Des Arc citizen., 1860-10-03
From the Avalanche


 edge your error:
 From the Avalanche Protection to Slave Property in te
 Territories no New Doctrine.
 The twenty-third Congress was onof the most talented that ever illustrated ne history of this country. In the Selte that great trio, Clay, Calhoun and Weber, were in the palmiest days of their brilant reputation. They had then reache, the acme of their fame. Amongst their lus- ttious associates in that body at thatime, were, Samuel Printiss, Silas Wight, Theodore Freelingluysen, s. L. Somard, John M. Clayton, Win. c. Rives,'J ohm Tyler, John Forsyth, Felix Grundy Hugh L. White, Alexander Porter, Georg Poin dexter, Wm. R. King and Tholas H. Benton.
 In the House of Representative there were amongst others George Evan Rufus Choate, John Quincy Adams, ONWARD EVERETT, Tristan Burgess, Chuchill c. Comforting, MILLALD FILLMORE, hilemon Dickerson, Horace Binney, Hary A. Muhlenberg, William Coast ohnson, William s. Archer, Andrew Stohenson, Henery A. Wise, Lewis William, Associ- ate Justice Wayne, of the Supreie Court, Richard H. Wilde, Richard MJohnson, Robert P. Letcher, JOHN BELL, .alie Pay ton, David Crockett, Thomas Co1win, Edward A. Pennengton, Clemer c. Clay, ST., Dixon II. Lewis, and JohndcKinley,
 The executive administratio was not less distinguished; Andrew Jckson was at it's head
 Lewis McLane, Rodger B. 'aney, Levi Woodbury, Lewis Cass, and Ym. T. Bar ny were in the cabinet.
 At this period in the historyof our coun- try, the legislature of the the territory of Florida, assailed the properyof non-resi- dent citizens of the United Sates by tax ing their slaves to an excessIe extent, SC as to perclude their introdu6ion. One oi the very devices suggested b Judge Doug las, by which territorial legislature may exclude slavery, no matter what the su prem court may decide. James M. Gar nett, M. Garnett, and Main H. Garnett of Virginia were sufferers by this exercise o squatter sovereignty by the territorial leg islature. They petitioncd Congress for it protection.
 The petition was referred to a commit tee of nine, five of whom were from the ire states, and at the head of which was tn celebrated Lewis Williams, of N. C., fo many of the last years of his service til oldest consecutive member of the House.
 Their report will be found in the of1ie volumes, being No. 25S, first session. 22d congress.
 It is as follows:
 February llth, !,
 "Mr. Williams, from the committee on ito ries, made the following report.
 " The committee on the territories, which was referred the memorial of James M rnett, M Garnettl and Maria II. Gamett, Essex county, Virginia report:
 The memorialists allege that tn are the owners of a number of slaves removed sral years ago from Virginia to the territory ofgr7da that the legislature of said territory has iosed tax of ten dollars ahead on all slaveff non-resi- dents which shall be hired out, witat reference to the amount for whichsaid slayesiy have been hired; that an CT post tacto operati'was gwen to this enactment by applying it to ses hired out several weeks before the passaeoi the law; and that the same, or perhaps anotheaw subjects any non-resident's slaves that may sold in the terri tory to father tax of fifteen ears each They therefore ask congress for ren
 "The committee are satisf that the memori- alists are entitled to relief ls certainly against the policy of the Unitedtates, as well the dictates of common justice, allow any territorial legislature to tax the prope' of the on-residents higher the same property oesident citizens"
 1.-The provisionary auorty appointed under the act of f23d of Febryy, 1873, having passed ordinance Feoridi9 icr ,,t the naturaiiza- z, city council of St. Ygtstine haying imposed by ordinance, cerJsintfxes upon the inhabi tant, an act of oongrss was passed on the 7th of May, lS22, reyealing 10th ordinances and making the execution penalp See 7th vol. laws of the United States page chap. s6)