The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-01-06
LAND OHIO, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 9, 1858

.zf7eaga From the washington Union. .utl
Neutrality-suspicious. or Intervention
Shall the Democracy Forsake
Their Own Platform, to Espouse
that Of the Abolitionists
The question with the Democratic par
ty; in the present attitude of the Kansas
question, is simply whether or not they
will abandon their own policy Of non IN
terucntio,r, to betake themselves, after
their long and arduous struggle with the
Black Republicans, to the Abolition policy
of interVe,ition.
The issue between the adherents of the
Administration, in its support of the ac-
tI0n or Geavention Of -Knnsas, and
those who insist upon a resort to the A b.
clifton policy OF intTusIonzand dictatlon
in the affairs of that Territory, is simply
an issue between the principles of inter
Uention and non i,atervenfto7,.
From the beginning of the agitation of
the slavery question to the present mo-
ment, the whole progra mme OF the abo-
litionists has proceeded upon their claim
of power for one State or section to inter-
fere in the domestic institutions of anoth-
er, and for Congress to interfere in the
domestic affairs of the States. During
the whole progress of this agitation, the
State Rights Democracy, in theil deter
mined and effective resistance to the Abo-
litionists, have planted themselves upon
the great doctrines of State sovereignty,
State rights, aud State suficiency for all
purposes of local government
During the latter years, when this agi-
tstion has had little reference to the
States, and had more special reference to
the Territories, the Democratic party
have carried their doctrine of State SOW
erciguty to the logical and legitimate re-
suit of denying to Congress the right of
interfering with inchoate, incipient States,
while taking the STEPS for emerging from
the condition of Territories, precisely in
the same manner as they had denied his
right of interference in the organized
States themselves. 5oo 70
The policy of the Democratic party has
been that of requiring total abstinence
BIZ the Federal Government from all in
terfereuce IN the local, internal affairs of
the Territories, except for purposes of
projections. Whatever may be the alb
stract opinions of its members upon the
propriety or imprepriety of submitting
tie Constitutions of new States to popu
lar ratification; whatever may be their
abstract opinions upon the righteousness
or sinfulness, the blessings or curses of
| slavery, they have scrupulously abstained
from giving any ex IMPRESSION to their various
Individual sentiments, insisfingsouly, but
+ ii-rsS.frIE ;; part 5esr-thts, that
the Territories, in preparing to erect them
| selves into States. shall be left entirely
free to regulate these aud all other of
their domestic affairs, Tin their ot0n soay,
| subject only to the Constitution of the
United States"
This has been the tenor of every resc-
luton they have adopted, from the COM
mencement of the agitation until now
| They have not ouly contended for the ab-
solute freedom of the organized States
from all control or dictation from other
States or Congress, expressly adopting in
this connexioD the Virginia and Kentucky
report and resolutions of '9S and '99 as
the fixed creed of their party, and basis
| of their doctrine of non ilitervcation,) J
but they have insIsted-evens at the ex-
peuse of incurring the imputation of ad-
vocatiDg the extreme dogma of sqxatfer
soveyeignty-tha the territories, in all
their acts preparatory to becoming States.
are entitled to the same immunity from
outside interference as the established ard
| orge nized States.
The reader will be struck by the pains.
taking care, the jealous emphasis, and
the varied and studied forms Of phrase
ology, which the Democracy have used to
assert the absolute rights of the States,
and of Territories preparing to bee,me
States, to the exclusive regulation OF
/ L 4I-s-
free from all outside interference whatso-
ever Wesquote, first, from the platform
adopted at Cincinnati, italicizing the
passages which most pointedly assert the
suficiency of the States and of the Ter.
ritories becoming States, for the man,
agement of their own affairs in their owr
way aid which most distinctly anne nee
the policy of non Intervention.
Non I1tcrcention Resolutions o;f TIE
/ Cincinnati Platform. eals
ResolDed, That we reiterate, with re-
newed energy of purpose, the we'll con-
sidered declarat fef--ee--aal, en- tinr,t
upon the sectional issue of domesticslave
~, and concerning the reserUed rights o.
The States.
l.. That Congress has no porcer, under
the constitution, to interfere aoith OF con
troll the the domestic ipstituticns of The
several States, aud that such States are
the sole and proper judges of everything
appertaiDing to their oa0n affairs not pro
hibited by the constitution; that all eff.
forts of the abolitionists, or others, made
to induce Congress to interfere a0itlt ques
tions of slavery, on to take tncipient steps
in relation thereto, are calculated to lead
to the most alarming and dangerous con
sequences, &C., &c.
2. That the foregoing proposition GOV
ers, and was intended to embrace. tbs
whole subject of slavery agitation in Con
/ gress, and, therefore, the Democrats par
ty of the Union, standing on this nationa
platform, will abide by, and adhere to, {
faithful execution of the acts known al
the compromise measures settled By th'
Congress of $50, &C., go.
8. That the Democratic party will re
sist all attempts at atsrenewing IN Congress
or out of 1t, the agitation of the slavery
oueat;on undar arkdEeyer ehape or cOL0j