The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-04-05
HON. STEPHEN A.. DOUGLAS.


had it lying by for favorable opportunity publish
it. great deal has been said recently about Mr. Doug
las position but far it is enunciated in this speech
we can see nothing wrong about it.
Heretofore have written published anything
in regard to Mr. Douglas and his views the question
of slavery in the territories, because did feel
certain that we fully understood those views. We
read the late debate in the u S. Senate and have re-
read it in order that might inform ourselves cor
rectly to the true position of the Illinois Senator
and have concluded that it amounts to about this
That as Congress passed the Kansas-Nebraska bill
agreeing to leave the people of the Territories
the question of slavery to suit themselves he opposes
congressional Intervention of any shape kind in the
matter. The Constitution of the q. s. recognizes the
right to carry any species of property into the terri
tories slaves included but after gets there it is sub
ect to internal regulations and if the territorial legis
laure, by unfrendy legislation by neglect legis-
late at all upon the subject injuriousy it, appeal
must be made to the U. S. Courts for redress and not
to Congress; for Congress has jurisdiction the
question: and neither establish or prohibit slavery
in the territories 1t is matter which Congress has
agreed to leave to the people of the territories them
selves and if they violate the Contitution redress must
be sought at the hands of the Courts.
The debate in the Senate arose about in this way
Messrs Brown and Davis, and some other southern
passed an act abolishing slavery it the duty of
Congress to intervene and compel her protect
erty which the Constitution recognized until she pass
ed into the attitude of sovereign State To this
Douglas objected, and argued st length show that it
would be violation of the bill-that
by that bill the question forever banshed from
halls of Congress and referred to the people of the
territoriesthat if Congress had the power legsate
slavery into the territory she had the power egis
late it out-a power which he Douglas utterly denied
and against which the South had long fought. So
tirey had Congress acknowledged this power exist
ing alone with the inhabitants of territory that it
struck out of the Kansas bill provision claiming the
right of Congress to revise the Constitution whenever
she forward to be admitted State In all
other territorial bills this right had been reserved by
Congress- but in order carry fully the doctrine
non-intervention it given up. Thus the whole
matter left with the people of the territory to
decide-f they did wrong and violated the Constitu-
tion of the United States, let appeal be made the
proper tribunals. If not very much mistaken
this is Mr. douglas position
TT seems to that Mr. Davis and Mr. Brown require
too much in asking Congress make slave code for
Kansas for if it has the power to that territory
shall maintain slavery, it also has the power to say
territory shall abolish it, In this way the South would
lose in the end for the free States already control
PREVENTION to great injury. If the people of
rtory do not want slavery all the laws passed by Con-
gress from till doomsday could force upon
them, unless powder and ball used, and hardly
then No. the policy of the South favor
Intervention in the territories and leave the people
thereof perfectly free to settle the queston-if MAORI
ty elect to abolish slavery let it be if majority
establish slavery, well and good. We ought not-and
cannot do it if we oughundertake to force inst
tutous and customs upon any people. All want is
equal rights and equal privileges and if we carry
slaves to territory, and cannot outvoe the freeState
men, why property will be subject to local laws to
certain extent but if those laws in violation of
rights guaranteed by the constitution, the courts
the proper tribunals to furnish a remedy We would
trust the courts than Congress with rights
DEPREcAToRY.-"For some time past, have been
grieved for having to think that the Standard
was losing the confidence of its party. The simplest
suggestions of the duty and policy of its partysug
gestions which in bygone days would have been glad
ly received and implicitly acted upon, seem to
cite suspcion-to awaken fear that they not given
from pure and disinterested devotion to the good of the
party but that the giver is after somethtng-that his
purpose is either to promote scheme of his own,
or to punish somebody VINO has thwarted him."-Rat-
eigh Register.
The Register need not grieve about the Standard
there is much danger of the Standards losing the
ard lat whom the Register delights to point its pop
gun is Jealous advocate of the rights and interests
of the people, and they will stand by him. AS long as
he advocates the principles of the party he has nothing
fear, suspicious surmising to the contrary notwth
standing. Mr. Holden never has-and we have too much
confidence in him to suppose that he will
use his position unfairly to promote any scheme of his
own punish anybody, excepting of course, the pun
ishment he sometimes infcts upon the opposition,
which he generally does in fair, genteel and good
natured manner. The Editor of the Register seems
like a clever and regret that he imagines any
cause for grief about his brother Holden.
A special meeting of the stockholders of the Will
mngton and Weldon Railroad is to be held in Whining
ton the 10th of May for the purpose Of deciding
whether branch of the Road shall be built from
point between Rocky Mount and Joyner's Depot to a
point on the side of TaY River in Edgecombe
HH- The Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad company
have agreed permit the issuing of through tickets
with any Road south of Weldon The nett earnings of
this road for the last year amount to $l07 This
is the road running from Weldon to Portsmouth.
CorroN BunSr.-The Winnsboro Register states that
freight car ON the Charlotte Road caught FIRE On
Thursday last and burnt about Is bales of Cotton.
1t is stated that Gen. Walker, the llibuster is going
4hol;c he Ia irad of