, 1860-01-24


~ property in man; that was, property Of i
white man in negro.
Mr.iCARrER said he belonged to no party, but
he denied that under our Government there
oo.tf dsacy snch thtng as property il man.
disuuionist and an Unconstitutional man.
f.aushter-] DID he think tie fugitive slaye
law was constitutional?
MR. CARTER said the sovereign right was In
the people and in tue States, and he understood
no fugitive slave could be reclaimed ra2ess he
r"n array; and if he ran away. he could then he
sovereign law Of tue State from which he fed.
He recognized tic right Of sovereign State to
establish slurery or nnyt thing cfse. Tie EoAsfi
tHti2n and tAe Genera. .Gorernmsntdid not r. cog
-'tiss a*y rJAt Of property iA nlaa- The gentle.
man from Mississippi could take his horse or
raj Government would protect him in taking it
back agalp butit-wouia not protect him in car.
,ryiqs back Il sEayc.
AR: McRAE Faid the gentleman admitted the
fright Of property under the laws of the State.
THE Constitution authorized them to pass sucl,
twas:Iccognised by the Constitution Of the Uni
ted States.
Mr. GARTER said that if slares had been re-
:sarded as property ut common law, like horses
'or cattle, no special provision in the Cons,itu.
tuition for their rendition would hare been neces-
49, "as ussose tne trainers OIL me con.
Iars ~ asGra;.',' rs pfupsty, onoet .ng
III. snoc;. gaty, aai .ne} inser'e'1
from tile clause Of the Constitution which, in
express language, speaks of them as persons
{not property held to service or labor in a
State under the laws thereof, escaping" DC.
jL;,xr ~ r~onsxtu.n te!s.. ,..s ~ ea.1s
4 Sty,e i;mt;o,, am,i ,,,st ,,en5,5 as , ~
laws .nJ no,yer n soyrre;vr s,et.s -
il. tha, thr Gcncro1 C;ors,nmant had rnth,na
~ j., ,.;.t - ,rs,..a . nau Ao.u.ns
attan-. 80 Ioier', ~ Ptesen1 tle
stituton and to Kern ~ Il Where i nronor9 IN ~
ionoat1 sn" ~ Aeep ~ "ne4e ~ p'opef!s oe
iHr carter ,no, <rrr.nao,oa H. .nou
,nt reca;rad tho ,-r.,, .,....,....I.,; @ noo4
nf i;.n"hi;cans ,"1,a n',}I . seo5es
snecn ',na rn,,,;.a Ma' !, Ms man iou1s n'a'. LIE
hee,ncd to inflse ne,ylfa ;n,o ,re Rannb;,oa aa
H. I1t.n"... lma ~" NE tt'o tne hepopneaIs'
,ht. flnnr f;,r ~ ~ 1r o,,;a 49,, oos1.nso ~
answer thc oncstinn nronn,,ndo5 r. yos'hasu ~
U,,nocra,s hy Nr Carter p'uA"eo ~ -''' ''uet
Mr. Ho,r I'm If t1h;o as.ad .t.+ h;. o,,.o,,,
would not nttcmnt tn 5et;ne h;s nns;,;nn he Ie
woud t1o that for hi,nsa1f ~
lin. Cox arti.r r.econntor ns,,o,-.t ..ia In
would speak only for himself md The ssn,i,ue,,
i,t: L;s ,,,r,y il fjb;o o. nr.,,Ii;sa !. ~ "1,
iufions ps,eI at the rece1t 1ate Gonran,; y.
Columbus. lie caused thesa rcsn1nti,ns ~ ha
read, md called especial attention to 1e Tcsot,,
tion urowipg the principle of Popular Sore.
tcignty. He referred to The remark OF The gen.
t1eman from Maine 1Nr Wushhnrn1 IN The 7.xt
Courress. tl,ut the ennhl;c.n ,,arty r;"ht r.s1s
conv from ,I,r nemncFn,s ~ al,,acy - aro,,.;s
their princ;plcs nlan!r I,y rcsolrt;ons H. d.s'
MED tLat there Vas at,v .'heot;ne nr hn, chao,.
ed in tue Cincinnati platform its nes r1inr being
plain and 1,nmistakablc. He proceeded to I'D.
vocate the doctrine Of Popular Sovereignty.
he held that the Southern Opposition ami tie
Republicans were alike in deinludiug Congress.
sional Intervention.
