Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-01-12

officer Of the Government; his prov.
incu Is not 70 make, but execute The
laws. uu,i It Is q remarkable fact in cur
History tilut, notwithstanding tlc re-
leatud efforts Of the anti-S laycry party.
not 4ingic act has ever passed Con.
crcss. Injcs: we .nay possibly except
the Missouri Compromise, inipairiny
in tie slightest degree the right of the
South to ticir property i'll slaves i'll it."
lie repeats his former opinion that
Territory cannot exercise the right to
choose between slavery and freedom
until she becomes "a :Statc--that her
sovereignty then alone commences.
pom this roint he says: ttE.E
"Thi. ruwer CONGRESS is expressly
forbidden by the Federal Constitution
10 exercise. Every state Legislature
in thc Jnion is forbid lv it, own Con
Stituion 10 exercise it. It cannot hc
exercised in any state except by the
people IN their highest sovereign capac-
IT., when framing or amending their
state Constitution. In like manner it
can only he exercised by The people Of
the Territory, represented in Convcn-
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nos. exist within thDir ilnis.''
o. the Furitivc slave Law he
s''
p" ! he most I".Irabl" Violations OF Con-
~'i'u'Iohal duty winch have yet been
committed, consist ~ the acts of diff
"t"iit ,''a;f Ir.2isiHt"res to defeat the
execution 81 IKE Fugitive slave Law
Il oN2i't TO be remembered, however,
ii'j Tor iiie'' acts neither Congress nor
any l'r" ideht can hr justly held res
N"nS'bI", having been passed in viola
tI"n 81 the Federal Constitution. They
Aro. therefore. huii and void. All the
to0lt~, Noti! Stat, and National. before
" nom me question: has arisen, have
rom rae "p-''h'''@ 'rc!afcd tlo r u@i-
II, I'VE 'Ni7|P Law 10 hc constitutional.
/ i'' ''i'.:'" rA'rP'!"h II t nat OF u state
: "Ni III p" 'S'olSlit' ana tins mas not
u'4I "yt' reversed ~ 'iic Prone! appel
iHj! t'ibt'n!', hui i:tS met. With such
'trF'"a'ion, THAI ihcrc can he
mo- DANGER nom II, rs "a pFeccdcnt. Inc
Fi''''.'' .' ''' IA" 'ins been cStahlished
over ana over "@alh BY tAc Supreme
I "''fi ~ ne iii'd nt;teS, with perfect
anH.nr'N;
~ me "a'Inl th" ''r">ideAt to en-
Royce ~" .':i!N3 S"Vt law he says;
,"''r'' ne ri12r''~e Is rrcse;ded' III
H"'r'' Il wa ne the dH'Y OF tie next
| ''~'ut'i'' ~ !; IA" been my own, t"
"c' ""i' igor in executing TINS SUI
'""' l'W AGAINST the conflicting en-
,''li'"ni" "i '1t"t' iF E'slAtufos should
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