Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-09-19

unt1 81 congress from the south Iclaimel
that the Constitution 81 the United States
lcarried slavery into an the Tesritorie
and denied the power both Of Congress
land Territorial legislatures to abolish Il
| These measures Of peace and union 70
Iceived no support in the free States bu
rom the Democracy, who have ever il
the hour Of trial been true to the Consti
tuition Of their country i and they, viii
al their purity and patriotism, under th,
most pressing circumstances, denied III,
correctness Of this view. but consented
70 pass the acts and leave he auestion d
slavery to the people living ia The Terri
tories and the Supreme Court of III,
United States, thus localizing for III tins
10 come, as was thought. the slayer,
lIquestion agitation and insuring perpstua
quiet to the national mind.
The South accepted this settlement,
and was supposed 70 have gained vic.
tory In bringing tie government bael
VI FIRST principles. The people of III.
slave States believe themselves in all re.
spects. the equals Of the people of the
free States and as such, protest agains
an acts of Congress discriminating against
them or their property-they need moth
ing from the federal government but the
compromises of the Observation-Disclosures
being conceded. they only ask 10 be lei
alone ID the enjoyment Of their institutions
in their own way--soil, climate, and cir
|cumstances viii do the rest; these have
made nine slave States and brought them
into the Union since the formation Of the
federal Constitution, and doubtless would
have formed more but for the acts ol
Congress. inhibiting slavery in certain
Territories. H me-
When the people Of q Territory are
permitted 70 act for themselves and want
the institution Of slavery, they win give
az protection through their local legisla-
ture and II they do notswant it, no law
made BY Congress- against their wishes,
would carry il into such Territory be-
cause the laws of Congress. like the laws
of State, or Of Territorial legislature,
are void in effect, when against the opin-
ion Of the people, whose duty it is TO en-
force them. Laws pnnishing crimes
against slavery, like other offences. naust
By enforced By indictment By 4 grand
jury and conviction BY jury Of the coun-
try. in the place where such crime shall
have been committed. And with our
knowledge Of the fanaticism OF abolition.
ism, who believes that man charged
with stealing slaves, could ever Be fin
dicted, convicted and punished, in pur-
sdance Of any law, il an anti-slavsry
community
4 would as soon expect to see law Of
Congress. declaring, polygamy q felony,
enforced in the Territory 81 Utah.
The Constitution establishes slaverylin
the Territories and it is not within The
power Of Congress- or Territorial lepisla-
tures To- abolish it therein and So the
United States Supreme Court, as / con-
ceivs, has decided, 10 the bred Scott
case, and I fully concede the power IN
both Congress- and Territorial legisls-
lures, 70 make laws projecting it ii such
Territories and fully concede the right
of slave owners to such protection,
9us ! GO aeny me e1Ped'ency Of With
question from the territorial legislatures,
and returning il back to Congress, in VI
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