American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-09-15

JOHN b. GREGORY. Of SciOto County.
For School Commissioner.
ANSON SMYTH, Of Lucas Couniy.
Does the ConsiisssIbn Garry slavery into
the TeTliteriesi--DoeS il PrOket n |
there.
These are the paramount questions that
now divide US as people, aud As such ds-
uand calm. dispassiOnate and candid
consideration ct our hands The demo
cratic party assume the high ground that
As the Territories are the conmon pros
.prrity OF the Usitsd States. and as slaves
are property. that therefore the slAssholi-
er bss right to take his slave property
4ato he territories and hold Aim there az
such GRdsr the constitution as slave
ry is older than the constitution ahd exist
edprior to its adoption. NE coSstitufiOn re.
naming passivs-nOt 00oliskisg il, By is
vsry silence. yfccgnisss and estaJlishes 1!--
Never was there 4 greater sophistry than
this resorted TO. Does it follow that be-
cause slavery existed st the time Of the q
dopiion Of the constitution. that therefore
i is recognized aud protected by il in The
territories. will il not follow by parhty
Of reasoning, that every law, and all the
institutions Of any end all the States ex,
isling prior 10 the adoption Of the consli.
tuition, must likewise be carried into, the
territories BY virtue Of the same inherent
power; and as one Of the States bad abol-
iShed slavery prior to the adoption Of the
constitution. according to the theory, both
the law recognizing aod that aboliGhing
slavery would be carried into the terrific
yies. and which Of these laws, whether ei-
ther or both would prevail, le. the reader
determine.
But tas constitution neither carries,
creates nor protects slavery in the terrific,
ries. The eonsiisSa;on does not create
property Of any kind no, does i protect
II, Il simply authorisRs thspssssgs Of cor
taiD.laWs for its creation and protsOtiOn.
aud in the absence oithoss laws II amount,
intbat regard to nothing. The cons.iiu.
lion oflLe United States does not regulate
commerce, II does not establish Post OF.
sas and POai ROads; il does not levy tax,
ess nor 'doesI,r create currency. II sim
ply authorizes Congress 10 do these thing,
end IN the absence of congressional sstior
they would amount to nothing. Will II b,
sad thai without the establishment Of
currency by act OF congress. the simpl
provision Of the constitution authorizing
'tslcreaiion, would make one? whit b
said that the section Of the constitution
Sulhorisipg Congress 70 establish uniform
rules of naturalization, or To- admit nov
States, would admit them. or enttle for.
te'gnefH toaciIisenship'wiho the action o
Cengrefs? Does the constitution Of th
unied States create property in Banks
Doesii carry The law OF any State into .th,
TsrritoiiFs9 II SO does II not carry th,
shws.of all the S'atesP The States ant
hwsoi ths States are upon equal footing
and Of equal authority in the Territories, i
ofanY authority at all; and Il the constitu
tion carries the law Of Virginia creating
and producing slavery. Il certsinly car
rios the law Of Ohio opposing and abolish
ing j. The liquor law Of Ohio as we'll a
that u Maine. the law ol Ohio admi,,n
foreigners TO vote in five years. an that q
Massachusetts, reqniring two years RES
dence aaer naIurslizution And does th
constitution carry the law OF Ohio declar
ing that slavery shall uot exist within Il
bOrdersi Does i carry the Banking Ia,
Of Massachusetts,? uCestninly not, such
proposition would be absurd 10 the i.
tEeme. The Legislature Of, MAssachu
seiis may Incorporate Bank, but the Il
novalo Of that Bank 10 tho Territories wi
not larry the act Of incorporation with 4
pnd the moment that Bank 10 taLen Ia.
ihs Terriiories-ths moment without III