The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-06-07

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mined as regards u possessions &C.
CURED in the Mexican war, in which,
gentlemen, it Is but modestly stating
the fact to say that southern chivalry
was equal to northern chivalry-that
southern blood was poured out In equal
quantities with northern blood--and
southern genius shone as bright upon
the battle field ~ northern genius; and
yet when the battle was Ger, and the
lead were buried, and the field OF bat
tie was cleared fall that was repuisive,
and the glittoring spoil was brought for
forward, a vast and disproportionate
quantity was given to tho North, and
the South wa made to take the portion
Of an almost %portionlass son, Cheers
!, X 4 Il
Mr. Y continued to turn the pages
Of history, showing wherein the South
had bcen wlonged and where she had
His speech elected bursts Of
applause, even from his enemies, For
more than 90 hour no had spoken
when as his time drew uear tho close
he remarked:
Gentlemen, I am admonishcd by tho
progress Of he time, by the courteous
yet warning voice Of the presiding oil.
Ger, and by my own %ieebIoness, that /
must pass on to some other branch Of
this subject, and close my remarks, 1t
seems to me aa if tho subject was but
just opening up before me, but trust
have at least opened to you the great
vista through which your own intellec.
tual vision viii enable you topuraue the
line Of my argument, do not quote
this decision e tho Supreme court as
conclusive authority, or as Of binding
obligation upon the State which rep
resent, or upon any other State, Tho
decisions Of the courts are binding only
upon the parties to the cause decided,
and are but persuasive Of the truth to
all others. The question itself, however,
has been before the court; the court has
had it before them the court say they
have decided it the court decided,
against objections, that they had jUri5
dlction; the court decided that Congress
has no power to prohibit slavery in the
Territories, for the single, yet compre-
hcnsiyo reason, that the Constitution
protects shareholders in Il Territory; the
court decided that Congress cannot pro-.
hibit slavery in the Territories, for the
reason that the Constitution Of tho
United States oyerrldes all the powers
that would as,ail it,
PRAY tell me by wLat argument Gr
Iopic Territory, The most inferior form
ofour Government, can have greater
| mower than tho government thNt holds
In truet-hcld for equal benefit Of the
citizens ofeach State? (CheoraJ The
weakest and most i]niori0" form Of all
Governments known to the onion, il
the territorial form Of government given
by Congress, and yet gentlemen tell US
that by 3OmG peculiar hOcus poous,
which they cannot explain and define,
except by running back to tho DccIc.
ration ii Independence, and quoting
the axiom that "all men arc created free
and equal and they can give us no
connecting link between that great
donna and this t~hoory~.thov say thero
il some peculiar process by which, when
Congress- gives to a Territory a GOV
orument, although Congress did not
possess this powcritseIf, and could not
give it to them, yet it becomes an in
hcront power on great principles. The
Supreme Court Of the United States in
the Urei Scat case has met That very
position; and Chief Justice Tancy said,
in answer to it, "That no reasoning
statesman, or Of juri%sta'-none whatcv.
en- upon the general principles -"Can
enlarge the powers Of the Government,
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