The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1859-05-06
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W. cone,.s our.cy,- At ,',ss 10 understand
the nl.s'in,rv with which erriain " our south
rrn contemporaries rwr.l~i IN treating "n,lnler-
ycn'ion ~ equivalent I" sqn'tr -"Fei"isn',-
Tn their own theory ihr louili Of ihc power ~
Congo, 10 prohibr slavery ~ 'lr feirI''rhS
Involve. q denial oi fhcpoNcr io ad'ri'''''' Hh'
subordinate nuthority. icir argument aPl'Nl.
90 unply that The power. however, ml,' 'Ais'
.rmev here and reing Withheld from 'n"t,f'
il result. necessarily To- She Territorial ltti''a
tnfc Foo orr own par, We c"n''nd mat u Is
urnmr.i,nt iof thu Rylerd government m On!
mnn ol operation, either 10y the Immediate ever
ton of il. authority NJ through the agency "i
substitute To enact an exclusion Of slavery from
the common demrin.
This Is our proposition by the compromise
Of l-j- the hans.i.. NchIaska act. and other
declaration. Of IT, will Coagrss renowned The
e,.r,i... ut ANY direct jurisdiction over ihe Ter
riur,, and delegated IFS power To the inrM
lrei.iaiur, The legitimacy Of such snhsiitn-
tinu +. iucantsfahlr. since Congress has al
,g1,. ,mplp,cd the >lssicHt 81 Territorial rof-
erintu's through which to exert it, authority
and fit may delegate portion II may delegate
fts ghu'r 1T i'S power to these subordinate m
.,ituiiuus but tauep~s coull he-iow No W.
tbnr,t, uu the local legislature Of which It WIS
not Itself un.-,s-,d. and hence We maintain
thnt a transfer Of al IL. authority does not IN
,ove the right To prohibit the Introduction and
establishment, Of slavery in The Territories
1hi, conclusion /. iu exact accordance with the
prncin.r urpponnlcl hy The Supreme Court VA
The nrd scott ease.
IN r,ply We will hc told that others under
stand the matter differently thai Gen. tas-.
Tor example afrn- that the I"rriiotnl Legs
h,ures may p,ilrt 40 absolute exclusion Of slave
rs II /, tnic moreover. that wat majority ID
ali rariitS IN the North either maintain tlu,
proposition. or else claim the power for Con
,,rcss And the inquiry will h., what is your
..,rars, from the dilemma 90 Wcnn~Ncr Al ONE
jet The ,s.-is ie'rimne h,fgceH a, md ar G'i.
r.fng,r, II the Territorial irs stature attempt
tocyerri-,. power in dispargrnpmi OF slavery
which the south Will mot admit within i'- lurls
,hctiou. an, injured party may carr, his gret
ap,. hyfaft Che supreme Court. J. It hJAtrH-
ous tn trust that ttihual ON the ISSUE We
sn.,,a..- leaving nuf Ut view ~ gtH,i@ wisdom
and integrity the supreme tuuri j. known io
hr 1 linbly from the fact that II haHpns a.
have pr.1le-d tine very point iu dispute ~
tbc bred scott ease Il VA, determined lN this
august tribunal thai neither 'aagr>- nor q iot-
t4r. thv local legislature. which Is the crea'up'
ut Con.p... clu prohibit slavery in the Terri
tories Npals haior' thi. decision. Nj 'nl-
huuu vowed his perfect willingness :" nhHl iht
rights 1T slavery in the lcfr'orias To- ihr ailh.
iranrnt nfihe Supr'nc Count The result ha,
u-tifyd his prpph,t, -aaici'y. and we who are
ais, antr IA, event. ha,ca positive assurance
of safety IN leaving slavery 10 The lTrtiwi" &"
iAp protection 10 lhc courts
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