The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-05-12
him of this property. it is it's bOunden duty to


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il folIows that all State laws, whether organ
ic or otherwise, which prohibit citizen OF
one Stale from settling IN another, and brlng-
leg his slave property with him, and most es-
peci,lly declaring it forfeited. aud direct 'lo-
iatirns of the original intention of govern
n,ent which, as before stated, is The pr0lec-
ton of person aud property, aud oi Tue Oo"-
slitutiou OF the United States, when fecoe-
nizes property in slaves, and declares t:la'
slhe ciiizeus Of each Safe shall be entitied
10 all the privileges aud ImInuh'tles o' c'
zens in the several States, among the most
essential of which is the prott ction OF persons
aud property.
"What is recognized as property by the
Constitution OF the UnIed States, ny pro-
vision which applies equally TO ala the States,
has an inalieuabe right to be protected IN all
the Stutes."
There YOU see the doctrine announced,
that the States are under obligation to
protect slave property, although it may
he brought within their limits with the
irteutiou of keeping it there. The free
States are compelled toprotrct slave prop
erty within their limits. although it may
be brought tbero for the purpose OF re-
naming, under the doctrine here LAID
down; and if the Dred Scott decision DC
law, or If it be hereafter regarded as
Law, this reasoning is correct Ii the Con-
stitution of tie Uuitcd States carries slave
property ono inch beyond The jurisdiction
of the State Law creating or regulating II,
il carries it yerywhere; for no person car
abe deprived of life, liberty, or property
without due process of lsw;" but we de-
nv. ia toto hat the Constitution does rec
ogni.e or regulate or acknowledge prop
erty in slaves.
liz this connection. let me allude to a
remark Of the Senator from Georgia
[Mr. Iverson Some days ago be told
MS What be would deem a sufficient cause
for dissolution Of this Union. That
may not u,isrcprcsent hin. will read ex
.ctIy what be said. lie declared:
"Sir. it is not 50 difficult matter TO dis
solve this Union as many believe. Let th'
Republican party o.! the North obtain posses
sion of The Government, and pass Wlimo
proviso: or abolish slavery in the District o
Columbia; or repeal the fugitive slave law
or reform the Supreme Court, and annul lh'
Dred Scott decision; or do any act infringing
upon the rights, impairing the equality, o.
wounding The honor of the slave States; or le
them elect President upon The aSowcd dec
laration and principle that freedom and sla
very cannot exist together in the Union, ant
that one or the other must give way, and b'
sacrIfreu to the other, and the Union woul'
be dissolved in six months"
NoW, sir. propose to do two or thre'
things. which the bouoabe Senator from
Gcoreia declares are good and suficien
reasons for dissolving this Uuion. | d.
not speak for the Republican party
speak for myself l say do propose tn
reorganization OF the Sapreme Court
The present organization OF that court
uou,trous. Judge Mclean has as ma
ny causes to try iu bis circuit as have al
the FIVE slaveboldiug ju iges put together
When he was appointed justice of tha
circuit, it was boSlinE wilderness; no1
there are a thousand millions of com
merce within it. Then be could hold
court in every State in bis circuit; now b
eaunoi reach some OF those States ono
io FIVE years. propose to reorganiz
shat ccart. 80 ss 10 make 1t conform t
the business OF the country. | propos
th.t it, judges shall be located 30 thi
they can a; least visit every State in th
district once or twice a year; aud 10 ol
der 10 do that, the court must be reorgaI
lied Three ioGrih> of the entire bus
nes Of tic United States is at the Nortl
where sou have foar judges of the 81
prene Court Oae fourth of it is at til
South. where you have FIVE. propo'
10 reorgauiz- that court; and, it the Sci
ator from Georgia were in his seat,
would ask him how be proposes to di'
solve the Union after il is done: I as
any Senator, who is clustering in th
Senate or el-ewhere about dissolvein
this Union, how be is going to do it,
We propose to DO more; We mean TO (
lect President who entertains the sau n
views; End if that be a Just cause for dl
solving this { uion, again ! ask, bow al
you going to do it! | want any man @
this floor TO tell me how he is going
dissolve this Union. because we, the PEI
pIe of TIE United States, see Git to exc
else our constitutional privilege. W
rean to aunul the Dred Scott decision
no, sir. take that hack; it is no dec
sion. We do DOT thiuk it is q decisic
at ell. They Only point decided in th'
case was. that negroes cannot come inI
court. That We accept; that We cann
anuul; that is decided; but the stuu
speeches OF Chief Justice Tapey. and ii
other Judges. were mere fsnfaronad
meaning nothing. 1t wss pot decisic
Of the court; and if we elect our Pres
dent in 1860, as sce are going TO do, tn
decision will never be made. | do a
say that that decision would not now
made. thiuk IL a case were before Il
court now, it would make the Dred SEQ
decision legal; but the Supreme Cou
has slwsys sided with the AdIninistratic
in power. What did Geoeral Jacksou
when the Supreme Court declared IL
United States Bank constitutional. ID
be bow In Difference to the opinions
the Supreme Court! No. sir; he scornc
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