The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-12-30


slaves are property, and hence on au equal.
i'y with all other kinds Of property. and the
owner OF slaye has the same right to move
into territory and carry his slave property
with him, rs the owner Of any other prop
erty has 10 20 there and carry his property.
All citizens OF the United States, no matter
whether they come from the North or the
South from free State or slave State,
can enter u territory with THEN property on
equal footing.
But apprehend when you arrive there
with your property you are subject to the
local law Of the territory. How can your
slave property be- protected without local
law The constitution gives you right
10 90 into territory and carry your slave
property with you but it does not punish
any man for stealing your slave when you
get their. II d:es not punish man for
stealing any other property when you get
there. Congress never yet passed law
TO punish crime or protect property IN any
organized territory.
Congress never yet passed criminal
code for any organized Territory. IL has
simply organized the Territory aud esiab.
llshed tbs legislature. that legislature being
vested with legislative power over all right
fu subjects Of legislation, subject only 10
the constitution Of the United States.
Hence, whatever jurisdiction the legislature
possesses over other property, II has over
slave proErty~-no more, no lcas. let me
ask YOU AZ Southern mcn, can you hold
slaves anywhere, unless protected by the
local law, would not the inaction OF the 10
cal legislature, It's refusal 10 provide u slave
code, or 10 punish offences against that spc.
cics Of property, exclude slavery just as a.
iectnally as constitutional prohibition
Would it not have that effect in Louisiana
and in every other State! No one will
deny it, Then, let me ASK you, II the poo
pie on Territory refuse to pass slave
code how ARE you going TO make them DO
III When you give them power 10 legis
late on all righ,ml subjects of legislation. i,
becomes Il question Tor them to decide, and
not for ne.
II the local legislature imposes tax on
horses. or any other kind Of property, you
may think it hardship, but how art you
going TO help il? just 80 IL is with regard
to traffic in liquors. II you are dealing IN
liquors, you have the same right 10 take
your liquor into the Territory that anybody
else has TO take any other species OF proper
ty. You may pass through and take your
liquors IN transiiu, and you will hc protected
in your right Of property under the consti
tuition Of The Uni'ed States, but il YOU open
the packages they become subject 20 the To-
cal law and should the Maine law happen
10 prevail in the Territory, you had better
travel with your liquors. Hence, il the 10
cal legislature has the same right over save
property AZ over every other specifies of pro
! perty, what right have YOU 10 complain Of
that equality And let me say TO you that
! il you oppose this just doctrine, II you at
tempt to exempt slaves from the same rulcs
/ that apply a. ovtry other kind Of property,
you Will abondon your strongest grounds
/ Of defence against the assaults OF the Black
Republicans and Abolllionlsls.
II the people Of territory are in favor
Of slavery, they will make laws Ia protect
! i, II opposed 10 slavery, they will not make
/ those laws, aud yoa cannot compel them TO
/ do Il. II comes simply TO his--thcy don't
I want it they won't have II, and s01 can't
/ force it upon them. But ! viii tel you
when they will have II, aud when slavery
! vii iud protection IN territory 1t "
when The territory lien in those laiitui.a
ADD climates which adapt Il 30 the profitable
/ production 81 nee and sugar aud cotton
and slave labor wl,l bg rrtHuGofatisc. IN
those lcrritoric' the people will want SLAVE
~ aud will have Il Va splte 81 Abuitlpbsn
and I'll ia poser Permit me 10 say that
. u.rt ia no Inc running along 81 deg, 80
MN. or any other parallel 81 lattuda, and
separating free Territory Irnm slave trutC-
~. irrespective OF climate. soil aud pfudlc-
ti0as hut there i. line, ~ b'li Of com
tfy meand,rlug through the valleys Gud
over the mountain tops which Is "a natural
barrier between fnc territory and slave ter
r,jpry. on tl.e south 81 which arc tp be found
The production, suitable 10 slave labor
while 10 the bortl exists . country adapted
- lfpe labor Stone 1hna, slavery stil -
Ists wherever sod climate aud productions
demand IT, aud II vii exist nowhere che.
Nu8 il climate and snil and seifinitrfst
will regulate thu queFti0u. shy shnnii we
quarrel about IL Wien you arrive al d
c,rtaIu distance 90 the north 81 the line.
there caDHot be aBy doubt ~ ~ The rtsHlt /:
and 20. wieU y0l 90 cerl4'n dialaEcs
south, the rosult vii be equally certain the
other way Bat IN the great ceh,fsi 70.
giop., whore there may be some doubt a. 10
ire effect OF natural causes. WHO ought TO
decdr the question except the pc1p,c re-
sidug there, who have Gl! ,h'1r lnt ff1is
lherp who have g0ue there 10 I've w.ih their
Wv and Children Any purity ~hich at
tempt., by a system 81 COERCION. to lorcc
aBy instil.,.on iuto reR.oga not adapted b
tbtm, vlOlats The great principles gn "hich
our gOyernm.nl "a fonnJri. Thgs yog have
10y views on the SUBJECT Of slavery IN the
territories Practically IT sinonn', amply
to the: II lbr peopIe van, slavery, they
vii have H.. u thy don't wait II they
won't have Il, au1 you cant lToe II upon
them. n tlrese prirciplss BE- recosuzd and
ADHERED h.. We can live IA peocc AMI hir
nohy togethCr tat just ~ surely az you
attempt 10 i0rce the poop ~ have slavery
ftsstr utfi IN r.zgtAfs1 Ia EHtfh a /.