Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-03-17
Suuatter Sovereignty.


chusetts lie has not that fanatical hatred OF
slavery that possesses some of his political breth-
remand fol this reason he il all the better rs
leader and director Of the policy of his party,
His judgment is uninfuenccd by the passion
which consumes some of his confedcratcs. and
thUs he is invaluable in the coun ills Of party
which needs leaders much more than it does fol-
lowers.
He it wn, who organized the en'igran societies
which flooded Kansas with settlers. ND "restcd
the Territory from the pro slavery grasp Lilo it
was who planted a colony Of settler upon the
Western border of Virginia Tor thr double pnr-
pose Of making financial speculation, and Of
gaining an Abolition ioothold IN our venerable
old Commonwealth. lie it was who first indica'
ted new policy for his party, in respect OF slave
nv in the Territories, which ihrcuens to supplant
all the "unfnendiy Legislation theories OF Mr.
Douglas, in the popular favor.
Up to the time Of the advent Of Mr.. Thnycr
upon the political stage-now two years aTo--the
Black Republican party Vas committed to the
doctrine Of Congressional intervention for the ex-
pusion and prohibition of slavery in tho Terrific
ries Those Of that party who. like the Bourlons,
never learn anything and never forget anything,
still cling to this exploded dogma. Notwithst"n'-
ing the deliberate dictum of the Supreme Court
in the bred Scott case, they pcrpc'naly repeat the
cry Of Congressional intervention and assert their
intention yet to gain reverse decision irol the STU
prone Court US soon their party has power SO
to rcorgnnize that tribunal as to have majority
Of its Justices in their favor.
But the sagacity of Mr.. TuMER satisfied H.
that this is useless enterprise. lie knows how
difficult il will be to gam such decision as his
party wants. He knows with whit reverence
the people Of this country look upen the solemn
adjudications Of the highest legal and Cansitn'
tonal tribunal Of the land. Mr.. TnAYrR is right
in believing that the decision in the bred Scott
case will not be upset-at least, for many years
to come. He knows also, that 50 far rs party
policy ia concerned there is occasion for over
turning that dccision-for there is I'm easier, n
quicker, and far more satisfactory method of
accomplishing his purpose Of excluding .lavery
from the Territories. Mr.. THAYER is now endeav
orng. and with success, to commit his party to
this doctrine-the doc..ine of "squdtter sore
reignty."
The credit Of the discovery Of this antdo,e to
slavery, belongs. we believe, to Gen. Cnss Since
the withdrawal of Gen. Cass from the active con-
tests Of the political ena, its chief patron has
been tie Senator from Illinois. Mr.. Douglas,
however, has failed in his eff TT to get it accepted
by the party generally--the southern Democracy,
with few exceptions, utterly refusing to embrace
it. Mr.. Eli Thayer, foresecing MS Mr.. Douglas
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ant-slavery weapon that can be employed, is now
struggling to put his own party in possession Of
it. In this endeavor, we doubt not he will sue
coed.
We have recently read Mr. Thaycr's speech on
this subject in Congress. in which he demonstrates
that his party has everything to gain and nothing
to lose by the adoption of Squatter Sovereignty las
an article of their creed. He attempts to show
that it is right in principle, in which he utterly
fails. He attempts to show that it will operate
the perpetual exclusion of slavery from all the
Territories-and in this attempt he is eminently
successful.
He declares, what every body must admit. that
Congress will never intervene for the protection Of
slavery in the Territories. 1t is natural corol-
larry from the bred Scott decision that there should
be such Intervention but the dom nant Northern
majority, Denocratsas we'll IN the rest, will never
consent to tho step. The decision of the Supreme
Court will prevent any Congressional exclusion Of
slavery from the Territories; ard, in addition to
that, the South would resist if any such exclusion
were attempted. What remains then? Mr.. Thay
ersidea is that there can never be, under au,
circumstances, a majority Of pro-slavery men il
any Of the Territories All Of the Northern me,
and one half Of the Southern men, who cmigrat
to the Territories, arc opposed to the ntrolucto,
Of slavery-and - Eve Northern men emgiate t.
one Southern, there is no remote contingenc,
even, in which the popular voice, either before o.
at the time of organizing State. will declare lo
the establishment Of alssery as permanent insti
We may. therefore. look to the gradual adoption
Of the doctrine Of Sqnatter Sovereignty by the ex
treanists Of the anti-slavery school. They will
plant themselves npon the platform of Mr.. Doug
las. - the bsst autislsvery platform they can oc
cupy. The thunder Of the Illinois Senator will b,
stolen from him, and his invention will lie EN-
ployed long before the expiration Of his patent
The "unfrisndly legislation" expedient for the OK
pu1aion n saysfy from the Territories has, in fac.
sirsaly bssB sspioysd BY the Black Republican
Of Kansas--Sor the Territorial Legislature has DE-
clared that slavery shall not exist in Kansas as
Agal institution. Thus. By the nsfarious opsrs