Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-09-21

The Sopth consider thar the Constitution
gives them the rich; Of carrv;no their slaves
anywhere in the tcrr;tor;oe Ir ,bor ora ,i,,bt
YOU can give NO nowpr n tb, T'orr;torisl n2.;.'
| la.urc to interfere with thcn
The major part of tho Vor,b h.,icvo ,hs.
the Constitution secures no srch r.b, ~ ,L,.
South. They believe, Of course that This now.
cr is given to the Legislature T rcn,.o, ,nsr
there is nothing cQuivocal in the act Tho Gi:
ferent constructions of it results from No corir.
ocalioa in Il, but from the fact tina, here * i'm,
portant constitutional question undetermined he
the supreme judicia authority, and in the rp,s,'.
time individuals IN different sections of -.
| Union put their own construction on i, g.,
are necessarily brought ,n thst ststa of ,b,,-s.
there is no power which inc S.n,,nr fro,,, ~.
noiS can ,lSc. no words which bo en-, r,,. ;,,,
an act of Congress th,t will re,,o.a ,I,a ,,,,,-
st:tu,ional doubt until II is fi,.u,. so,,;.j I,.
the proper tribunal"
| Mr.. Douglas, in the same ,le;,ste in sne,L..
ing Of the attempt Of his colleague to ccercr cn
opinion from llIm upon the question whc,h.r
the Territorial Legislature had the rovcr ~
exclude slave property before yi.er became $
State, said
INV opinion in regard 10 lLc uucs,i1n wli,i.
nv colleague is irving 20 raise her.. b.s hrnr
well known n the Scrat. to- vca,s T. w..
been repeated over and over agan f.. tri..; ,fa
other day, as those associated with him us..i 10
do. two years ayo and last wear. to ascertain
what were nv opinions on this poiot in Tie
| Nebraska bill told him il was 4 irG;cia:
question. This would not suit them. Wnys
l'hcr object was 20 get nc To express i,,ia,
rnent, so that they would charge me Will! hay.
| ing urged y different view at home, ,hou-h
! had expressed the same opinion mere, ,cniinr
| that question. and thourh [ had prrv;,psic-
many times ayowcd RI. s,ma ,h.r,
Nv answer then was and now * TIM, ir:h, -.
stitu,ion carries slavery there I.t i ro ,ri =,
power on Garth can take !, aw.r. h,,, i 10
Constitution does not carry !, rhnre M .,o-r,-
| but the I,ronle can corrr r. thor. WLn.,-.-
| may tc th, trrc acc;s;n, or ,b. .o,.,,,,,.;.,.:
poinr world M, bor. ati;..Icd m,r,,.t,- or
arainst the Nebraska hill | ehn,,,J h,vc s,.,,.
rorrcd II inst &c reod;l, r. T ,hnmnh, ,Ln ,S!;.
sion world h.. on,. ,y,v .. ~ o,b.r 2.
will oI., frd ,,,,, s,,t.J Tn.,,,iI ~. I:.,,,
the local question E,r h,. ,L, III, ,rn racr-.,j
il TO the courts
Still! later, on the l5.n O: Ma 1.s, s.. tho
Scn,to Mr. no,,,. ..,S.
"Jn Tho dchotc ,,-o,r;,,,, ,,,- ,r 49,, T,,,,;,.,
bu INV c,I,o,o,,o7,., 49, D". =. '"o -o0""D'
i; h,d Lcnn nI| 80. ~ NV Htet
nrn,;os s,,o,,,,,n, "1 - r , '.' ~;
nr;Si..rrp L.I ,Io "ss'r' ~ Nv. 'a'
r., h,,i i'o.r,I NV. rVon' ~
arJ nyor n,.;, IA -, -, L',". q',e's'D..
onns,inn ,Ia, ho - h.,o,, ''"s e.o W
H., uc,,.',J - ,,. "'.e' - to'"'- ",
-, '.... =" 80. - se'''''''
,.:..ai s.r r""'t ,. eH's,'" ot''e'e 'ic f'"';
$500, -, ".''e'S De'!e'sa othcr"iSe; We oIfe'H
:" "'''e W. 'S''e" ~ REFER ]. 10 the oCaiciA'li
| we agreed 10 ABIDE pT Their decision.
| think have shown that upon tho point OF
| diSputu between t;,c (rrrj: nf ,l,o Kansas h;lI
nc tn tho ncvor oc p, Tar.;,1,,;., r,-.,,,.,.,, 80
o..a,,,J, w '"' i-se
| eHN'u''' H'Nc property IL "'S aSfct! tp lc''r
| II 10 IN" S;lrfctnc LOt!il, anL when II had been
| judlcially determined, t!a. we should abide !;
| their decision nc :, sr.t,.,ar, of ,h, rcrG,;,,-
,ional oucstnp
N,w bc,r will, ,,.. ,,,;,. I r.,d ro-.. l;,,Io
! fran, ,L, or;r;,, -; ,h, c.,.,,', fS,,,,' 80.
