The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1859-06-03

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speech Of Jefferson Davis, Of Mississippi
delivered in the United States Senate, OF
this question, ard ask Of every Demo
cratic reader Of the Express to read it.
ponder over il, and inwardly digest il.
The Constitutional right Of citizens OF
the Southern States TO take their slaves
10 the Territories, and 10 hold them there
a. property, is not now denied by any
respectable Southern statesman. This
is settled beyond controversy. II wal
the position OF the Democratic party IL
the great conflict Of 1856 and the elcc
ton Of Mr.. Buchanan gave II the indorso
men, o, the people Of the United States
That party also maintained that when.
ever The number Of their inhabitants JUS
,iics i,"--and not before--,he inhabi.
tants Of the Territory have right 10
form constitution, with or witbou,
domestic slavery. and TO be admitted into
the Union upon terms Of perfect equal
i,y with the other States The affirina.
ton Of these principles by the Democrat
&c party, and election Of Mr. Buchanan
upon them, i, was londly hoped. would
be an end t. the dangerous agitation Il
the slavery question Adherence to them,
Wy vet believe, II honestly and fairly in
,erprcted. would deprive that agitation
oos dangers.
II is admitted that Shareholders have
righ, to take their slaves to the Terri
'Yrics |, is concluded that their right
to do So is a constitutional one. 1t fol
lows as an inevitable consequence, that
they are entitled to protection in the OK
crcisc Of tina, right Ii will scarcely be
contcndcd. that an American citizen may
be deprived. by any means Of n right
which the Constitution Of his country
gives him. Then the question arises. to
whom shall the owner OF slave property
ia the Territories look for protection
The property is his own The cuns,i,u-
ton recognizes it as such. It gives him
a righ, To hold ii as such III the Terrific
rics lie cannot bc deprived Of any
RICH, thus recognized But 40 property
can exist without protection. !! there
were no laws to punish horse stealing,
thieves would deprive horse owners Of
their property, and the right 10 own
horses would bc a nulll,y withcu, legal
p''i i.,n" =. ,nnish n.,,r, ,l;.vns ,bc
.;,x,', ,a.,.u Lee v;l1 ian c,i., ,r,
the owner may he deprived Of his RICH, +;
and until protection IS given 10y laws 10
punish ,iiosc who wrong him, the right
Is withheld from him The recognition
-, u,o ,;,l, ~ sl,v.s In tho T,rri,or,es
e !; ~, am,.nn,s IT, a,,v,bins, a, all if !, is
no, ,nochnrv aud y J.ln,inn ia also a re-.
coan;,inn az ,hr rieb, ~ tho owner Of
e ~ ", ,'rnno ~ ~ nen,cc,ion r. whom
shsil r.c Innt ,w ,his rirh,, Congress
aI",,, los n,ro, - n,vryn tho Tnrri,o.
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'. i ,his dm,,,hcn vb,,7 Nav IN,
'.,n,.s ,,,ar hn ,o,r;r.d -, his III, in
, o', , ~ ,iis s,;,,,, ~ ree,s,l
ana ~, r.;,hon, rrrcdva Ia ,herc mo-
an,,n,,,v a. ,rdress his wronosg We
n,ay hc referred IN The United states
cn,,,,s THIS is very veil The rich, Of
,yhi,h we AR, sreai,ny has been reopr.
ri,n1 bv these courts Bu, can they pro.
,cr, ,his rivh,? They can only do SO by
epfnrciug laws 10 tina: end already ON the
s,a,u,e hooks
They may declare urfr,cndly legisla.
,io." iv H., Territorial Legislature. null
an1 r,;a IN, .hev cauno, remedy
,,r'.,,,,s sine fr,r, Tho wan. # uyp,oc.
live Jaws II no such laws exist they
ear, affirm the existence Of tie right. bnt
,unsi lray. the remedy TO the Legislative
Inrar,mc,r~ Here is the rub II the
T.,ejtori,l Legislature refuses T. pro,ec.
he ,,,r.,,, and /, y, nrD,ce,ivc
l,,ys ,ir.aav c.,s. bv ,nears a which
,ic iu1iriarv NAV aa,r, such protection !:
,5,.,s !, Tia. duly Of Congress, 10 make
.nc. I,xss or Shall shareholders be de-.
nrivod 81 tinh, guaranteed them hv the
.,,ns,i,u,ion Among San,hcrn men we
nn1,rs,aua the no,ce, If Congress in the
,,ro,n;sos ~ h, admitted and /, unnucs.
,;ona,Iy visits Ne win no, now dis.
- ,i;s ,oin, I, Cn,ercss has no
,a,y.r ,b.,, ,hc rcrri,oria, Legislature
hos name b,capsc all ;,s powcrs are De.
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