Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-12-24

lsr, hnu Win iicllly lur ltS cNccutiOn, III INV
9th section Of the last act and no better or
more peaceful mode Gun be adopted Let
| therefore the convention declare their approval
of it, and announce the determination of the
great party which they will represent, to ac-
| quicsce in the judgment of that high tribunal,
whatever ii shall be, and the intelligence and
patriotism of the country cannot fail TO rally
to its support.
| lfa Territorial Legislature pass laws, cs tab
fishing, protcctngor prohibiting slavery. those
who shall believe either of such laws uncon-
stitutional can readily institute legal proceed
ings in their Territorial courts to have the ques-
ton decided, and when decided under the Sec
| ton referred to, of the Kansas Act, (the 9th
section,) writ of error can be forthwith sued
out to the Supreme Court of the United States,
and there finally adjudcated. If that Court
shall be of opinion, that slavery cannot be in
terierred with at all, by the Territorial cglsla-
ture nor by the people themselves, until meet
ing in convention to form State Constitution,
such laws, if prohibiting or abolishing slavery,
will be adjudged unconstitutional and void.
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opinion that they are within such legislative
power, and that the power is constitutionally
granted, then they will adjudge the same to be
valid. Those who think that the question is
involved in the bred Scott decision, can have
no objection TO submit II to the same court
and agreeing to be bound by the resulti and
now especially is every good citizen invoked
to this clearly constitutional course, for the
settlement of the question. The man who pre-
tends to doubt the intelligence and integrity of
the Supreme Court, is beyond argument He
is either fool or knave A tribunal which has
settled so many constitutional controversies
affecting the rights Of the States, as well as of
individual citizens, and in the end which the
universal appreciation OF the country, may well
be entrusted with this. Whilst their talents,
professional attachments and high individual
integrity, place them as far beyond the chances
OF error as is vouchsafed 20 humanity the
| ages of the members leaving them no possible
motive to indulge a low ambition, but animat-
4 ing them with the lofty one only of discharging
| their high functions with perfect impartialty,
render the existence of prejudice impossible
| A stern sense of official duty would rebuke, if
such feelings were possible-to such men, the
first promptings of any selfish or sectional con-
| siderations, and cause them to bring to the
meditation and decision of the question Moth
ing but the calm, unmpassoned mind of the
Judge. And in the present state of the coun-
try, how commanding are the motives for de-
mocratic harmony. These were strong enough
before, but how much stronger are they now,
that we have been startled by the late Harper )
Ferry reasonable outbreak sympathsed in,
and aided, as it evidently was, by large num-
hers in the free States. Men of foresight have
for years been predicting that such would
sooner or later be the result of the teachings
of some northern men. Amongst the most
dangerous of these are what, at different pc
RODS of his late career, have fallen from Gov.
Seward, the now favored candidate Of the Re-
lfrom no hostility to him, personally, but be-
cause he is known to be representative man
to be strong with his party because of his
opinions on the question of slavery, and of his
bitter unrelenting dcnunciation of the nsttu-
ton and its supporters The zeal of thousand,
in his behalf is from q conviction which they
think they have every reason to entertain, that
his election would at an early day result in its
extinction, not consttutonally, for that thel
know is impossible, but by force or fraud un-
checked by the influence and power of the
general government. Ills private character
his talents and his social qualities, howeve
excellent these may be, but serve in this par.
ticular to increase his power to delude an,
ruin, and to make him the more dangerous
His speech at Rochester was full of sugges
tons not only insulting to the south, but cal
culated to produce servie insurrection. N
> such purpose, it is trusted, mpelled him, bu
an unchastencd ambition, greedy of success
has made him regardless Of the means. II
appeals therefore to the strongest if not tn
worst passions of our race. He encourage
, the prejudces of a philanthropic and religion
ianaticism. lie excites to violence blind
unlicensed love of freedom, freedom not I'm
der but above the law. He seeks to madden
dangerous unrehecting enthusiasm. He endea
vors TO stimulate the hopes Of northern politi
cal aspirants and with this view and fror
supposing that in 1t lay his only chances q
triumph, he denounces this domestic souther
institution, with which the south has grow
. up, one closely connected with their habit
and their interests, and upon whose mainte
nance ever since this untraternal war ha
been carried on, they believe their honor to b
so intimately connected lie condemns it a
at variance with the laws of nature and
God, and boldly asserts that its extinction
certain and near at hand, and nvokes tn
u early coming of the day. Extracts from hi
speech could be given which would fully sus
tain this statement. They are not given BE-
cause it is hoped and believed that they woul
. be too offensive to the patriotic sentiment
the country-that sentiment so feelingly en-
couraged in the parting advice of WAsHINGT0s
Il How vitality important is ii then, that all prac
D teal, immaterial differences of opinion on thi
question of popular sovereignty, and on ever
0 other likely to weaken the democratic part,
= be at least set aside in the coming presden
tial contest On these we can well agree /
disagree Whether territorial people unde
, IA territorial government can exercise the ques
i toned power-over-slavery, before or only whe
in convention, to form State constitutions ca
be of no real Importance to north or soutl
But few years, from the tendency Of our peo
pie to emigrate to new territory, can interven
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