Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-30
ANOTHER DECEPTION.


For the sake of securing the support of those
Northern Democrats who in 1848 supported
General Cas-, and acquiesced in his doctrine OF
Congressional Non-Intervention in the Terrific
rics, the Slave Power is just now profoundly
impressed with the conviction that the People
of Territory have q right to settle the Cues
ton of Slavery for themselves, without inter-
ference and it is shocked that any American
citizen who believes in the right Of selfgovern-
ment should BIO found arrayed against this
policy.
This is sheer humbug. The Slave Power
does not itself believe in this policy. IL does
not admit that The People IF Territory haze a
right to erelude Slavery. 1t denies the right Of
Congress to exclude Slavery from any Terri
tory-this is all il means by Congressional nom
Intervention. The doctrine of Non Interven-
ton, as held by those who claim for the inhab-
itants Of Territory the right to prohibit or
tolerate Slavery, it denies rs Squatter Soper-
eighty Did it not refuse, in is4s, to recognise
such a right in the People Of Oregon, when
all Of its advocates in the South with one or
two exceptions, voted against it in the Senate !
Did not Mr.. Calhoun, and the present Sccre-
tary of War, Mr.. Davis and other distin-
guished Southern Senator'S, direct against it
their ferccst dcnunciations, in 1880? Did not
the members from the South in both Houses
array themselves almost as one man against
the action Of the People Of California, because
they incorporated in thoir Constitution clause
excluding Slavery And yet, we are now to
be told that all the South asks Is, the recogni-
ton, BY the North, Of the principle and policy
of Non-Intervention
DO not be deceived. The position OF the
Slave Power is simply this-repeal Of the Mis-
souri, Compromise, Intervention by Con-
grcss, and non-aeiion by the People Of the Ter
ritory itself as TO Slavery, except TO secure 10
citizens Of the United States The slaves whieh
they may choose 10 take there.
The Richmond (ya) Examiner, the boldcst
most out-spokcn Of all the Pro. Slavery rapcrs
Of the South, does not mincc the matter. 1t
Gays:
whilst the amendment OF Senator Douglas
affords assurances Of his devotion TO the insti-
tutions Of the South, and provides effectually
for the protection OF Slavery during the exist
ence Of Territorial Government in Nebraska
il does not meet our appreciation 80 fully as
does the amendment oserod by Mr.. Dixon, Of
Kentucky.
1.-THE amendment Of Mr.. Douglas provides
merely for the protection Of the rights Of the
South in a single Territory. That Of Mr..
Dixon provides for the protection of the slave
holder in all Territories belonging TO the United
States IL il more catholic in It's provisions,
and by an emphatic declaration, guarantees,
without further agitation or legislation, safety
to every citizen Of the South when he emigrates
into the Territories Of the United Sta,ss. IL
renders special legislation for each Territory,
when IL demands n Territorial Government,
unnecessary, and gives to the constitutional
rights of Shareholders the additional and prac-
teal security Of a special law
The Bill Of Senator Douglas secures to the
stakeholder everything be wants in Nebraska
the amendment Of Senator Dixon is preferable
on the whole, because ID extends this principle
to all Territory.
Hon. TRUMAN SMTTH--It is stated in des-
patch from this city that this gentleman will
soon leave the United States Senate, for the
purpose Of giving his undivided attention to
certain mining operations on Lake Superior,
in which he has become deeply interested.
In tho Maryland Legislature, resolutions re.
turning thanks to Captain Watkins, Major
Wyse, Lieutenants Winder and Wise, have
been adopted, and the Senator'S and Represent
atives in Congress requested TO use their inhu.
ence to procure the passage Of q law granting
assistance to the widows and families OF the
officers and soldiers who persisted.
Wheeling has voted, by large majority,
against granting licenses to taverns