The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-08-11

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POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE. -e
GEORGIA OPPOSITION PLATFORM = The
Georgia Opposition, in Convention at Macon.
July goth, adopted the following ultra Southern
platform:
LIST. That the Union, as established by the
Federal Constitution, if the latter be faithfully
carried out, is the surest guaranty of the rights
and interests of all sections of the country. and
should be preserved.
I'd. That as the institution of Slavery ex.
listed in the States Of the Confederacy prior to
the adoption of the Constitution of the United
States, and as the right to hold slaves as prop
erty was conceded by the trainers of the Con-
stitution, and fully recognised therein, therefore
Slavery exists independent of the Constitution /;
and as Slavery is recognised and sanctioned by
the Constitution, Congress, which derives ali its
powers from that instrument, cannot legslate
on the subject of Slavery, except for its protec-
ton where it legally exists We believe, also,
that the further agitation of this subject of Sla-
very will tend to no practical good to any por-
ton OF the country, and should therefore cease
regarding the principle as settled, both by leg
islative enactment and judicial Interpretation,
that the people of the Territories when they
come to form State Constitution and at no
other time, by uafriendy legislation or other
wise,) shall decide the question for themselves.
We furthermore repudiate the doctrine of
'squatter sovereignty, in all its FORMS as all in
sdious and certain mode of excluding the South
from the common territory of the Union and
stand ready to oppose, sternly and uncompro-
misingly, all who advocate that doctrine; that
| the territories are the common property of all
the States, and therefore the people have the
right to enter upon and occupy any territory
with their slaves, as we'll as other property, and
are protected by the Constitution and flag of
the country that Congress has no right to leg
islate Slavery into, nor exclude it from, Ter
ritory; and that we hold that the doctrine of
nOn-intervention with the institution of Slavery,
in the States, Territories, or the District of Co
| lumbia, does not, nor was it intended to, conflict
with the assertion of the power of Congress to
protect the property of the citizens of the sever
al States who may choose to settle in the sever
al Territories"
FREE SENTIMENT IN ST. JosEPH-THE Poo
PIE VOTE TO SUSTAIN THE FREE DEMoCRAT.-
! MIR. +. II. Grant, editor of the new Free-State
paper in ST. Joseph, the Free Democrat, ar
rived in this city at an early hour this morn
ing, on the steamer Warsaw. He does not
come as fugitive from the Indignation of the
|
purpose of procuring material for new daily
evening paper, which he is about to establish
there.
Mr.. Grant informs us, that at large meet
ing of the citizens of St. Joseph, on Monday
evening of this week, resolution was offered
| declaring the Free Democrat to be a nuisance
&c. and also advising that the editor, Mr.
Grant, should be ordered to quit the town.
After some discussion, the resolution voted
down by an overwhelming majority. Another
resolution was offered, to the effect that the
paper and its editor should be sustained This
resolution was passed almost unanimously.
Mr.. Grant is now, as we have before stated,
about to commence the publication of daily
evening paper, and the citizens have given him
every encouragement of success. Thus term-
mates the foolish attempt of an ignorant squad
| of ruffians to trample on the freedom of speech
and the press. We wish the editor of the Free
Democrat success in his new enterprise and
advise him to say and act in ST. Joseph, or
anywhere else, what his conscience and good
sense may dictate.-S. Louis Eo Bulletin.
PoPULAR.-The Black Republican doctrine
of intervention by Congress in the affairs of the
Territories is exceedingly popular among the
Opposition at the South. The Opposition State
/ Convention in Georgia lately resolved that
! Congress can legislate On the subject of Slavery
in the ENTHUSIASTICALLY what the Philadel-
| phia platform resolyed--but only in one way,
for its protection while the Black Republicans
! insist that the legislation must be for its excu-
sion-.~the same principle exactly, with only a
difference of application. The Georgia Black
Republicans have infinite faith in the virtues of
intervention. So says the Detroit Mich Free
Press.
John Mitchell closes a bitter aud seathing
article on the Administration doctrine respect
ing the rights of naturalized citizens in their
native countries as follows:
"Now, you adopted absconders, what do you
think of yourselves? Do you not begin to feel
somewhat mean? Are you citizens or not :?
But, never mind; while you are here, and not
caught yet, by your right owners, you can still
go to the polls, and vote for the great National
Democratic Party"
A correspondent of the Richmond Enquirer
writes that" Should Senator Douglas get the
nomination, and the Opposition run Southern
man, it is tho geaeraI opinion that Pyyinia
tea,td cost her vote for he Opposition caI.di-
date," The Lynchburg Niryiaia" he- ,..
of this, =" no aouot
.hE OYSTER FUNDUM.-From a report re-
Gently submitted to Governor Wise, by the
chief inspector of Virginia, we learn that the
exports of oysters from the State, between the
LIST of October, 1853, and the 3Oth June, 1859,
amounted to 2,30l,7l9 bushels. These were
taken from the waters of York river, Kappa
hammock, Potomac, and Hampton Reads. At
other points in the State large quantities were
shipped, of which no account has been fur
nished. This will be "a fruitful subject for our
next Legislators To Spredd themselves upon.
And the statistics that now being prepared
will very much facilitate the efforts of the ad-
vocates of equal taxation in furnishing data
by which they may show the very great in
equality that now exists in our system of taxa
ton. 1t is to be hoped that the imposition of
tax upon other subjects of just taxation will
relieve the merchants of the onerous burdens
to which they now subjected L. Richmond
Morning Ne,cs.
Items Telegraphed from Washington.
Washington, august Much speculation is
INDUCED Just now as to the action of our Govern
ment on Mr.. McLane's recent dispatches; but
as this has been kept profoundly secret, moth
ing is known outside the Administration, ex-
cept the fact, that instructions are already on
the way to our Minister by special mes
senger.
By advices Just received here, it appears that
President Juarez declines signing a treaty with
out the approval of the Mexican Congress, and
one cannot be called until the Liberals obtain
possession of the city Of Mexico. This, how
ever is not the only difficulty. A conspiracy
was discovered at the capital, on the 18th ult
the plan of which was to assassnate the Gov
ernor, and take possession of the Government.
MORE AFRIcANs.-W Washington, august s.
By mail this evening we have information that
a cargo of six hundred Africans has been land