Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-09-13
From the Richmond Examiner.

BY him.
Sqnaiter Sovereignty What ISL! Id.
The xamtgOnnsctiSn, hoWfaf can the
Congress control ursnptFvise theLegis-
latiOn Of the Ttffitdrial Legislatures 8
There can be nothing more humiIia-7
ting 10 the intelligent mind than to see.
The truth stfusglingin Az. meshes Of ig1
noranee, woven by design and spun by
deceit nothing more loaihsome Than bo1
see. without the power % crush, the ll
man spider spinning his web slowly and
cautiously, that hs. may bet sale 10 the
IN tie midal Of spares. Things arc mis-,
represented either from ignorance or de-
sign. II through ignoCEfce, the perpe
TRAITOR is cpntemp,ible Il shroagh design,
be is disgusting or freusabie disgusting
if his object be- his own aggrandisemept;;
exeuaabls il he public good, JIG the lat-:
ter. We can but lament lhe cause Of The
necessity il thea former, We ought to
despise the man and the motive,
: Three political opinions. on rather
three different constructions Of the Con
stitution of ire United States, have OBJ
tained 10 tile Confsderacy for years, per
haps from The beginning. When we NM
derstand these respective constructions 81
the Constitution, on the extent Of The pow
ers Of Congress- over the legislation Of the
Territorial Legislatures, We will then, and
not before, ascertain whether the Kansas.
Nebraska act recognizes Squatter Soyer-
eighty. and be able TO approximate 70 the
truth Of the yexed and most dangerous
question, how far tile Congress has juris-
diction over the persons and property In
our Territories.
The one construction III the powers OF
the Congress TO legislate fol- Che people
lot a Territory, is This
]. The cilizen ofa State removing into
"a Territory, is still i citizen Of his State
lis thuslthe Representative ofithe soyerT
eighty Of his State iii the Territory, and
carriers with. him all~the rights which
pertain 70 him as, citizen Of Me Stale
from which BIZ emigrated- that this right
isi paramount and supreme, being the
sovereign right Of a State exercised and
asserted in the person III its citizen.
Hence, neither tie Supreme Court Of the
United States nor the Congress Of Che
| United States. nor the legislation. Of the
E1euitory. can deprive him of this right,
o. put it leopard Therefore tile Exc .
cutiye power Of the Government IS bound
10 project himRin the Enjoyment Of what-
ever property he can held BY the law OF
1.-The State Of which he is a citizen-the
Stale from Mhich fleI eInigrated and the
Congress is equally boaRd 10 frbish the
Executive with the means necessary for
his protection. Hence, il the Congress Of
The United States, By itslegislation, de-
pf'fye the citizen of i State sof this right
Gas was done by the Missouri restriction
| il Isl usurpation. If the Congress confer
such poweron the Territorial Legislature,
| Tits donferring power which it does not
Iriglitfnty possess. IN other words, il is
confsfffng Oh The people ofi the Territory
1.-The sovereign rights that pertain to the
Icitizen OF The State Of which he, as. the
Icitizensof his State. is the representative
| in The Territory 70 which be emigrates;
Hence, II the Congress deprive the cisi1
zen of i State OF the right Of eniigrating
10 tlIe Territory with his slave, or whatever
Other property be held, OF might hold, in
| the State from which he enigfates, then
| The Congress exercises q power not dole
gated to any legislative or Judicial au-
lthority known to tile Constitution Of
this usurpation Of power the Missouri re-
lstriction is an exanplea) II the Con7
lgress delegate such power to the people
lof Territory, connponly called s.squat-
tiers" then Il canfefs upon them soy
lereign power confers sovereignty upon
sqnatters-.iri other words, .Sqdattef Sow
lereigniy '--confefs power which the
THE Congress has not; for in the Congress
There is no sovereignty, but merely dele
gated authority.
!. Ifthe Congress limits the Legislative
lpowers fthe people Of i Territory call.
lea, and inaptly called, 4 squattsrs, re.
serving 10, itself The right to slirptryisse
their legislation, then itconfers no soyer'
leignty, for that ID not sovereignty over
which another Legislative power retains
the right Of revision and repeal
sIfthe Congress confers upon the PEG.
aiple Of i Territory Legislative power, and
subjects that Legislation to the Constiiu.
ltion III the United States, il but r. enacts
lihs Constitution, Or rather defines the leg
Iislaiive power Of The people Of the Terri'
tory, which is nothing more than ail opin'
lion Of the Congress expressed By its en-
laciment. That il an attempt 70 do Whal
| Il has 10 right todo--to define INV rights
lar sovereign States ID the Territories bJ
Them owned. Hence itleayes the legs.
Ila.iye power OF the Territory where the
i Constitution left ii. and precisely where
lit ought 10 DE left. The words Of tbs
\ Kansas Nebraska act are y being tht
4 true intent and meaning Of this act not Z
llepislate slavery intoany Territory nor e
exclude Il therefrom, but 10 leave the PEG.
lple thereof perfectly free tofornl and reg
II nlats their domestic institutions Up theii
own way, subject ogly fosk ks Gonstituiioi
ofths Bni1fd Stotes!''f TX
Hence, under this. she first constfuc
3tion Of the Constitution Of the United
States, tie Kansas. NebFaska get does no
eonfsr 4 sullatter sovereignty Oh fbe pso
| ~ 81 those Territories Any cilizeh de
br;xad Of llis rights iii die Territory TIL
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