Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-07-16
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

consultation in this city, come to an agreeHeh' W
do their best to break up the Democratic pa'y' |
they could not have adopted surer means 10 COLI
pass that result provided their influence were |
with the intensity OF their current |
efforts which happily, is not the easel than those
involved in their Numerically opposite labors In
connection with the territorial slavery question
Tins. MIR. Douglas is striving to send all the dele
oates from non savehoding States to the Charles
ton Convention pledged and instructed to de-
mand. a sine q.a non, the adoption of n resolu
ton endorsing his Seward, Wilson & Co. doctrine
of the right Of the first batch of emigrants who
squat in territory to exclude slavery from It ab
iRuiO, by local legislation On the other hand,
Governor Wise is writing 'hithtr and yon,'' viz
tually urging that the South shall demand, in the
Charleston Convention, the adoption of resolu-
ton declaring it to be the duty of Congress to in
terfere by special legislation to protect slavery In
the Territories. Now, If the North insists on
putting through the dogma Of Mr.. Douglas.
and the South on doing the same fo- that Of Gov.
Wise, it will require prophetic power to fore
tell that the end must surely be disruption Of the
party.
Fortunately, however, those who are sent as
delegates to Democratic National Conventions, SO
there to bring about results leading to victory,
rather than to certain defeat. In this case, how
thus aborng to work mischief to the future of the
Democracy, the way out of the dilemma into
which they would drag it, is very plain, and will
doubtless be rcsorted to at Charleston 1t will be
remembered that the first serious threatening of
dissolution Of the Democratic party over the
Clayton compromise, which Mr.. Alexander II.
Stephens shortly afterwards boosted that he de-
feated because lie wanted direct Congressional
action to protect slavery in the Territories. Thus,
we may appropriately mention, the Congressional
intervention theory is his thunder, rather than
that of Mr.. Wise. A considerable wing Of the
party at the North at that time. stood upon the
<doctrine Of the duty of Congress to intervene
against slavery in the Territories; between the
labors of the two antagonist bands Of extremists,
the Clay ton compromise was defeated. The
party got over that difficulty by resolving that the
two questions really in issue should be left to the
Judiciary, for settlement.
These questions were: First. Does slavery exist
in United States Territories by virtue of the Con-
sitution Of the United States, Second. At what
time may settlers in Territory lawfully exclude
slavery from its limits,
The sensible action OF tie party on this subject
resulted in its subsequent national victories; and
similar manifestation Of common sense by the
Charleston Convention. however much II may
disgruntle Messrs. Douglas and Wise will surely
harmonic all the party except such Of is members
as are now afflicted with very biz heads or very
sore
The Supreme Court, in the bred Scott decision
have pronounced fully and finally upon the two
questions referred to above No one who does
not hold to the tinaiity of that decision has real
claims to present identity with the Democratic
party. All such will sooner or later be found
lighting where they really belong-under tue ban
concerning the slavery question: of Senator Sew
ard. No amount of present excuses for, and quih-
bling about their failure to Subscribe to that now
cardi nal point in the faith of the Democratic party
will serve to prevent their separation from it in
the next national contest, which is to be fought
in the main. over the question of the binding
force-the finality, If the reader pleases-Of the
bred Scott decision. The matter is clear as that
| two and two make four. He who disputes the
bred Scott decision is virtually against the Dernoc-
| racy in the approaching contest us he who adj
heres to it is for and with the Democratic party.
But We digress, in spite of a determination to
confine oursclf in this article to single point
The Charleston Convention will simply resolve,
IN this connection, that it is the duty of the courts
of law to dispose Of any action of Territorial eyis-
latures or individuals bearing on the Territorial
Save question: requiring their interference as con-
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Territories. $40 unfrendly legislation violati We
of the legal rights of Shareholders in the Terrific
| ries as laid down in the bred Scott decision can
be operative. because the Territorial courts will
necessarily pronounce any such action Illegal and
therefore void That is solution OF the di ilicultv
TO which all really DESTROYS of the continued as
tendency of the Democratic party without regard
TO the failure of individual Presidential aspirants
may and Will easily asSent-the only solution in
volving guarantee OF the unity Of the Democratic
party in time TO come.
LANDER's WAGON ROAD PARrY.-Iutelligence
is daily expected at the Department of the Interior
from the party under Lander, engaged on the new
wagon road from Fort Kearney TO Happy Valley.
They had only reached Fort Laramie at the latest
accounts, received ssme time since They have
now. however, gotten in the van Of emf grafton
OF late most enigrants have been disposed to Ia Ike
the route marked out for the wagon road
LAND PATENT.-The patent issued by the Gen
eral Land Office to Samuel Norris for the con-
drmed land claim to ''Rancho del Psso., ba.
been received in California and entered upon the
land record at Sacramento.
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THE WEATHER.-The following report of the
weather for this morning is made from the Morse
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution.
The time of observation is about o'clock:
July I6, 1889.
New York, N. Y.......... raining. cool
philadelphia, cloudy.
Baltimore, Md. cloudy warm
Washington, ID. C.........cl cloudy
Richmond, Va............cloudY,7 9o.
fe'ersbniSj Fa...-. cloudy.
norfolk; Va. cloudy, s39, wind S
Raleigh " .C..............cl cloudy, ~
Wilmington, n .C........ cloudy warm
Coiunpia, = C..--...-... clear, warm.
GharIesson, - &. ......... clear, 10. wind s
Augusta Oa.---..-..... clear, warm.
StVdnhah, oa'.... clear, 81 wind 81.
WAGON VA. ......... ..cledr warm.
Columbus, Ga. ........... clear, SO.
Montgomery, Ala......... clear
Prairie Bluff, Ala. ....... clear pleasant
Jackson, Ala. clear
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