Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-07-31


tory in question 10 reside, Is AN EXERCISE or AZ
: THoRITY OVER PRIVATE PROPERTY WHICH = No
WARRANTED BY TUB CONSTITUTION, aud the re
: movai of the plaintiff 10y his owner 10 tha
Territory gave him no title 10 freedom"
9th. W bile 1t remains Territory Con
: gres> may legIslate over It within the scope o
ITS constitutional powers 10 relation TO citizen,
e of the United States. and may establish = Ter.
= riiorial Government, and the form of ,hIs local
government must he regulated by the descre-
ton OF Congrers; bat with powers not exceed
ing those whici congress Itself bv tie CuuStI-
tuition Is authorized 10 exercise over citIzeus
of the United STATES IN respect to their r,gh.s
OF property"
II VIII be observed that the above is the of
fetal synopsis Of the Dred Scott decision 50
far as II effects slavery in the Territories. An
the capitals aud other marks of emphasis are a-
given IN the Missouri Republican,. the ablest
and most influential Douglas PAPER IN the
country. The Republican prints this decision
as above IN canuectioa with the Douglas plat
form in " hich it emphasizes the second reso-
luton which pledges the party to abide by
the decision ; the third resolution, which de-
clares that it is the duty of the United 5 ates
to afford ample and complete protection to all its
citizens at ieon,e abroad" aud that par, of
the resolution which we are discussing. which
refers directly to the decision and it is upon
the ground Of the essential harmony between
The two that 1t is supporting Mr. DoUglas.
To further show how this resolution i un-
derstood in Missouri, where Mr. Douglas friends
are more numerous and powerful that IN any
other Southern State we quote from recent
letter of John ". Noel. Democratic candidate
for Congress in the VII District of Missouri.in
which he SAYS:
at is well known that am and ever have
been opposed TO the doctrine of Squaticr Sow
ereigniy, 1t Is sometimes called. | have
never recognized. and never will recognize. .the
I right of the first body OF people that c;u throw
themselves into Territ ~. to keep oat or
DIVE out by unfrendly legislation, every body
who disagrees with them in opinion. l endorse
the doctrine of the Jefferson City platform n
the true doctrine of the Constitution but in
supporting Judge Douglas do aot regard nv
self rs abandoning any opinion | entertain on
this question. ! find that the Baltimore Com
yeutIon adopted The following resolution
After quoting in italics the resolution at the
head Of this article, h" proceeds:
We of the South contend that we have n
right tO 20 to ihe common terri ories with our
property, and that the Federal Constitution
restricts the Territorial Legislature from all
legislative discrimination against that proper
ty, and We say the Supreme Court of The Unit
Cd States ha, decided the principle for Us, aud
will decide again If the question comes be
, fore the Court. The Baltimore Convention
adopts and afhrms the Cincinnati pla foi IN a nd
declares that. cordIng to that IlaIfurin, the
constitutional Restrictions must lie respected
5 aud enforced by every branch of the General
, Government. What those constitutional re-
strctIons are, Is referred 10 the decision OF The
Supreme Court, created for the pgrpose of de-
Gliding questions cases arising under the
! Constitution and laws of the United States
Judge Douglas. In his Letter of acceptance in
, dorses ihis resolution as well rs all rLe others
/ and thereby pledges himself TO carry out In
good faith the proposi si,ions con aimed IN it
I Judge Douglas goes step TURNER In his letter
of acceptance. he uses this language:
Z" TIE FtCisraL U.4sot mus. be preserved. and The
Constitution must be naoiatdi"ed Utrioidtc ut al!
itSpdrts. Ecer. right q,sara5tesd 5y tie CoJ,ssi-
ton must be prolctc!6yf lar Ia all cases Lere leg
lsiatioH is necessary to rs enjoyment"
. Here clear and uu uistIkable declar2-
; tion that every right guaranteed by the Con-
a stitulion must bc protected by law, where leg
islaIon is necessary 10 It's enjoyment. II,
helctore, tie Supreme Court ui jhc Uui,ed
States have decided. or shall decide TIA. the
people of The South have 4 right 20 20 10 he
e Territories. and carry there .ta which IS prop
erty IN their own States. and % hold j. there Is
a. such, then If auy Legislation Is necessary @
complete enjoyment, JGdge Douglas declares
thai sucn Legislation must he had. " hateveT
opinions Judge Douglas may have heretofore
expressed upon the abstract que- ION OF power
III the Territorial LeIislaJu e, | undo :. aud
him IN his letter ol acceptance, considered IN
. connection with the Baltimore resolutions, 10
take the broad and comprehensive -rouad tua;
whenever this Judicial question snail be de-
terInlued by the Federal Courts. cverv Depart
l,elt ot the Federal Government, must euiorce
p aud carry out the decIsIu. . good iaIth a.. q
lnat u lie were President Of lire United cj"tcs
: he woulI use all the necessary poNee O.! hl-
, office 10 80 enforce and carry Ii or,, an
z IheTrfure bound 10 conclude that. wha. ever
, difference of opinion may exis, between North
eru aud Southern Democrats on The abst-ac.
question, practically their action would be The
same
5 We might show ;hat thesc9oPinions in regard
? 10 The meaning Of tins resolution aud the posi-
tion Of Mr.. Douglas are by no means conHued
to Missouri or the South, but il would take
TOO much space and we cou>idyT II uuueces-
suy. We think have shown by the bes.
authority that Mr. Douglas and hi, fienGs un-
+ tiersiand Tie resolution We do, and that 20.
bis strength Ia the South ;hey rely entirely up
Oh this construction.
We now propose 10 show by quotations from
NJ Douglas speeches and writings nat ne l.
: without reference 10 The resolution In qses
e ton distinctly pledged TO tie support of i
| Congressional slave Code for The Ter. To 'es d
In hi- speech made at New Orleans, Dec IS5S
be said
G L, in common with the Democracy o.
Illinois, accept the decision Of the Supreme
] Court of the United States IN the Dred Scott
case as an authOrI alive exposition OF the
Constitution. Whatever limitations the
Constitution as expounded by the Courts
imposes upon the authority OF a Territorial
E Leg stature. we cheeriully recognize and re-
r spect in conformity with the dec .si'n Sllves
E are recognized as property. aud placed on q
footing with other property. Hence, thf
olcner Of slclrcS-tJee same as tie Otcl1c'
} of any otl,er s1oecies of p|opertg--has q
rirht TO ren10re 10 a IegritO/y and carry
) has property aeith him."
We DO not think he could say more dis
. iinctly that he admits that slave = may exist
IN the Territories by virtue OF The Consiiiu-
: tion. Whit follows ? la his deieDce OF his
Harper's Magazine article, written IN reply &c
= Judge Blacks structures, he says that he has
} demonstrated
: " That all who ennscientiously believe thai
slavery exists in the Territories by virtue O
the Constil ufon. bosad 6g thar conscience
and their oaths Of fI=iay 10 tts Cezstitotfon Il
s,srTort Congreesso,.a! Stare code for the Terrt
torI,, and tha. 10 consideration of political
expediency can relieve an honest man who sc
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