The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-08-05

A slave Code for the Territories sus-
tanned by PromiD ent DenocSatic Pol-
itieisns. rts.
From tho Washington constituiion.l
II 10 TOO. clear to ,equire any clab
orate argument on the point, that.
i being now detcrminnteiy settled
by the Supreme Court, in the Dred
Scott case, that, the Constitution re.
cognizing property in slaves. in the
territories Of the Union, slaves are
lawfully Introduced therein by emf
grating citizens Of the slaveholdingI
soverelgniIcs VI u,e ttninn, and thsti
Congress has no right to prohibit
such emigration and subsequent
holding; both Congress and it's crea.
turo. the territorial Legislatures, are
under a constitutional obligation.
which they cannot overlook or disre
gard, to respect and protect the slave,
ne well as other property OF citizens
Of the several states OF the Union, inI
the common territory Of the states OF
the Union.
Resolution Of the Mississippi Democratic
State C'nvention.1
Rcsolved, That in tho language OF
the Supreme Court OF the United
States, "tbe right Of property in
slaves is distinctly and expressly al
firmed in the Constitution" and "tha
only power over it conferred upon
Congress, is the power coupled with
the duty Of guarding and protecting
the owners in their rights" as TINS
declared.
tr,o" u'o ,",V cy.ovo" "e cvn",,. brown Of
Mississippi.l
lie warne them that hesitation
now is dcsolation. He encouraged
them to hope that the star which had
guided them in so many paths OF
difficulty, would not set at this critic
al moment. Everything now de-
pended on the resoute determine.
lion Of the South to have her consti-
tutional rights. as defined by the Su
premc Court, or sink the party. and
il needs be-, the Union itself. in the
attempt.
tFrom the Richmond Euquircrl
But we do not hesitate to assure
the Republican that in cvse the
Charleston Convention sb all reject
the doctrine oI the power aud duty OF
the general government, and OF each
and every department thereof, in
case OF need, to employ its proper
functions for the protection OF persons
and property in the territories, it the
Charleston Convention shall thus
authorize the platform to be inter
preted according to the doctrine oI
the Lynchhurg Republican, which
doctrine the Eli Thayer wing of the
Black Republican party has alraady
acceded to and endorsed MS the best
and most practical means OF ex-
cluding slave property from the ter.
ritories-in such case. we say, We
regard it as much more than proba.
bic that the conservative Democracy
not only o. Virginia, bnt Of tn,
South, and Of the whole Union vii
refuse to- vote for the nominee of th,
Charleston Convention.
/ [I,csolution of the Alabama Democratic Con
venti"n.1
Resolved That the citizens Of tn,
Southern states are entitle to the
amplest protection Of their propcrt,
Of all kinds in the states and terrific
rice of the United States and upor
the high seas, aud that the failure o
the fedlral government to give sucl
protection, will Justify the SruihcrI
states i'll throwing off such u govern
ment.
tFrom the New York lIera'd.l
Governor Wise. (ol Virginis) Will
equal emphasis, has taken his 4roun,
in direct opposition to DJuglas. -
The Governor demands the rucogni
ton 10y the Charleston Convention
of the power and the duty OF Con
gress to protect slave property in til,
territories, and the rights of slave
holders rs the owners Of such pro
perty, wherever "un!rendly" loca
legislation on the part oi the squat
ters may call for the iuterposition o
Congress.
[From the late Speech of Stephens, ofGeorgia.
! lie believed that truth would tri
umph; all the South wants its decis
ion. union. patriotism. He believe,
in the power and omnipotence G
truth, and would ask for nothin.
wong. The great principle to b
carried out is expansion--the righ
of the people of the South to go t,
the territories with their slave pro
Iperty, protected by the Constitution
on a platform of equal rights.
tFrom the Louisville Courierl
The following is our position OF
the territorial question:
\ /. Congress has the power to pro
tect slavery in the territories, but ha
not the power to destroy or impair.
Q. The inhabitants of territor,
cannot, by unfriendly legislation, eli
thrr positive or negative, exclud
slavery from territory during tn
territorial condition, but may exer
else the power when they come int
, the Union as citizens of a sovereign
state.
8. 1t is the duty of Congress t
!, protect the rights Of Shareholders i
a territory, whenever the territoris
refuse. and the Federal Courts fa
to afford adequate protection.
lFrom the New Hampshire standard.I
We advocate protection TO proper