The daily Butte record., 1858-03-29
Interxsnsion by congress.

grsss, has long been proclaimed and accept
cd ~ the Democratic doctrine concerning
the institution Of slavery in the Territories.
The ultra sectionalist, both north and south,
recognise the right of Congressional inter-
vention. and those Of the north demand that
Congress shall prohibit slavery in the ter.
ritories, while those Of the south demand
that Congress shall intervene to establish it
in territories, whether the people Of such
territories desire it or not. The interven-
tion fanatics Of the north, have made the
most noise, but effected the less mischief,
because the avowal Of their pernicious doc.
trines drove them from the Democratic par
ty into sectional organization, whose tr-
umph was an utter impossibility under our
present form Of government. The section.
alists Of the south connect themselves with
the Democratic party, assent to its principles
Of non Intervention Of Congress and popular
sovereignty whom before the people, but
when the question comes before Congress
We find them demanding the Intervention Of
Congress to say that slavery shall exist in
the new States, and threatening secession
and disunion when thwarted in their treason
to tho National Democratic sentiment and to
the sovereignty Of the people.
These Democratic secessionsts cannot per.
nit State to come into the Union, with or
without an enabling act by Congress, with
out seeing in the act Of admission cause for
a dissolution Of the Union. unless slavery is
established by the Constitution of the new
State. If that be accomplished, there can
be nothing wrong and the American Union
is glorious one, in their estimation, and
they Immediately become pacifcators and
Union. savers, and adopt measures for
it's preservation. What contemplate hum.
bug and nonsense
A reference to tho Congressional proceed.
ings Of 1850, will show that Senators Mason
and Hunter. Of Virginia; Davis, of Missis-
sippi, and Yulee, of Florida, who now de-
mand that Congress shall force an obnoxious
constitution upon the people of Kansas, or
they will dissolve the Union. threatened to
do the same thing in 1850, if California was
admitted With her present constitution
These gentlemen disregarded the will of the
people Of California then, rs they now disre.
gard the will and rights of tho people of
Kansas. They opposed the admission Of
California, because tho people had deter
mined not to degrade the miner by the in.
PRODUCTION Of slave labor. demanded q di.
vision Of the State that portion of it might
be given to the institution of slavery, and
when California was finally admitted, asked
permission to initiate the Flunkeyism of the
British House of Lords, and in addition to
their negative vote enter their solemn protest
upon the journals Of the Senate This the
Senate wisely refused The closing para
graph Of that celebrated protest reads us
follows. We quote 1t for the purpose of
showing that We have not Inexperienced
the motives actuating them
Against this conclusion we must now and
for ever protest, as II is destructive Of the
safety and liberties Of those whose rights
have been committed to our care. fatal to
the peace and equality Of the States which
We represent, and must lead, II persisted in,
to the dissolution Of that confederacy in
which the slaveholding States have never
sought more than an equality. and in which
they will not be content to remain with less
Notwithstanding the triumph of the non.
Intervention principle of 1850, the repeal OF
the Missouri Compromise and the reference
Of the question to the people of the terrific.
ries by the solemn act of Congress of 1854.
and the Endorsement of that reference by
the nation in 1866, We find these gentlemen
again returning to their "one idea" and the
dissolution Of the Union-as dogs return to
their vomit. 1t has remained for the genius
Of Buchanan to give Importance to the
"one idea" of these sectional excresceuces by
declaring that it is the only question that
enters into American politics aud the Amer
lean government! What an iuglorious de-
scent for the only free government upon the
earth.
Keep this lone idea" out of Congress and
leave 1t with the people where the National
Democracy have placed it, and the "occupa.
tion" Of sectional jealousy is gone, and the
American Union will not be dissolved by the
niger question. 1t is hard for these Sec
tisnal fanatics to surrender the subject, and
with 1t their entire stock Of political capital
aud power. The people, however. have de-
creed it, and sectional fools. either in the
South or in the North. in the Presidential
chair or in the Cabinet. must be taught that
Congress cannot dissolve the Union at pleas
ure. bu. that there is power creating Con-
crosses and Presidents. who have to be con.
suited about such trias as the dissolution
the Union. Congressman and Senators are of