of no
practical consequence whether il is Or not. In
his speech the other day, he remarked as fol-
lows:
g say, although deny that squa!ter sovcr-
tlgniy exists in lhe Territories OF kan:aS and
Nebraska: by virtue of this bill, it is i matter
practically of little consequence whether it
does or rot: !; aud think Shall be able 10 sat-
Isiy The gentleman Of that. The gentleman
Knows that, in every slayeholding community
Of this Uaon, We have local legislation and
local police regulations aprcria!nlng TO that in.
sii;ulon. without wIicl,t institution would
1:H1 c1io!s nis rights wNen in@aded 81 Srhers::.
and ii you ll:iI 10 local legislation for the pur-
pose Of giving protection, lie institution would
DC OF no value. can appeal to every gentle
man upon this tlnOr who represents slayehold.
ing constituency. to attest the truth of what |
haze stated upon ihat point.
Now, the legislative authority Of i Terrific
~ is Invested with discretion TO vote for or
am::irl,i laws. We think !hey ought TO pass
IAws ia every Territory. where the Territory is
open 10 settlement. and shareholders go there.
10 project slave property. Bat il they r:'clin"
ir pas. such laws wha! is Inc REMEDY! Nunr.
sir ii tic m,j"riIy ri Tie people arr opposed
to tn" l.!iu.ic'', an'l il ihey do not desire ii
n.?a!'r;i nran !!:'i: TERRITORY. al! they have I"
10 i. >imp.y 20 t!yclinc t" pass laws il r;rr Ter
riinri i."::::>iarurr for is prorc;oi, and 'iirn
:; !, rs well rXr.iei lis if the poHcr WI invest.
81 in II. T,ri'"ri. I.csi,i;!u:r. ar'! exercised
~ ;i!r;,l. "a pi"nioi l.; N"w. ak he gentle.
ran y IA; !, .;:c ;:r.cie,i i1Irf:"':ce {" re,n
irula i.- ,:oaaaI ;.Ii.:in: ri i..,;s qrr>tior
q, - = ri',.r s.rl,l,r snyerri:n:y yd"cs, or d"e>
no, r%:> i'f,riir:si.y il j, :: Ir!ili'r Of little
.r,..,,"
g.. ,,,.,,,,r.. ri ~. s,; -. ;,,.,;.t, 20 this:
n. ,.,! j.: n,,;,n j. i,,r,,nnunt In ,w. That
:i.r.. .,~ ,.,.,.in,> y.;..n rui,lic oriui,n doe,
.r} .r,r1 r.,.r.;, H.. ,.,,,l,i,.s IL ;h. law. j.
r.. },r ,n.,,,I =. !, :; - i, Tim, laws r,s.e.!
IL, ;1 i:rr.,.i,,,. 81 ,!,r rrn,,,r are u,,,a
Il tie reflex t.! ru.ii. cpimion. | have already
:rmi.rkc.l i.rat 40 specified namhrr ii people
ir. r,uiisi!c lar :. Territorial "rrrrnmen: and
,.irrIr rcuH,l;;,.r tie i,a i!a he !if,; few hun-
died <irar.yltr, whn iuav r:rr upon !, tcrsitlry
.i.nm, SC. ~, 10 be lI. III .nnI:cnrcs Of public
n..iui omf iar, winch r:lay ron.lic with The
:;.gi.:> Of y;.;2ra u,lrr tie Constitution !; and
- do r%,!rr,ran NV friend. His position is.
l;r... il Il Territorial Lpgi- ainrc fails To pass
l:y< PROTECTING AIT! r,guIa.ia. property in slaves.
t;.crr is 10 power 10 c"inpc! il To do 10. ana
our 1--we, wdu!l not o,.iv he yaluaIu>s, but Il
rurs, to The cn.n.a.l,iry and i! is ii thi, lhai
ii.;nh my colleague rrrs.
- :: y;;::rn u. :; sovereign Stale, have the
!h "a pass "it.i !ay property :;!o any State
~ iir..ory where Tic national ls"G Is F'rog-
n:%cd. II ak" ny slave 10" State wGef"
pmn!ic. p:rj jndicr Is agrst ihr institution. may
'v '"bor,i "i G% property: ami, "lih""gh my
r.at "t property Is lniari. "Hi fo"cE!r>H ,''e
local n" !. ay'rNe i" my deta.'''"@ N'l' bu'
i:src "Hi IN Il s"|e:riSi'i' E'e, a'''' '""cs"
,A,c Ni'''c i!'iE "c IL "r'" "t"er n' y e"'9,'"'
<e'pn"i r'''c meat o Congress nave '' ~. Wv
power I" c;ii"Frr IT, nor q" Hn'" where '"f
power Is 10 be i"n'i!'
.lsa citizen If sSan'h Carolina, I g" int" .
rr n,nry. however. with goods, wares. and
merchandise, ana anterior to the passage by the