The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-17

Just exercise of this power found in the enactment
by the government OF authority to the occupants OF
the unorganzed domains to institute government
them and when Congress have thus authorized the for
nation of government the just power contemplated by
the constitution to be vosted in them over the Terrific
res, will have been exerted. From this point
ences properly the action Of the principle OF nonnter
vention with the efforts Of the people to govern them
selves.
II seems to me that every instance Of departure from
this principle has been attended by calamity Al efforts
by Congress TO qualify characterize Territorial const
utons have but produced the legitimate consequences
Of disregard Of organic laws-tenporary relief, and
ever recurring disease Questions Of vital i'm to
the reoic to be governed have been agitated and dis
cussed without their represented participation and in
that have witnessed the suffice alton OF the theme
by collateral issues its contraction 10 party interests
and its degradation TO confederation of Political
truck between politicians Of various schools. He,cc
prolific progeny Of compacs fnalties and compro SEES
duly labelled cf their respective years suspended Ia the
national council house In memorial Of pcrioiicel pra
oies The rights oil the people, AMI confidently re-
10 the Indian points 10 the goary scalp that
emphasize lis wigwam, in illustration Of his hideous
II was the justly immortal John Hampton who in.
sbcd upon the standard he bore against tyranls the
wards The life of all compro,niscs is fine death of Ali
principle, and I!amrdcn signed by elegant latiny
his detestaon Of the treason In Judgment the best
interests o! true democracy will be most efficiently
served by obedience to John Hampicn's mottono com
promise.
The most strenuous advocates or the constitutional
power Of Congress to exclude slavery from the Terrific
res, as earnestly deny its constitutional power to intro
duce II there and yet the ruinous Inconsistency Is
mice which usclcssy enacted slavery out OF the territory
north Of thirtysix degrees thirty minutes from which
nature had excluded IT, and cgalizei II south Of that
line where otherwise u could not have extended The
remulous apprehension Of damage from violated com
pact which stills the country is the abnormal action OF
diseased system II has been the false obligations Of
these ins-namcd compacts that have hoppci FREQ
labor and compelled II, since 1920 limits but iust
more enlarged tim those opened for the occupancy of
slave abcr and in strict observance Of the
scale adopted for the adjustment OF tie numerical pro-
portion OF slave States 10 free States would remove
these compromise manaclesrestore the natural Laws of
social commercial and agricultural progress and SC free
labor field for the repression Of slavery, and the sup
port Of freedom, all continent destined to teen
with its products This, in my Judgment, win be the
only true solution of the problem Of American slavery
the natural quiet contemplated by institutions and
required by the people. Then will he impossible that
sectional strife shah prescribe different geographical habi
taons for opposite principles, TO the compromise OF
both for then VIII be witnessed their peaceful encounter
and the consequent abandonment by the siaveholaer
OF aspecics of labor become improbable by contact with
free labor.
It's recommended TO the general sense that an obr,
ton binds all nations and independent States 70
teryention with the political institutions Of other nations
and independent States and while should resist
efforts By European powers 70 control Affect, thc M