Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-03-20
souatters,vereignty tho Richmond Ins gIrer

his constituents, defending his course, ash mem
Der of Congress-. and justifying. particularly. his
support of Richardson, for Speaker. IN prefer
ence to Fuller. The letter contains the follow
ing passage:
But he Eruller] gets further down South than
90 flor he is fast traveller when he does start. J
He saws -.Nether has the territorial legisla
ture, in my judgemeni.any right to legslate upon
that subject, except So far as may be necessary
10 protect the citizens Of the Territory in the
enjoyment of their property" This is the e1-
treme ground Of the fire-eriers. believe that
under the powers conferred by the organic act of
Kansas and Nebraska, .'to regulate their own
domestic concerns they may either establish
or prohibit slavery Just they think proper.
Upon this letter, containing the unqualified
approval Of the odious doctrine of squntter
eregnty, the Enquirer makes no other comment
than this;
I'VE invite particular attention 10 the follow
ing letter. II is full Of suggestion, and will
furnish topics If future discussion in our col
umns. We have printed an unusual number of
thesparer containing the letter as 10 accom-
pany The proceedings oi the Democratic State
Convention, for country circulation"
ghis. and not one other word, says tho En-
ourer. 1t prints "an unusual number of its
"tle proceedings Of the Democratic State con.
vemfion' of Virginia, letter that asserts thi.
most detachable and fatal political heresy, with
out one word Of disapprosa or caution. Is i:
the intention OF the party leaders 10 unteach the
Southera Democracy the lessons they learned
from Calhoun, and put them to school again un-
der such tutors Cass. Richardson, and the
Northwestern professors I! Are the people Of
the South, who thought with Mr. Calhoun, and
yet think, that squatter sovereignty is "the most
monstrous proposition that was ever advanced
by IN American statesman" TO be taught that
denial of the power of Territorial Legislatures
to abolish slavery going further down South
than is right! Are the Democracy of this State
to be induced to eat their own words, and recant
their solem declaration. that squa,ter sovereign
tyis As ''indefensible in principle and as dan
gerous in practice as the .Wilmot provsol' Is
the Enquirer prepared to retract what it so
sternly affirmed when it said 1--WE of the South
will never submit to III"
The exigencies of party cruel task mas
ters. There was time when, we have no
doubt the Democracy of the South were sound
on this question of squatter sovereignty, and in
theory they may still be SO. But fidelity to
party and devotion TO spells are stronger mo.
tiyes with them than fealty TO principle. The
vicisstudes of political warfare have compelled
them to succumb to doctrines and usnges utter
ly repugnant to the State rights principles they
affect. They are obliged by necessity which
involves their continued cooperation rs party,
and all chance of further hold on power TO
abandon their resistance to squtter sovereignty,
since it has been ascertained TO be the cardinal
and fundamental doctrine OF the Northwestern
Democ racy. They are constrained to stand by
Preside n; Pierce, although he is known to favor
it. They were forced to support Mr.. Richardson
for Speaker, although it is with him aleading ar
tiole of political faith. They cling to Douglas
and Cass and Shields and Stuart, and all the
leaders and followers of Democracy in the
Northwest, although squatter sovereignty is the
first and greatest commandment in their political
decaogue. All this, too. with full belief that
it is a doctrine totally incompatible with the ex-
panson of slavery, and ruinous to the equality
of the South.
That the difference between the Southern and
Northern doctrine may be distinctly seen, and the
nature of the compact TO sink TINT difference NAV
be understood,we copy most significant, article
from the Detroit Free Press, the home organ Of
Gen. Cass. Here it is
Nenc Dogma-We do not imagine that MANY
intelligent Southern men subscribe 10 the now
dogma. enuncated by extremists in that section.
that the institution of African Slavery NAV he
carried into territory where il is not permitted
or authorized by positive law. The other doc.
trine that sIdrery rs the creature local nr has
prevailed from the foundation of the Union. and
has been held as the true doctrine by the father,
of the Republic and all the great statesmen of tn,
country
In e recent debate in the House of Represen
tatives, Mr.. Cox lof Kentucky stated tn
new dogma in its broadcast and most signiGcan
form, as follows:
Until you show positive law to the contrar
the negro is a slave. wherever he is found in tn
United States. We don't want any positive la,
to support slavery There is not single South
ern State which has created slavery by positiv
adoption. There is no law in the South maxim
slaves property"
But, as we have said, we do not apprehend IN,
many sensible Southern men sustain the new dos
ma. For any considerable portion of the Sou,l
ern Democracy to advance it, and to ask the r,
cognltion OF 1t, would be act of bad faith III
paraelled in the history of political parties III
southern democracy accepted the great prime
pie OF the Kansas Nebraska act as finality.
The National Democratic party has agreed
stand upon the doctrine of popular sopereign
tfyr regarding slavery. The compact is a MOI
solemn one entered into by the Democrat
OF the North and South. The democrats ,
the North .icW adhere TO it and ,ciH insist una
adherence to it; and any attempt from wha
ever quarter in the next Democratic Natio,
al Convention TO foist any such doctrine ,
that OF Mr.. Cox, of Ky, or any other doctrine
TO slavery than that proclaimed by the Ka
sas Nebraska act, upon the Democratic part
will be resisted at the outest. at every sten ~;
to the end. We do not know that the attempt w
be made. il contemplated we trust hettnr cnnns