New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-16

y vas 20 be coded. georgia and North CarouhS attei
ward ,sded Their territory for the reason that
Virginia cedej Illinois and Indiana and le: Congress
10 tsss al needfl rules and regulations respecting the
territory and other property Of the United States
How then can the Court deny the power to act over
fnture cessions; while admitting the power over those
already coded before 1889 Where is the intent-
where The Limitation in ansuage-where the practice
where the common sense 70 sustain such an
OF political power on the part OF the Court N2 ts
a nsurpasi5n by the Judiciary power OF legislative
alton, contrary TO the Consultation OF the Unned
States aud in Overthrow of the liberties Of the people,
HOW HE CHANGED AN OPINION,
Ialway, believed, until read the OPTION OF JIs.ce
Cnrtis with the old Free.So part, that, p.der the
Constitution of The United S.ates yol could not estab
sh slavery in any Territory. do confess that,
after reading the De son II Justice Curs, that was
so clear and the argunen 80 Irresistible that they
could practice legislation in ether way, that was
bound 10 acknowledge that the power to prohibit also
carried with the pow TO establish aud the converse,
that the power TO establish Slavery also gave the power
10 prohibit il. therefore yielded up my old opinion
know not what others may do, because in this dicta
Of Justice Curtis if Congress has pow sim ply because
there limit put upon it, 1t has power on eiIher
Size; tina. is il has omnipotent sovereign power,
| although this is Government in general OF limited
powers, inasmuch as the Constitution does not nmit
Congress in establishing abolishing Sa 7ery. The
power ID not denied BY the Constitution, therefore 1t
| has II. -
Well now it is at las. brought to this: Congress has
the right to establish abolish Slavery in the Terrific
ri,s IL is, then, matter upon which we appeal to
the country for decision Will yougo Tor slavery, or
Ere. dom believe that to be the doctrine OF the Re-
publican party, and that is the whole sum and SUB
stance of the controversy between u.s. We say, with
Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Henry, Lee, Adams,
and 81 e1man az all the distinguished fathers OF tue
Republic not that Slavery is blessing and Divine
institution, and all that but we admit It TO be an evil
morally, socially, and politically, and weakness in
the Commonwealth, and therefore we go against it,
wherever we can constitutionay reach it.
| SLAVERY WEAK INSTITUTION.
Why is il that John Brown spread such consterna'
ton through all Virginia Are we 70 believe thai tue
Virginians are all towards No There is IN Vlr-
gina jus. as gallant blood as flows in the world. ~
| was simply because Slavery was weak insuIuoon
from the beginning 70 ths tme that il was what james
| Madison told South Carolina and Georgla u Is De-
cause Slavery il what Mr.. Randolph told DIR. Everett
We tell ven that il is source OF weakness I'D the oa'o
and therefore, as patriots ana lovers 0r az
long as YOU choose but far az we are ""
90 against it all the me There Is the whoie oh' Vi
| our offending. Is IL not right
| vuE ADMISSION OF SLAVE STATES.
Another charge made If, that we purpose to pre-
vent the admission in any latitude oil another save
holding State" deny that that il the platform Of me
Republican party made up IN 1885, or as Is 70 Do
made up in lS60, and you will allow me Will refer
TO the record. cannot read all Of the platform, but
give you my word there ia no such clause in it. VIII
read one clause:
R,oleed That with Republican Fathers we hold to
be seevdent truth that all are endowed with the ma
S.i hs p ns Object and asof design Of oar
to secure ns no. doe not .OO 70
sss oaG Rep"Lan fathers. they had
deprived OF life ety or whGpt due roe S sT
0s sS: UII sS to TOe for purpose
ing Slavery in any Territory Of the United States while the
In that part of the platform, / have said, believe
we are in error For that reason, in the call OF the
present Cow ention leave out all that which has
reference TO the last sentence which read. VIII
Sstiopsi RspSblican Convention win meet .. Chicago
W. sn' a.nd to be supported for and
Vice Pre-, ids mt at the next election
Of Pspnvass and # the %
Win them in support Of the candidates be
poH.ted and who opposed to the policy Of the P,e'sn.
entensi slavery Territories and danger
% ssvsy nO 81 he Territories Of the United states the
opening the African .avetrade % an inequality o. rights
off into the Union under the cGnstC.iOn recently adopt
sp o III Economy and 70 the psses Of Warrington and
jefferson maintaining n,ose the rights of the States aud
vssion aud Of preserving integrity this Union and the
Ohe and LAYS passed in there
essy pIiaPls s.isS.6sd q 81; G.
s sgh fs. fs District and
To prevent the extension OF Slavery into the Terrific
ries. There is the matter al issue.
Gentlemen neither in the platform of 1856, in the
call OF the Convention OF 1860 there any such cause
as that the Vice President alleges that no more Slave
STATES sha be admitted 70 the Unon-,here Ia nothing
of il. L. is not true allegation and appeal to the
record / appeal from the differences and allegations
of the VcePreeden OF the United States TO the
try upon that subject.
THE SLAVE CODE CONSIDERED.
Before pass this will say few words with
regard the 20 that the Shareholders claim for the
protection OF slave property under the Constitution OF
the United States, because that il vital question.
Gentlemen, with all the inconsistency of the Demo
cratic party in 1852 and 1885, they thought of
ths thing, that slavery went, under tho Constitution
and by virtue thereof, into every Territory, per Sc
Never was such an expression made of, but they
all admitted that no such 20 existed in under the
Constitution. Hence OF course, il proper 70 enact
that the people OF Territory free to legsa.e
Slavery ia or out of the Territory. Now, gentlemen,
the Democratic party is placed in this attitude, that
if they then knew that under the Constitution and
cordiDg 70 what they now claim 10 be the decision
Of the Supreme Court every Shareholder has
a night 10 go into the Territory with his prop
erty, they deceived the people to the detriment
to be decided upon by the Observation-Disclosures VIVA:
right had the Democratic party TO say that they should
coDfteste the property of al! the shareholders of
Territory and leave their property TO the tender mer-
cies OF the squaters who make their way from Ger
many, Ireland China Massa, husetts, and Kentucky
MIR. Breckenridge, some Of your friends answer
ne, yes no. did you intend when you stood in favor
of Popular Sovereignty, or Squatter Sovereignty, 10
cophscate all the property OF the Shareholders OF the
United States No. Sir. You did not think that you
had the right 10 carry Slavery into the Territory.
That is the truth Of The natter In my opinion, that
is what every Democrat believed. We say that the
belief was right Why Because all the dicta Of all
the jurisfs, from time inmemoria from Grotus to |
Mani feld-all juTists known 10 civilization and fame,
from the earies; days 10 this declared that slaves
peculiar property, unlike other property known to
men. What do the bes. English Reports tell us |
Before 100, this was declared and by the highest
Courts of the Crown, outside Of the House 0! Lords.
This was declared by Lord Mansfield with this dicta,
hi.h ishaU hat Ina ha unHap fnnI-