Taney said there was no word in the Constitution that gave Congress greater power over slave property than over any other kind of property.

VOA: special.2009.05.14

I can only say that the property,peace, and security of no part of the country are to be in any way endangered by the incoming administration."

VOA: special.2009.07.30

They no longer had to meet requirements for owning a lot of property.

VOA: special.2009.01.19