Speech of Hon. David T. Disney, of Ohio, on the Power of Congress Over the Territories

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Excerpt from Speech of Hon. David T. Disney, of Ohio, on the Power of Congress Over the Territories: Delivered in the House of Representatives, March 13, 1850One fact seems conclusive. In various acts ao thorizing the formation of State'govcrnments, it isstipulated by Congress, that the constitution to be formed, shall not be repugnant to the principles of' the ordinance, and yet the ordinance declares ihat they shall be admitted 'on an equal footing with the original States. The power of the ori ginal States was sovereign over every question of local right, and the resolution of 1780, and the terms of cession by the States, stipulated fo'r'the samepower in the new States.The slavery clause does not affect the personal rights of citizens of other States, and is, there fore, peculiarly a question of domestic jurisdic tion', to the doctrine of the Ohio courts, both State and Federal, the people cannot surrender their power over it. The application of the ordina'nce, -then, was not understood as con ¿icting with the full and'f'ree sovereignty of the people, nor are the acts of Congress, in relation to the' subjects of the ordinance, to be understood as restraints, but simplyfias a¿irmative of the peo ple'srights.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.