, 1860-06-08

aud the reason assigned for the substitution,
'accordinR to Nr. Madison, in his authentic
report -of, tho debate, waa that "tbs for
msF W&s thought to sxprsss the condition
Of the alaves, and tha latter the obl9a-
Sons OF free peraoua" Thus, Mt every
point. BY great nat'onal decldta,ions, by frank
utterances in lha Convention, and By positive
set 10 adjusting the text Of the Constitution,
Was the idea Of property in amsu "a aequivocatly
rejected. This pretension, which may b. dis.
missed as utterly baselese, becomes absurd
when 1t is considered 70 what reauls it nece.sa.
ny conducts If the ba1barism Of slavery, in
ail ~ hvt-fold wrong, i really embodied ID the
eo9anatnt1on, 80 as TO be beyond the reach Of
prohibition, p either Congressional or local, in
sue 1es1Hof1es; then, for the same reason. it
must % beyond the reach of prohibition or abo-
i,taon. even By lccal authority in tie States
themselves; and. just 30 long Us the Constitu-
sion ss;t femans unchanged, Territories and States
ces. And Jet this preteusion, which, IN it's uatn-
ras eonsequences, evsrturns State rights, is put
1of"ard by Senators who profess to Be the sue
clsi guardians Of State rights.
Assuming" he said, the prstension of pro-
pertJ in man under the Constitution gou rsian
in the face the whole theory of Sta,e souai;.gP P
tor you disclose gigantic Inequality be.ween
the slave States and the free State: ard So.
t9ming the equality Of States. IN lie Hons%
OF hepfesenta.tves, as elsewhere. you slao in
Tue lace 1ne "n9le pretension of property in
man under the Constitution"
SCOTS socA71Ea sovEpx1cxrr.
dlsdain to dwell, also, on that other aruu.
MtuI, "aisn, IN the name Of Popular Snrer-
ei2n.y, ondertskes to secure to the reopie in
toe 1efrHofies the wicked power-eouet;urs
caliea, ~ confusion Of terms, riRht-to enslsye
thelr fellow men; az if this pretensiou WA not
oias1ed at oncs By the Declaration OF Ind.uer-
dence. when il announced that "all coyern.
meots derive their just powers from the Consent
OF me governed, and as if any where within the
Jurisdiction Of the Constitution. which cnntains
10 sentence, phrase or word sauct;onipr this
outrage, aud which carefully excludes the ids
ofproperty in msu, while ii Surrounds ali ner-
sous "na the highest safeguards Of citizen.
such pretensicns could exist Whatever it NAV
be elsewhere, popular sovereignty within The
sphere OF the Constitution has its Limitations.
Claiming for all the largest liberty OF a true
clTltizatton, it congresses all within the con
s'Ea'nts OF Justice; nor does it al1ow aay man
to assert right to do what he pleases, except
when be p'eases to do right. As well within
the territories attempt to make king as at.
tempt to make slave. But this p1esension,
Where I behold faeuous bind agree
To cali 1t sseetotu whcs4 shsin.elves ars t1ee-
proceeding originally from a vain effort TO avold
the Impending question between freedom and
slarerJ-assumiug q delusiye phrase Of freedom
az CLOAK Tor slavery-speaknCw with the voice
o. Jacob while its hands are tue hands of Fam
may be dismissed with the other Kindred prs-
tensions for slavery, while the Senator iron,
iillaols, (Mr. Dougtas,) who has wandered SO
Tar ii its SUPPORT NAV