, 1859-09-29


tions respecting the Territories. This is the
language Of the Constitution. The men who
n,aue the Consultation knew they had territory.
The ordinance Of 11s1 wss adopted while the
Convention to frame the Constitution was in
session. Many Of the members Of the iesisla-
tire. body. which passed this ordinance were
members Of the Constitutional Convention.
Congress, when it COMES to make these needful
rules, should mike such rs are best for the in
terests Of the people who 20 10 territories and
for the interests Of the whole country. Is that
ruling the people as the colonies we're ruled!
Who make the laws for the government Of 4
Territory except il be the people who are to
possess them, nd it matters nol whether these
rules ase agreed upop beiore or at1er t4cy get
to tue territory. Provision is usually made for
the organization Of Territorial Government
while u4oss Ut tue persons who are e1pecs4t 10
settle it. are still irhat ttcn:a oi The oiates and
as such. take part in framing the rules and reku-
!ations by which they ire TO b. governed. Ii is
therefore No Infringement Of tue principle Of
self gosernment for Congress, WHICH is the rep
'esentatirs vi all The people Of the Cuiop, 10
Prescribe the rules by shleh all xLo shusl 70 TO
tie territory shalt te governed, tilIthey become
numerous enough 10 establish rules .of. their
oHu. Where Congress comes to organize ter
rlsory. one member prepares ! rule fixing its
boundaries. AL agree TO that Another SAYS.
II "iH draw up Iu!e for tue appointment u
Another says, II ~itl int roduce PROVISIONS for
the appointment Of Judges The selfsovern-
n,ent mum sass, Il an, for that" Another SAYS.
II will prescribe the jurisdiction Of Justices Of
tue Peace" Popular Sovereignty SAYS, II an
for thxt."
And so they 90 on drawing up the rules. You
CONG TO the slavery question. One man says
tas Free States are more prosperous than the
Slare States. lie draws comparison between
New York and Virginia, End fiuds that The land
II tue former is worth teu }nes that in the lat.
Ter State. He dnds ssavery deuaoralzin., that
labor is better respected, and that The poor mau
occupies better position in society, y here he
has no negro labor to compete with. lie says,
:. will draw up rule excladin. slavery from
these places Where aud my ct.iIdren are 10 :o."
= All, but you cannot DO this" is the answer.
That violates the principle Of self govern
meas" Now the se'fsoverpment man is
shocked. The moment you tell him he must
not reduce another man 10 slavery, you violate
the tlrst principles Of seA-soyernment, The
o. somebody or you cannot govern yourselves.
If had not great deal Of charity, / would
think these selfgoye1ament men not sincere,
What does the Constitution say, It SAYS Con~
gress shall have power to make ~ neetttul rules
aud regulations respecting the Territory. All
means, among other things, i rule to keep ne.
tA~ StHV - Ao@A O%AAh tAV4}54s A0lQ t4H
~. With Congress The po~e ct 10 do this rests.
" Ah, but," says the stakeholder, have ano-
ther objection. THIS Territory is the common
properly Of the United States. acquired by the
common blood and treasure of the peo'e Of all
the States. will 60 there with ay negro
slaves" SIXTY other fire. white persons rise
and say: I'VE do not want slavery there; it is
to our interests; We are going there
70 buy farms, aud our one hundred and SIXTY
acres each will be worth ten dollars IN scre If
, ou do not 50 there with your negroes. But il
Jou do Il it will not be worth three dollars We
20 there with your negroes, foreign population
and people Of the Free Sta Is will s.a, away.
Your Institution is sdebasing aud demoralizing
politically morally. aud every otler way" Al.
,ther one says: :: Tho thing is rroos. We
haze slavery ia the Slates, it Is true; we do not
propose to interfere with it there: but l dent |
pelleye there is Stare State which would in |
!roduee slarsry if it were now fres" 4 whitc
nan from the South who owns no s1a.as ooaaa /
1p aud says:"1 ~ tho people who do not