The Feliciana Democrat., 1859-04-16
OF NONINTERyENTION.

The South Carolinian." the central organ of the
South Carolina democracy, thus treats of the doc
trlhc OF nonntcrvcniion In the affairs of the Terri
tories. in connection with the important debate upon
that subject which took place in the United States
senate. at the late session of Congress. :"
The doctrine Of Congressional intervention in The
alhis or the Territories, rs announced ly some OF
prominent Southern men, L. isvnriously commented
on by the press OF the country. The argument is ::
Southern mrn have right, under the Constitution
10 90 tie Tcir tories With their property in slaves
ihry should. therefore be protected while there by
Congr, -. the executor of the Constitution. The
rcp.uilrrs on the other hand contend that the Ter
ror> being th" property of the States. Congress,
th legal representative Of the States in their federal
capacity has The rah to exclude il. llrrris direct
conflict which II became necessary TO adjust. To ef
feet this. II was necessary to do that much abused
act compromise.
In despoic governments. where there is conflict.
coercion is the remedy. In republics. as was illus.
racd in the formation of The federal compact and in
the construction Of every State constitution, where
there conflict reconciliation can only he obtained
bv Compromise In such spirit was the doctrine Of
nonintrry announced to the country aud after
being discussed IN Congress. through the press. and
on the hnsting.. In every State in The Union i was
accepted as the final adjustment II was then rariic-
nlarly acceptable 10 The South. Southern men saw
that The North possessed ihn numerical control OF
Congress the Wilmn' rroviSo. proposing IT, r"cni"
them entirely from The Territories. was being trgrd
in almost every Northern State. i, was plain thai
the South had nothing to expect from Congress With
this assumption prevailing TO such all extent.
The assumption Of authority 10 exclude slavery.
which had been asserted and pracised under the Mis-
souri, compromise. was met by the counter doctrine
of nonintcrvrnon. BY two powers could her insi-
iu,ons bc legsla,rd against Congress, or hy the
people Of the Territory. Congress If the right to lc
gisatc was concrded TO il. would il thought. en-
crcsc II inimcallv The doctrine Of non.intcrvcn-
lion tied it, hand and left the people of the Territory
still able. they before. to act III reference TO
slavery II conferred no more power upon the pco-
pie than they possessed previons to ilc compromise.
which disqualified Congressional action The point
gained hy the South was that Of the two powers
that which regarded as the more dangerous was
disqualified. The South accepted it rs the only prac-
ical solution consistent with her honor and her rights
We may dislike to acknowledge that the people Of the
Territory can control the question but wherever
her" i trial by jury there will be popular power
whether $50 ncknowI dgc II or not
such was the result Now we see the dangerous
ocirn" advanced that lh snntb requires special pro
econ from the Fed raj government II would be
veil TO reflect what this protection means and TO
hat extent it will involve the intervention of gov
rnment. The first stop would be the passage Of
ode of laws. But as eHactiHg il one thing and en-.
orcemcnt another and rs the former is absolute
aockciy without the latter so to furnish Federal
protection toSanthcrn property. there must he an cx.
rcsc Of force The process then. would be this an
action would be instituted under this code the Judge
would oxpound the law. as did judge Wayne and
Judge Mlgraih before the grand jury in the Echo
'asc.
II the people Of The territory were ayrrsc to slave
y, they would throw ont the bill What next? Eth.
ubycrson of the Independence of the jury system
those WHO propose this. overlook the fact that when
ntcicres with domestic relations our federal row
rnmcn is perfectly powcrlcss beyond the right to
nact. All powerful in the management Of foreign
halrs II can be and has been with perfect impunity
eiied by grand inres both north and south aud if
attempted to establish slavery in territory where
he popular sentiment hostile to it, signal failure
would be the result What folly then. what incon-
istency, iii southern men, after having abused the
ndera government and prononncing that it was abo.
'tionzcd thoroughly to turn and mplorc its pro.
cct0n!
AMERICAN HORSES IL ESGI.ANn. Tho American
OrScs now in England are engaged rs follows.