Tn;tcd c,,ics IN ,ho Nj Z ~,
in the Snring of 1877 snl ,hrcc rr,rs of,,r ,,..,
.,.... nf ,i', E,,.,, b,u
NJ. fr:eri. o.,.,,s or i;. bo,o boo, eba,; orr;
thousands u; sycechc, have b.,,, ,,od.-,lI th,
c,r.I ,.,rj. = i,,,.,.,,.,,.., ., - ..;,,
go go - .''~ an Po-S'",e
'oi'!> u! Sl"IshS iAe G'rstoa nave oec!l resort
ed 10: eloquent appeals TO the passions ard pro
JUDGES OF the people have been made IN thc
| discussion of this issnc Let us for I moment
turn asid, from hi: hot scc,hino ho,l,nc
c,uIdro, of ,ar,;e,,, orJ do,ro,,,,,,,ss
- ~, ''I''' "',' '"'
W tllc Culii, cHllnOteneu, )uuclai ulteTHNc's I'll
| the most august tribunal on earth fRcceatc3
anulausel The onirion wos coucurrch il, hv
| ,iI ,b. ;uL,cc ov,art ,,.o o,I ,r,, dL,o-,j L,-
80 '"T .'CSP' !" " ".'N ""S
thc liaS,r'ons tfi!ef JuSicc "l tAc It'tcc
States. In speaking Of the acquisition Of tcE'
riiory, the co;:rt says:
bat, Gs wc !!a"c before sad, !, wes acquired hY
:hc Gtslcra Government, tie rerrcscn;u;isv aid
trustee :" the people" the n':cd SiG;e., r'G ): :s:
therefore hc held III that character Tor their coG1
ana equal hene!: Tor IL va: the pcole0 OF TIE S1"gTsi
states "ei through it!F agent and !epte'ei''niive,
the Gcner"! Eo'crmuie"i. who in fact acquired tLr
.c'E.So!! ~ question: ana ne Go'rrHinr:; hods u
iF 'hTF '0!uoh Use rht'! snail be ass6ta.eu WIZ.
the 9ther STATES "s II nlslnoeE ei the lr'on.
NO cant, 10 urina EosulSm, no trush therc,
but 4 simple clear lucid liSpaSSionate cXpoS,-
,;nn or rnr,,i,n,;,noI ,r,,b Tho rnrr, nro.
no.I "a eo, ,I,a, 81 ,i,, ,;,,,, orr;ro, ..b.,
~ ."e "'''' VI, '''' 80:
lHe ler'ltVIy - o'S'''liZcu rs State soshs hhu
Of government is NECESSARY. but. as to the row.
or of CONGRESS in this conrcyion they sIr.
1h. the power o' congress over the person "
property .! citizen can ".scF be mere a'7@'Sio;:
"ry power ,i:n'r' oar constitution! hhd 'otn' o. soS
crnh'''. lEe power =. 80: No'',i''.'e'.; .i -
rish.1 "n' r'T:rGeH {" We '''i.eu a'G "'
i'I, c.no, s',u ,rhn, .r Tsrrorr o., me United
states pui o!. ci.a@:er and assume di.crclioar, O,
dc>potc po"cr, whc!! The Constitution hu= den:eI l.:
The reFrii@Fs 's,ns part Of the Cm!,sG s;"'f'
M .e ""i"r,.' I' ,n, ;tS MI, 49,
tive rights .iclncd and marked out. and t- F~,,rs
Govrrnmen; exercise no power over his l'vr.cE
Or PrSrsry Gey@nd "Ha; 'aat n;r"nsn; soe =; :
''': i,,, =. ,r;,i ;',i;c.i r.,;,,,G
...rr" ~, r,;2o ,rn,.cr,, o..c .n,, '..,r
ed with cGnal care. Tim. the r:ch,. Of pr"pe.,-
ure united wiki the right. OF person aud placed o..
the ground, by the :ith amendment, % TIE
ttnii3", %nch provides that no person snal! be De.
prSgn "t nc; HneI'y, ana pfEPens, "'t@"i i
pr;v's r;zsn Of the r,sd Srses Of NJ. ;Ys::y o.,
properly rrreIy bec.r,se be came hi,ns~l; OK 5oGi
lis properly mo particular Ter.lor: o:hy Cn':i
STATES, and who cpr'ni':c, u" 9Er"ee ':H'n': tlc
laws, e"n.% hardy be "'S''': "'''' ''' '"' - .'E
, The power. over person AID property o;