The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-08-17

Nsn-lntsrventisn.
Words are as strangely tortured as prn.
ciples in these days. Mr. Clay introduces
a measure, which aboIishes the right to
deal in slaves in the District which. under
pretencc of aiding in the recovery o' fug'-
,ives, interposcs the legislation of Congress
between the master and slave in the states
which forever depr,es the South OF all
share ia California which. in the opinion
of all the ablest supporters OF the measure,
leaves the STAKEHOLDER legally interdlc'ed
from every foot OF the remaining territory,
and, finally which proposes to buy up and
cover with the same anti slavery conditions,
the third part Of the State OF Texas. Clay
saws the Charleston Mercury. had got great
fame by compromises (all which had
been broken by the North ut the frs, oppor-
,unetv J and so he calls this compromise,
aud it was hailed as such BY all who were
ready to accept whatever conditions were
offered or to submit, Internationally. II uecs-
sary. TIE deception of the name worked
beautifully for a time, and 1t did seem that
the beasts OF the compromises would be
made good, aud that measure which was
made 40 of concession and surrender on the
part OF the South would triumph merely
because it was called compromise.
We believe the chances of tina, have passed
away The mask has been stripped from
this place OF chicanery, and It's friends have
vanished with It's disguise
Another and not less impndent mpos,ure
remains the "nou.iuierventlon policy of
the President The Administration have
proposed to settle the slavery question in
the Territories by non.lntcrycn,ion." The
name implies quletude, forbearance, stud.
Gus abstinence from all attempts to control
opinion or action in the Territories. by ad
wee, maneavre, force or autholty. ilo"
has the Administration realized It's promise /!
1t despatched agents to California, to stir
up the people 10 form State government ,
is military representative, acting avowedly
on instructions, called Convention by a
proclamation, in which he parcclled the eoun.
try lnto election districts. prescribed the
qualification OF voters, and allotted the pro-
portion Of representation. When the Con.
venton met, he assumed the office of Pres.
dent, and during the discussions, the advice
aud authority of the other agent OF the Ad-
ministraton were used to control the decls-
ons Of the Convention on a most importa ut
question, on the pledge tina, thus, and thus
only, could they secure admission into the
Union. When this constitution thus framed
under duress of the Cabinet and their sub.
ordinntes, was assented TO by the people,
and officers chosen under it, the civil and
military chief gave up the authority of the
United States into their hands, AS II the
fungus he had brought into existence was
nothing less than stable and legitimate
government. This was the first illustration
of the chea, which the Administration had
resolved to practice under the name OF
mon intervention
The unreasonable subscvience Of section.
al party has alone saved the President cen.
sure, the most solemn that Congress could
iniiicl for this unparalleled usupation oiiheir
functions under the pretence OF " non.nter'
vention." But il was done for the advance.
meni Of the Free Soil " cause, to settle
the slavery question against the South, To
enact the Wilmot rrovso in such form
that Gen. Cass could sanction j, without
doing violence to his own revelation accor'
ding to Nicholson. And this being its oh
Jecr, no violation of law, no manifest enor,
nifty OF usurpaton. in the attainment Of the
end, could awake the condemnation Of the
North They can see no danger aud no
wrong in violations Of law that ennre to
their advantage 1t is in fact only postpon.
ing the Constitution 20 Mr., Stewards high.
err law OF antlslavery. There is not a
Northern Wing paper, from the National
Mieiigencer down, that did not again and
again denounce Mr. Folks appointment OF
Military Governors over the California ter.
ritories in time OF peace, as usurpation.
Yet when, by the instructions Of the pres.
ent Administration, those Governors pro.
coed to exercise powers such as Mr.. Polk
never dreamed Of even to create sovereign
States within their jurisdiction, and surren.
der their authority, not to those who APP
pointed them, but to those whom they have
themselves appointed. because it is done to
the injury of the South, and to the advance
ment Of the North, not northern Wing
paper, from the National Iniei'igencer down,
but approves, sustains, and urges the legis.
lative sanction Of these atrocious usurpa.
tons.
The President well knew he could count
upon this result. He had abundant evi.
dence Of this approval from the instant the
success Of his non.intervention in Cali.
fornia WAS made known. lie was embold.
ened to try a still holder illustration of it.
California was an unorganised Territory.
New Mexico was IN = more perplexed con.
dition. In California Ne had only the ques-
ton Of slavery to settle against the South.
In New Mexico he determined to settle not
only the slavery question. but the dispute
about boundary also, and TO settle them OF
course against the South. Accordingly his
officer is instructed to call a Convention in
New Mexico; apd by way Of swallowing
up the claims Of Texas forever, il 10 ordered
u assemble within the asserted limits Of
Texas, and 70 form = State whose seat Of
Government shall be within the rightful Tor.
risory of another State! This 10 de second
phase Of the "non. intervention policy
10 il not an sbsurdity to call ours govern
ment Of constisaticn and laws p Lcuisania
J Courier.