Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-04-15
THE wILNor PROviso ABsED0sE1.

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The whole politics Of this country for foei
yeas past has turned upon the pivot e slavery
10 tbs Tfrritories No other question hal
marked. fot ny iength Of tine, any distiEe'
division Of parties Know Nothingism had !
brief existence, bot the other question 8oof
overrode and obliterkted It from tie party plat.
forms. Slavery inlbs rerritories has been ths
sIl-sbsorhing question. snd Asron's rod sNal-
lowing up sll others whatever
This question OF slavery in tie Territories
has had two sides, and presented two practical
alternatives These were, whether Congress
was empowered to decide the question by pro-
hibition Of slavery in the ferfitoriss, or
whether Congress was prohibited from IN
tsrfeTlng, and the people were to be left Tree 70
decide The question in preparing Tor admission
into the Union as States The first was the
doctrine Of The Wilnot prOvisos as advocated
bF the Democracy.
Upon this Issue have the contents Of the
two parties baen conducted for four pears past,
They haya been excited, bitter and ancompr0-
missing ia the last degree. There has bees no
changing of front. DO shifting e positions, By
either of the parties during all the long war
sffy have Waged against es Cd other.
Bos within TIE last week the question has
suddsHly assumed new aspect. The Black
Republicans have ErddeniF dropped and aban-
doned tie Wilm5t froviso. They have not
Only NoIoHIEI lllttL Owl lNLNAAurt LAA tA-H
have adopted the antagonist doctrine; and now
claim mere perfect and consistent devotion
to popular sovereignty than that Of The Demo
cratic party Itself. The unanimous Black Re-
publican organization in Congress have cas-
their votes ia favor of bill expressly suhmit-
tinE the slavery question TO the decision Of tie
popular vote 10 Kansas The Black Aspabii-
,an press sustain the vote, and make DO cnn-'
sealI1ent Of their sudden convsrsioB from ,he
Wiimot PToyiso principle to that q popular
s me New York TSnses treats the matter with
evity. II Rsrns us that there 10 great dan
,sr that tie opposition may steal his Demo-
srafic thundeF, and Eppr0priats it seieiy and
exclusively to theft own uses. They have al
'eady sses4sd iEs aufs0f of y, asG hey are
,erY likely 70 edspi a. priaziPls stlef2
Tie Tribfss - less anreserFed. ltexcisims,
sith doeged defiance, we take your Lscobp-
on consti.u.ion, efsTHaf slae9y aad gil, pro-
'ided fks fsopis dS aot see fi 20 reject Il, and
orn anew one instead5a -
Aud John Wentwoflh's Chicago Denorraf
wants 70 have a grand jubilee over the conVer-
ion Of its party o the doctrine Of popular
- Leg ~ have rousing c0BFen-
ion. Let'not only iba Old liberty men bat the
ecent converts come. Let Us give Douglas and
be thousands Of other DemocT ats who are dis
atishsd with Mr.. Baehanan's administration,
CORDIAL welcome into tne fepuDiican ranks, /
nd let US stand or fan upon he principles Of I
be platform upon which We nominated John !
:. Fremont for Presidenti"
Long Johns ideas are conf sed in the ecstasy
2 his5oy. He thinks the " new eonVerts'' from
be Democracy have come over to bis priDci- |
lie. But bis party in Washington and bis col J
ssgues of the New York iress consider that /
hey have gone over to popular sovereignty
nd this is probably the trus state Of the case.
We must therefore correct he Chicago enthu-
last to some extent. While admitting that /
Ir. Douglas Aas deserted % the Black Rspub- (
cans, We csnnotbut deny aat it seems to have /
cen on the condition th8' they on their part 4
lOuld desert the>Wiim0t L. oYiso- Taere has 1
cen desertion on both sidzs. Which desertion !
as been the most Asgrant, may admit e 4
oubt Probably it is more crsdits5le n hafe 4
ssertsd The Wilmot ProyisO than tha Demo-
ratio party.