Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-09-17


,si sho, into the Democracy for their recent at
tempt 90 etsasoulate tho Kansas hill,and for var
Gus Other high malfeasanees. The sineularity a
the thing 5 that the Mercury should continue 4
support the candidates Of party that il believe.
ready to sacrifice principle, sacrifice the South
that Abolition may be appeased and a spoils-dis
pensing party be led 10 triumph" We give an
extract. which mighthase been Of service 10 Col
keiti, before making his speech the other night :
Nowwhat was this principle af popular Sovereign
tyt as expoundcd hg Mr Douglas, aBl asserted h6
,he Nebraska hiiN The language Of ~, Ill D.. thH
the people of the Territories should he free - ier
their own domestic institutions subject only 10 Tue
constitution OF the United States NJ Cas- and
other leaders Of The Democratic parry, further ca
planned the doctrine follows The people OF "A Ter
fitorr arc sovereign. and the Act T. Congress organ
Using the Territorial Government is eea2nifion lf
CONGRESS, Of thai sovereignty The only limit IL tbs
sovereignty IS tie Constitution Of the Gptet State
as expoun ed by the Suprrme court The GIr"rt
conclusion from such premises, and which Ar to5s
aud the Democratic party repeatedly asserted. was.
that after the passage by Congress Of the At ofgW
sing the Territorial Government Congress should
l,ot interfere in any ner, with the Territorial leg
isa..ou And the great merit claimed by theu ia
favor of he Nebraska bill Wa, that II put end -
Congressional Intervention. Il wes direct pledge
To The country, and especially h the South, whose
character and institutions nAtl pt iAfHt1 tiiH i''H
assaed on the floors Of Congress that hepeeiofnard
1ongres sonal agitation shan. ectae. The only ar
rte5-cvcr Territorial legislation Wastp be Tire Courts
oftho United States. Right or wrong. this @as the
arreement--this the compromise.
II the principle that the Inhabitants ola Territory
are sovereign be correct. then NM Interference hf
Compress oi.h their legislation Is an outrage twill
no 10 To saA that frauds perpertei at the g.
lections. Admit itbut Who Is 10 inquire INTO them
or rectify them Does Gungrcs ever inquire into the
a, g.. .t.H. d. fffFtae
more can il do 50 of the elections Of Territory II
the Territory is sovereign. These propositions urs
toe plain 10 need calculation. suffice II 10 snY ihal
tho Nebraska bill meant this OF il meant nothing
"Squattcr sovereignty was his, OF nothing. And 81
Mr. Doa ylas aud the Democratic partt taught rs 10
believe
What have we seem The Territorial Legislature Of
Kansas pass laws, admitting aud protecting Slavery
and therefore, obnoxious TO Abolitiouism And what
is the course ofMr. Douglas mad ether Democratic
leaders in Congress- Sly years ago when under the
same principle Of popular sovereignty Abelitioni.p
in California excluded the South from that magnil-
cent domain nad she protested against H. the leticts
cf the Democratic party sustained the principle. AMI
fanetioned our exclusion. What wefepeatf - then
ufse when The people Of kansas actin. ppdet TIE
dor,riue pass laws protecting slavery Mr Doug
comes forward with his Specification hill "a hill
which, in the teeth If spopulAr sovereignty, in the
teeth Of Nebraska b repealed whole statues
of the Territorial legislature And this measure, 50
Migrant IN It's violation OF Inc just uttered IleuEh 81
the Democratic party--tbs measure. reyNluR Ton
ere ssona Intervention and rpcnlng the laws of -
ro-savery Territorial Legislature actually pas7es
the United States Senate " the vote of the Democrat
&c party aud OF southern Seuatofsi Ibore is "a hiHi
lower deep. With an efrontery heyoud canccpliu ion
Mr. Dongss ia his late speech, even vapnts that the
Democratic Senators WILLING 10 repeal tho Obj
noxious laws while the Free Soer resisted it tor pp-
Iitieal effect Mr.. Hunter offreinh adopts the st,ne
view And Mr. Orr, OF South Carolins "out-iiero ls'
all by invoking Executive Intervention, 10 strn ple
Judge and jury for the escape of Abolition ma e-
factors in Kansas
Can betrayal Of principle NJ further Whni Is tb II
doctrine of popular sovereignty, that to-as rcpndl-
ates Congressional intervention, aud tomorrow in
yites it-that makes the Courts Of the United States
tn sole srhitcr set calls upon abolihonisen Con
Rress and the President II tramplc upon thcm} Pop
ular sovereignty for California, and popular aoYct-
eighty for Kansas, very different thngs 1t is to
be lauded and upheld, when 1t excludes slavery but
20 be repudated when it admits slavery. Congress
ional intervention the other hand, Is to be repu-
dated when invoked 10 protect slavery in California
hut TO he fostered when invoked to crush II in Kan
sasl The Compromise of $50 is to he kept, when 1t
defrauds the South, but to be violated when il bcue-
fits her Such is the last warning specimen Of Ma
tional Democratic faith
And is il expected of the people OF this State that
they will shout hosannas at the heels OF party viii ch
stands ready so to insult and rample ON thsn2 Shnll
We crlnge and iawn about party which by its re-
cent acts, assures us in what contemplate e7teem II
holds its own principles and our rights Shall w.
despite the experience of California an these demon
STATIONS still praise the glorious doctrine Of squa +
ter Sovereignty and look to the Democratic party
enforce it faithfully One thing Is certain. The y T.
mocrate party in Washington are ready to abandon
it Northern Democrats quail before the pressure OF
an Overwhelming sentiment at hoac--while south
ern Democrats as before found ready to sacrh
principle--saerhce the South-that Abolition iaay
be appeased, and spos-disrensinF party be led IL
triumph.
TIC day the National Wing Convention meo Is
IN the city of Baltimore. Preparations on II ill.,
era scale have been made by the warm hearted
Wings of that city to give eclat to the occasion.
Composed as it will be chiefly of mon who have not