Daily national Democrat., 1859-06-10
The ArtfuI Dodgers.

The Lecomptonites in Kentucky are trying
to come the same dodge game there on the
Intervention question, that they are here );
and the Express is making great blow over
it, in the effort to convince its readers that
the Lecompton party is not in favor of Inter
vention at ALL This ignoring of the issue is
the very best evidence in the world that the
party is in favor of Congressional interfer-
ence with slavery in the Territories. Issues
like this are not made to be ignored, and,
what is more the people will not suffer them
to be ignored with impunity. 1t is certain
ly very easy matter for Convention to
say whether it believes in q slave code foi
the Territories or is opposed to it. The Le-
compton party are charged with being in fa-
vor of Slave Code, by Congressional enact
ment. Now, if they are not in favor of it
let them say so in general convention assem-
bled. Let them deny the charge, if they ar
not guilty of it. Dodging the question il
Kentucky don't make lodging in California
any better.
The fact is, there is to be a general dodg,
game on this question throughout the Union
by the Administration party. The dodge il
this-either to ignore the issue as not liv-
ing one at all or avow belief in the propo
sition that Congress shall interfere no further
with slavery than to pass such enactments as
will carry out the decisions and DEGREES OF
the Judiciary In other words that the ju-
dicial tribunals viii pass upon the rights OF
property in the Territories, including slaves
and Congress wiU then enact such larS as Will
enforce the DEGREES Of the said tribunals This
all sounds very well, and is very pretty
dodge, but it amounts practically to this, that
Congress must eventually legislate on the sub
ject of slavery in the Territories There are
a thousand nice distinctions in reference to
the rights of property, and there may be a
thousand different orders and decisions in re
gard to the various questions which arise
Wherever there fails to be an immediate
remedy for the party in whose favor the de-
cision or order is made, why according to
this new dodge of Lecomptonism,) the Ma
tional Legislature must provide it by an en-
aetment especially designed to suit the case
What more effectual system of Intervention
could you have than this2
Now, the Kansas Nebraska Bill, that great
embodiment of the agreed Democratic policy
of the country, is a pledge, a sacred and
solemn pledge, from the Democratic party
that they will never ask Congress to legislate
upon the subject of slavery in the Territories
at all
Mr.. Buchanan, through his organ, the
Washington Constitution, is the author of this
very cunning dodge to which we have been
alluding. In most carefully selected Ian
guage, the organ puts forth the tricky device,
in the hope of catching nOn-intervention
Democrats in the trap. Bnt, when you sift
the language down to its true meaning, you
will find it to fit the programme of Senator
Green of Missouri and other Lecompton con-
freres of Brown and Davis, exactly. Senator
Green says:
"The doctrine of non-interference by Congress
with slavery in the Territories means, and can
only mean, that Congress should neither ESTABLISH
nor prohibit it. That is all. Leave these ques-
tions to the Constitution and to the Courts. But
whatever rights individuals have in the Territory,
may demand, and when demanded, MUST HAVE
adequate protection"
Leave the question to the Courts, but if the
Territorial laws be insufficient, Congress shall
interfere and make laws that will cover the
case This is the meaning of their wonder
full idea of non.intervention.
Senator Bigler, another Lecompton traitor
to Democracy, says:
at is for the Courts and not for Congress to
decide all legal questions that may arise to the
rights of slave property in the Territories that is
the Democratic policy but it is not clear that a
necessity will never arise for the interference Of
Congress to execute right decree ofthe Courts" "
Y Yes, and this necessity" as he calls it, will
arise, the very moment that Lecomptonism
obtains enough power in Congress to enact a
Slave Code
Mr.. Buchanan, Mr. Green, Mr.. Bigler and
some other Lecompton leaders do not think
it prudent, now to go the full length of the
Brown doctrine, but appronch it so nearly
that, to any sensible man, they might as well
march the entire distance They all ignore
the Kansas Nebraska Bill in the premises al
together, and pay no attention whatever to
the binding authority of that enactment
They talk about Congressional Intervention
if necessary" as though no Kansas Nebraska
Bill was in existence, no Cincinnati Platform,
no Democratic pledges to noninterference.
We think the people of this State are not
to be humbugged by this trickery, legerde-
main and artful lodging The Leconpton
State Convention will have to come out and
positively declare that they are opposed, aow
and hereafter, to any Congressional legisla-
tion on the subject of slavery in the Terrific
ries, or be understood universally to be in
favor of the enactment of a Slave Code.
SACRAMENTO COUNTY CONVENTION.
Wednesday, the Anti Lecompton Democrats
of Sacramento county, held Convention
for the purpose of electing delegates to the
State Convention. The following named
delegates were elected, with power to fill
vacancies, or cast the vote of absentees:
1st District-W. II. Weeks, w. B. Hunt.
2d Dits.-James Duffy, John Black.
Sd Dist-S Marshall, p. McWilliams.
4th Dist.-R. D. Ferguson, l. w. Under
wood.