The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-01-01

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The Herald, Tor several weeks past, has bern
blowing hot and cold. on nearly all poiitica!
subjects, with the exceptioo that President
ptERcx and Sena.or SEWARD cane ia fos a.
maca abase as ever; judging, however, from
the last number we have received, that errstic
journal seems to haze settled down I, the opiu-
ion that Mr.. BucHasss viii make good Pnassi
ident--,ha, the Republican party has hesk3
Knocked Into cooked hat, and that K
sas will be admitted toto the Union, an&
Democratic suspice, ss a fire State. fz
Ia the Herald, o. the 18th. We 6nd IN asrS
Gle on the slavery question, and upon the prey
able policy OF the President elect. In spallS
ing Of the best policy Vi treating the subject
Of slavery in the Territories. BEssErr says:
We find. accordingly, tlst neither constitn-
tio5al in,sspresstiors nor Congressional acts
oil legislation aiorj Us any solid groand 10
siaad upan IN reference 10 slavery in the Terri
torres. The safest policy is 10 doub., roe
dunn between the Northern ex,reme Of the ex.
c'esion Of slavery from the Territories by act
81 Congress, and the Southern extreme that.
aoder the constitution, Southern slavery already
exists IS the law Of the Territories, which nel.
ther Congress nor Territorial Legislatures can
1 repeal,
Tbs intermediate policy Of safety, as We un
1eTstand II, is the policy Of assuming that
slavery is lot established in any Territory. II.
oept such Territories as may be acquired with
the Institution in practical existence on the soil
that slavery can reiiher be excluded nor e.
tab,shed by the local authorities Of a Terrific
ry and that, whatever may be the power Of
Congress. il is most expedicnt 10 leaye the
question Of slavery 10 the Territories 10 be de.
cl,ied by tbs people thereof ia the &C. OF or
ganizieg themselves into sovereign State
In The interval, let the question remain an open
question, subject TO- the great organic laws of
| climate, productions and the physical adGp,a-
tion of free white labor or black slave labor 10
The climate, soil sud products Of this or that
Territory
| IL vas Mr. Webst.r, We believe, who, in .hs
course OF the Senate debates On the great Gotta.
! gIgIQsa ipeasnre 81 sag. On heiea asked 4 b..
| we're willing 10 trust the Territory OF New
Mexico to the hazards 81 African slavery, ~
plcd, substantially, tina, the Creator had for
eyef prohibited the institution there, IN the
| physical drawbacks Of climate and soil, and
( that IN 50 clear u case il was hardly necessary
/ 10 re enact the viii OF Gei SO we would say
with regan! TO oh the Territories. Southern
slavery via not go or stay where il will not
pay; aud It viii not pay in those cold latitude
tne products Of WI sh yield too small profit
/ pr acre, and the q msie Of which cats Of too
much OF The yea. and exacts too much OF clio
thing nD5 fuel 10 MAKE the labor Of tbs tropical
negro refnuncfative.
I We dare say, in conclusion that the Kansas
( policy Of Mr.. Buchanan will be shaped upon
Z this combined policy OF Territorial non inter
ven,ios, Congressional non Intervention, the
laws u climate, soa and production. the physi-
sal laws OF the white and black races, and soy
ereign state Jurisdiction Upon this policy he
will Siamo!ish orr Soatherp hre-ea;e,r, break
DOVE SD disperse the Republican party aud
| their offensive policy OF the Wiip,ot proviso.
and re-organiae the Democratic party upon a
SOLID, sabs'satiai and consistent platform. We
have go doubt that under this policy X ansas
viii become a free State; and this eonsufnma
tion, thus secured, will take the main plank
from under the feet OF the Republican party
! us await the new administration.