The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-03-28

ritorial Legislature, and where he has no ade
, quate remedy to redress that wrong, for one
shall be as ready to vote for the protection o.
slave property in a Territory as would fol
, the protection of any otherspecies of property
i have no sympathy with these who deny that
, slaves are property, and Just as completely
and just as fully as any other species Of pro.
perty known to any law of any State,of this
Union; and havecno disposition to deny tc
that species of property any protect on which
any other species Of property has afforded tc
it but the difference between the Senator
. and myself is simply this =: he suppoSes that
there is present and actual necessity for such
legislation | have not seen that present ne
cessity.
Mr. Brown. | have already shown that
Kansas passed laws in the beginning to protect
this kind of property. have shown you
that she repealed those laws and substituted
nothing in their stead. | now go further, and
show you that in derogation of e authority
of Congress, and in violation Of its laws, the
people of that Territory have assembled
through their delegates in convention, and
made an anti-slavery constitution, thus setting
the authority of Congress at defiance. | next
show you that they have passed law posi-
lively abolishing slavery in the Territory
thus setting the authority of the Supreme
Court at defiance. | then go step further
and show you that they have passed, within
the last lew days, personal hoerty Oil, more
odlous ~ its 'erIils man even siiit r. oi'i
tIISseu ny tiie LEGISLATURE vi INC o'S'e VI
massachusetts, l SEM Inc Oil 70 'ie ''ecre-
1alS uesh' anu a'A nm " :, ,0ao IT,
The Secretary read as follows:
AN ACT TO sEc' hE FREEDOM 10 ALL PERSONS
WITHIN The LE IL of KANSAS
DC I" etdGte@ w nc e., tUOe'"0| aL"' AeytSM-
taOe 1lS9en1o:y y re -e.1Ieo1y = h""Sos; NO
persol l'uiil 'liiS territory shaii oe cons'dereo
% pioPei.y, vi su"9eot' aS sucn' W saie' pur-
onaSe' VI oettery nof shaii any person Wsthin
Ii'e Iiiiii,s W ,iie IeIfitory' at any 'ill' De
uep,neu e ., liberty VI property without a"e
r g. Nv Nv. -
a., - w ploe'' - ia"' nleii'ioneo lli
VIC p' ~ se..oh VI 'lls act' sIali IN all
onS 80, :, - " mean "a 'he usual process
tnr,, onJ ;ss,,oI - .ne iams vi INC lerri,
80 Gnu ',,h s py INC courts tnereoi; and
t;.Iad 20 .r;ai ~. SUI uen peisoiis slial DE en-
G. . ~ July
tory shall he deprived OF Ebertv arro,taJ ~
detained on the rround that Such 49,, "
service or labor To another nerson ~ ,,,sr,
reside either within this Territory o;tbar ,,a.t,
NAV claim trial nv iurv. and IN S,,ch 80 80
all the legal benefits of chaIlen ,os nrn,';1o1
for by law, in any case shall he allowed the
defendant.
SEC. 4. Every person who shall depr;ve or
attempt to deprive, any other person of his
OF her liberty, contrary to the proyis:ons of
the preceding sections of this act shon ~,
conviction thereof for cit and nav a fine not
| exceeding $4,000, nor less than $500 or he
| imprisoned in some Jail in the Territory for
term not exceeding-
SEC. 5. Every person who shall hold or
attempt to held IN this Territory in slavery
or as a slave. any free person in any form 0r
| for any time however short under 4 nrrterse
that such person is or has been slave shall
on conviction thereof be imprisoned in the
peDitentiary, or some comfy i,I for a form,
| not less than one wear nor move tbon tiffoon
years. and be fined not exceeding So 600
Sec. q. All acts. and parts of acts neon
sistent with the provisions Of this act are
hereby repealed.
