Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-07-22
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-..,o,i,c NJ statesmen or jurl.'s upon the relations Of
master and .lsve, can enlarge me poI sah, Q, I'm "a spse.n.
..,v.d And II the con-thu lon recognize. he night o.
property Of the master in the slave ana NIX, no uihnc'
lion br,re.n tha, 'ie'cririions ~ proPe ac,,ns - untsr pbops n
,lor,r n The United strcs, whether 1t he legislative. exc
cn,irc or iuIicial. has n right 10 draw SUCH 4 Distinction,
or d.ny to i, the benefit Of the provision: mnu s1arIn;et'
.,ich h,y- l,.eu provided for the protection OF private
rroperty against the encroaehnen,s q: ;he government.
wow. NJ We have already : Id in an earner p'r'oI ms
o,;,ion upon - different point. the rs-ht OF property Ia II
.i,yc /. distinctly and expressly Affirmed III the CONSTITUTION.
TN. right TO traffic in il. like an ordinary af''cIe o. r''r,
49,. r,i,,,I STATE. In every STATE that rrc't desire u. for
,a.,,v y.ar.. A.d the Government 10 cNir-'> terms =
,J.,iy.j 10 urorect II In all future time. IL The slave c.c.pc,
tr,l ~. owr.r. Thi, i dom in plain wcrds-;oo PLAIN 10
he misunderstood. And 10 word can be found In the Con.
s,i,uiioa which gives Congress n greater POWER ".er slave
property. or which entities property OF tht' s''i 10 less
p -, .ci;cn th,n propc IS Of any other description"
! Til. /. the record Of the Democratic party on the question
NJ no,,njar soyer-i:niy as distinguished from squnf,er SOW
-" MY In lie Territories. Wherein IA there to hr found
one ri,.lc of Just iicaiion FOR the assertion That a territorial
legislature can abolih slavery: Is hot me proof over
uh-Ininc that the contrary IL absolutely laid DOWN Where.
in i. there any Justification for the assertion mat congress-
i, bound TO interfere to project slavery ia the Territories:
On the contrary, Is /, not distinct, declared ihlt slave pro.
merry + the same rs any Other property, AMI That mo til
iuu,I. whether lc.i 'laiivc, executive, or iuiielai, has 4
right 10 DIR ~ any disHnc, on, or IL ny TO slave property ;he
b,n,rt q, the provision. aud guarantees which have Lerl
,royiI,d for III. protection If private property
Are We not, therefore. justified IN stating i'Ist Tie t'iroric,
Of Senator Dous!a, an! Gov: Wise are at VARIANCE Wih the
co,nnrcmise measures, The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS bill, and The
Cincinnati platform: The theories, too, lni,lenirii: OF
their fal,ity, are purely speculative aid Impractical, he.
cau.- there /. not. aud ia not likely - he, any territory -
wlicl, they cvnld tr applied. Why. .hen. disturb ;hc COIN.
try and d strac, the party by their discussion:
w do no, desire To judge Mr.. Douglas az Mr. Wi.ehar.h.
"; bu, were they 10 Try to devise i plan for the disruption
and defeat of the Democratic party, and for securing the
triumph Of Mr.. Seward aui Back ErIuhlicami'in, We de- Io;
see how they could attain their purpose more eaec;uaIly
than by the course they are row pursuin. Ia urging on the
people OF their respective sections the adoi;icnoi their all
iac6ui-,ic theories.
We have f.iih. however, In The wisdom and conservatism
Of NJ. masses 81 thr party, that they viii resist every al
tempt 30 ,i>uni,c thein, aud. fai,h!tl 10 their record anI
their pledges. triumph over al opposition, "heilIsr from
ayowci enemies or pretrr'!-a friends.