The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-03-10


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lno mo0e seau DmI WAS made tho special or
der for Tuesday ct hah past one O'Clock.
Mr. brouns resolution came mp and Mr. Col
iamer spoke
Inc suea o. sne founders Of the Republic wal
- 70 away win the privileged classes thai
every man shQnld Og4 his land and cultivat.
nimseii what land he-owned, this way, genemlly
peaxiug, the Of society In the 1res
states, "a thc states totally different
condition existed, and he quoted from Calhoun
% ancw that IN the Southern that there was a.
aggregation Of communities and not Of indiyid
uah: Ihe master or owner Of the slaves Wal
the head OF these communities and represented
himself capital and labor
!, y was obvious that this was an aristocracy,
thy great mass OF the community, he spoke Of
the white men only were virtually governed 9th
er masters as heads Of communities, regulated
and guided, the policy Of States the question
vas, what was the duty Of Congress at the rep
resentafises OF all sections to each he thought
It should promote the interests Of both.
inns might be sometimes difficult task, Al
sometimes their interests would conflict, but still
nc Thought 1t could be done. Il would be i'm.
possible to induce either section to adopt the so
ciai system of the other, but he believed they
could co,exist together The Union was q con.
giomerasion OF separate confederacies, the insti-
.usiohs OF which were protected by the local
avs otate could not De slave holding and
IL ~ tne same timc neither could Territory.
!Me question was now they could arrange their
~ suhsaes IN reiatson 70 the territories.
Ane eariy congress under the provision Of the
Constisution giving power to make all needfnl
russ anu regulations IN regard TO the Territories
p.oD'e = slavery tnerein, cut on the slave trade
p 1.e " i.s means ana prevent its extension,
anu u was Deiieved TO die out quietly without
any act o. aboiltion. The Republicans only pro-
Posc 70 carry out TINS idea, and he said nothing
- shooia exite alarm, the rule OF action of the
garry ieSisiatOns was where slavery existed let it
", where = dtd not exist prohibit i.
az quotes NJ iengfn from the louisiana act of
.ecisou =, tne western territory OF Georgia and
~ - s"ow snat tue PronDiting power OF Congress
was cohceued anu exercised us the act OF the
ofsahizatioh OF Louisiana y was provided that no
saves imported after l1yS. could be introduced
ms was partial prohibition and conceded the
power % congress
ne tnousnt the North and South should do as
Lon ana Abraham dld-one go to the right and
e'fe otner 70 the lett. That was precisely the
action IN 1o2o, when the missouri line was enact
co. ana tae only plan to restore peace was to re-
store that line.
NAT neiijaMin SAID tiiat was the very PROPOSE
uon OF the South IN 1883.
MIR. Coiiamer continued, and argued to show
tnat the compromise measures of 1850 were pass
eu on the compromise OF 1871, and that taken
.osetner they were maj settlement oil the STA
very dineuity. Inc agitation was renewed by
tne fepeai OF that compromise. The South had
40 iishi 70 CLAIM that the law should extend ov-
CT all TIE ters1tor: acquired afterwards, when it
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lie owned the iine was Just and proper, and he
eohtenccd that there would be no special danger
70 the south In the election OF Republican
rresioehI
ne reviewed the provisions OF the Fugitive
slave ACT ana ccntended that 1t was not the
saine as the Act OF 1898. The law OF 1850
owes the commissioner the final power. Mr..
Mason: tue losstit,ltlon requires that fusltlves
rom service shall he dsiiscEcd IN Does the
question submit any other question than, Was
ne held to service, and did he escape, not
whether rightfuiiy or otherwise.
Mr Coilame-Ihat does not touch the point.
" hen man Is brought beto2e Commissioners
'he question IS, Is the man fugitive sta.es II
ie was, trke him back, not for trial, no, this
vas his trial
Mr.. Mason claimed that there was no Slave
state in the Union, but in which negro would
ave iuli and ample trial II the claim were made
ne were not fugitive.
MT. y. would not make an issue on TINS point
he claimed that the decision was final for all
PRACTICAL purposes You might say that an eat
ng house is free for man to get his dinner, but
what good does that do it a man says he has no
money. lie refrrred to the speech of the Soma.
or FROM Georfiia (Toombs) and deaied that there |
vas any law in Vermont in conflict in any way
With the Constitution. Even if law happened
on and perjury.
The States as such did not adopt the Consti- |
ution. The people had to meet and adopt it.
This national government. And If the States
BASS au unconstitutional law it is no foundation
or dissolution OF the Union. Certain there |
vas no connection between such laws and the |
lection of Republican President. The judge |
nent of court is binding on the parties in |
uit The United States never were party in |
he bred Scott case and the decision of the Su |
IRENE Court therefore not binding on the people. |
Judging from the Democratic platform in re-
ard to the U. s. Bank, the decisions of the SUI
reme Court are infallible, he claimed that in
he Constitution congress had the right to regu-
,te and govern the territories, and that there
AS no provision in it that Congress shall not
rohbit slavery. The South claim the right to
IKE slaves there because they are property, but
he Courts have decided that slaves are property
My by local law, and when taken out from such
zeal law, they are not property. You cannot
IKE slave to a free State and keep him and
ell him.
Slaves are not property there, 50 theyare not
fopertv III the territories where there Is no 10
al law IN reference TO their slaves cannot be
eid at common law, ana were never hela law