Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-10-01

aoveruiRn powers. The Territories arr not sovef-
eieu sNy more than the American colonies wefe %
vereirn befare the Revolution; and yet the rc"P'e
Of the Territories are entitled to enjoy and exercise
nh the rights and privileges Of lfgoverumcnt sub
iect only 10 the Constitution in the same manner,
and to the same extent, a. our fathers claimed the
same rights and privileges sor the COLONIES u must
be borne in mind that do battles a the kesosuton
were fought in defence Of the rights Of dependent
colonies provinces and territories and not OF sovcf
cign States We now claim for the American Tern
tories only those rights Of sclegovernmcns which
our fathers claimed for the British colonies in Amer
lea. Hence r-af3rm to day oil that have ever |
said in the reports and speeches referred to in the
Black pamphlet DENYING that the TeTitor;es arc
sovereign. and at the same time claiming Tor them
al the rights and privileges Of sclfsovefnmcns ."
their internal polity.
repeat that the author Of the Black pamphlet
must have known that he Was misrcprvscntinS my
position in regard to the sovereignty Of the Terri
tories for the reason that in another portion OF the
same pamphlet he quotes from two reports, two
speeches, and one letter Of mine, TO prove that in
1856 1857, and 1858. held the opposite doctrine.
without producing particle Of evidence that had
ever held or expressed any other opinion
Not content with representing me a. advocating
ries. the writer of the Black pamphlet impatss the
same dangerous hercsy to "the President the Judges
of the Supreme Court and nearly I'll the Dc'socrat-
ic members Of Congress" in respect to the contisca-
ting Of private property in al the States Of the
Union!
The writer says:
ION the other hand the President the Judges Of
the Supreme Court nearly all the Democratic mem.
bers Of Congress- the whole Of the party South. and
very large majority North, arc penetrated with .
conviction that no soSn poxcr y sestsa N .eI .
na, ies;sla.ore anu a"ae 80 80 S De-. 80 ~,
c"e pl,1dN P'le.y y ""y A'." M". I:s"
"ey gee q e""s"e"''o"a' ec".t" .,': =, 70"
n.y. " c''e yo'e."me:e '"'y 49, 49,
Assoc rom inc E:se hue"oo u.' =. :. ~, ~
on connscannS private property "y ie"""~, Ns
stature tins paragraph makes charge ~ uas'unN
- It Is A'se.that 1.-The whole o. the party SCUM,
ana very nrge majority No!.h, me,su"s ~.
rreS,aens' tne jugs OF tne Sup's s Sous wv. ..
:e|ey AZ -" ~, o Sa",. ILL.,. s1 ~. .s 1890.
"I''.o' - '"s ... W II a. 1850.
~ oeeomes ct"., nay e'""'e"'e u" '"e P'''"'
P'TPe''y ".,e'" ts f"": +,
l deny tins whole doctrine OF eonhseauen. :
brand 1t As . dangerous and wicked hcrcSy. Geny
that there is any r'shtfai authority anywneic sn
III .ne .',!s u "e o"''eu Ssa'c.-.1 '.', s..s
o1 .e!r.o%,-~"s. q" .o"''Se'tc p'.s P'oIs
o. any nS s. s'I.e:. .'. sw p. ~ S.
may " uNe" 'oI Puc"' uses !" Pu's...' -.
upon the payment Of Just co.npcnsauon nut NOT
otne,ws Inc supreme Coor. mas aee,aS" !" us
Died Scout case tnat inc CONSTITUTION p',ess 'nc
c'''1e''s ., " ie'n'or!, 80 Ear ~ ueSe 1.s.S ivy
. ., "" H'e sa"'e o".,'s WV" u,e se: :"
.ne Ssa'e In Una. case, .ne .ou1' a"s' ..S'
~ 'a'se ':ie ''S,''.uuC,' Wy" ny IA
we "eeNoul VI ,e"e.Gt '"s "e." y. sPeH" ~''.
S' 'ne pressure Isns on PctUo"-s"c ''s". ="
Nar elnsI:"a pro- W tne 'as"s On Pr.ae Ps"p
cry lot PUBIC uses "''no"' JoS' e''"Pe"SA"'"-
'es ="
The powers over person and property Of winch
we speak arc not only not granted 10 Congress- eat
are in express terms denied and they arc forbidden
to exercise them. And this prohibition is not CON.
fined to the States but the words arc general and
extend to the whole Territory over which the Con.
sttot'on gives its power I" egtiatc inrfad,ng h"s
portions OF u rem6.H'Rg under 1er'for.ai g"rsr".
ment ~ HeH ~ thdt eortrsd ny Sfdtos totai
absence Of power everywhere within the dominion
Of the United States and Piaess fAs eifi's"s q
Territory, % far az these riyAn are Concerned, o.
the same footing wit eiti,e"s ef tie States, and
guards them as firmly and plainly asains, nro.,is
which the general government might attempt under
tne plea o. 'mPi'ei OF inc'dcntai powers Ana
| VohSTess NSeii cannot 90 thrs-m u ocyond sne
powers conferred on the federal s"ncrnmcnt-Nw VII
DC admitted, We presume, that II could not author
lie Territorial government to exercisc them u
could confer no power on local government cstab
shed by its authority, to violate the provisions o.
the constitution"
read this portion Of the Drcd Scott opinion from
the pamphlet copy which was published under tn,
authority Of the Senate Of the United States.
copied this same passage into my article in Harpc
for the purpose of showing that 30 Gar ~ Tics,
rights Of person and property were involved. III,
constitution, under the authoritative exposition a
the Court places the citizens Of . Territory. Ca
Is these rights arc concerned, on the same footing
with the citizens Of the States; and consequently
il :he Territories could not be permitted tn deter
mine the slavery question for themselves the State
were forbidden to exercise the powcr
In the face Of this decision o. the Sa rene Cour,
and my emphatic endorsement Of il in more thai
one hundred public speeches, as well a. In my art
Gle in llarpers Magazine, the author Of the Blac
pamphlet has the har,hood to charge INC with d
vocating the doctrine that Territorial lrsslatu.
may confiiscate private property. at the sInc tim
that he attributes to the whole Democratic pa
SCUM, ana a large majority North, the mos
s:.ous ana nag.oos ncie*y that inc people OF ie
-" ~ ,s e! set so"st.ut'onal eonsen !,
S. ae ,'.su"e.y = S'a'c soseI"ment n'o 'ns .