The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-09-27
ional Globe. vol. q. part ], page 1851

1 What was non-lntefventfun then! Whit was
non.intervention in 1850? It was to organize
territorial governments, open them up to the
common settlement of the people of The U. S.
Of congress in regard 10 slavery. nor by the
Territorial Legislature during the territorial
condition; but leaving it to the people of u
Territory, when they shall have attained to q
condition which entities them to admission as
q state, 10 decide for themselves.
That was non-intervention, and that nonin-
tcrvcntion would have bccn 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 had not q 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 proper ty in peace and quiet.
It is us much a violation of the doctrine Of nom
interveniion--thc tue and original doctrine
for the Territorial Legislature, under the aus
pices of Mr.. Dougns' bran new theory, to ex.
clude slavery IRON Territory, az it would be
for conere to Interfere by positive law.
statement Of Daniel Webster, in the Senate,
in regard to bis idea of the relation Of q Ter
ritorisl Government TO the people of the
United Sttes. He says.
1.-The territorial governments rein q state
Of pupil, e under the protection of the General
Govcrnm.nt; they have no power not given by
Icongrc :, and IL is our duty to provide for the
people Of tue territory q government to keep
the zee. to secure their proterty, to assign
to them subordinate legislative authority, to
sec that the protection Of their persons and the
security of their property are all regularly
provided for, and to maintain them in TINT
state until they grow Into sufficient Importance
in point of pnpula ion to be admitted in the
Union as q state upon the same footing as the
original states"
Do you suppose that Daniel Webster. after
the opinion the supreme court that l nave
read to you, would have considered it becon,-
ing him TO point out some continuance or de-
vice by which the Territorial Legislature could
violate the constitutional rights of the south
icrn states? Not he! He was q different
man from that Nor. would Clay, nor any of the
great and good mon who figured in the ear.
ler days of history. [Applause.1
Why, what has been the theory and prac-
ice all the time? What have been the rela-
tions Of the Territories Of the Federal Govern.
mcnt? Originally and often they We're gov.
erned by judges and council appointed by
the President and congress-. just for the pur-
pose of securing property. aud keeping the
elements Of order there until sufficient pop,.
lation should be gathered to make q State All
the preccdents Of the Government are with us
Til ir governors, their judges, are appointed
!, by the President aud Senate and paid on
OF the Treasury of the United States. Ths
very legislature authority which they involi,
to eScsdt.e your properly rom .ne terrific
ries. is a Leg 'siM.;fe "ltSe gary expenses are
paid out OF the Treasury OF 'ie :'n1.fa ete'es
W money contributed IN part by your t"AA
ton and nine: lApp!ause.l Inc very isg.S
!a'ive authority which they invoke TO exclude
yonr property from Tue lerritor1Hs-tsiat very
LEGISLATURE Is PAID out OF Tue haliohal treasury
aud pad out oi taSa'loh raised III part upon
he very description oil properly they propose
to cNpel.
lsay that the praclice OF the Government
was different. IL mas been SO always. ALLOW
me simply to give one Illustration which
have heard used. and which seems to me tc
be conclusive. The theory Is. that IN HE com
mon domain OF tue Initea states. ana winch
Congress holds as their trustee 'he cilizens
stand ON an equal footing both ~ 10 tile right
OF person and property. lhat l; simple
aud Snort way o. statlhs IT, ana sound,
IKE cohstllut'ohai daetiine; suppose = vessci
should go oat OF me harnor OF NorIoiK 1or
New orleans, laden WIN an kih"s OF 1tclsht
ana among Tue resi- l'lleeh or twenty slaves on
board ihese gentlemen ten you that slave
ryis locai-so local mat II cannot get beyond
those UNITS without iocal law 70 'ake 1t there
ia's eu'P ee's neJoi" .'e viz "''A't league
from shore, out upon Inc open sea. 1t Is not
within the limits OF any Siate--ltl Is upon the
common highway OF nations eonld British
|crulscr come anu take these slaves from The
American vessel, and say That they were free
because slavery Is local, and are not within
thc limits o.! any Stat! No. Yet what pro
teclS them? Nothing hut TIC deck OF the
! Amtrlcan ship. and the tag of the American
Cnaitl 'racy that floats above lhc vessel. That
deck is the common domain of the United
States, and 1t protects the property OF the citi-
zens. for il is on the common domain of the
union. 1t has been decided again and again
practically. i'll the history ofuur Government
aid il that protection is afforded on the deck
ofthc ship. is it not likewise afforded on the
!nna' winch Is also 'l'e common domain OF this
oI Rn1 ,.,,,v.,i,;,,,s on, ,,ncr wora ~ ,,,,
point. see speech made the other day at
Petersburg. Virginia, by the senator from I'LL.
no's. in which ne holds the following language
Yop plhu ave I'm II, same 'ich ,D,r fla
lion to 60 and carry your slaves into the Ter FER
ritorics that have mine. You have The same
right to carry your slaves, cattle or horses, that
u h.v 20 uy "s rF'nI r' ho pns S. ana
Of the United States. When YOU get there
you and stand on the same footing of equality
u"drr the law. i9u bring yonr property with
'" c,',,I c " sa ,u 'Ir naa im M W. n. III me-
have the RIGHT to carry the propcr,y there