Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1859-09-03
From tho Southern Guardian.
To William S. LYles, ESD

constituent has to intcrrogatc his rcrrcScn-
tNtivc'dh matters of importance that are
likely to occur, | feel no hesitation what
ever in answering them 20 tic best of my
abilities rs respects your first inquiry
whether the platform adopted in Cincinna-
Ii, in relation to the doctrine of mon.ntrr-
Ncmtion, on the part of Con grcss, on the
subject Of slavery, prevented thatbdAyfibm
extending the same protection to slave pro.
pcrty in the Territories, as to other dcs-
crptionS of property would answer most
cmphatically no. Whenever it becomes
necessary to do so, Tam of theopinion that
there are comparatively tut few Democrats
who deny the right Of protection to slave
property in the Territories, although they
may differ as to the mode OF protection -.
lnmy Judgment it is to the Federal gov
crmmcnt that we should look to for this
projections, and by that government, | mean
the Joint act of tho legislature Judiciary
and Executive departments, and upon the
two last would | mainly rely / think
slave holders have erred, in making an is
she upon the intervention of Congress-, the
/ hot bed of Abolitionism, and the least re-
, liable Of the three departments. To illus
tratc: if tlrc legislature : Il Tcrlilorv wcrc
to pass law interfering w tn the rights 6f
slave holders, it would be the duty of the
Federal Judiciary to set asitG me Jaw as
unconstitutional, and no duhht from one Of
It's recent decisions il would promptly do
So ana IN the event ni combinations Of IN
divldualS to accomplish the Samo object.
too powerful for the ordinary process of law
to bring to Justice, it would then be the
! duty of the ENCcutivp tn 500 thrt SucL of
'chucFS De Drought to justice, and that the
rights OF slave owners De enforced ,Ahd
only the event ot the Judiciary, and the
Executive not being clothed with sufficient
authority, ought Congress to intervene or
lrglSatc on the Sublcct-So that although
we may possibly differ MS to the mode Of
protection, yet we must agree that slave
properly standing precisely on the sane
iootih% as any other description of property
IN the territory, IS equally entitled to the
protection, as some would say of Congress
hNt contend OF the Federal Government.
i.et me caution slave owners against rccog-
n'S'hS thc r'%ht OF Congress to icSiSlate on
,hs Snnlec'o OF slavery except where II may
%Too','I "!'''"''tS necessary 10 enforce our
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p"' s''''''clH @ more rH''"n,c iof us thnh
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po'h o, "n'ch are now pretty much merg-
ca III 'he hepupilcan' Inc south, IN the
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