The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-09-27

any citizen WHO my have e;nasrsased thessse,
to the enjoyment Of any species Of PROPERTY
recognized by the states. But that this right
having been solemnly afffmed By decision Of
the highest tribunal shall be guided BY suitable
laws, faithfully administered; and II 10 any case
Territorial Government aseail that right BY
'unfriendly legislation or experience should
show that existing laws are inadequate for its
protection, It will then he the duty Of the
General Government, by the exercise of its
powers, legislative, executive and administra-
tive, to provide such security and protection az
the exigency Of the occasion may demand"
| What is that but copying the decision Of
the Supreme Court and the resolutions Of the
Of the State Of Kentucky, last winter by q
like unanimous vote, passed resolution in
almost the same words. I can not read 1t,
for my strength does not allow will incor-
porate It with my remarks So that both par
| ties at the polls, last summer, and by the
| unanimous vote Of their representatives in the
Senate and House Of R. preventative Of tie
state, have declared that those are the princi-
Piles Of the constitution and Of the Common
wealth Of Kentucky.
| Surely might pause here, but want, in
support Of those principles, the high authority
of one Of our most venerable aud eminent
statesmen; I want the authority Of Mr. Crit
tenden. Gentlemen, whatever doubts he may
have as to my fidelity to the Constitution and
Union OF the States, I do not hesitate to say
that that eminent man 10 devoted to the union
Of the States, do not believe be would I'D
vocate principles that he believed unconstitu.
tional or calculated to destroy thes Constitution
and the Union OF the country, and If I can
have his sanction and his Endorsement surely it
goes great way toward proving that they are
| true and not disunioD. r
I hold in my hand the official Journal of the
Senate of the month of May last. During that
month the following resolution was adopted
| by an overwhelming vote:
RESOLVED, That the Union Of these States rests
on the equality of the rights and privileges
among its members; und it is the especial
duty OF the Senate, which represents the States,
in their sovereign capacity, to resist oil at
tempts TO discriminate in relation to persons
or property in the Territories, which are the
common property ofthc United States, SO as to
give advantages to the citizens of one State,
which are not assured to citizens Of other
States.
Mr.. Crittenden voted for that resolution.
On the same day the following resolution
was passed by the Senate:
Resolysd That neither Congress nor the Ter
ritorlal Legislature, whether by direct legisla-
tion. or by legislation OF an indirect or un-
friendly character, possess the power to annul
or impair the Constitutional right of any citi-
zen OF the United States to take his property
into the common Territory, and there hold bis
property while the territorial condition there
remains.
Mr.. Crttenden's vote is recorded in favor Of
that resolution. On the same day resolution
was passed declaring it to be the duty of Con-
gress to supply such protection as may be de-
manded by the necessities Of the citizens. Mr..
Crittendans name is recorded in the affirmative
on that resolution.
Then, gentlemen, have the votes Of my dis
tinguished friend, Mr.. Crittenden, upon the
resolutions in the Senate, declaring that these
questions are not minute and unimportant de-
claring that the union Of the States rests upon
the equality of rights and privileges Of the citi-
zens: and that it is the duty of the Senate cspe.
cially 10 guard against any discrimination in
these rights of person and property, declaring
that If these rights be assailcd by the Tcrritori-
Ill Legislature it will be necessary for Congress
uiia every department of the government to
interfere and protect those rights. Precisely
the principles upon which VIC stand to-day.
My distinguished friend, Mr.. Crit.cndcn a
few days afterwards followed these resolutions
by speech in the Senate, which find repor'.
cd in the Daily Globe. which is the official Or
gan Of the Scuate. 1t is true that Mr.. Critten-
den expressed hope that the opinion that the
time might never come when it would be nee
essary for Congress to intervene to protect a
constitutional right in Territory l trust so
too. trust the time will never come when the
territorial authorities. so regardless OF their
constitutional obligations will undertake to
violate al adiudicatcl right SO US to make it
necessary for their proceedings to be annullrd.
Mr.. Crittenden goes on to say, that as the
Territorial Cove nment has no sovereign or
independent right to act on this subject the
Supreme Court of the United States having
Il determined that every citizen of the United
States may go into the Territory, carrying his
slaves with him ard hold them there, my opin-
ion is that the Constitution is to protect that
p opcrty which it had authorized to 20 there :
therefore when the proper or extreme case oc-
ours when property going there under the Su-
premc Court of the United States shall require
such intcrpostion, that it is the duty Of Con-
grcss to interpose and grant protection.
Noby and we'll said in language worthy Of
his exalted character and rcputution-in Ian
guage, repeat, that would compare favorably
with arguments and uttcrances of the supreme
court OF the United States. A voicc-"Good
for you, Maj."l Mr.. Douglas says, and says
-lay--stands upon it, and claims your vot, &
upou it--that the Territorial Legislature. no
matter what the decision of the supreme court
may be, has a right to exclude slavery that
you may take it there, but you must leave it
subject to such local law as the Territorial
Legislature may make. The supreme court
says you can't. Mr.. Crittenden says nothing
can strike him as more contradictory, nothing
more illogical than 10 assert the proposition
which Mr.. Douglas has announced. and which,
he says, we must recognize, or if not recogniz.
cd, lie will rend and destroy AS he docs. take
some satisfaction from the fact that the Hon.
John ]. Crittenden. whose name and authority
will go far in this State has declared and re-
corded on his oath as a Senator in the Senate,
that the principles upon which we stand are
true principles Of the Consultation. Much ap-
plause.] Fellow-citzens, cannot enlarge.
What do you think have done? l appeal to
yourselves whether have not, with reasonable
certainty, conclusively, will say repealed the
personal accusations against me? Have not
shown that neither nor the constitutional De-
mocracy indorse this dogma of the Territorial
authority to exclude slavery while in Terrific.
rial condition. and that we have not broken
faith? Have not shown that by the agree
ment at that time of the passage Of the Kansas
Nebraska bill, the constitutional point was to
be lett to the supreme Court? Have I not
shown that the supreme court sustained our
construction Of the constitution? Have not
shown that the agreement thus made has been
violated by the declaration that subordinate
authority may have the constitutional right
and exclude slave property, when the court