Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-06-26

| selves, will unanimously acclaim aSaiDs
the institution Of slavery and JUS. as evi
deni an anticipation, that, by the pro,rac,
Cd posiponement Of The admission OF Cali
! adjusted, an exce!,cn; opportunity will bt
! afforded 20 shareholders TO introduce ,hti
properly, in defiance OF the wishes of a vas
majority OF tho sellers. We haze ;he sen
limenis OF the people Of New Mexico an,
Utah on this subjec. but these sentiment;
will be unavailing aud powcrless, in tie
event Of The passage of this bill. The true
idea ol nou-interyeu.ion is d pcr!cc, sub
mission Of ali domestic questions 10 The
people. This idea vii be totally defeated
if slavery in advance is furnished with
such facilities, as the inisdious approaches
of lis advocates can turn to lis permanent
and irreversihie establishment. Non-D
er.ention, if a, all plausible doctrine,
applies 10 territories with as much force
as TO States and, Of course, to territories,
as they stood al the time Of the application
Of the doctrine. 10 deny Ithis is TO fall
back upon the Proviso in one Of its cor
relative forms. II the spirit of The doctrine
Of non Intervention pervades our legislation
in this ins,ance-if the people Of the ter
ri,ores are really no. inferior in point OF
right and popular government, TO those Of
The Staes-if they are allowed 10 fashion
their domestic institutions according TO
their own views OF expedicncy-,hen is the
doctrine Of non-intervenlion practically
equivalent TO that of the Proviso. The
citizens of New Mexico and Utah have
unequivocably demonstrated their position;
and the same respec, should be paid 10 their
sentiments, as is now, on all hands, paid
10 The voice of California. We fear great.
Iy. however, that the Southern politicians
will refuse 10 recognize this feature Of the
policy or, that, if they
do give it speclous support, that they
will not hesitate 10 apply every subsequent
a.lifice and scheme which their fertile fan.
cies can conlrive. to defeat the same popu.
lar will which they effect 10 support. If
The sentiments Of the people OF New Mexico
and Utah, as they are now situated, and
after every effort OF propagandsm has
been exhausted, are TO be the criterion of
legislation. or rule upon the parties TO
The existing contention, then are they for
ever secure from the establishment Of an
institution. which they abhor and depre.
cate. II the doctrine OF intervention
means anything, as applicable to a terrific
rial condition, i! implies that the people Of
the territories have precisely the same
power over their internal affairs, as the
citizens Of regularly constituted States. It.
he questions agi,a'ing the country can
really and practically be decided in this
Way The people will be allowed to act
and speak Tor themselves in their sovereign
then neither We. nor any other
person. can find any objection to the policy
Of non-in'erven, N. although we may still
contend !or the power Of Congress TO Iegis-
late for the territories, in all cases. This
power is the most conservative and coun
ervailing that can be employed against
he schemes of those who affect to reach
The same objects by differen, process of
or rather by relrainins from all
legislation.
II all these questions were moral or So
cial merely, they might be adjusted salts.
lactorily to all parties, in very shor,
time. The whole difficulty is found in
their political characteristics. 1t will
scarcely be controverted. that the tone of
public opinion is decidedly adverse TO the
exiention and perpetuation Of slavery, and
that this feeling is not confined TO the
Northern section Of our Confederation, bu,
IS even more active in the South. where its
evils are directly and personally expert
enced. We know Of no Statesman, or
e9en politician, from the North, who ad.
voca,es any policy. which he is not
prepared to prove to be, in the end,
utterly opposed TO tie extension Of slavery.
With them, it is question Of means, not
of principle. Any other position would be
fatal to the prospects OF a political asPiranl
Of either party!
II the debates in Congress, and the ar,i.
cles Of The Southern papers, prove any
thing. they evince decided determination,
on the part Of the Southern politicians, moi
the people. TO preserve the equilibrium be-
tween the slave. holding and non-slavehold-
ing States. This is the scheroe we have
to Opposes combination for political pur.
poses, which would miscons,Tue the very
objects Of our Union of States, and force
upon the citizens Of provinces, not yet en-
titled 10 all the immun,ies Of States, or even
territories, an institution repugnan, to
every feeling Of nature and policy. 1t is.
really, no question of Provisoism or nom