Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-03-16
az For President in 1880.
HON JOHN BELL,
=. sseaNa' or TENNESSEE.
sssy- The democratic Senators who met in caucus

> Territories aud did high for anti-slayery votes:
'i Re,oired That neither Congress nor Territorial
Legislature whether by direct Legislation cgsla-
ton 81 indirect and unfriendly character posses
ses the power 10 anuul enforce the constitutional
right OF any citizen Of the United States to Jake
'His slave property into the common Territories and
there hold and enjoy the same while the Territorial
condition remains.
The Constitution expressly declares that Congress
shall have power to make alaneedful rules and
regulations for the government Of tie Territories
and from the formation Of the Government TO the
date of the Kansas swisdls, Congress recognz-
ed as the law making power fer the Territories. Bat
when southern democrats for party purposes, took
from Congress that constitutional power and trans
ferea 1t TO the Territorial Legislature, it involved
itself in a dilemma from which it now seeks to
escape by means of the grossest absurdties In
taking the position that neither Congress Ter
ritoria Legislature can ''annul or enforce the con-
situtionai right of any citizen Of the u States" in
aTeritory the democratic party not only denies to
Congress power conferred directly by the Constitu-
ton but It denies the Territorial Legislature the
very power-the only powef--solemnly conferred
upon II by the Kansas bill.
! But the absurdity does not end with the palpable
violation of the Constitution ind the attempted re-
vocation Of the power conferred upon the Territorial
Legislature, as win be seen by reading the next
resolution: y li.
viRsseiped. That II experience should at any time
prove that the Judiciary and executive authority do
not Possess the to insure adequate protection
70 constitutional rights in a Territory, and if the
Territorial government should fail refuse to pro-
ride the necessary remedies for that purpose 4 will
be the duty OF Congress 10 supply such deficiency.
After denying 10 Congress and the Territorial
Legislature 'the power to annul or enforce the con-
stlmtona right Of the stakeholder in the Territory
the only subtcruge left the Senatorial democratic
caucus indirectly to confer upon the judiciary
ndthe executive legislative powers This clearly
che meaning Of the resolution when it Is Remembers
ed that neither the executive the Judiciary de-
partments have any jurisdiction until there are laws
10 be executed by the one, and passed upon by the
other; then In the absence Of laws passed by Con-
eress for the enforcement of constitutional rights,
the democratic Senators, demand that the executive
and Judiciary shall do what Congress alone has the
right to do. ~. slt
y But the contemplate humbuggery does not stop
here The democratic Senators assert, in the first
resolution 'that neithev Congress nor Territorial
Legislature has the power ito annu enforce the
constitutional right Of the STAKEHOLDER in the Ter
rilories. But in the next resolution, the same men
gmvcly declare that if experience proves that the
executive and Judiciary can rot prctectshe rights
Of the Stakeholder in the Tcrritories-what then ?
that they shall so unprotected Oh, mol but that
81 shall 'be the duty of Congress to do what they
scFenuly declare Congress has no power to do
Look nj the position little more closely. Congress
has no power "!o annul or enforce the constitutional
right of the stakeholder in the Territories but il
nobody else has that power then Congress has
Was more palpable absurdity ever promulgated
A man of sense would say that if Congress has nc
such power, and that If experience shall prove that
the power does not pertain to the executive 81
judiciary, that It exists nowhere and that the Cou
atution must be amended in order to meet the case
3ut not 80 with these democratic wiseacres; they
swear that Congress has power to do IA certAir
thing, and then swear that Congress has that powe
IL no one eke has. Bat let us proceed stel
father.
The frs, resolution declares that "the Territorial
Legislature has no "power annul enforce thu
tories, and the second says "if the Territorial gov
eminent should fail OF refuse do what why
% "enfore the constitutional right" of the slave
holder, then Congress shall do it, How, in th
name Of common sense, can q Territorial Legislature
fail or refuse to protect the right of the slave
holder when il possesses no power to anul CT en-
force such right. IL is truly disgusting to SCI
grave Senator, thus making fools of thomsch cs ans
Of the people, aud iriding with the sacred rights o
the South that party may triumph Yet such is tn
action of thirty democratic Senators-the substance
Of whose logic, as embodied IN the two resolutions
is-this Congress haSno right TO do that which TN
Constitution says it shall have power to do, and tn
Territories have no right 10 do taat which the Kan
sasbll declares :! las The light to do, Be' if tn
Territories "ad o7rciuSa to DO that which they hay
no riEh TO do, then ii Is the duty Of Congress 70
thN which i,Iulro power to DO,
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, rSSr Tue homestead bill has passed the lowe
House Of Congress hut We hope IL viii be deleoie
IN the Senate Ne are Sick aud tired of ths AZ
planes Of demagogucs TO multiply abcltoolss /
She very heart Of the finest country on earth an
10 build up the Northwest at the cost OF the Soutl
lf homes to- be given to the homeless, let Il,
recipients Of the bounty be natl, e-horu citizens.
Violation Of every principle Of justice and SCUM
rocy 10 offer homes to the inhabitants of ever
fcueigu lana ~ long as there IS homeless natv
tncricap
gzS~ Nr. Washbume, of Wisconsin,; has aske
for special committee to inquire into the robbyri,
committed 10y locotoco officials upon The Mni'
Monte Indiana, Afber awhile the whole duty
Congress will be limited TO the Investigation ,