Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-08-17

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sec by our Virginia exchanges hat he two wing
Of the democratic party are again at issue IN vir-
einia When Judge Douglas made his famous te-
compton "dodse." it will be remembered that Gov.
Wise followed him. M. Hunter and his party sss.
tanned the administration. Governor Vic lost
ground fearfully 10th in the South and in his own
State. It Was necessary, therefore. that something
should be done to effect . restoration Of his South.
ern strength. His dilemma Was one Of desperation
In this unpleasant state Mr. brown, Of Mississippi.
happened TO hit upon the idea Of invoking C"nsrs:
sional intervention to protect slavery in the Terri
tories Immediately Governor Wise was up Tor &C
ton. Here was h:s opportunity. True, the ~ u
had been contending for non-intervens'on. True,
she had been demanding Of the feieral government
simply to be let alone. to have no restrictive laws
against slavery. True, she had never asked "r .
Territorial slavery code, no ono ever asked for
territorial horse code. True there little tern
tory left to be settled and therefore. mn advantage
was to he derived from such . code. True. under
the past history Of the country Alahama. Mtss,ssP
pi, Louisiana, Arkansas Texas, Tcnncsscc. kc"-
lucky and Missouri had all been made slav' mates
without special slavery code. thus demonstrating
the usclcsSncss Of any such Congressional proscc-
ton. True. the South, when her population was
much smaller both in whites and blacks than ~ the
present ,inc had sucsrrc,i in 'oonih'ne every loot
Of ground in the conic,lcracy which was adapted to
the production Of her staple. True thcrcforr. that
the remedy Of Congressional protection Wa bc'ne
prescribed after the necessity for il had passed
Still notwithstanding all these Pras teal, ac:s C"o'
grrsSional slavery cSsic was an exciting measure
which would keep up agitation. and thus agar" Keep
up politicians.
In Virginia Mr. Hunter and his party have taken
the position that, while theoretically Congress
would he obliged to protect slaves ~ every other
property. should any attempt bc made to conseatc
it, vet there was no practical purpose TO he gained
by demanding it generally. Taking the plain cou.
mon sense view Of the matter, and having no ps,i-
cal position to rg,in, they have arrayc themselves
against Governor WScS and Senator Browns hob
by. With this wing We confess to most hearty
concurrence. All ask Of Congress is to let ala.
very alone; We would not give fis for the protcc.
ton Of government. There i potency in public
sentiment which must not be forgotten. u ~ liz
cd fact and whether it bc admired or denounced II
is the less fact. As il has been in the past
history Of the country, will il be in the future
Let there be territory suited to Southern products
and it will fall without struggle into the posi- ssou
Of Shareholders and he organized a. q slave State.
Let there be territory no, adapted I" it, and il will
fall into the hands Of Observation-Disclosures and he mad,
a non.Slaveholding State When this is considcr,l
and also the other less important fact that not
withstanding the constant defamation about South
ern impotence and vasSalagc she has, nevertheless
been strong enough to colonizc the richest vaics d
the Confedcracy, and has only ceased to COLOMBO b.
cause she has got all that suits her purposes whcr
these two consideration reflected upon f,c cnor
nous absurdity Of this whole agitation about Coz
srcSsional intervention to protect slavery will II
then seen in its lcnth breadth. hcighth and thick
ness While, therefore, We shall favor the express
denial Of squatter sovereignty and the right of tn,
people Of Territory to prohibit slavery harc the,
form their constitution thus rcaSscrting the Cncin
natl platform, shall not favor any issue upon thi
Congressional protection doctrine. Ses,l
Ciroiihiaa.