Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-06-07
Protection NOT Io1erv.0t,on.

The General Government is established and maintained
for certain purposes-among these purposes the pro-
lection of persons aud the rights of persons in property
wherever whenever such persons property be-
yond the limits or the jurisdiction OF sovereign State
for insts nee in the Territories the high seas
Protection to PERSONS and 10 the rights of persons in
property in such cases. being right and The duty Of the
Federal Government of the ends for which it was
established of the things for the doing of which
pay it heavy taxes it has right to refuse this proec
ton to any species of property recognized by its prnc
pas-the States of whom it is the agent and who pay
it well for the agency, North Carolina as well as Mas
sachusetts
The Federal Government cannot impair or destroy
the right of any citizen of the United States to the en-
joyment of his property in any of the Territories
it puts him beyond the pale of the law if it refuses him
adequate protection it fails in dischargng one OF the
duties devoving upon tit fails in carrying out one Oh
the ends for which it created.
Congress may and does establish local municipal or
CARNATIONS certain portions of the public domain and
the only proper and legitimate end to be attained by the
establishment of such organizations is the more full and
efficient protection of persons and of the rights OF persons
in property. The local. temporary and provisional or
ply convenient fundamentally for the discharge of the
duty devolving upon the Federal Government That
duty u.s. as before sad the protection OF persons and the
rights of persons in property outside Of the territorial
limits of sovereign State. To refuse this ptotectlon
protection adequate the end in vew would be to I'M
pair not destroy the to the full enjoyment OF any
kind of property 1t would be discrimination an inter
venton against such property and it is idle to say that
slave property is only entitled to the same KIND and
measure of protection that is given to any or all
other descriptions of property The statute books OF all
nations and people show that different kinds of property
require different kinds of legislation for their protec
ton dwelling house is subject Of arson, but q
mill pond is not Such things will readily suggest
themselves to any person taking the trouble to think
about it.
Neither the General Government then, nor any Other
power has any right OF interference Intervention will
the institution of slavery in the Territoriesit has nc
right to do anything for the introduction OF that species
of property-neher has it right to do anything for Its
exclusion. Its duty is discharged when 1t extends Gd%
quae protection to persons and to the rights OF persons
in property in the Territories and not until en and II
cannot free itself from this obligation by deegang the
duty of protection to any local organization 1t can
only delegate the duty of protetlon-it cannot dlves
itself of the obligation.
1t has no power of destruction unfriendy legis
ation and can delegate such power. 1t cannot dele
gate the right to destroy impair The only object Of
its institution protection to constitutional rights
The fourth resolution Of the series passed by the Sen
ate of the United States enuncates distinctly this prn
ciple. This resolution incorporated into the plat
form adopted by tie State Convention of North
Carolina. There the Convention stopped, leaving fol
further legislative consideration to indicate tie proper
mode and manner in which the enjoyment Of such righ
should be secured We believe with Hon. c. e. Clay
that to admit the right and yet assert the power in
territorial government to prevent its enjoyment is tt
deny that the Southern people entitled to the protec
ton of their common Federal Government"