The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-03-31
Senator PsSh o" shs Congregational
slave Code.

One Of the best speeches made 10 tho
great debate 10 the U. 3. Senate, On the
ed OF February. on the arrogant demand
that Congress should interfere for the pro
lection Of slave property 10 the Territor es,
was by Hon. GEo. Il. PCGg, Of Ohio. Sen
stor MASON having concluded his remarks.
Mr.. PUoH took the floor, and after pro-
nouncing the demand upon the RepreScnta'
tiyes from the Northern States whether
they would agree to the passage Of 90 act
|. Of Congress TO protect slaves in the Terri
tories taken there by the consent oil their
masters against the local legislation "a
monstrous demand, u violation Of the
plighted iaith between tho Democracy Of
the South and the North, and one to which
be for one would never agree, be proceeded
W q general discussion Of the question, and
tho manner 10 which the Law was regarded
In 1856
But the Senator from Virginia says it Is
ell decided. How decided The Supreme
Court has decided 1t. II seems to be given
out, and 10 fact have seen II published in a
newspaper here, that il was perfectly right
and proper Tor General Cas- and Governor
Toucey and Others, 10 have erred from the
straight path during the whole Of the year
OF our Lord, 1856, even down to December,
1856, when the Senator from Peonsy lyania,
(Mr Biglcr,) preached tho same doctrine on
this noOr such errors were pard0nable
then but We come u March, 1857, and
the Supreme Court OF the United States
took il up aud decided IT, and forthwith
we are told that the Supreme Court Of
tho United States has become the appoint.
oil expoundcr OF Democratic doctrine.
Since whcn' Since they declared the Bank
Of the United States to be constitutional,
which you repudIatc In your PLATFORM
Since the Judges Of the Supreme Court hold
the old sediton laws Of John Adams to be
constitutional. which you rcpudiate Ia your
platform Who constituted the judges Of
the Supreme court the makers or cxpoanders
OF Democratic principles! Certainly not
Thomas Jefferson, who pronounced them the
sappcrs and miners Of the Constitution !;
certainly not Andrew Jackson, who told
them he would interpret his own oath, ~
well IN his own principles. according to bis
views OF the Constitution. No court shall
make me platform. When We get 10 20
Ing by courts, II seems to me we have dc.
parted from the whole spirit and principle
Of the Democratic party.
But sir, the fact Is that the court decided
no such thing there WAS no such question
before them, In the whole bred Scott case
there was no ac. Of Territorial Legislature
before them in any shape or form. No such
question was argued, no such question was
decided nor is there tho slightest aluson
made to 1t in tho opinion Of any Of the
Judges, NO far. IA | recollect, but in that Of
the Chief Justice. and then II Is made sim.
ply by way Of making an illustration what
the lawyers call Ggusndo. This ia the first
time ever heard. In case where nine
judges pronounce their opinions ar,ai,m.
because one Of them In illustration, colIatcr-
ally makes reference, that becomes the
decision Of tho Court. think it will take
lawyers generally by surprise. The Court
did decide, and properly, that Congress had
BfWNt W
ritores and whyl Because il ia not con
TERED by the Constitution. That Is pro,
perly decided II WAS an act Of Congress
they had before them the net of 1920, 10
prohibit slavery north Of &c deg 30 min.
That was the case and that was the decision
but the Senator from Virginia speaks Of
their rights under the Constitution he says
that the Constitution gives them right to
carry slaves into the territories Where +?
VIII tho senator give mo the article and
the scctionY Where is ity There il no
such provision. We IRE told that slavery
Ia recoguDsl in the Constitution. Certain
ly and Wherein II Ia recognised in an
institution established by the laws of the
State, and it ia even recognised M having
no extra territorial iorcc whatever becaus,
but for .he provision Tor the delivery of ia.
gitiyes. Il IL evident that the moment slave
escaped out of the State. the power OF his
master would be gone You needed tha, in
the Constitution, and il was put in the Con
stitution TO supply in that very form Of pro
pcrty | believe thc Psalmist tells Va tha,
riches have wings. This lorm Of property
seem to have legs, II not wigs ard that
provision oi the Constitution was pat there
for the express purpose OF guarding the
weakness OF the disposition TO emigratc OF
that SPECIES OF property.
- Hut, sir, repeat the question OF my
colleague, does i, lthe Consttutionl carry
il slavery into thcsc States which do not
choose TO admit that property Has the
Constitution tina, extent Does iis reeog
milton OF slaves ~ property 10 that extent
carry them no, only upon the high scns and
into territories, but docs il carry them into
the State ollinois, which has undertaken To
declare ,ha, she viii 10, have them II
there be anything in this Constitution right
which the Senator from Virginia has in
yoked, il is RICH, which cx,cads over Hi.
nois as well as over krnsas to-day. for the
Constitution Of the United States is as ia
prmc in Illinois a In KalsAs Th,r is
no such right, aud the court did NJ, say 50.
Here followed long, ami not particular
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