The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-10-04

territorial condition. When did Clay ever hold
such an opinion? When were such doctrines
embodied In the compromise measures of 1850?
When was such doctrine in the Clayton com
promise Of is4s, of which you have heard so
much, aud which was defeated by small
vote? galiasE@ III. ,.9gs9T
They, all looked to the period when they
should come into the Union as a state, as the
time when the territorial authorities might act
on the subject Of property, and hold or TO ex-
clude tho slave property Of the south, Tap
Time, fellow. citizens, will not allow me to
do much more than state the propositions; but
will read short abstracts from the celebrated
report made by the committee of thirteen, OF
which Mr.. Clay was chairman, which resulted
!. in the compromise measures OF 1850. Listen,
to 1t, pray. 1t is calm, lucid, has no clap
trap phrases, and puts me, in mind Of the lam
guage used by the supreme court; i sff .i1l
!, [Mr. b. read from the report in the congress
sional Globe, vol 81. part ], page 1851 M
~ A voice That is the true doctrine. soi3s !
What was non-interycution them What was
5non-interyention in 1850? II was to organize
territorial governments, open, them up to the
common settlement Of the people Of the U. S.
from all the states. No legislation on the part
Of congress in regard 10 slavery. nor by the
Territorial Legislature during the territorial
condition; but leaving it to the people Of a
Territory, when they shall have attained toa
condition which entities them to admission as
state, to decide for Themselves -
That was non-intervention, and that non-is.
Prevention would have been felt in this result:
You would have gone in With your slaves, and
the citizen Of Ohio with his property; and if
anybody thought you Lnd not right to hold
your property there, the individual could have
tested the question before the court; and if the
decision had been against him, there could
have been no hostile action, and you would
have enjoyed your property in peace ahdquiet.
1t is as much q violation Of the doctrine Of nom
interyentionthe true and original doctrine =
for the Territorial Legislature, underline aus-
pices of Mr.. Douglas bran new theory, to ex-
cludc slavery from q Territory, as ii would be
for congress to interfere by positive law.
! have hcrc-you may have read it, the
Why, what has been The theory and prac-
tice all the time? What have been lie rcla-
tions Of the Territories of the Federal Govern
mont? Originally and often they were gov
crnca by judges and y council appointed by
the President and congress, just, FL he pur-
elements Of order there uhtil suhici3ut popr-
1ation should be gathered to make State. All
the prcccdents of the Government are with us.
Their governors, their judges, are appointed
by the President and Senate and paid oui
of the Treasury Of the Untsd States. TlIe
very legislative authority. which they invoke
TO exclude your property from ne Terrific
ries, is u Legislature Whose daily expenses are
paid OUT of the Treasury Of the upited States,
ton and mine rApplause.l The very legis-
lative authority which they invoke to exclude
your property from the Territories that very
Legislature Il paid cut oftl,t national treasure,
and paid out oftaEatidn raistd in part upolii
the very description of property they propose
to expel. '....ga- -,
Isay that The practice of,lhc Go4crnment
was different. II has been so always. ALLOW
me simply 10 give one illustration which i
be conclusive. The theory is, that in Tie com
mon domain Of the Unltei States, and Witch
Congress holds rs their irustsS tho cili1pns
e person and prop 1s Th I e sm s
like constitutional dccillnc.e su1ppSsc T. vetsul
should go ont of the Aarbos Of Norfolk for
NcW Orleans, laden with all kinds Of fei,ht
and among the rest fifteen or twenty slay4son
board These gentlemen tell you Chat slave
ryi is local-so local that II cannat get beyond
those limits without local law to take IL there.
This ship gets beyond the one marine League
from shore, out upon the open sea-, II Is not
within the limits OF any Statc--itis, upon the
common highway ofnations Could a British
cruiser come and take these slaves from The
American vessel, and say TINT they were free
because slayeryis local, and are not within
the limits of any S'nte?, No. Yet what pro
tccts them? Nothing but TIC deck Of the
American ship, md the flag Of the American
Contederaey that floats above tie vessel That
deck is the common dompin or tht United
States, and IL protects the property Of the cit-
zens, for it is on the common domain of the
Union. 1t has been decided again and again
practically. in tho history ofolr Government:
and iftlat protection is il!orl, d on the deck
ofthc ship, is it not likewise Afforded on The
land, which is also the common domain Of this
Union? a01" "u RI
Oh, gentlemen, would it not be an
insult to your understanding to say
that was not an interference of Con-
4gress to protect private property from
the encroachmcnt Of territorial legis-
lation? YET that gentleman says con.
gross never yet passed1a law for the
protection Of any mans property in
Territories or course, ! do not doubt
that he beliovedrthe statement, but
believe him at the expense of his in
telligence. Applause. .'s.'e
The principles I have tried recbly to
vindicate here, are tho principles on
which the constitutional democracy
stand to-day; the only principles upon
which any human being will pretend
to charge them with the purpose of
-disunim. Ii they are the principles oE
the constitution and The Union then
we, are constilutionnlists and mionists.
Yet, fellow citizens, for two or thee
menths back you have heard one loud
and incessant clamor, that aud the
constitutional democracy belong to a
disunion organization, aud that our
aim is to break up the confederation OF
the States. ~ trc- dy'pH 81 +.
Il hardly know, as fir IS that is q
personal charge against myself how
to answcrit, 1e-..54, e..I sasl raIr- .
40 A voicc--"Call them liars.n .a4a
! hear it Repeated by anonymous
writer's and wandering orators all over
the country. Their whole stock in
trade is "disunion! tlisunionl These
men belong to a party intended to
break up the Union of the Statcs."--
You appeal to them, by reason, in
vain. You say, gentlemen these are
the principles of the constitution, as
determined by the practice Of the Gov
eminent. The answer is "disunion."