New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-22
DEMOCRACY IN THE rRRRIrop,v.

At the last session of Congress, several smi...,
Southern Senators brosched the doctrine that n.
Democratic party is bound, BY its cOnnitt,l, i,
the Nebraska bill ard the Dred Scott decision. 1.
proceed TO enact Federal laws for the pr,tect,, Of
Slave property in the Territories Tais do,.riu.
Was met by Messrs. Douglas and Pugh with A
spirit and energy which clearly indicated th,. thsrs
would be trouble in the family if its adoption iuts
the Democratic creed were insisted on. VIE,
therefore, tn. UniOn was TRANSPORTED int The
Constellation we yeutured TO ask that organ Of tAs
White House whether il recognized or regulated
the dogma of Messrs. Mason, Toombs and JEFF.
Davis. The following is its response. Thossh
somewhat Delphic in it's phraseolOgy, we under.
stand The Constitution to fight shy Of the new Den
ocrstic Shibboeih. But let every reader jGiss for
himself. We quote verbatim:
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AsD ITS PRtsCIPLB-
This great old party is as ancient as the Cons n ion
and u must survive while that shall endure. IL hu
ever been and ever will be, the wstchfu guardian
and protector of this sscred bond of Unoa. His
nov in a s0under snd stronger condition than il hu
been for years. Like the tabled giant of old at the
moment when its enemies, in their 6eros and per-
sstent struggle against it on the Slavery question,
vslrly believed they bad brought il to toe ground
IL has bounded with fresh vgor and power Every.
where North, South Est and West-the resctioa
is astounding its enemies. The traitors to its priac.
ples are everywhere leaving its organic atiOa Aad
will soon be clean over TO the Black Repubi.
party. The true men are fast clos,rg the ranks
ana preparing for q stern and a Triumphant con-
fiict with the enemies OF the Constitution ant he
Union. There is longer any Intestine dissenson OF
the least importance in the Democratic party on the
Slavery question. TIE principles emblsz1ned on is
banner are n0n-iaterJehtt0n, 6y Congress or By Ter
rt0ridi Legislatures, either 10 eS0bsh or Prokibs
Siarery rukiH The Territories, and the protection Of
stare properly therein as long as me Territorial con-
dHiOR shall remain. by The JAdtci0ry under tie Con.
Stitution Of TEE United States "Wnen the people Of
any such Territory as the President stated in bis
Slimsn letter of August H., 1857, to the Connect
" cut clergymenl proceed to frame state Conshtu-
=" ton, then it is their right TO decide the ID,
pOrtant question for themselves, whether they
" will continue modify, or abolish Slavery In the
NE an time what the Constitution has recognized 10
be property the Constitution protect as property
through the fundamentally Of the Judiciary. The
bred Scott decision recognizing the right OF the pco-
pie of any State to take their slaves into the Terrific
Iies Of the United States, will stand "a Landmark
while the Union shall niure. Tne waves OF Is aok
Republication may beat against u In van. How
this principle could ever have been seriously doubted
is stery. AZ the President observes IN the same
letter: "If confederation Of sovereign States &c
"qures a new Territory at the expense OF their CON-
mon blood ana treasure surely one set Of the part
have right 10 exclude the other IRON Us
" enjoyment by prohibiting them from taking into IL
" whatsoever is recognized 10 be property By the
" common Constitution
We shsn near but little within the ranks Of
the Democratic party of antagonistic or untriendly
legislation in the Territories against Slavery the Con-
stiutiop, and the bred Scott decision l. does not
seem to be generally known that even the ksosH
Legislature, at their last session, after severe
struggle repudiated this doctrine, aud refused to
adopt unfrendy legislation against Slavery within the
Territory. The advocates OF the power in q rs'rto-
rial LIE gslature, either directly or indirectly, to nufy
decision of the Supreme Court Of the United States,
must eventually join Seward and Hickman in assert
ing the ircoupatioiy of Slave and Free States to
live together in the confederacy; and this "a
nothing more nor less than rank dsunion.