Des Arc citizen., 1860-10-03

6 The comrhtee think congress should always rrotect fine pr,rttv of the citizns of the United States when aIcted to the opertion of an unjust Iegislation bv te territorial government. In the tbe case aboyl referred to that principle of pro- tno,ion is ossAed and maintained in practice. Tbe same rriIple requires the same practice rou, and for tt purpose the committee herewith report bill."I
 The bill reported passed the congress-
 whose disttuised character we have por- troved wHout division, and was ap-
 nroved bvlresident Jackson on the 30th of ,June. b34. The law can be found m the 7th vdme of Statutes at large, page
 69, chaP.B. It is as follows;
 BeH eugh by Me Senate and House ol Repre- serfatrcs ole United States of America tn Congress assembled hat all such acts parts of acts passed Inv inc legttiye council of the territory of Florida as may imke higher or greater tax on lie s'a,cS or tbe protty of non.resident citizens than IS im- nossed onle slaves or other propery of resident eitzens b&nd the same are hereby, repealed ana declared Ell and void
 "STo, And be t further enacted, That ifany nerson sil attempt to enforce any of the acts or parts of Its passed by the legislative council oi the terIy of Florida as aforesaid, by demand
 ne orr&iving any tax, imposition, or assessment authofih or prescribed thereby such persons shall on conAion thereof, be punished by fines not ex- ceedin9yo hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not exf fding six months, or either or both of sad punishEnts'
 Tb Washington Consultation, in com menI upon it, says: This law establishes as aact that democratic congress inter ven for the purpose of protect5ng proper tv territoy against the unfriendly leg islion of the territory, and that interven- tic was approved by Andrew Jackson. r report of the committee above cited, wch in 1884 met the unanimous appro- V of the democratic president and the dnocratic party in congress, asserts the me principles which are recognized by e supreme court of the United States, by le resolutions of the senate, and by the phtform reported by a majority of tH Bates at Charleston and adopted byde Invention at Baltimore which nomiYded IT, Brecllinridge for President, viz:/
 " First, That the government of/ terr!- ory organized by an act oi CHgress IS rovisional and temporary, and durnS It's xistence az citizens of the Jhted States ave an equal right to 8ett4 with their roperty in the territory ftho4t thelr ights, either of person or foper!ty ben8 estroyed or injured by cf8resslonal or legislation
 "Second, That it is Mpaty ot the fed ral government in all # departments to rotect the rights of per3ns and property '@ De territories and wheFer else Its conStl- utional authority extfds," :"
 The principle so gserted, adopted and pproved by the Jaasonian democracy m 834, is utterly at &riance with that other otnef Ioctrine, that the people of territory Z turing it's territgfal existence, have the ipht and n,oy zaBally exclade or eite'tuai7 V 7 prevent the 1troduction of slaw Prof ,erty into territory by unfriendly ie1glslY ion enacted If the territorial lePslato1 md, when sud legislation has beel pass4 hat Congreyf has no power to lnterVS Or the pury6se of protection, bcanse lualifed q absolute sovereigty Ill F people of he territory.