The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-06-07
NUMBER SO.
San Frarcisco Daily News
NON-lNTERYENTI DOCTRINE.

The principles laid do n in the following ex-
tract from MIR. 1odges speech upon the Ne
bra>ka Bill in Congress, are not only strictly
orthodox States Rights doctrines, but expressed
in such succinct, clear style, interlarded with
one or two such witty illusions withal, that we
take the liberty Of publishing it thus disjoin,ed
from the rest of his remarks, v hich would oc
cupy more roam han our columns allow of be-
ing devoted to one subject.
Mr. DoDGE, (dem,) of Iowa, followed in de-
fence ii the sovereignty of the people of'Ferri-
tories, reading speech on that subject. He
conended tha, the Missouri restriction and
Wilinot proviso were dangerous usurpations of
power by Congress, and that lhe former ought
not 10 be allowed 10 remain an instant on the
statute book. He replied at length to Mr.
Sm this objections to the bill. To the objection
that Brigham Young had 40 wives, he said that
was MT by virtue of any law, but was part of
he religious creed Of the Mormons. The Nor
mems thought a wife good thing, and
provi ded themselves with &c many good things
as possible. The Shakers refuse their members
any wives. The latter existed in all the States.
and no offered to interfere with or disturb
their social regulations. If the creed Of no wife
of the Shakers, the creed of forty wives Of the
Mormons, were presented to the Senator from
Connecticut, there was no one who believed
that the Senator would become Shaker
cloud laughter.) He denounced the abol-
it"nis,s and their doctrines in strong terms, and
referre0to the appeals by the Senator from
Massachusetts (Mr Sumner) in behalf o. the
honor, plighted faith, solemn compacta, &c -
Did not that Senator reach his present position,
did he not spring into political power, by means
| OF his constant and INSCRIPTIONS attacks on the
sacred compact of the Constitution, providing
for the rendition of fugitive slaves He was
in favor of further acquisition of territory. He
would receive Cuba, Chihuahua, Tamaulipas
IT obtained fairly and properly Before they
were acquired, he wished to this question
| settled forever. There was no way to get il
settled but to leave it to the people TO dispose o
| il in their own way. II slavery was profitable
| in the Territories, people would have it in spite
| of all prohibitions by Congress, or otherwise. 1
not profitable it would never go there. There
was law passed in Jeffersons time agains
| settling in lndial territory, and yet he and thu
senior Senator from Wisconsin had violated i
nearly one halt of their lives. His father hat
not only gone on Indian territory, but had bull
forts TO protect the settlements. and he had offer
| loaded guns TO protect them. The people ofth'
| Territories would not e controlled by such pro
hbtions He referred to Mr. Douglas, and sals
that Senator owed it to his country and to th,
acts of 1850 to INTRODUCE and carry through thi
measure. These Territorial governments wer
indispensable to the Pacific Railroad and We
the Senators from New York and other State
would throw away the road and all other mea
sures to get sn unconstitutional prohibition o
| slavery.