The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-08

Trailing an powe in tue general govern.
ment and making of the States mere dc.
pendences. He believed that a monarchy
such as old England was the best form Of
government, the happiest device Of hunan
Thomas Jefferson led the States right
party ana IN the conflict the Jeffersonian
doctrine Of states rights prevailed adopt.
ing that form OF government and submitted
the Constitution which was in due time
adopted by the States and It thus became
the organic law OF the United States Ham
ilton admitted his defeat in the convention
non by the states. expressing, however
his doubts as 10 the success of the ex.
pertinent. ms he called II, and later. In
ltel' he said Il own il Is my opinion,
though ! do not publish II In Dan or BcpY-
Shcba that the present government is not
that which answers The ends If society bv
giving stability and protection 10 its rights.
and that 1t will probably be found exDcdi.
ent to "a TO The British form"
The doctrine OF States rights thus recog-
nlzed. of course. carried with it the right
Of each state 10 regulate Its domestic ar
fairs in It's own way. and Congress possess
ed no power not delegated To II hv the
Constitution or. In the language of the
Constitution Itself. tho powers not dele.
gated to the United States hy tho Con
Stltution. nor prohibited by It to the states.
ore reserved 10 the states, respectively or
10 the people.' The domestic affairs of
state could not therefore. he interfered
other state. To illustrate: Ii will be ad.
mt'ed by every Intelligent. honest man
that each state had the constitutional right
for Itself and hv lis own laws prior u the
var, to detormln" whether Or NOT the insti-
tuition of slavery should exist within IFS
borders. This has never been denied hv
any. ono. eVccnt by tho fanatic who AZ
penled 70 higher law doctrine, dccllr-
Ing that the Constitution was league
with helI aud should not he obeyed.
~
A provision Of the constitution Of the
United States then, and Stlll in force.
READS as follows: "No person held to
service or labor in one State, under the
laws thereof, escaping into another shall.
In consequence OF any law or regulation
therein. be discharged from such service
or labor, but shall be delivered up on claim
of the party to whom such service or
lubor may be due Seeking to enforce
this plain provision Of the constitution Of
the United States congress enacted what
is known as the fugitive slave law. The
State Of Pennsylvania, as did fourteen
other Northern States, sought to nulllfy
this clause of the constitution and law Of
congress, and passed laws forbIdding the
execution thereof in their respective
states, and in the celebrated case OF Prgg
vs. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, III
Peters Report, pages GIL GU, the supreme
r%qrt OF me United states, ny unanimous
laws Of congress said: "UIS,oricallv, IL
Is well known that the .bjcrt of this
Io,o a. t5i,, vt /" ~ ',Il1,"a Wv
and title of ownership ia their slaves as
property in every State of the Union into
which they might escape from the state
Sln ,neE 81, were neiu "a ~ NY ,
me nun recognition 81 ms TIE II
aud title was indispensable to the security
or TINS species OF properly Ia an the slSNc,
n"'uihS states, anu ihuGsI, Was 80 wa, XXI
J." ~" peSetSat'on o. 'Hy,l d,,,ta
that 1t constituted a fundamental article
MIiuIW 'ue ,au"Puuu :" MuirI 'uT 'u u,n
NoHiu not udNe men i2rneu; IL ~ t,n as
ueSlSh was l" EudTu asainS' 'he ul'ltlut'
ana pfldc!pleS preNalehl III Tue uou ~
| nplEiHg STATES ny preventing mem HON.
| interfering WIN OF reS'Ilruus uI "n,rnn
ing me tights oil INC oMherS o. S,' ~,
This clause was therefore 81 NE
/ laSt importance 10 Tue surety anu Stcul ~
Oh inc SoItnerh Sln'eS. nnu cnoi S,n m"
SHrfehdered pY mem "l'uoui euun rhe
c.Vil Woe pl"Pra'E dontod in Tho can.
clause was therefore adopted IN the '%n,
Eemtlon ny me unanli9VuS 'onsen 81, 81. Inv Inv.
i"LintlS u. ~ ILL., az ''' Tho
'ihUse HlhnileS Noh1enipi93itsSs, VI rttt an
ence OF positive, hhquatiheu rlsn. u h
me part OF me oWner or tne STAY VAN" ANY,
no Statc law or nSulti'on nroiifv ar re
strain. -,..,o ,., ~ IN,
mus Spnke ne eup'SSinc suo4 ,,Id vn,
Ihlted Stales. hulndu 'ahhnnsv, ~ ~,
| nave more emphAucallN uSVlaIeu ~ + Il, Nv
intent ana meaning Oh ,ns J i,yor an. ND
pnillei MepsSrL' 'u uas 9ch,sS Gr New
/ me- ~ do moi hesitate To saw ana repeat
| that il the Northern states refuse. wIlfuly
and herately, to carry ln{2 SuGes tn'l
t5n resto r alton Of fugitive slaves. anC
/ congress provides no remedy, the Soutl
would no longer be bound TO oesef va, ~,
fIU NINA ~, al elIas
And again In 1851 he said: In th'
/ North the purpose Of oyertuIning the gov
ernten' Sr9ws ~ in ToIuntnrS assemble
Of individuals. denounclng The laws Of th
land and declaring a fixed intent 10 ,,o alS
%SnFE o IhGl ,otoi in The verv heart OF New
ENGLAND. and said to have been numer
ousIy attended. the members unanimously
resolved THAT as God is our helper W
win NOT suffcr any person charged will
being a fugitive from labor TO he take
from among us. and to this resolution w
pledge our lives, our fortunes ana on
sacred honor"
Aud Mr. Webster proceeds: These pei
sons do not seem to have been aware ina
the purpose thus avowed nv them is di'
tinctiy reasonable II an law Of II