The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-06-30

Withholding what he assumes 10 bc an indistsns
able assistance 10 il in the way Of legislation ;
aud, secondly, by a"frienGly legislation. II !
rightly understand him. wish to ask your at
ten,ion fer a while to bis position.
a" In the frs, plnce, the Supreme Court Of the
United States has decided that any COMPRESSION
al prohibition of slavcry in The Territories is un-
coDs'itu,onnl-th tina, they have reached This prop
siiion. that the Constitution Of the United States
expressly recognizes property in slsvos, and from
that other constitutional provision that no per
son shall be deprived Of property without due
process Of law
Pretty straightforward proposition,
one would suppose.
Hence they reach the conclusion that, as the
Constitution OF the United States expressly re-
cognizeS property in slaves, aud prohibits any
person from being deprived cf property without
due process OF law, 10 pace an ACT Of Congress
by which Il man who owned a slave on one side
Of line would be deprived Of him il he took
him on the other side is deprivlng him Of that
property without process Of law. That
understand to be the decision Il ID. Supreme
Court. understand also, that Judge Douglas
aihe,es mos, firmly to ,NA, decision and the
difficulty is, how Is II possible Tor any power to
exclude slavery from any Territory unless IN sic-
l.,'lon Of that decsionf That is the difficulty.
In the Senate Of the United States in ! $50.
Judge 1rumbul IN speech substantially, If
not directly, put the same interrogatory to Judge
Douglas, us to whether the people OF "a Territory
lad the lawful power to exclude slavery prior to
the formation Of Constitution. Judge Doug
las then answered at considerable length and bis
answer will be found in the Congressional Globe
under The date Of June O. 1856"
have not that answer, but have his
answer Of the "a Of July, 1886. which
the Senator from Georgis read ycster-
day, in which he says
My answer then was and now is
Here is his senatorial answer in Con
gress here ;
MY answer then was. and NOW is that IL the
Constitution carries slavery there. let il go, and
no power on earth can take il away but If the
Constitution does not ear. it there no power
bat the people can carry !, there
Not Just vha, he said in Illinois NJ
Lincoln proceeds;
"The Judge said tina; whether the people
could exclude slavery prior to the formation OF
Constitution or not, uas question 10 b. dsodsd
bg the Suyrags Cont He pa; that proposition,
AZ will bc seen by the Congressional Globe. 10
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NOR. el,e,.d me,nbc,s n; The iesisla,or. uba,
would be the frs, thing you would have 90 do
before entering on yoar duties, S,ssar 10 ssp.
y2yi ne Constitution q the United STATE. Sup
pos you believed a Judge Douglas dos taa'
the Consultation OF The n'ltd states GUARANTEES
TO- your neignnot ,ne 'lsft p hoa saw 10 'iia'
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w. t'. "cr..arr ~ lin ~ ~.
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sappariing liz Constitution Of a state Of M
United State, Il il To give such constitution
al helps TO The rghlS established by that tonst''
tauon as ma! 'o pia' u,ei! n'Nuta Van YOU
lie,e that The CONSTITUTION establishes a rirhi
cieag your oath without giving It support DO