Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-09-13
mo. 21.

emigfated. and toBhichtfl1ev owe allegi-
ance. though residents Of tlle Territories
IN other Eorus, has no2right 10 frame
fIaas about or concerning property IN the
Territories. The Government has notlle.
| ing ID the Territories bul heIpropriety
domain. Il may sell TIE lind. butscansl
not imposea tax on il ii the hands Of the
purchaser as Iceland lOf TaYritorv.
If the Territorial Legisfatnre pass !
law forfeiting tie hand d ap inhabitaht;
for crime. Congress can1ot repeal The
law, but the Unilsa States Court mill de
clare sit null and void. 1f litspass i law
prohibiting THE ilnpbrtalionGof section Or.
the manufacture of Moolen, The same tri-
bnnal viii anaal ID Ifiiipass Ian pro-.
hibitiug the Importation of slaves d
horses. the same tribunal will declare ii
null and soia. The Congress- canuptI
make laws for tile regulation ofproperty,.
for 1t has no jurisdiction over the rights
| of property recognized ID the several
States and following the citizen Of each3as.
far IS the common domain extends
Hence, III lit cannot take isrisdictionlof
the rights Of ii citizen ia hiBown State,
iitcannot in the Territory. y
But when the proper tribunal has de-
iclared the law affecting The citizen Of any.
State in the Territories. whether that
law ennenate fton The Congress Or from
the Legislature Of the Territory, 10 BE-
void, then and not 5sfore, Tile whole Ex,.
lecntiye power of the Gorernment is
tbound to protect him. The Congress
can only legisiate and UNDERGRADUATES
and -regulaiiops respecting tie Territory
Illapd1 or other property III. the United
States. That Is property, which belongs
To- the Goyernment!as sarls This Is tie
language Of The Constitution j: Article
A. Sec. s * Slaves and other, estate. or
properly Of Tie citizens Of any particular
State. are not the propersysdf The United,
States, but Of the citizens III the States 4
IL would seem, therefoFe, TO be clear
that the Congress has no power TO make
laws about OF CONCERNING any proper
\ ty save the properly ;of the United States.
It cannot make such laws to affect the
! citisen ID his own State -for the law Of
the State is paramount to the iurisdic-
/. ton Of the Congress, except s. far as pows
er over the subject is delegated to Con-
gress. and none such has been delegated.
Why. then, should the Congress have
/ the power to make rules and regulations
about OF concerning the rights ofproperty
Iof the citizen ina Territory !? Is he less
1.-THE citizen of q State by residing ID a
Territory? No. Is he not. while ID 4
4 territory, entitled 10 al the rights Of
property pertaining to him las ciiizep d
This Stats, whilsthereI? Certainly. Has
1.-THE Combinations conferred on the Con-
llgress any BOWER, over or about, or con-
[cerning his rights lofl.prbperty ia his
State :? None. Has 1t conferred on the
4 Congress any lpowef>to legislate about OF
Fconcerning property IN The Territories
OF elsewhere None. except such prop
efty as belongs To the United States.
Now. / ask, lwhy IS this IL is; be-
/ cause the trainers of the CPnstitlion had
Too much regard for the sovereign rights
of the citizens Of the States. whether
dwelling in their States Oh in their com.
Lmon Territory. to confer on the Congress
Iany Jurisdiction over their propertyswhat-
lever. The trainers Of The Constitution,
lin this particular, acted upon The prineir
II pie that the CITIZEN of a State. in The com
mon Territory, remained as, be was 10
4 bis State. and there Represented her soy.
lereignty, It conferred upon the Con-
Igress. no power over him Or his property.