Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-10-01

Wncu OF HIS OPINIONS Is RioHTE--Ihe
Richmond South, (PryO's papcr,) we presume
will never get altogether done Praising Mr. Bu'
chanan's late letter to the Connecticut forty
IThe South, doubtless, is anxious to ''get in
again with the President, and his letter offered
them an opportunity most lucky chance.
$50 we presume it will go its death on the Presi-
dent, from now until the death Of one or both,
always providing something more 'Paying
should not turn up. The immediate cause
I (ostcnsi6ly) of the SouIh's alteration and gOri-
tication of Mr.. B., is the following passage in
his late letter to the aforesaid down eastcrs:p
! 1.staycry existed Mt hat 1,4pioz, and sill ~.
: Its in RaRA1s uSDER THE CONSTITUTIONS OF TIE
. CxTTED STATES. This point has at last been
I finally decided by the highest tribunal known
to our laws. H0tc 10 c0ULL hare erer bssa seri-
0Usly doubted Is mystery. II a confederation
of sovereign States acquire - new territory ut
the expense Of their common blood and treas
ure, surely one set of the partners can hice no
right to exclude the other from its enjoyment by
prohibiting them from taking into 1t Whatever is
recognized to be property by the common con-
stitution.
Now there seems to have been person-and
quite reputed person, too, who had doubt
whether serious oncor not only few months
ago. Here's a clip from Mr.. Buchanan's letter
of acceptance to the Cincinnati nomination
Speaking of the principle Of the Kansas and
Nebraska Bill-a bill which. as NIL our readers
know, pretended to ignore the idea of the con-
stitution or the general government having any
thing to do with slaves in the territories, Mr..
Buchanan said:
This Legislation is founded upon principles as
ancient as free government itself, and, naccord-
auce with them, has simply declared that the
people of Territory, like those Of At State shall
decide for AeRselCes lchetfer sLGEeTy sItuH or
s6GlE not erist t5ithin tier limits
The NCbraska-K Kansas net does no more than
give the force Of law to this elementary princi-
pie of self-govcrnment, declaring it to be 'he
true intent anil meaning Of this act not tn Leyis.
Int slavery into any Territory Or STATE, nor to
exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people
thereof perfectly free to form aud regulate their
domestic institutions in their own way, subject
only to the constitution of the United States
The principle will surely not DC controvcrted
by my individual Of any party protesting deyo-
lion to popular government. Bssides h0'c ran
and iklWSOry 4COuhtGny other principle Prore az
practice an rCgdTd to the territoriesA This is
apparent from the fact, admitted by all, that,
after a territory shall have entered the Union
and become State, no constitutional power
would then exist which could prevent it from
either abofshing or establishing slavcry, as the
;asc may be, according to its sovereign will and
pleasure.
Now &c, in the mildcst manner possible, com
mend n three times perusal of the above. by our
andid, unaspiring readers. The politicians,
ike the Organ next door, whose trade it is 10
obble and patch up these kind of knock down
will of course either not notice
t, or noticing it, will pretend to be surprised at
mr. stupidity.