Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-10-31


ior the pFotecliou Of property Withoa
Legislation assuring his property b Ok
citizen, A may takeS The properly B
I. and B cannot punish him for Il. IN
less the Territorial legislature pass s0m'
iaW, projecting the citizen IN the enjoy
Iment Of his property he holds his proper
~, not By lus, but at the will az the ro6ber
But is itiargaed that she Constitution ha.
thrown It's protecting hand over slave
EprcPeftys and that The Supreme Confi
lin the bred Scott ease. have decided ina
1.-The citizen from The States has rich
ITO take with him bis SLAVE. inio the Terri,
Etories.. That is true. Bat The Supreme
II Court has not decided that ii i lie duty
leither Of The, Territorial Legislature Or o
Congress to pass 4 slave code for the Ter.
lEritory. and this brings JUS BACK 10 o,il
lprcposition. that without protection from
local law, slave property Is useless to Il.
l0WneT. The constitution does not make II
The dnty Of the Territorial Legislature Il
Epass aslave code. But it'has .Hiselyslsf
Tito The people of severysSiate and Terri,
tory. (eon6dingI ii their ability and IN
ltegrity, toshaye such property and pas
lsuch laws for is protection: as tes them
4 may seem best promotiYe Of their interests
land happiness. We believe that mheney-
Zee the soil and climate are adapted ID
EslaverY. the Territorial legislatures viii
make ample provisions for lis prossc tioa,
because i Is their intefest to db 50. Ii
lis their interest to induce such imuligra-
ton as the country Is adapted to. y 81
+ The Constituti6n does permit the citi-
zen 10 carry his slave with him inlo the
EIerritories, but aflerothey get there,
unless they find protection from tie leeal
law each man must keep his slave by his
i own strong arih and the law Of might
/ must be the law Of. right. The Terrific.
trial legislature may pass Or refuse to
tpass 8 slave code as il pleases, 81 It may
EPass an anli-slars code If it pleases, be-
cause. having the right to legislate upon
4 the subject they may legislase either
way. They have no right to deprive tbs
owner of his slave by force, or without
i just eompensation. this may be done b.
paying the owner for his slaye,sor b
giving him q reasonable time to sell llis
slave, We are not to- presume gha
la Territory, any more than a State
will wrong any portion Of her citi.
zens. The capacity Of man inthis So.
cial state for self government, means his
capacity, 30 to control his passions arie
lappetiies, thattliey shall not work public
i wrong. Cur government has enunciated
this doctrine As lis governing pfincipls
and we must abide the result. Csrtainl,
/ there is nothing in the past Of our short
i but brilliant history. that should lead lnl
j y mistrust the working Of the principle
/ The Federal Judges, appointed for TIL
i Territories, cannot carry with them int
/ the Territories any new laws Of their
Town making, they can only act upon sacl
laws as Congress has passed under The
4 Constitution, applicable 10 all the States
land Territories alike. and such Other
| laws as they may find inltfe cods Of ths
Territory. The courts Of the country a.
& not set TO make laws, any more than they
lido to make contracts. The Judge sees
lit written ia the constellation, q No per.
i son held to service br labor ii. one
State Under tie lars thereof. escaping in.
Eto another, shall 10 consequence Of any
Regulation therein, be discharged from
such service or labor. but shall. be deliy,
cred up upon claim ofthe party, to whom
such service orlabor shall be due"
! He inquiries. does that give my cousI
Jurisdiction when A sleels The slave, 8
/ B, All living in the Territory \ ID tax
criminal cpgpizance. Of the oHsnee2-
None. Has Congress passed agY law oil
| the subject 2 None. Whist does the
| Constitution say in such cases. Moth,
| ing w bat does the locsl law says &
j HI We are not the peculiar advocate. D
4 Jadge Douglas. He does NOT ask 81
q need our; support. # be lige. his pa.hi
way is plain; won By his own strong
Farm, won by his love Of truth, won 81
his impartial course in public life, VOL
4 by his derotion 20 The Consultation b
his country won BY bis great head sans
heart, which have enabled him. 10 throw
1 off sectional passions, preludices ane
Influences and comprehend that. the sim
.fplicity Of truth is greatness. Judg,
Douglas opinions, given ID the world Il
]. The clearest and most intelligible IAN
guage, have often been niisstated in III,
! Administrations article. The admins
A tration has appealed to the feelings .
section. and the pEajudices Of the litter
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