Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-08-18


eregnts That the exercise of such an ac, of inter
mediate authority might have the effect to encourage
the settlement of The country by population favor
ing the restriction there can be no doubt Bat the
| question does not touch the effect upon emigration
10 the Territory but upon the admiss of the State
II the people composing Il Mt the time Of application
| for admission become free from all restraints but
those imposed by the Constitution upon SOY ereigb
states then this great principle hardly lac said
10 have been violated, whatever circumstances may
| have preceded this last condition
This claim was also answered by the honorable
Senator from Illinois, who In a speech delivered on
the 81 ofJunc, 1880 10 be found Ia volume ? part
| Congressional Globe, PIP II = and IT, said
. do not hold the doctrine that To exclude any
species afpropefty by Inv from any Territory vi
alation otany right 10 property. Doyoa not exclude
banks from most Of the Teritories' DO YOU not OK
eladc whiskey from being introduced into large por-
tons Of the Territory Of the United States Do Won
/ not exclude gambling tables which are property. re-
eagnised as such in the states where they taera
/ ted Aud has any eontendeA that the exclusion
ofRsmbliae tables and the exclusion ofarlent spirits
Eas violation Of any constitutional privilege or
right And vet II is the case in n lNRe portion of
the Territory Of the United States but there Is no ont
cry against that, because II ia the prohibition uf
specific kind Of property, aud not prohibition
Rainst any section Of the fniou WHY sir our law
now prevent taveru-kcepcr from going INTO some Of
the Territories fthc United States aud mixing bar
with him and using and selling Bpiriuons liquor.
there. The law also prohibits certain other deafrip-
tons Of business from being carried in the Terri
tories ann not. therefore prepared 10 say TINT nm
der the Constitution We have not the power 10 pass
law excluding negro slarrl from the Territories Il
involves the principle
That was in speech of the Senator from Illinois
as late rs the 81 al June, 1900 aud that oerainlycut
up by the roots the claim that the great principle of
the khnsas-Nebraskh hill Is equality amongst the
States. As understand this CHIN, II l. that the
inhabitants Of every State of the Union must have
equal rights 81 go into every Territory Of the United
States, aud take that which Is recognised ns property
IN the States where they lived into the Territory 10
which they propose 10 go. That principle of policy
some have claimed being the great principle ofihc
hauqas-Nehraska bill: and III answered ns | have
shown both 10y the honorable Senator from Michigan
and the honorable senator from Illinois
still in search Of "the great principle of the Ne
bfaska hill come to some resolutions recently pm
scj by TIN Cincinnati Conventions and, among other
thing', find IT Ia resolved ia substance that The
great principle is"non interference by Congress with
shFery in the Stltr, aud Territories"
This brings Us back nj once 10 insurmounttblc dit
6eultes Lee, Congress be passive rs possihe,thc
question Is who Gnu be active who cnu lcgi late
the subject while the Territory remau4 Territory
The people says one not until they become state
says another. The question in practical one i'm
portant one; it demand an answer, it must br an
swerca If the great principle be simply "non-iu-
reference by Congress, for the present eNigcnry the
great principle is absolutely worthless, for, whilo it
tells US who may not logi.atc II points no irihu-
nal The face Of tn Garth, to nobody Who can legs
late
But we have the benefit of several Constructions Of
this Cincinnati platform. The Richmond Enquirer
SAYS
The principles are fully, Gtifl, anl explicitly pro-
claimed There Is no delging no evasion Not onl,
the fugitive slave law and the Kansas ondor.
Cd. but distinct pledge i. given that in all future
Territorial lcgishton ~" principles Of the knnaas-
Nebraska act IN respect to slavery, sbpil govern the
action OF the National Democracy. The wishes of
the Sou'h have hren fully met and 1t i the duty of
every southern mHu 10 cooperate cordially In the
nominees of the Convention, who stand fully and
squnrcly upon The platform
And then we have the views of the nominee, Mr..
Buchanan himself lie snys, in his letter of accept
/ anec Of tho slavery question
-! think we may -ntel, anticipate that ii is rapidly
approaching 'hnality
must say this is llnlr di#eouraeinR. S,s years
ago we were told We had got 10 the dnaliiy. Ne"crt
told 50 hy conventions; W we're told 50 by the two
Houses OF Congress we were told 40 hY popular meet
inRS which NET and passed resolutions On the subject
Really the tomhsoncs oil the discussion nhout slaN-
cry were set up we had got II the end. Under such
circumstances must consider II somewhat discount
gng 10 hear man, standing in the elevated position
OF Mr.. Buchanan and speaking, "a of course hedoe+
~ authority snys Il think may sniely anticipate
/ that 1t is rapidly approaching 6wHfl Whether
that rapid approach to Gnnilty wlllnrrec before the
final consummation Of all things we hNenot the bcn-
/ et OF Mi Buchanan opinion. lie say further, how
eyer:
The recent legislation Of Congress respecting do
nestle slavery derived a. IL hns been from the ein
| aud pure fountain oilegitimtte political poHtr=the
will of the majority promises ere long 10 Hay the
dangerous excitement This legislation is founded
upon principles ancient free government itself
and, in accordance with thcm, has simply declared
that the people ofo Territory, like those of State
shall decide for them selves whether slavery shall
shall mol exist within their limits
Surely this Is very clear aud man must he cap
uous who does not underestimate. 1t seems distinctly
10 put the power the subject of slavery 50 far
as the inhabitants of Territory, just as it is in them
when they become State. That appears To be his
view in very e.enr md explicit language II So II IA
certainly not in accordance with the view Of the Rich
mond Enquirer; it has a more Northern aspect. But
this is not all that Mr.. Buchanan says on the sub
lect; and fairness requires that we put all that he
says together lie says in addition.
:" The Nebraska Kansas net does more than give
the force of law to this elementary principle of self
government; declaring it to be the true intent aud
meaning of tins net not to legsao slavery into any
Territory or State nor % exclude 1t theretrom, but to
leave the people thereof perfectly free to 'orm ana
regulate their domestic institutions ntne," own way,
subject only to the Constitution of the United States
This brings us back again 10 the point from which
we started. have got around exactly to the point
from which took my departure. Before that GER
tainly thought saw in the letter of Mr.. Buchanan
distinct and clear light on the subject but, putting
the whole together | not hut that the great
principle" is Just rs much in doubt before, 1t is
quite safe to say Of it that is Janusaced princi
ple-it has face looking South and another look
ing North but what the principle really is confess
myself unable to comprehend.
The Now York Mirror, in abiding to tho re-
cent abandonment by some Southern Wings OF
Mr. Fillmore, says: Not only the experience
of Northern journalists confirms the fact, but the
history of every Northern statesman, whether in