Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-09-25

lSVry anu rcpIlcu, " Dy the same rule, that
if free labor only is to be admitted, that cx-
cludcs the South with her labor, and that
is unjust to the South, for the Territories
belong equally to all"
A sound Union man could not fail to
see that to settle the constitutional oucs-
tion of slavery in Territories the same rule
WIS to hc applied as in the equality of the
old and new States, and that was "the
equality of all the States in all the Terri
tories" This is our National Democracy.
Substantially. the Northern and Southern
Democracy have settled this principle, and
in effect tic Ab1ltouists have abandoned
tho pretAt that Congress can drive the
Southern States, with their property, out
OF the Territory is adnittcd Il State bv the
authentic act 81 its people directly, or
through accredited conventions
On these principles. tho Gcmocracy arc
all agreed. The Lccompton Convention
issue of tho last session in Congress has not
left single practical question open, and
it has become of no sort of consequence
whether k0nsas has voted to come in as
State, or moro wisely chosen to remain
Territory until she is bctter;blc TO bear the
expense of Il State government
Now, then. these principles being settled
and all on the side of State Rights, how can
there be any groundaor want of cont dcncc
between the Southern and Northcm lie
mocracy? The South. she unitcdly de-
sircs it, is clearly entitled to clrim the next
ls0ninntion, unless she unitcdIy shall pre-
fer Northern candidate. In either event
the next election rests where the choice OF
twelve Presidents has been decided. in the
votes OF the united South and the united
Northern National Democratic party.
That success is of enhanced Importance
from tho consideration that it will bring
into the Union Il safe guard for the equality
ot all the States within tNcMsclvcs, and in
all the Territories stronger tlnm the numcr.
ical balance of States in the Senate.
Surely, then, there WAS never less occa-
sion, with respect to the future, for the
South to go out OF the Union, or to doubt
the good faith OF the Northern Democracy
III its adherence to the principles of union
The South has never depended for its Just
weight III the Union upon numerical pre-
pondcrrnce, hut upon the constitutional
soundncss of its principles That is the
fG'son tilc Northcrn Democracy has united
with them i'll the choice of twelve Prcsi-
dents, not because thcy were South, but
because they wore right. SO long rs these
principles are adhered to in a large sense.
the ties of the Union between South and
North will be strengthened not weakened
by the increase OF free States because so
long us the united North and South of the
Union preponderatc over scctionaIism. by
maintaining National Democracy rs hereto
fore, the Democratic States Rights principle
Of i" the equality of the States in themselves
and in the Territories. will assurcdly
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