3ln. LAMAR, Fire. Eater Of Mississippi, heBied
that any Southern Democrat agreed to The doc.
t,ine oi Popular Sovereignty.
MR. uARpExAx. Fire. Eater Of Georgia. said he
would procluim here that The Denlot rucy Of
Ohio did not ntfiIiate with the Democracy of
Georgia on that question, for The Democrcy Of
Georgia knew their rights, and dared 1naintnin
them,
Mr.. Cox proceeded. If slavery WIS to be
protected us property in the Territories. let the
courts give that protection if tLey would. and
the democrats Of Ohio would submit.
MR, SroCr. Democrat Of (lrppon did mt con.
cur in the sentiments Of the 1reniiemnn fron
Ohio, but thought tl,is was not ihe Time fur ,l,s.
cussion and when they Ind orourtzod hc ,rn,,ld
yiye lis views. "''''1
lin. Cox said he onIv snokc Fl, b;msc1f a,d
tia tIin Ilamocrac, rI,oen ra.,f,:.s- ~. ., 80
nj q n
Dsufc,ary. Tbe;r Sou,hern fr,.nds had froa.v
.iycn ,lnir nccutiar ricws and he a,v NJ r.asnn
,rtv thr Vortl,wp.tern 1,a,vocr..,, .tnn,d ~,
hare the suue privilege
Tf,ev IN i,II;n ,v,n,In h,r- L., ,.o 5.,;s;o.,z ,r
t1n n1;cu,r ,.b.t,r..- ti>..'. ~ ~ H.
n,.i., tIn;,. ~. rar 49, a! 49,
c;arr Thor c~,octca ~ t,,a. r. o ~ ans Juu. u,
t1'a y,,o;o n.,,,,~r .,e,,ia s ~. s.s ~
I'm and asroa All r. ,,,as. d;t;s1. ~ ra.n rs
sent;nI tIe ncmocracr ~ t,,a So.th,xast w,nid
suhn,it ~ H.. nri;, rs,;on - H. E..;o'a, ~"
v.u,., ,,, ~ ;n,a ..,o .on.ao. a ~. ~.
or,n nr nr;nE;uIes ,,,aro r adane d. ~ :;
.rcn, ~. Tlcmncr,cT ~ 1,hp ,ro,,,j -. ~, ~ r,"a,
tn snbnt to IL" w of tbe ionncr"cs ~ =; 'Th th.;r
r." MsC. r,.,.s..' s.sn .r ,,,;u;,
~, ,s;,;', .,!laoIs, aesfeu ~ aenne
& o pt1o;' ,,. sne psop'I oi ie11oly
Sc: .as az. II IL ~ s;,,;ns 1. II s'asy o
question. lie Thought they lid That r;si,tI % bmt
ence to the decisions Of the courts. Dut This
vas almost a1to~ethpr r In nhetrac, .,,ae,;on ~
thosc vim apreeI in Tho mn;n .b,iii h., 1872 ~
tn ;,,,n-a ,i's.-' ,,: @ I:I @ s'ou1o W teaut
....;;'', ~ I.uoi uanclenees "uo uuie
l,,;n,,s ~ H.. nf..: cs .Se1 Aae 4eso
IlI,,nis In be ra,d opa ~ ,rt,;ab 1,1o.o. -.
when auy lerislation adverse n Slavery il th.
Territories shall be declared unconstitutional
pio,u ~ tne coatrs Tue democracy of Illinois will
iMcCiernand su.nrcssea tbe reo1,nc If txo
Of the Illinois resclutions-the one which de-
mes T. 1he implication Of the Dred Scott case to
stron1x nssrr1s ,i.a ~" r;.t ~ .rsr o Mnr G prS.ts
RES to exclude Slavery il they see proper.l
hn<r nj