SEC. I. This ;..t shall take efyact from, 80
MASSAGE
n[ D[o"n. linus we see, Mr.: PRESIDENT
Ia ene ie 70 legislature Oh hiinsaS de-
p.'es US VI our rights 10y hon-actlon ana I'M
.i i.uiy act,on' soes vi anu a'iopts cohStl-
tutioh Ill s'oiatlon oi the authority OF congress;
P"''eo ID" Ill uelueatfohol ueclsioh OF the
supreme Oourt positNely p1OMbltlng slavery;
ana theh winds up the whole affair with that
personal loer'y Dill and still we are asked to
loid our arms and rely on the Constitution and
tne common law to give us protection. Sir
Tue sen'ienieh VINO nave so much lath IN
courtS' uIaided ny statutory laws, go lar
ahead OF the teachings OF my experience
'" ny SIR Snouid as soon think OF proceed
ing against 1onn Dro"n, 10 get BACK again INTO
the armory at Harper's Ferry by an action of
eJectnent, relying on the court to give me
Judgment OF custer, and then sending the
Sheriil with his posse to turn HIM out, as to
rely on the courts, aided only by the Constltu-
tion ana the common law TO give me protec-
tioh ior my iightS' In the lace OF such legsla-
tion as TINS.
what demand Is protecton-that protec-
ton which you admit we are entitled to under
the common Constitution. GIVE 1t to US now;
do 1t at once. You see what delays have pro-
duced. y on see OF v hat right OF s*h"t l'tsrtv
=, ma p.t.:ls, we nave oeen deprived oy
- no.. W. ho, ~. ,r@ Jun ou aSA Us
~ walt we nav lost territory a,tef erri1
Ny Ny ". onu - ieuei1 p.oi'' anu all 1r "na'
~: oooause tle sou a,iu climate ana ProdHc-
4
la" 10 project US we waited under these
speclous pleas that our rights would not be
slia'one e lroni US un1l they are gone without
nope Vi recovery. we come again anu ask
pioseoHos' anu you tei, Us sun 10 walt.
nn' h.iA Puolioheo III tnc salettes Oh inc
uay series Vi resoiut'oiiS' Saiu, nave no
,uason 70 oouo.' corTeclly 10 nave oeen asrcei
~ e.. cauos VI De.iool AUG SENATORS
1le ins'' a10oru al" 'iiiru' a'lo u the siAth
90 e'n y. 'hose le>orutUiiS' iilahe no
T2 e-.s n- 'ne se, slla.i oher no comment
-, ,-at..:n M u NJ noI 81 Pieeiseiy ,ice'
my appioo"'ioi' he lour I'll reSolNe ID III theSe
~ ~,
4e'1,0e". ha' 'ie'tneI congress nor
leIrtorlai legislature, whether by direct leg
Is isiatoh OF legislation OF an indirect and I'M
iiiendiy cnaracters' possess power TO annul
Ut W Impair tne constitutional right OF any
citizen OF the United states to take his slave
properly into the common Territories and
tnere hoio ana ENJOY the same while the ter
ritor,ai cohoiton remains
l nave only verbal criticism to make on
tliat resolution ike the word right bet
'er tnah the Word power" can see very
well that Territorial Legislature may have
the power to accomplish the result without
oolhg IL rlgntiuhy nave seen that result
= - Pa "iieoAy osSoiPiSlIeu wrong
iuliy still 1t was the exercise of power. [
nave no expectation, no belief that the word
was introduced with any other than the same
purpose that would have, If substituted
different word and therefore eriticise the
lntroductlon OF It mere IN no unfriendly spirit.
l suppose IL was intended to be used as syn
onymous Win the word right" With that
alteratiOn IN the resolution should be salts
lfea: ne nitn resolution is IN these words
.. Resolved That If experience should at
any Ime prove tilat the judicial and executive
Autnor1ty 90 not possess means to insure ade-
4uale protectlon 70 constitutional rights in
: err,Sory, anu II lne lerfitorai government
'loulu lA,c Ut refuse 70 PROVIDE the necessary
e lor lna' purpose II VIII lie the duty
u Go"S sss " supply sucn aehciency''
49,, or 'nlnn lie uuty o. congress commen- ;
b;s rosoIs;an P,,Uu .an ~ uesgnated IN
,-no.;aooa ~ i nv Miliiis 70 wait LOT :
.apoa L.s ~ uenonssae .Lae %hcn eSpe-
rr ;,1 las a ue;nons.la1eu 90 lar as
y; ',. a, 1911 70 .1l.erneu, l oaSe IL :
.raa III ~ ~. 'o..on 'has experience mas
'Ao'ou III viz AaSI seventy years all tIlaL eX-