Dakota City herald. [volume] (Dakota City, Neb.) 1857-1860, 1860-02-04

held by the laws VI Kentucky, esoapes into
Ohio under the Couultutiou. he is ssull as
much property as he was before. The Law Of
Kentucky does not follow him, nor eau Il
hold him within the State where slavery is
prohibited but the Constitution can, and
doss, SO there Is no escape fTsa tbs fact,
that outside Of State limits, the Constitution
does assert the right oftbe master 10 his slave
as property, and Il recognizes the ssls.!on
existing between them as lawful. II Is
special provision, admit but IL must be
borne In mind thai Il is not the special pro-
vision, vblch makes him property. ltrooog
niTes the right Of property As already exist
iug when this Territory was arst organised
had the citizens ofall the States tie right TO
come Into II with their families aud their
ioeks' Had the citizens Of Missouri the
same right to enter into the snjoymento Of
their common sstpte, rs the citizens ofIowa
aud had both the right 10 bring with them
any property which they saw fti If they
might not, by what law we're they restrained
or Forbidden Surely not by the treaty, for
Il Is sealed to the protection ef property, per.
sons and rellgisn alike. With 1t these three
are equally sacred. Not by the prohibition
Of 1920, called In awful mooSery the Missouri
compromise, for that was repealed. and Is
now pronounced unconstitutional SUd void
assume then that the citizens Of the States
owning slaves bad the right to come here with
their property when the territorial Govern
msnt was organised. Some few persons did
come with their slaves, aud still fewer re-
NAMED; for the overruleDg reason that
Nebraska is no place for slave labor. Wore
the slaves OF those few set free, by the fact
Of their having been brought into this Terri
tory Some we're sntioed or stolen away hut
no process Of law WAS ever invoked, or could
have been invoked, to lave them proRsuneed
free.
This brings % to the question Of power in
the Territorial Legislature. Have We the
power to manage our domestic affairs in our
own way, ard exercise he ri Shts Of legislation
az free peoplel answer we have, beyond
psrAdventure or doubt But communities,
like Individuals, have relative duties, as well
~ ahsolste and relative rights; we must use
our owu rights, go that we do not injure or
take awny the rights ofothers. This is good
morals and good law. Tie doctrine Of the
rights OF the States, lies at the very foundation
Of our political fabric. To lsgislatO against
the rights Of any one State, is to strik mol
tai blow at the lights Of all.
In this attempt to prohibit slavery by an act
6f the Territorial Assembly, am constrained
to say you Asve overlooked tho true intont
and meaning Of the organic law
II should be remembered that the restrict
i've line against slavery, know as S6o S0I/,
vas designed, not only TO control the TerIi-
tores north Of that line but to exclude slavery
forever fsesa sll Ststss TO 10 formed between |
that line and the 49h degsSe; thus making !
the net Of Congress to operate on States as
well as Territories. say this vas the design |
IN the &C, Of 1920, aud Ar, Clayton proved Il
n the Senate Indeed the great object
was, "to have no more slave States
At the organization OF Kansas and Eobras
ka, the Missouri restrictipn was blotted out
and declared imperative and void ''it being
Lbs true intent and meaning Of this act not to
egislato Slavery into any Territory or State.
nor to exclude il therefrom; but 10 leave
Ihe people thereof perfectly free 10 form aud
regulate their domcstie institutions IN their
orn way, ful ject only TO the Consultation of
ihs Uutsd States" This was triumph OF
Popular sovereignty C=c7 G5ngrsssions, re-
straticn The right Of the people to form aAd
requisite their domestic institutions in their ,
oWn way, subject only TO the Constitution Of
be UaGed States. Surely you csanot think
Ia; ,his meant the Territorial Lvsisiaiurs
treated IL ;be same Law and by the same
Congress Is that Popular Sovereignty p
Let as look. "And ~ IL further soastsd
hat the Legislative power aud authority Of
4 said Territory shall be vested ia the Gov
.rnor and LsgislsiiTs Assembly" Add tho
Governor, or Executive has vsioe equal to
nors than a majority Of each Hou,e nsed
ardly say be Is aPPoinied BY The Pres.
ent, and may sever bs seen OF ''ths People
sfors his appointments However agreeable
t might be 10 you and to me to suppose that
,s arc "fhs Psopls' in The sense Of the organic
et fear that we nust surrender the soft
elusion. II is true you aTe elected by the
eople, but they did not form the system
ud,r which you are elected. Cougr,ss mud
be President did al that, nay more, tue
b ped thss syslem in oil It's details, even 20
he number Of each House, and tho very days
bot tho Legislature may consume ia each
ession
inteHd the utmost resPect, bst must say
the people" meOgOued ~ tAe l4th section
{ the orgauio act, never did mean aud never
sss inteuleI 20 meAR 'the Territorial Assem-.
y
Il VAS tbe people Of ths Territory, ia
btiT original aud seyor,gB capacity end they