M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-04-24
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ted by any constitutional Injunction
Inhibition. But the re.trietion i'm.
passed by the obligation of jnsti..e re.
mains; and | cOuttn nd THAI that wOuld
@ sufficient to render it oppressive
and tJTaun:cal to use the power, with.
out st the same time making the, com.
pensntIOn. pat il ,a gentlemen wha.
ther that wonld not he better condi.
tion for the shareholders Of the Dis.
trIcl than to assume tine rigid spplica.
t''n Of the amendment OF the Gonsti.
'n'ion to which llavs referred Z II
would always he an equitable. and. |
doubt not asufficient cause for exact.
my from Cougnss q iull, and lust
compensation Tor the value Of tho
property taken Nj, ..i. III A..
Mr. President, l said sn Yesterday
That there was,nO one of ,hoss resoln.
ilons. except the first. which contained
any concession BY either party. that
did not either. contain some mutual
concession BY the two parties, or did
not contain cOncessiOnalt0gsfher from
The North to the. Sonth. N1~. with
reMDect 10 the resolution anderson.
slueratiop !, the N r'h has coutendsd
that thr power exists under the Con.
stitntion to- abolish slavery here. I
ap aware that the South. OF q greater
portion Of the South. have cnntended
tor tie opposite doctrine. What dces
thls resolution ask Z II asFs Of both
psrt!ts to tnIbrar urging their respsc.
tive opinions--lhe one to the exc luaion
OF the other. But it eoncvdes to the
south ali that The South. il appssrs to
me, ought IN reason 10 demand. inas.
much a.. itreqnires suvh conditions AZ
amount t0 an absolute security f,r tho
property in slaves within the District
such conditions as will make che
existence of slavery in the District
cotyA and coextensive with its exs.
tence in any of the States out Of or
beyond tine District. The second
clause OF this resolu,inp pruxides that
u is expedient % prohibit within :be
District tho slave trade in sIAyes
brought into il.
Mr. President. Il it BE- conceded
that Congress has the p,.wer Of lsgis.
latlon - exclusive legislAtiou - in all
cases wbatsoe Yer, how can il BE- don.
hted that Congress haS the pover to
prohibit what is called the slave trade
within the District OF Columbia Z Nv
interpretation Of the Consultation ia
this /; that with 'evar,l 70 all lhose poe.
tions OF jurisdiction which operato
upon the States. Cungr % can exer.
else no power which is MT granted, or
npt necessary i'm? icntton from q
granted power. Such 10 the ruls for
TIE ac'lnn Of Cuagrrss in relation to
lie legislation upou the States. But
IL reation tn its lesialation upoa tIiis
District, the reverse, | lake It, 10 the
true rule. that Congress hss all power
which is nCt prohibited by some pro.
viSiens Of the Constitution Of the
United States In other wJhlS. Con.
grcss has power within the district
equivalent to aud cupxtrnsive with
the power which any State itself pos.
seSses within its own Iimiis. Well.
can anv one doubt the right of any
State in this Union--oi any slavehoi.
ding State--to forbid the intr ,duction
as merchandise Of slaves within its
own limits . Why almnet every slave.
holding state in the Union has exer.
elsed it's power to prohibit the intro.
ductiOn oi slaves as merchandise. Il
g in the constitution OF my own Stete:
and aiie. all the agitati and rxcite.
mthl upon the suij ct oi slavery
which has existed in iho State of
Kentucky during the laat year. the
same principle is incorporated in tho
new constitution. II - The coEstitu.
ton. | know, OF Mississippi also.--
The State prohibits the Introduction Of
slaves within its limits rs merchan.
dice. helieve it 10 he in the consti.
tuition or laws OF Maryland and Vir.
ginia. and in the laws OF most OF the
slavvholding States. It's true, that
the policy OF the several slaveholdiBp
States has variilatedfroln tipse to tima
upon this snbject-sOmetimes tolcfat-
lug ahd sometimes excluding the trade
but there has never been the slightest
diversity OF opinion as to the right
no departure from the great principle
that every one OF them has the powor
and authority 10 prohibit the intro.
duction OF slavery within their fespec.
tive limits, ifthey choose to exercise Il.
Well, then, IrvalIy do anot ttibk
thatthis resolution, which proposes to
abolish that trade, ought to be cosid.
cred as cuneession By either eIaes 6f
States TO the at her class. Think L
should be regarded as an object atcep-
table 10 bo:h, cnnf rmable to the wish
es and feelings of both /; and yet, sir,
in these ii nes Of fearful and Glarm,ng
excitement-in these times when eve