New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-28
,,,pRvKsr1oS versus sos-IXTERvENTioy.


7, srndro IN the arguments made use OF by the al
-oos+e. of the Neh-a.ka bill we cannot in justice use
ldr snruaee than TO Say those advocates are guilty
ordounrigbt efrontery The advocacy OF the measure
= lsced on this ground first that it carries out the
doctrine Of popular sovereignty the right OF toe
,eonle Of the Territories TO establish their Own nttu
lions and secondly that II establishes the doctrine o
popnteryentOn by Congress with the SUBJECT OF oa7e
~ We have on former occasions demonstrated tnst
sdhereuce 70 the Missouri Compromise Is the on way
in which popular sovereignty in the Territories OF Ne
brsska and KaDsas can be secured al that the Ne
brsska bill is aimed directly at Precentmg the people
those Territories from establishing the own institu
tons Not less groundess s the preteose that It the
object OF that bill establish doctrine OF noninter-
yention by Congress with regard 70 slavery in the
terrtories Yet ii il constantly asserted IN Congress
srd out that the Nebraska bill is BASED on grea.
principle, and that principle, non-Dterven'ion
Il is wearisoue in cases even of 1agralt outrage, a
in this proposed repeal Of ibe Missouri Compromise TO
be compel cd 10 follow and expose the shifts aud sub
tlefes and subteriuCes which its adgOcates resort
70 cover their real objects in the nefarou transaction
The truth is-and it should never for moment bel lost
sight of-that the Object Of The repeal oitle Missouri
Coupromise is a practical Ii Is not urged Tor
the sake OF the establishment of any principle what
ever II ia not for the assertion of any mere doctrine
that the act is medated But it is for the PLAIN aud
palpable purpose Of making two slave States IN the
Northwest This is what the consIirators IN this
scheme are after and for nothing else And when the
object is 20 plain and so papable to be met by long
winded and shortwnded assertions and arguments that
the design of the movement simply establishment
/ ebo f1riva N
and repose to the country is Intensely trying TO human
patience Yet the transparent iuposture does not ao-
solve us from the duty of following and exrp ltag the
whole lying trsn Of shifts and subterIdees % which the
advocates OF the Nebraska IniIuity resort.
II there we're any evidence oJ the trurh OF the as
ser,cu that the Nebraska Dill establishes the doctrine OF
non.nteryention by Congress With tie domestic instl-
tutions Of the Territory 1t should he found uncOntra
dcted on the face OF that bill But instead OF that,
the first thing that meets Us is declaration
in the original bill that is considered equivalent
10 the prohibition Of the revival of the old French
law sustaining Slavery which revival is legal cOnse
ouence OF the repeal Of the Missouri Restriction. Aud
as if this were not enough special amendment is in
roduced by MIR. Badger declaring that the repeal shall
not be construed work revival Of the old law OF
Slavery There are here therefore two distinct pro-
visions OF the bill each of which anOunts 20 positive
intervention on the subject of Slavery 1t s no reply,
to say to that these provisions should make the bill
satisfactory TO the opponents of Slavery In the
first place, know that those provisions amount 70
nothing by way OF preventing Slavery from going into
the Territories and that they intended to amouot
TO nothing But it h only in re to the asserted
doctrine OF non intervention that noticing them
1t is all the same for the purpose Of the argument,
whether the Intervention is for against Slavery. 1t
is enough show bst the bill it's face by an orig
inal declaration and aterward and more completely,
by the Badger amendment does specifically intervene
TO prevent the revival Of the old French laws which
existed at the timc OF the imposition of tho Missouri
Restriction The bill itself ia doing this, palpably
gives the lie TO the preense that the great object of
the measure is to establish the great healing doctrine
Of noninteUenton. This is made more apparent per-
hsps if consider for an instant that the Territories
question are not covered by any restriction Slave
n and then conceive Of the enactment of the Badger
amendment as law to be applied to them. Waat
palmer intervention could there be than that Yet
this is precisely equivalent to the case in question.
We have no sympathy with the opinions of the
preventative from this City, Mr. Cutting who moved
to refer the Nebraska bill to the Committee Of the
Whole But We do see, and no man who chooses 70
look help seeing that no exception can be taken 20
his logic when he declares himself in favor of the
doctrine of non Intervention, and yet opposes this bill
as it passed the Senate. Mr.. Cutting declared himself
to be seeking the establishment of the doctrine of
Intervention. believing it wOuld work advantage 10
freedom. But he wanted no equyocal declaration Of
it, and least Of all did he want bill that while II os-
ensiby, or by the assertion OF its friends proclaimed
thst doctrine did nevertheless carry plump denial of
it on its very front This speech of Mr. Cutting,
which las exposed It's author TO some oboquy as mani
Testing e,uitical disposition to kill the bill By ndi-
recton, is TO our mind a straightforward and unim-
peaehable argument. Mr.. Cutting says, Ii you mean
intervention give US Intervention not only in the terms
OF the bil but by specific avowal. But if you me an
non-intervention then give nonintervention Don't
play the game Of fast and loose Assert your Or nci.
PIES fully and make your enacments 70 match Strike
out your Badger amendment and otherwise conform
your bill strictly 10 the doctrines you profess to assert
If Mr. Cutting shall never involve himself in any
greater inconsistency than this and shall never expose
himself 10 an adversary, be viii never be greatly
damaged by any assailsnt.
Let il never for moment be forgotten that the one
thing the South is after and all it is after is the ex-
tension of Slavery. TIE idea ttat the setting up or
taking down of sny doctrine the establishment or the
erection Of any principle whatever touching Slavery
i, going to obtruct her steady pursuit of this one
grest object, is deluson that cannot too soon be
sbandOned If any Of our retired merchants. or any
sncent fogy anywhere, is rocking himself TO sleep
Nth notion h, III