The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1860-08-23

property and there hold and enjoy
it in subordnation to the laws you
may find in some respects different to
our own, as the laws Of the various
States of this Union vary, on some
points, with each other. Some species
Of property is crcluded by laU IN the most
Of The States as yell as Territories, as be.
ing ul,gjse, immoral, OR CONTRARY
TO THE PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC
POLICY. For instance, the banker is
prohibited from emigrating to Minneso-
Ia, Oregon, and California, with his
bank The bank may be property by
the laws of New York, but ceases to be
when taken into a State or Territory,
whore banking is prohibited by the To-
cal law. So ardent spirits, whisky,
brandy, all the Intoxicating drinks are
recognized as property in most of the
States, if not all Of them; but no citi-
zen, whether from the North or South,
can take this property with him, and
hold, sell, or use it at his pleasure, in
all the Territories, because it is pro-
hibited by the local LAWN Oregon by
the statutes of the Territory, and in the
Indian country because it is prohibited
by the acts Of Congress NOR CAN A
MAN GO THERE AND TAKE AND
HOLD HIS SLAVE FOR THESAME
REASON. There are laws against the
introduction, sale and use of specific
kinds of property, whether brought
from the North or the South, or from
the foreign countries. - Congressional
Globe, 1850, Appendix, vol. %, part / =,
page 37l
The odious doctrine claimed to be set
tied by the Drcd Scott decision, that
the Constitution recognizes property in
Slaves, and guarantees full protection to
such property, throughout our national
domain, could not be more plainly de-
MED, or the opposite position be more
positively asserted, than is done here.
Again he tells us in the following
words, that it is no violence to Southern
rights to prohibit slavery by Congress.
sional Intorventon
"The Territories belong to the
United States as one people, one nation,
and are to be disposed Of for the bone-
fit of all, according to the principles Of
the Constitution. Each State, as a
member of the Confedcracy, has right
to voice in forming the rules and rogu-
lations of the government of the Terri
tories; but different scctions--North,
South, East and West--have no such
right. IT IS NO VIOLENCE OF SOUTHERN
RIGHTS TO PROHIBIT SLAVERY. - Con
grossionQl Globe, Appendix, vol %,
part /, page 800.
When instructed by the Democratic
Legislature Of Illinois, to vote for the
WiImot proviso, he says:
81 have no desire to break loose
My opinions ere my own, and Iexpresr
them freely. My votes belong to those
who sent me here, and to whom am re.
spousible; 1 have never differed with
my constituency during seven years
service in Congress, except on one sol
itary occasion, and even ON THAT
HAVE NO CONSTITUTIONAL DIE
| FICULTIES, and have previously twice
given the same vote, under peculiar
circumstances, which is now required
at my hands. 1 have no desire, there
fore, to break loose from the instruc
tions. ."--[Cong. Globe, Appendix, vol. 2
March Is, part l, page BOB,
"Slavory then is PROHIBITED il
all the country acquired from Mexico
by fundamental lava constitutions
provision, ado pied by the inhabitant
of the country, and which must con.
tinue in force FOREVER, unless re
pealed by competent authority. Thi
doctrine is not new to me, nor is j
now advanced by me for the first time.
- Congressional Globe, 1850, vol. y
part l, p. 37S,
He had no Constitutional difficulty
in voting for the Wilmot proviso then
1t is thus shown, that through seric
Of years, Mr.. Douglas pursued and de
Tended the policy of Congressional pro
hibition Of Slavery, not only in Terri
tories, but even in SatcS--ncver deny
ing and never doubling, the ontir
competence Of Congress to extend tn
Wilmot Proviso TO all territory belong
ing to the Government. Let us no'
examine,
%. DOUGLAS ON THE "IRREPREssIBL
CONFLICT.
2 We shall here find that the ozistenc
: of this "conAict" was recognized by MI
5 Douglas several years before Mr.. Lin
D coin spoke of it in Illinois, or Mr.. Sew
) ard in Rochester. Mr.. Douglas said:
e "I have already had occasion to rC
S mark that at the time Of adoption of tn
@ Constitution twelve were (slave states
o and six Of them have since abolshe
t slavery. THIS FACT SHOWS THA'
o THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM HA
70 STEADILY AND FIRMLY ADVAN
D CED, WHILE SLAVERY HAS RE
c CEDED IN THE MERATIO. v
8 all Ioob tor70ard l0ith confidence to II
u time when Delaware, Maryland, Virgin
10 ia, Kentucky, and Missouri, and prob,
Il bly, North Carolina and Tennessee, ,oi
r. adopt one gradual system Of emancipation
n under the operation Of which tho'
Re States must, in process Of time becon
II free.
o # 81 * Il Il Il
Il "Then, sir, the position of the Sci
- ator from South Carolina is entire
?, impractioablo. 1t is also inadmissib
if practicable IL loould reUolutoaize d
n Fundamental principles of the GoUer