Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-05-16

Congress had passed the measures OF compromise,
both the great party conventions a adopts illsin
Us inniity, aud peace seemed about lobe restor-
ed to or Distracted councils. when suddenly both 1
parties disayowed their DECLARED resolves, and en-
tered with yigo. almost uilexampled lletore, into
The very discussions they werepiedgeil 10 IisconF
age. il
AS 10 the particular question OF lie dpy. the re.
peal Of the Missouri coiaproui -, am lice to say
that dt approve aof the Measure. In the titstl
place, think NJ n canseless renewal oil an agita.
tioif that eau lead toio gaUd In tic second rnce
llissent altogether from The new ,loctrn OF non
Intervention on Which t 4iii1ceeds. Applied ~
lthegoverninetsnb o,it'to be erected Il maybe po-
tic enonghi Of that sSprsss M sontlon II
be 81. tie obisc. can be obts ttt vi 'ht t,etre-
peal involves deeper prtletple. itsaccstes tot
| The doctrine OF Gen Cas-, fat Sogiess pusstSss
no po.ser under the Constitution 10 iegislaie iot
ING that ITS d,sl As 10 or ipIiiis
of Territorial goyernment only, and when thf Is
ELECTED IL is tHcfls otcio,D aud all that rem inns
beloitys 10 Tie fstsettlers rhis all be very
well Tor ceftain degrees oil latitude; II may ue a
go d fetch for ppiit cipn involved between Tire
horns OF n dslenllna, as Ms author wassupposed TO
have been at the time of its dscoy ~; but II has
Eo sanction in any tfhe construction, of tile Cen
rils conclusion arbitrary, aud
upstts tile long existing and well settled practice
Hottie Govelnm mi, and lis onpos. Il Ia lie judg
meiits OF tile courts. III the Federal h6rty can
acquire the power 10 efislate sfori te
suits as of course. rlrS duly may be discharged
ms Nj CESS propsses, but u Is absini 10
absence oi amy special siionof The 4CJna
stitnton, tint Congress is limited that niode.4
In The reffitories Congress Occnpes tie place Of
local Legisiatufe, and as such II exercise any
ooweti iestIect Ia in its intute gslaliye,
limits not pfolbted etnconteitnat tile
Iintrodnct exclusion OIL the system Of slavery
lis not a climate utject Of lesislation IL seems
stranse that Southern poliucins should TALL into
1.-The eirpr; Slavery, exists only by ynine
OF ppsi,y law, and tile laws of cppimunityiin
(which its found have ..proprip uigore,,'
4 beyond the limits 10 wIiclii The community
Edonesie regulatiuns 10 lis iew loaie. ftlont
the exercise Of legisa ion. therefore, The system
of c,lil obtaita foul hold no Wiai
aitli9riiy, ior sSamils could nas,er exert over
ltis slave! Would lie have In. power of life and
{llimbi Is the sbtye 10 be Of The realty tpartol
ihe personality How rs title TO SLintsto bey con.
II seysd How IS lie tospass CT descend n his mus
teI's dsalat Fiesss thugs tsp ain. are 10 b.
lativns propertyi.l lie bjectSdould never be Gu
lioyed! g 81 ga & s. ~ fsfl,ifl ia ANS
The aimisspnior exclusion nfislnrery into q Tei
rtory must therefore be eterminrd either by Con-,
gIess,3 hsreto ore ad,ntte hyte list ttlers
us Mr. Cas- proposes. cases may be.
ih,iiif TENT rs 10 the eloiee. 5pt we readily
CONCEIVE of case IN @ ich voul i'll not expef-
3 fence tile same difference, We can conceive oil
Il the oldiits Sttes wod rsqitiIs The actiye
and ofiesisati1 IN atbehaiG llhess States are
tepres, ntel in Gong they are represented in
the ci ief Executive office; Though their pre
senta ives theycoutd make kiiosii ihe,r wants.
tSniOrce them by argument aud smnp0itt lhetis by
yotes aud the Constitution would impose lt< oh
q lisaiius s.. n MIR. Casss little governments they
would have voice, bit he forced 10 submit TO
the liciationo aiien their interests.
