The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1860-07-11

do be cautiousi and may God direct and con-
troll your efforts!
With my best wishes and most profound res
pect, R.
(a) And does it follow, If it is morally jus
and right to do thing, that it must therefore
be just and right to do exactly the contrary
that il it is just and right to fulfil the require
ments Of the Constitution, it must therefore be
just and right to tramplo them under foot?--
that if it is just and right to "protect slavery
in the Territories" it must there fore be just
and right to abolish it there? We should infer
the contrary. But, to answer the question Of
our correspondent, we are not in favor of PRO
Getting slavery" as such, anywhere We are
in favor of protecting property, as such, wher-
ever its protection is required by the Constitu-
ton. Not by the action of Congress, except in
extreme cases, but by the courts. These are
the instruments Of the government for the pro-
lection of the rights of property. If the courts
are allowed to exercise their functions in Ter
ritory, unobstructed then all is we'll, and no in
tervention from any quarter is necessary. But
il mobs, or if the territorial legislature, which
is creature of the National Government, sho'd
attempt to counteract in Territory the decis-
ion of the courts, including the court of last
resort, our opinion is that Congress may right
fully interpose, and in supposable cases would
be bound to interpose, for the protection of the
rights and authority thus outraged and contem.
ned. Or in the language of a resolution re
Gently adopted by the Senate Of the United
States with only two dissenting voces-yeas
3d. noes 2-"If experience should at any time
prove that the judicial and executive antho 'ity
does not possess means to insure adequate pro-
lection to constitutional rights in Territory
and il the Territorial government should fail
or refuse to provide the necessary remedies for
that purpose, it will be the duty of Congress to
supply such deficiency, within the limits of its
constitutional powers" The rights of proper
ty are constitutional rights; and slaves are
within the meaning of the Constitu
ton, as decided again and again by the highest
tabunal Of the nation. They are property in
the Territories as we'll as in the States. This
was one Of the fundamental principles apon
which the bred Scott decision rested or, rath-
er, 1t was involved in the decision itself; a part
of which was, "that neither Dred Scott him
self nor any of his family were made free by
being carriedinto this Territory" meaning the
Territory then 1856 known as Upper Louisi
ana, north Of lat. $3.50.
(D Here we have it aglin-N VOLTS coat on
sheap's back. We have shown above that this
form Of words is mere clap trap--we do not
attribute it to our correspondence for it is the
coinage of black republcaniSm, and u fl pro-
duct of such a mint. BY the same process, the
Bible, as well as the Constitution, and as easily
may be made to appear fooliShness or worse to
it. We do not at all apply this language to our
who is a man of sense and can
dor, but is moro tlnid than we es to the asser-
tion of admitted truth, and perhaps more ham
pered by party connections. We speak for no.
body but ourselves; but, for ourselves, we de.
clare that when we declare that when we see
clearly that the Constitution under the decis-
ions CT the Supreme Court, demands the pro.
lection of persons and property in the Terri.
tories, as well as elsewhere--of all property
without distinction of kird-we never will for
the sake of political expediency, encourage a
belief that we hold to the opposite dlctrne.-
II the Democratic party cannot triumph with
out betraying the Constitution and adopting
the heresies of black republicanism, we prefer
that they should be defeated. But, in our opin-
ion, they are much more likely to be de featod
by trucking to expediencv than by carrying
their banner high in support of the Constitu-
ton in all its just parts. What if they should
lose few States already so deeply tainted with
sectionalsm that they can only be saved by
howing the knee to the image of Baal? They
will save elsewhere as many or more States
than they would lose by such sacrifice of prin-
ciple, honor and duty.
(C) Here is another Of the current fallacies
Of the day. True, the Supreme Court has de-
clared that the provision of the Constitution
Congress from destroying, impairing,
or contiscating property, without just compen.
sation to the owners, "extends to the whole
territory over which the Constitution gives it
power to legislate; including those portions of it
under territorial government, as well
as that covered by States 1t is total absence
of power everywhere within the dominion OF
the United States" Fower to do what? To
destroy or damage property without just COM
pensaton Observe, it is the power of Con-
gress that is here spoken Of, not the power of
the individual States. Congress cannot abol.
ish slavery in a State, but the State itself can.
Each State is supreme within its own limits,
with certain specified objections, and slavery is
tives from other States or Territories. These
a State cannot set free, but they are to be sur
render ed, on demand, TO their masters. Be-
cause Congress cannot destroy property inslaves
in territory, does it follow that States cannt
do it within. their own limits? Nobody dis.
putes their right to abolish it. The most ultra
Southern fre-eater does not dispute it. But,
although Congress canpot abolish Slavery E.
destroy slave property-either in the States or
Territories and so far holds the same relations
to both, its relations to them in other respects
are far different The Territories are in a state
Of pupilage The States are OF age. Terrific
ries are amenable to Congress, and liable to be