Territorial Policy Speech of Hon George E Pugh of Ohio in Reply to Messrs
Territorial Policy Speech of Hon George E Pugh of Ohio in Reply to Messrs
George Ellis Pugh
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The coun- sel, instead of being limited to two hours each, were allowed to aro-ue at their own pleasure. I say, again, it is an insu. Lt to the court to affirm that a ques- tion of such magnitude, not involved in the ease, was considered and decided without intimating to counsel the propriety of its argument at the bar. There is not a respectable court in any State of the Union that would behave so. Judges have that much respect, at least, for themselves and their own profession. Now, sir, havi...ng disposed of the question of faith, let us look a little into the errors of practice of which the Senator complains. Mr. Green. Before the Senator leaves that subject, I hope he will permit me to make one remark. Mr. 1'ugii. Certainly. Mr. Green. T stated expressly that the question did not arise, whether a Territory could prohibit slavery by its own action ; but I stated that the ques- tion did arise whether Congress could prohibit slavery in a Territory ; that the Supreme Court decided that ; and that that was the law of the land ; and that they gave their unanimous opinion that a Territory could exercise no power beyond what Congress could exercise.
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