Demoine courier., 1856-08-21
where do they standf

m orators ana journals, and proclaimed
as their chief title 10 the support of i" con.
servs'ives.' that their principles are as
broad as The Union: the same in Milne,
in Virginia, in South Carolina, end in
Iowa. If this is true. if there are no
geographical lines which divide the SEN
!men,s Of the "great national demo-
cratic party" the doctrines of a section,
especially of large section, nnst be the
doctrines Of the whole party. Now tho
chief strength Of this party, both in the
Halls Of Congress, and 10 lhis Presiden.
Tia; contest, is south Of Mason e. DIX
on's line. Let us see wha. are the doc.
trines Of Southern Democrats on the
Slavery question.
If the grea, majority Of them do not
hold to the Calhoum DOGMA"
that the Constitution legalizes slavery
wherever IL is in force. in the free as well
The slave States, they are rapidly ap
preaching il. Many already advocate
il, and the inevitable tendency of South
ern sentiment is to that extreme point.
Blu, If they are not YET ready TO proclaim
this doctrine, they do insis. that when
ever sovereign States have not prohibit.
ed slavery, il exists under the Cons,itu-
lion tina, neither Congress nor The PEG.
pie Of the Territories can prohibi. it in
tie Territories. In other words, that
slavery is national, legal every where,
and no power short Of the sovereignty
inherent in State can exclude il. This
is the doctrine advocated by the Rich.
mond Enquirer, the organ Of Virginia
democracy, The Charleston Mercury,
and southern Buchanan journals gener-
ally. and insisted on by their Senators
and Representatives IN the Halls of Con.
grcss. There is no rnistak,rg Southern
Democrats on this subject, they are clear
and explicit, and they declare ,ba. they
will never concede an inch.
And not only are Southern Democrats
asserting this doctrine, some Northern
Democrats, although TO many Of them it
is decidedly bitter dose. and quite con-
Trajectory OF tleir great doctrine OF squat
ter sovereignty" ye, they are beginning
10 take il down. For instance when SEN
stor TrumbulI asked bis colleague, Mr..
Douglass, il in his opinion, under the
Nebraska Bill, the people Of the Terri
tories, had the RICH, to prohibit slavery.
he very magnanimously evaded tie poin.
by saying twas a question for the Su,
preme Court TO decide, and he did no,
wish to prejudice the opinion Of the
Court. II is very clear how he will act
when it comes 10 the test. But other.
are not quite 50 discreet as he, nor so
careful about prejudicing the Supreme
Court. Hon. J. Clancy Jones OF Penn
sylvsnia, Mr.. Buchanan's immediate
friend and champion, and one of the
ables. OF his supporters in the House Of
Representatives, thus defined his posi-
ton in speech liz the House:
In my opinion. the Constitution linn
its the power Of Congress to ,heAex,en,
of prohibiting them either from establish.
ing or 0boHshing SLAYER in the Terri.
tories. Admitting tina. view to be cor
:ect. ! suppose il follows, as a matter Of
course, shat the Constitution of The United
States confers upon the people of the
Territory no right 10 dispossess any
man Of his right to property, whether
il be SLAVE or any other property. And
therefore, she Legislative Council Of q
Territory. though they may pass laws
regulating the disposal ard projection Of
property, haze no right 10 50 administer
those laws as TO establish or abolish The
right 10 hold that property"
"e'is u tnIs IL 10 De the doctrine OF
the Constitution. it does away entirely
with the "great and glorious. iae. Of
squaiier sovereignty, and the RICH. Of
the people of the territories to govern
themselves. Indeed the idea OF prac.
tic,ng tina, doctrine, has long since van.
ished from the minds Of Douglas Pierce
q Co; only the cry is KEEP. up. TO tickle
the ears of Democrats and get their
votes. The 'slump speech 10 the belly
of the Bill" will prove TO DO only a
stump speech, "fuIl Of sound and fury
signiiy'ng nothing.
The doctrine as above defined oy Mr..
Jones. s prossly pro-slavery. II opens
every foot Of Federal Territory 70 sla-
very. allows no resistance to ito inroals,
but gives The CONSTITUTION" full opportu.
nifty 10 strike its roots deep into the soil,
all the while until. they arrive a, a full
age and the people decide 10 establish
State governments. !. nigh, az we'll be
declared at once to extend slavery owe,
all the Territories rs to adopt This doc