The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1861-03-30

they have CONS into power upoa this repa-
diaiion. Hence, new guarantees are da.
manded, aad yoa SAINT Jour delegates d,
secure thea. We now have equal nights
in all the territories. This Is - b. the
Constitution and the decisions nov declared
The first section Of the amendments pro-
posed by tie Peace Congress, proposed TO
abolish slavery ia all the territories lying
North Of So so North latitude. This it,
eludes probably four-6iths Of the territory,
if NOT 10 extent, certainly that proportion in
real value Leaving the other fifth South
Of that which includes New Mexico only,
not for slavery, not for the sonih, bat 10
be contendoi for 10 law suit. with no more
favorable provision for success than We now
have for the whole territory. Certainly, il
says that no law shall be passed By Congress
or the Territorial Legislature to prevent the
introduction and holding of slaves in the
territory South So 80. But the Supreme
Court says the same thing now under our
present Constitution, as TO all the territory
North as well as South of that line. But it
| is said the Peace Congress goes further aud
provides that our rights in the territories
/. shall be subject TO judicial cognjzanee' in
g the Federal Courts, according to the
.course of the common law" This, it
may be contended, is to guard the rights Of
the South at least 10 this refuse Of our vast
domain But WI you rememberthat the
Black Republicans are in power-alr. Lin
coin is President-that these territories are
now about to be organized, and that Mr.
Lincoln has the appointment of judges in
these " Federal Courts" and that the Sem
ate that will confirm them is controlled by
his party. For our security upon the ter
ritorial question we are to give up all claim
to four-ffths of the territory, and for the
other fifth rely upon the "eourse ofthe COM
mon law as interpreted by Black Repub-
lican judges. nominated by Black Repub-
lican President, and confirmed By Black
Republican Senate; and that, too, when
that party both in 1856 aud in 1860, in the
J same identical words, in the 9ufalo as vel
as in the Chicago platform, still declare that
" we deny the authority of Congress, of ;
: "Territorial Legislature, or any individual.
, g to give legal existence to slavery in any
territory of the United States" Can an,
! sane man believe that Judge entertainin:
this opinion, can or will ever make dccis
ion establishing or even tolerating SLAYER,
in any territory? Yet such is the settle
ment of the territorial question as proposes
by the Peace Congress.
It should be also observed that this onl
extended to present territory, leaving tn
t same difficulties to arise should we max
further acquisitions, and that too, when W
! may be less able to defend our rights tina
i we are at present.
: Mr. T. said he was not discussing thi
e report of the Peace Congress so much b
: way of attacking it, as to show how It'll
: there was in it fayoring the South, and her
d tell the cause the abolitionists had TO or
It pose it, He would therefore refer to bu
: one other section. of this proposition, an
It that was the 18th and last.
That section provides that where fre
a tive slave Is rescued from the Marshall an
e the owner deprived of him, the Unite
G States shall pay the owner the full value an
s the slave 90 free The effect Of this will |
;, to free every rescued runaway slave, an
!. make the owner with tie South bear the
n proportion and pay their share of his prize
This may become great evil if permitted
y and encourage the fanatics Of the North
l. rescue and thus liberatc every runaway sla,
: and pay no more of his value than any otht
8 man of the South, even the owner who.
d property is thus illegally and most wron:
&c fully taken from him.
g Mr. T. said from this brief review yC
a may see something of the character of Il
"a proposition of the Peace Congress; that
4 had great respect for the Southern membe
d of that Congress; that it was not his purpo
is to disparage them in the slightest degre
al and that their devotion to the Union promr
a. ed them to yield much; yes, much mo
e. than they believed was justly due the Sout
d. and they did this to try to make an efFo
70 to do something to save the Union. In Il
III spirit they yielded, and yielded and co
az ceded down, yes, down to this present, al
ID this to get onl y majority Of one in t
er Congress.
This proposition of the Peace Congre
was inclosed to the Speaker of the House
Representatives. The Speaker stated
:" The House that he had the communicate
: and that he was requested to lay it beft
- the House, and that he desired to do
10 This was objected to by Black Republics
=, the Speaker insisted aad tho objeeter insi
" ed; then the only way to get it before t
:" House was to suspend the Rules. n
y McClernard, of Ill, Northern Democr
~ moved their suspension, and upon TAXI
a. the vote the Black Republicans voted do,
e the motion and refused even to receive
. Report of the Peace Congress or to prest
it to be read in the House So that VI
N all the concession of Southern men, a
re- yielding of rights which they honestly
ne lieycd they were entitled to, sacrifices ms
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