Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-08-11
GLAS GOW WEEK Y TIN S
Douglas Holding the Democracy to the
Record!

UouSlas Holding the Democracy to the
Record!
The Washington SAFES give. the follow.
ing article the "leader' position in recent
issue:-
"In the Presidential contest Of 1856
(says the Mobile, Ala, Register) the car
diral principle with the Democratic party,
and with the South, was non intervention in
The matter of slarery in the Territories! On
the occasion of the memorable proceedings
of Gov. Walker in connection with the
adoption Of constitution by the people of
Kansas, non intervention was the loud and
universal cry at the South. The same sa-
cred principle was invoked and appealed TO
by the Southern Democracy 10 the cou'ro-
versy on the admission OF Kansas under the
Lecompton constitution, as interdic!iDg Con-
gress from rejecting that constitution, be-
cause of its non submission to the people by
their own authorized convention. Non-in-
tervention has been the settled doctrine Of
the Democratic party, and of the South ev-
err since its establishment in the passage OF
the Kansas Nebraska act up to the present
time. The Southern Democracy stand SOL
EMMY committed to this principle, in their
support of the Kansas Nebraska act, and of
the Cincinnati platform which adopted the
principle of that measure.
THE principle as established in the Kan
sas- Nebraska act was, that the deStinies of
slavery in the Territories should depend up.
on the will of the people thereof, limited
only by such RESTRAINTS as ,honld be impos-
ed by the decision OF the Supreme Court of
the United States as TO The constitutionalitv
of their acts. Thu Southern representation
in Congress unanimously gave their assent
to this provision and principle declaring
that il was all The South wanted. They re-
garded The rights of the South in Tie Terri
tcries as fully guaranteed. when the action
OF the Territorial legislature IN regard TO
/ slavery was subject TO revision and -,rrect-
ion by the Supreme Court. They were sat.
isied that 2 pTeme Court would hold that
the Territorial legislature had no power 10
prohibit slavery from being established in
the Territories. With that check upon Ter
ritorial legislation against slavery, they con-
sidered that the rights Of the South were
sufficiently secured; and hence they agreed
upon The principle that Congress should not
intervene or interfere pro or con in the
matter of slavery in the Territories.
This principle Of intervention thus
unanimously assented to by the Democratic
representative ofthe South in Congress, was
affirmed and ratified by the Southern peo-
pie in the Presidential election of 1866
The Southern Democracy, as we have said,
stands solemnly pledged 10 this principle,
the more especially since The anticipated de-
cision of the Supreme Court of the United
States, as in the bred Scott case, has ap.
piled the limits which restrain the Terrific
rial Legislatures in preventing the intro
duc,ion OF slaves. Il is proposed now by
certain politicians Of The South TO recede
from this principle, and to make an issue
that Congress shall intervene with its lees-
lstion in behalf of slavery in the Terrific
ries. The proposition is one lraught only
with mischief 10 the interests of the South.
ut is not on y violent and wanton de.
psrture from the common policy pliehted
by the Southern Democracy with their
brethren OF the North, but its adoption
would inevitably disorganize the Democrat
ic party and insure the triumph and ascen-
dancy OF the Black Republicans, thus bring.
ing upon The South the greatest disaster that
could befall her. When we have already
such effectual security for our rights in the
Territories as is afforded by the Dred Scnlt
decision, coupled with The policy Of non-in-
teryeniion, shall we not remain contented
with that, rather than by demanding more,
lose what we have, and consign ourselves
and cir rights and interests 10 the hostile
rule oil Black Republicanisln? We do not
counsel unworthy submission 10 wrong.
when we advise that The South shall adj
here to policy 10 which she gave her free
consent and approval"