Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-10-31

eeovo 40 sstobo' Pi'bS'P'o WV" WV" f"'
ties. tba, the people Of lheaNew S'Oes and
Territories shall, in all cases, decide for
themselves without the Intervention Of Con-
gress, whether slavery shall exist amongst
them. This position, we believe. would be
entirely satisfactory TO the great body Of the
Southern people, whilst it would equally sat.
isfy all rational, rejecting, and sober niindid
voters at the North. We are well aware
that this was virtually the position assumed
by the Democratic party in the Baltimore
platform OF 1S48, and that in now recon
mending the Wings to assume the same pos
lion. we are afordng TO our Democratic
friends the occasion to exul. in their segacity,
and 10 teunt US with want Of political fore
sight. Be ii so. We shall be content to
submit to their jeeis. provided we shall see
the Union fixed upon a stable basis, and
peace restored to the country. No sense OF
mortified vanity, shall. at any time. restrain
US from doing our duty to the Wing party
and to the country. In the present posture
Of affairs, we believe it indispensable 10 the
integrity and 10 the preservation OF the oss'
fulnes, OF the Wing party, that they shall
distinctly and emphalicaly adopt i, as o car.
dinal principle OF their creed, that Congress
shall not legislate upon the question OF sla.
very in the territories. We leave entirely
on, OF view the constitutional power OF Con,
gress over the subject. In our opinion, that
question need not, and ough. not, 10 enter
into The matter. II all national Wings and
Democrats are united against the expedency
OF exercising the power, all useful results
will be accomplished, leaving each ndivid-
ual to enjoy his own opinions on the abstract.
question OF the power. But If the great
mass of Wings and Democrats should unite
upon the intervention basis, would this
accomplish the result? Would il put down
faction at The North and South? Would i.
maintain the nationality OF the two parties
and leave the nation, as heretofore, divided,
no! by geographical divisions and by section.
al dscords, but by questions Of no purely
national character, and upon the great issues
Of State policy which the two parties have
heretofore maint aimed.
No greater cause can befal the country
than that one section shall be arrsyed against
the other upon sectional grounds. II the
Wings can aid in preventing such result.
by proclaiming and adhering to the policy Of
non.in,erven.ion. in our judgment, it is their
duty to do SO. If the Wings and Demo
crals will present to the country an undivi,
ded iron. upon this question, we solemnly
believe that The moral effect OF such union
will be fatal 10 the lanaticism OF the North
and The notification Of the South. By this
course the Wing parry will occupy high,
conservative. and national ground; whilst in
doing so, i. will surrender no principle. nor
require any sacrifice ofindivdual opinion on
mooed questions Of constitutional power.
We hope, therefore, tina. Wing sta,esme en-
and Wing presses throughout the country
will, al once, assume this position end ad
here TO j! unfal,eringly. They have before
Them the example Of that noble band o.
Wings who seeded from the Syracuse Con,
venlion sooner than enter the factious designs
Of The Demagogue, Seward These Wings
deserve the thanks OF Tho country for the no.
BILE, national, conservative ground they &C.
cupy, and their example will infuse new life
and energy into the Wbis party.
In conclusion we would remind the Wing:
that in maintaining the doctrine OF non Inter
verton, they are, only carrying out faith
fully the spirit OF the late compromise meas
ures, which are predicated upon the hypo,he
sis, that Congress will no. interfere with III,
question, OF slavery in The territories bu
will leave The people TO settle the question
for themselves.
If Wings and Democrats are faithful Il
the Compromise, they must OF necessity
maintain the doctrine OF non Intervention. -
II this doctrine is abnndoned-if we surren
der this truly national ground then we hav,
no common platforms on which Northern
and Southern Wings can stand. and the con
; sequence will be, tina! We will be split int
sectional and dscordan, factions withou, any
common bond OF union. In any view o
the case, non'intervention. in our judgment
isthe only safe reliable ground.