Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-10-27


as to the extent whichi Congress may exercise
Repub licans say that Congress may carry their
power to the extentsof altogether excluding
slavery from the territories. Democrats (both
ofthe Buchanan and Dolglas schools deny that
Congress possesses oJextensiye3a power.
Here, then,is the greatremaining issue We
have, as we above show, made no small advance
in the support of our side of the issue, in main
tanning the position, until it's placed almost
beyond serious controversy; thatsthe peopleIofe
the territories do not possess the power of de.
Gliding the slavery question: Il the people Of the
territories do not possess the power, then does
not Congressi Tho pporters of the Dree.Scott
doctrine answer, no. Buesdoes not such answer
present at once a most wondrouss anomaly If
it belong. neither to the peoplenorsto Congress,
it does not exist at all The question of slavery
lin the territories question in itself of the
most vital interests utterly beyond the con-
troll of any power! AssumeS for the sakeSof
argument, that slavery does not exist in, the
territories, by.merc virtue Of the constitution
and without special Congressional enactment.
It:exists Get US suppose in the territory Of
New Mexico. The institution there, however,
is deleterious in.its effects. It#proyents immis3
grations drives away industry and enterprise;
and casts universal blight#over the happiness
and prosperity Of the people of that territory
Now, is possible that every question relating
to so manifest a political evil is utterly beyond
the control of any power2 Would not necessity
even create such q power and lodge it some
wnere9 We most certainly believe so. It is.
thus seen that by the simple argument from the
necessitY.o the case, the, power does erist, and
the concession of our adversaries thatit does
not exist in the local inhabitants of the terrific.
ries, renders the inference extremely plain. that.
it exists in Congress. There, indeed, is the
proper repository of such power; there is
whereof necessarily must reside; there is where
| it=has been exercised almost from the formation
of the government undenied and unquestioned,
untilIan. unfortunate day when the Kansas=Ne.-
braska Bill was conceived and born.
sFEAKINa5o of the Harper's Ferry riots, the st.
Louis Eoeaings Netcs says:
1.-THE Republican party Of the country mum.
bers5a !million aud a half voters-a majority of
the citizens of alsthe Free States WHAT'S TO
be gained by denouncing them as aiders and
aoettors in the proposed crimes Of insurrection.
arson aud murder? Would tnot be unjust, of.
iCIlStHG injurious to Inc good feeling
and concord of the nation?
There are fanatics in the North who would
willingly ertSrnllaGte slavery by war and rapine
There are fanatics at the South who would vii.
ling ~ ertend slavery by war and rapine. Which
IS the worse crime IN thegsight OF God aud man?
| w see no dteTence-and hope to see all such
tanatics themselves exterminatcd The loss q.
Brown and disparity has thinned out the abnli-.
ton fanatics at the North. Let as not raise uk,.
other JGndtics there 6y Indecent abuse Of inno..
cent n1en, and endeavoring TO make them re-
sponsible for old Browns crimes''
says:
We do mot believe this movement has the.
sympathies OF the larger class of the anti.Slas
very people of the Northern States. There is a
conservatism, an honesty and intelligence in the
aversion Of large portion Of those people to
slavery, which would restrain cooperation in
movement atsonce treacherous and insane.
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SPEAKING of the decrease of the late Provi.t
dence Or. - Daily Tribune, the Journal, or
/ the same city, says:
"The time seems to hays gone by when a
i new Spaper can be supported as the mere organ
Eof=a party, much less as the representative Of
they may be-"
I This is true as gospel, as far as lit goes. The
time" spoken of, however, never existed in
point Of fact. no newspaper in this country
ever prospered long as the mere organ of a party,
while papers representing a. few men," how
over high and mighty, have always died early,
and generally unlamented. ;. Thelsecret of sue.
cessfu. Journalism lies in5adApting newspaper
to the wants of the public, and putting it on a
sound and selfsustaining business bottom. Yet
every month somebody tries to establish
newspaper on the back of a hobby
Tue St Louis papers are down on the sB Ask.
ABLE Fund sYsTra," of that city. The Demos
erat. scores the banks, saying that "the Bankablo
fund practice has removed from our banking
system the only reliable check for banks MOTTO
expand when the crops and affairs of the coun.
| try do not warrant expansion. Hence, all .du-
/ ring tho year 1858, when crops in the West
were short aud our banks did discount largely.
it was ,OithOut a proper foundation; and now
when the country, by means of a bountiful
harvest, is really rich, our banking system, in.
stead of proving itself legitimate utility to
assist in moving the crops, operates to make
our mercantile and manufacturing interest Gsols