East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1862-01-21
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AL the powers delegated to Congress,
to the President and the Judiciary, are
enumera ted; they are all national powers,
and the powers not enumerated are al
reserved to the States, for the reason
that they are not nationL powers, but
local and municipal, or State powers.--
Local and municipal, or Stsss powers.
include the following ani = 30 gAs
lat. Power to prescribe and regulate
and limit the rights, powers, duties and
obligations Of persons within the State,
Including marriage and tho domestic re-
iations' terqohs aa-dtfsq 3 81 ~
I'd. Power to regulate and control all
property within State, and the mode Of
its transfer and descent.
Sd, To regulate sll domestic cont sets
and wills. 5sr1E brs golDrtia ,aciszsass
4th. To grant charters Of corporations,
public and private, and regulate the cor
porate rights, powers and privileges Of
counties. cities. villages, rail road, canal.
Insurance. and other companies s-in"
9th. oregulate ehighways and bridges.
9th. To regulate education, schools
and ssminsries Of learning. ,sa
7th. To regulate matters of religion,
so far as governments have any legiti-
mate power over it. ~ s.7vessat ess5f
Theforegoing, genesal heads, embrace
all subjects Of local and municipal, or
State character. Whether slaves are re-
garded as persons, or as property, or as
of mixed character, as they really are,
the rights, duties and powers Of both
master and slave are, and ever have been,
regulated by the municipal laws of the
several Ststes-and not by the national
laws passed by Congress. In their ma
ture they are the proper subjects of mu-
nicipal law and State STRAIGHTFORWARD
no power over them, within the States,
has been delegated to Congress. The
song which has been rung in our ears
hundreds Of times by the republican
party, its orntors and its newspapers u,
that slavery is locsl--not national II
it be truly local, then IL is subject to che
exclusive jurisdiction of the States, sx-
cept SO. far as the national government
may tax it, or take slaves for public use,
during war. If slavery were in truth .
national institution, Congress would have
power to regulate it and to abolish il, or
establish it ~ . national institution,
within any Of the States, contrary 70 the
wishes of the people and the government
thereof. This conclusion inevitably fal-
lows. As it 10 local and municipal IN
stitution, neither Congress, the Presi-
dent, nor any commanding General in
the field, have any power over il, except
the latter may seize slaves for public
uses, the same As they may seize horses,
wagons, ships, or any other private prop
erty for public uses, when the public
good requires il. i-a ysaf e oam
Such being our view Of the Constitu.
tion and Of the war, we hope the Rspub
licsn party will not be disgrscsd, and the
country distracted and divided in opinion,
by a vain attempt, either on the part Of
Congress or the President, to abolish
slavery, or to attempt to do what they
have neither the constitutional right to
do, If they were 10 attempt it., They
have got business enough on hand to put
down the rebellion and save the Union,
without adding to the difficulties, by nm
dertaking to put down slavery also, at
the same time.sdl ID Tsr 8 soiH7s4a
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