The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-09-21
Judge John A. Campbell on Non-1nter'

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In o,,- avominat;on (says the Huntsville
Do,noerata Of the position of leading states
,,o,, y, Alabama an the subiect of Non-Inter-
,,o,,,.;o,, ,,va hovo cor,a across 4 pamphIet en-
- - a., -. 80. H. NTat,-o ond Ra.
u'leu an hAqun -, ,1A'o -
suits OF the Anu-olaVery Agl1Atloan' VIII :"
view at the prospect before U.S. by . CItlzen
| of Alabama" That "Citizen'' was Hon. John
A. Campbell by whom it was sent to us, in
1851, when published He speaks thus of
Non-Intervention, as proposed by certain lead
ing statesmen at the North gs 'Fse
sgWe think but little of their doctrine of
Non-ntervention; but it is no slight testi-
mony y .ns aSolusLee Sa ..a eonaslon g sne PuD
south have been driven "a. and almost driver,
from it. The doctrine that the Government,
holding the powers OF peace and war Of max
ls ~ al.L Aliances, y seI-
d,tas 10 tbe T,,oToyfv cf fffasT Sfa+ss
territories, is a proposition addressed to the
credullty OF the South, and which nothing but
cTeouhty can OoierSCe; otlh we recognize
ms Of an who Represent o1;n;on from the
North.n
Speaking of the Northern Abolitionists, he
says: ,-.--.-. tse.
.sTbav have H.clroned III. cb.-a..o- of Tho
ehoidor 70 tho Jao-.oo thst - :
hooo,,,;,o. ~, ovaorot;o,, TLo.
tho ,,;nJs - ~ 1aSt iIass Sss.S.eu
w. that ~ =, 'ne
~ '..~' "'' o@'0s - @''''''6 "'.s's t"e'
In the same examination we discovered q
pamphlet entitled "The Rights Of the Slave
States. By a citizen of Alabaman under the
s;ono+,,ro os .J A C,-n,h;.h o,:.,,,, :.
-. ,A'eA oi.s li.-Ay AP-
peAIeu ~ tne 0ou.herh 9uartery heSleW,
ior jan, 1891, and was published by the
Southern Rights Association (of Mobile, we
think y and bearing internal av;derce Of tho
,.bo.uL: - ~ .
= VI Wy Pieses "uuse ooiil ol n.
Campbell, of the Y. S. Supreme Court. In
this, he speaks of s'the doctrine of Non Inter
vent;on which soma of tho cb.lIo,v .nd sho.4
s;ob+od ,ol;t;o;o,,s - III
pOli'e,s' "no noiu seal's In congress
Toih The ooutL1 nave discovered TO be SO use
full in covering the surrender of the rights of
their constituents,
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preston, which needs no comments to eluci-
date orenforce his meapinp be savS. ~
sprba I.uo-,,ao.o 80
senators DaS;S of Wass.ohi c nos. oonSPlcuous Ss :
Of New york IN tha ,,sst .o,s:s s...o
was that betIree,, freeIor, III .ia,
could he no ,ornnror,;Se W. e'.slo
To the deoradation that s,,cb ts,,, n 80 4s,1 e
ment imnIv Tbe noyrers If tha ,.a,ag :.
ernment were O;ven il for tho .sse-s .,al sJ1-
fence and for t6e General yvals.ro,, TLo '. oe
ernment can perform mo nose;,s ,,s,,t,-1 .', so.I
in the concerns of tbe States ~ r,i ~ P"'t, T.
has received mowers tn f,JfiI dn,;aS ~ :.
assumed obligations to those who have repos-
of 'snon. intervention y in refarsnoo !. dne pAI'
;ntorast ;nvoIvec an occ,,,,,,IatnJ ~ snel1
urotecton To antaoon;st;r j. ,s1 ;,s.s-a".d
Tbe sovere;on ro1vorS no,,oa5aS =. al
p,ent ara essential - H. LII M =
everv Et.ta. and II ua,,t,sI;zs,; - I,oJs D,s y
the State must nnderro ,Ioco,r -. d;SS-1'..:oa
Tbera Is no interest that ,1.U ~ .aa.': a.,:-
their EXERCISE. and every ;nterost r,,st -,
ain it's vitality bv tbe eol, ~
thew l bo ,s,,,ced 40 .ot;o.
"a Z. sac,,,;+- GS a. nee'i'
f,sas f. -, tt -. ae Z re'
fr rstires 10 a 1re;s-, .-ls,,1t -
must establish government that will ~'I1e. or he.
come an easv urey to toreiOn ranac;tv If tbo
STAKEHOLDER IS to have M Surrender ~ b;s f,,r;
tive slave. he must have an armv or nayr =
guard his frontiers or coasts and to n.n;sb \
| the enemy who harbonrs his nTorertp - :,
the Stakeholder can enjoy no sbara If the
common nronertv of tbe fTnion be ro,s. ho
EXEMPT from taxes and military contr;hut;onS =
Projection is the price maid NV govern roapt g,
the supnor of its citizens and are ra,,
of mo dis0race more IeorU nm t5s Isn;"1 =,
Drotection with asimultsneons cons claim ] for ,no;r y
+enonce oso;nst the sIaraho1do. ,i' 'Or iiia'ii-
And vat ao.;n bo s.u
t.r's,t;or @ W. haDa ~ 'l.I prlnc'ple Pc .! NOE
iect was not to secure souIe,za ROB r@bts .s' but b
Northern consciences. If carried out, it over