The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-23


OF rests not upon the constitution under the power
to dispose Of and make all needfu gulatons respect
ing, the territory and other property belonging the
United States but upon the necessity of governing
conquest or purchase, such necessity cannot extend be-
yond the protection of property 10 authorize its
distinction and especially that which is recognised by
the constitution Ii requires law OF Congress of
Territory to authorize such property 10 be brought in
can either pass one Go destroy drive it out OF Terri
tory nor Is any needed for its protection there which
does not apply to all other property People often settle
in Territories In advance of all legislation and take prop
erty with them. When legislation follows it does not
declare that every shall be permitted TO his
property or that he shall only certain kinds OF it,
but simply provides the of asserting title to all
kinds OF property The question Of title depends upon
lawful acquisition and is wholly independent OF the
OF establishing it udically and is as valid with
out as with snch means Affirmative territorial esla-
ton cannot add to the strength Of ttlc it defeat
it, whether 10 create the instrumentates for judiciay
asserting II OF not Until Territory in as State
power exists in in Congress create distinctions
In propey or To destroy portion Of it except per
haps for necessary police purposes Some States have
ghiized Judicial machinery to enable to assert
their rights to all kinds OF property and others have made
exceptions far slaves concerned Their power
do so il not disputed When Territories come in States
they may do they choose if they do not violate the
tonal constitution.
But before admission they have no power to limit the
action Of their Judiciary to the assertion OF rights to
class OF property and To exclude another which the
stuion recognises, because such power conferred
nor IL Icsil necessity. Although sincerely
wish that slavery did not exist in any portion of the
United States, elsewhere still cannot shut my eyes
TO the fact that the constitution authorizes its existence
and recognises property in slaves by providing that the
migration OF such persons any of tho States
isng shall think proper to admit shall not be prohibit
ted by the Congress prior to the year thousand eight
hundred and eight, but tax duty may he imposed
upon such mportation not exceeding ten dollars for
each person. and also by providing for return OF slaves
who may escape from service from State to another
History tells us that without these provisions, the
constitution would not have been formed the Union
established They are binding upon all amy part
of great charter Neither the power ssto dispose OF
and make ncedfl rules and regulations respecting the
territory and other property belonging to the United
States provided it applies, which do not bclieve)
the law of necessity authorizes any such distinction
that now claimed to exist. The question of title Is not
involved in this judicial machinery but simply the asser
tion of it by court The title itself goes behind the
contrived for establishing it jndicialy and is
clusvey question of evidence and seldom rests upon
statute enacments But the origin of title and basis of
rights to the various kinds of property not the
points Of controversy and not adudcated by the
Supreme Court and need not bc discussed.
Scotts counsel conceded that slave property MS
much any other thing where slavery not prohibit
od The court declared the law resulting from the
rial fct in the record and left Dred Scott and his rights
where they We're before the suit was instituted
The democrats do not question this decision but the
republicans denounee il erroneous and seek to build
up political party upon the mistaken assumption that
il is not constitutional or legal
twill be gratifying to you to learn that republican
member of Congress from Massachusetts who SCOTS
real owner has since the decision, in compliance with
demands upon him by thecoun.ry, set him Free
REPUBLICAN FALSE PrErEYcEs
The republicans alege that they arc warning to prevent
the extension Of slavery into Territories This is
warning upon the creation OF their iagnatons. We all
know that have Territory where slave owner
would now wish to take his slaves. In all of them the
climate insuperable barrier Aud more no one pro-
IN sin tn If Warritp opI
those who pretend otherwise know that they practis
ing deception Such thing has not entered the heart
of the President Not democratic convention any
where has proposed suggested approved such ex
tension The assumption is the creation Of republican
necessity and has existence in fact intention. Ii
is disayowed by the democracy and is wholly without
as those who make the charge must know
The purpose quite foreign to heart that of
any of those who make the assumption while they and
know it to be untounded, false and deceptive The
publcans profess to be irreconcaby opposed to the adj
mission of another slave State and this they formerly
insisted Of the objects of their party organiz
ton and exertons, That this is not true is demon
strabe by the fact that every republican member of
both houses of Congress- with perhaps exception
voted last winter to admit Kansas slave State if she
should adopt the Lecompton constitution Their
stand recorded upon the journal to that effect including
both senators from this State and every republican
ber representing it who voted at all The much auded
amendments of Mr.. Crittenden and Mr. Montgomery nd
mitted Kansas with constitution recognising slavery
If the people should by majority of votes adopt IT, Tho
ground of no slave States then wholly aban-
oned by that party and it was left to the people to come
IN slave State if they should SO choose. In this re-
spect, these particular votes they to the
principles Of the Kansas organic act and the Cincinnati
resolutions and to the ground occupied by the democratic
party from the beginning and which they still occupy
These votes prove that the cry of no slave States
which rung through the Union in 1856, and is in
sincere and intended to deceive and msead the unsus-
,ecng voters The object of giving these votes was ap
parent to ALL il not frankly avowcd being movement
% produce union between the Americans and rcpubli
ans which the leaders of both Of those parties
been endeavong to form and carry out in all parts
# the country.
The republicans that their political creed is as
rm the everlasting hills. But them change and
cmo1e it daily, emitting former clements and incor-
,orating ones, with much readiness MS the
onurer at his shows pours all sorts OF liquors out of the
ane bottle. The assumed opposition TO the admission
more slave States abandoned at Syracuse by the
eport OF the conference committee. Kansas left to
orscf and the only thing of the whole creed of S56
hat it contained that Congress slall not extend
lavery into Territories, which proposes or
csires Not practical question was then left Of all
he old republican creed, all having been chopped in
ieces and thrown away to please their intended al
les, the Americans. To complete their humiliation, they
scrc compelled in the attempt TO crafty them, to !;
dopt part of their present creed and to profess to
eeve, that portion of citizens ought not to be al
owed the privileges of voting enjoyed by oil
theirs, In their own published proceedings it is seen ,
hat they descended low to consent to deprive
american citizens of rights they enjoy under the
tate constitution. They consented to believe pro-
do So after all their professions of attachment TO
elman, Irsh and other adopted citizens, that they
ught TO be debarrcd from voting for period after they
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