The North-Carolinian., 1859-04-09
TILE NORTH CAROLINIAN.
FAYETTEVILLE. n. G..
Popular Sovereignty VS.. Squatter Sow
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efe1gnty.
Popular Sovereignty means the right Of the
people In Territory to frame their own Con-
stitution, and when framed, to ratify reject
it. Ii ratified, and accepted by Congress- it
becomes the supreme law of a sovereign State
and it it aboiishes Of prohibits slavery-such
being the will Of majority of the sovereign
people of a STArE-Congress will have no right
to intervene, for the State must enjoy its rights
rights admitted and sanctioned by Congress
in accordance with Federal Constitution.
But squatter sovereignty is very different
thing. 1t demands the right of the first mob
of squatters in Territory-whether few or
many--to exercise not only the sovereign but
and property from the public dodlain, ii.
defiance of Congress, the Supreme Court and
the Constitution of the United States and the
only argument in its favor is that the Terrific
rial Legislature may tao exclude arh1skey-
which is no argument at all, or at best merely
pot-house or bar-room logic.
The best Illustration is "a partnership of three
men III business. They sign an agreement that
the privileges and profits shall be equal. In
process of time they fall iuto the habit of deci-
ding matters of policy by voting on them-the
majority rnling. But soon a. and B. resolve
to exclude c. from an equal share of the profits,
and vote accordingly, Notwithstanding the
written agreement, or Constitution. Would
G. submit ? No The partnership would
inevitably be dissolved. This is the whole
matter in a nutshell And if "AIr John For
ncy," or Mr.. any-body-else attempts to get up
sectional party on that basis, it will be Il
miserable failure Southern Monitor.
The Doom THE WoRLD.-The North Brit
ish Review, dscoursing the doom of tho
world, has the following remarks;
What this change is to be, we dare not
even oujecture, but in the heavens
themselves some traces Of destructive elements
and some indicatio Of their power, the frag-
ments Of broken planets-the descent of meteor
ic stones upon our globe-the whirlng comets
welding their loose material at the solar sur
face the volcanic eruptions in our satellite
the appearance of new stars and disappear
ance of others-are all foresha adows of that
impending convulsion to which the system of
the world is doomed. Thus placed on planet
which in to be burned up. and under heavens
which are to pass away thus residing, as it
were, the cemeteries, and dwelling upon the
mausoleums Of former worlds, let us learn the
lesson of humility and wisdom, if we have not
been already taught in the school of revela-
tion."
WAS IT NoAHs ARK ?-Antiquarans and
geologists and naturullsts answer the question
We have put above, to accompany the following
fact If yon
a few days ago. as two colliers were work
ing coal in pit in the neighborhood of Bath
gate, Linlithgowshire, Eng, they were astonish-
ed, on breaking large piece of coal, to a
living frog skip nimbIy from it. The niche in
which it had lived was perfectly smooth, and
of the exact shape Of the frog. The hind legs
Of the animal arc at least twice long as those
Of ordinary frog, the fore legs almost gone
II is Of beautiful bronze color 1t leaped
briskly about the moment that it was liberated
from its dark abode. How many generations
it may have been shut up from light and air it
is impossible to say certain it is that although
aiminntive in form, and with great brliancy of
eye, it is a very antcdlnvian looking omer.
1t inspires with kind of fear to be brought
into contact with living being that has, in all
probability, brcathed the same air as Noah, or
disported in the same limpid stream in which
Adam bathed his sturdy limbs.-N, Y Neacs.
TorAL DDpRAvITY.-The following horrible
tale is from the st. Louis Democrat. Read
and shudder
"At Mayors boarding house, on the East
side of Second street, between Poplar and AL
mond, an unusual merry wedding came off on
Tuesday night and the dance was prolonged till
past one i'll the morning. The bride and groom
then repaired to their apartment, but-horriJle
rista the bed and bedding had been sacrille-
yousiy stolen from the nuptual bedstead !
Some vindictive wretch had gained fclonious
ngress at the rear, and effected robbery un-
PARALLEL in the history of matrimony. 1t is
:onjectured, that SO fell vengeance could only
have been devised and executed by some dis
appointed lover Of the BRIDE
".Lives there a man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said
The scamp who stole that bridal bed
Deserves to live and die unwed.
With madens old to punch his head -
The Italians of New York propose to open
a subscription througout the United States to
offer to the King of Sardinia swoard, the
hiIt of which shall consist of small statue of
Italy, in pure California gold as tribute Of
sympathy and admiration offered by the TIA
ans here to the champion Of national lndepen-
lence in Italy.
The Neapolitan exiles explain their conduct
On board the ship David Stuart. They say
hat they simply threatened the captain with
aw proceedings if he took them to America
against their consent. They are being literally
provided for by the public. The London Times
recommends public subscription in their be-
Ialf
Five Of the young men lately arrested in
Ireland for connection with the Phoenix Club,
ire being tried for treason at Tralee. They
are charged with conspirng to subvert the Con-
'titution of the country and establish in ireland
4 democratic republic. with ramlhcatlons IN
France and America.
The London Times again refers to the &C.
fauting States in the United States, giving
resume of their present position to prevent tne
public being deluded by the constant EourlSnes
of their Governors.
The London Times in an editorial on buch-
anan's message to Congress, asking power 10
p,nplov the army and navy for the protectloh
of 4 merican rights on the Isthmus ana III