The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-10-01

Taking this rule guide US it may be safely as
sumed that citizens of the United States, who emgrate
Te rifory belonging to the people of the United
st .tes, cannot be ruled mere coonists dependent
upon will of the General Government AID be 60
y.rued by any laws it think proper to impose
The Territory being a part of the United
States the Government and the citizen both enter it
under the authority of the Constitution with their
spectve rights defined and marked out; and the fede
raj Government exercise power his person
property beyond what that instrument confers nor
lawfully deny any right which it has reserved "
Hence, inasmuch as the Constitution
has conferred Oh the Federal Government
no right to interfere with the property, do
mestic relations, police regulations or in
ternal polity of the people Of the Terrific
rieS, it necessarily follows, under the au-
thority of the Court, that Congress can
! righttully exercise no such power over the
people of the Territories. For this reason
alone, the Supreme Court were authorized
and compelled TO pronounce the eighth
section of the act approved March 6, lS2u,
| Commonly called the Missouri ComprO-
mise) imperative and void-there being
no power delegated to Congress in the
| Constitution authorizing Congress 10 pro
| hibit slavery in the Territories.
In the course of the discussion Of this
question the Court gave an elaborate eX-
position of the structure, principles, and
powers Of the Federal Government, show
\
ing that it possesses no powers except
which are delegated, enumerated and de
hned III the constitution; ana that ali
"'"er powers are e!lhef tI0hE1"sa aitoge'
ther or are reser'"f to the states, or 10 the
people. in 0l1ef 10 snow that 'Ae prom
olt'" a. wei aS the utle@llc't powers ar"
th"llGtaIcd ana deIheu III lhe 'ohsti'u-
''1il' me court eiuliierA',o cef'2.!! powers
"Iieh cannot b" eAereised eitheI by 'oh-
GF'@9 o.: ny the ltEFl'oflal legislatures or
ny any o'-eF authority whatever. loF the
si"ll'!e '''.s'A ''''' '"'! are 'Vi"i-'''e" .!
uht CONSTITUTION.
>ohnT persons VINO nave h"s examined
'l!'.'a''E 'hc opinion "i the toutl III tH',
. i'-I',t nave "1@h ihuucCu 70 Ge!tte thtI
ti-e SIagDH It,rh1a was included IN tins
Ga OF lfGii.,t'I powers, ana tHa' 'he
/ court had "tciueh III the DEsd N"ctt case
.i4al 'i'e I'iE!'oIi"4 legislature cou-d ho'
I'S'7!''" III -, Pec' 1" save properly the
same 20 an o'"'! property IN '"e tT'-'o-
t. y l'" '''''''' iI".'l '''o "!''n'', ''
',ie p''t' WIZ c'ii.tt 'i!I9 error anu mo"
ttSafiE 'ne c-t@s oi powers 70 "Ailn ''Ic
'"urI fe'eii%"' a. ''ih9 I'fhl''hrh zen alihe -
the tcIeTAt H.Fer-'H@Ht, - the States and
- the territories. ne court >'!.
referense 20 "a frTT O.. the provision. Of The Con-
no one W. tr.,-- MI, Sog,4i hat C.,rr. r.i
make IaW iu Territory respecting 'h- establish
i'r'' @ o. ION or .e Zee X 49, 0, "a, 40.
Of te pso'r Of he Territory prsc,ably 70 assemble.
.L 70 petition The government ''F the redress q sF's'-
Nar can Concres, deny TO the people the rir. to
keep and bear arms, the right to iai hy jury nor
r,irai n,a,-. ~' - ,an 'i r, @ r VA a ~
couteud~I ,iar Congress could y law quarler soldier
u. L"ase ." iefi.'FJ N'lhn1s The go1'sni "' ut
uzpner re,eri~ law Hor coa r.-y by law .ar
1e.- t-e properly Of a. citizen i" Territory who w.
~ -f 80, 80 3. Ii-, S i''ol -.' . we g
Fab5s .>e sI,hou, iu,t eaapea-t,!on.
p , '%,s @,y I isoi' ,a p p,'i'+r,y. o. T, We
ezp--- terms denied aaf q ey are ,ortIi.u 70 xer-
g-e dom ArD ta.- Fr"'.";i"" g., not confined 70 the