lNNt yongl 10 protest ngain II this locttine, and
as citizens of "eholg Staies interested in the
success reservation OF our,peci liar instiin
ton, never consent TO establish principle that
will permt the Feleri auth 1ftits 10 escape from
The SOLEMN agenenis hat the Constitution lays
9 eilenhutdrr. NeIaye surrendered TO tl,e Gener-
al GUreinH ent the great attribnes of, ouf soye-
telsy. and ever the gEsai int Iesis of The save
holdrt demand The ex riiQt OF tLut power i'll his
behalf, should exact the fnliin,eni of the duty
al every ! aznrd and every cost, aud make us
5eiusal Tue o. nil obeilent 10 lis au-
s Ethurity. 81 y; sssC - 81 d.. M iis-lf
Z The .lssoutiscomprums las long since, work
ed ont its results; il has effected .paltiton oi the
LOUISIANA tsrntpry between opposing Interests;
part was allotted; toit h. tuivn vi the slave
nong States and part to those al The free States.
IL was intended as peIman. M settlement be-
tween the Two. and circumstances have conspi.
fred To IN ike ttsnch It's not nov la the p ~ er
81 Congress 10 disturb the settlement. 10 suit a
political sSlgency the law MAY be repealed. or de-
slated 10 lie superseded; the just power of the
Federal Legislature my he iglvrs Il and the doc
Urine Of nun intervention Proclaimed us The rule
flr7tie future; but below tlietlnie OF 81 deg. 80
min slavery will CONTINUE 10 ST, nd Ibore ii
/, i,rew bonds W lteSer be found.
p Flielssislution of lS2l-is valuable. not fur the
Iterfitorni patttiin tintit fTtcted, but for the
concession 1t tilpaved Of lhe duty Of g ll.tess TO
respsetsthe Interests of :,oih SECTION Had Tie
tioc;fne oi non inl, rvent,on prevailed at thai
tune possible tiut the entire territory might
have rrnained open t0the slavow Ger, and, wttli-
out stopping,to balance the justice of such esuii
10 Jhy North, itInay be concealed thatit would not
have proved u unacceptable 10 HE Slu,ll But,
Ithst how MANY ui our Northern friends would
i,late teen found lheripg 10 that Il ctnmei II
the country was nov belted round by sa We States
tendenng tceruin tlataiIy territory hereafter ac-
CURED would come Impressed with tis: Institutions
tIl.t..t
Slate protest loudly against II e po.icyi Bur our
conditlonis the reverse; Instead Oi slave commits
mites on borders, are slrruun led on ali
snles Wy Siates 10 whose laws si1veIy is unknnwn,
and II IS certain that III whatever irecliDn we
may extend our limits without the aid OF speclal
legislation. M space will be provide 7for the ex-
tenslon OF that population. Un'ier existing ci.-
cunisan TIC $, ieieture. tue pnncipe of nu-inteI-
yentiol SO tafes exactly with The interests o The
NORTH aud is essentially reesoil principle. II is
$50 esieenedby Iii III authority; for we are told that
the pr sent Chief Alapis has r. servt dfy de
clared, ioucli tile fsrrturial bills lcli enb dy
'tiils feature. that II all Mexico should lie annexed
on our southern bcrier not Tool OF that Lr0ad
land would b. accessible 10 the slave owner
II IS uithcult 10 understand, therefore, VIVA,
sot our iep esentativts promise us lrDin the re-
peal oil. the Miss t compromise; certainly il can
now work no practical good, and, rs establishing
priuctpe for the future, il is up. used 10 our iI
iteres s. ~ .isi--sst. = ef iFs II
II our representatives, wonld abandon the false
positions and nniennble doctrines iiltu W tch they
have b ell betrayed, and cease 10 wIansi OH The.
topls oil slavery; II they would explain our true
posion an 'rreseitth the plain alternative 10 their
associates, il IS prvbablei That much valuable TINE
Emieht be saved 10 tt busi' ess of legislation, and
the public mind arrive atjusterviews of Congres-
slonal Eespons billy Respecting hj.ct thai pas
sion, pr judice, and other bad Influences have for
SO long lime contrived 10 obscure. In such
peliey we might fan hope Tor better lines
Both sides would come la better understanding.
of each others ri hts, ait from HE aspenties en-
gendered by COLLISION and live together more con
furmahy TO thai spirit Of peace and fellowship in
which alone we can Yer hope 10 rraiIze the full
benefit of The great iniletitance trans,nitt.l ~.