The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-12-08

that the correctness 81 this dcc!sIOn has
been extensively inIu-ne6 bcIo'e thc PEG
pie and the question has given Use 10 an !
nv political conflict Throughout the coun-
try. Those who Have appealed from this
Judgment Of our highest constitutional tn
Iuuol - popular assemblies, would, it ;hev
could. invest Territorial Legislatures with |
power to anuul the sacred rights O. r.o- /
perry. This power Congress is expressly !
forbidden by the Federal CONSTITUTION to |
exercise Every State Legislature in the /
Union IA forbidden dy its own Constitution
20 exercise 1t. 1t can Uot be exercised in
any State, except 10y the people in their
highest sovereign capacity, when framing
or amending their State Constitution. In
like manner, ii can only be exercised by the
people OF the Territory represented IN
convention of delegates for the purpose Of
framing q constitution, preparatory to adj
mission a. I; State into the | n!OU. Then. |
and not unit! then are they invested with /
power to decide the question whether
slavery shall or shall not exist within their
limits This i All act of sovereign author !
ity. and not of subordinate territorial L.
g;slation. Were it otherwise, then indeed
would the equality ei the States in the
Territories be destroyed, and the rights OF
property in slaves would depend not upon
the guarantees OF the Constitution. but up.
on the shifting Inajorities of an iIresponsi-
bic territorial legislature Euch a doctrine.
from It's Intrinsic unsOundnsss, cGunOt long
influence any portion of our people. much
less can it afford good reason for disso-
luton Of the Union. The most palpabe
violations OF Constitutional duty which
have yet been committed consist in the
acts of different State Legislatures to de
feat the execution Of the Fugitive Slave
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their iHsstcIs- without this PROVISION, It
i Il vel NOW historical l'c' That the
-oli'u'.'.'@" -,st.l io".d never nave "'eh
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or shotneE under me acts oi 80 or 800.
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fail III the performance .! tils high dutE,
he Will then have manifested q disregard
Of the Constitution and laws 10 he great
injury OF the people Of hearty one-ha.t {.
the states OF tne Union. But are we 10
presume III advance That lac VIII thus VIC
LIT. tins duty This would bee IL Var with
oyc-E principle Of iu=t,c--y: chr. tiau
charity. LIT Us wa4- Ion The overt act.
The fugitive slave law las been c....iyl
/ INTO execution il every contested cast
. since tle commencement O! the prose-.
. administration. though often. IL i f. i
! regretted. with great fg-A and i,cr-ye
= ui,nee and with considerable eyuau-, /,
- the government; 1t rs trus. thai III.
: State Legislatures .iiI reDcaI thei,. r3c9n
2 s,irutj5rtI and obnoxious onactnap,s
I unless this shall To done without ugrecoz
C -yrv DELAY. it is impossible for any human
"a Doyycr u save the Union. The ,.l,,thor,
+ States. SfaI.d.lr on the hl-;a of tI,. Cor,
= >t-,r.rca. have. 2 .--l.t - demand This ar
5 Of ry-,ir.. from, tf.e >+,,e- - Ito <,rt,
e should !. t. refused florn the Corstit,,
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