Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-07-04
From the Montgomery ,Alal Advertiser and Gaze,
NON INTERVENTION

Nun lNlESSENIlUN.
IL ha> become. We think. conviction rs firm
ly ESTABLISHED IN the Southern m;nd aS any en-
icrlancd by it, that the South is entitled 10 the
protection oi her SLAVE property IN the IcIrIto-
rlcs; that II stands upon the same footing with
all other property: and that ii we have right
10 hold il at all wc have u right To demand lis
protection. is a corollary Of this. if the Ter
ri;oria! laws deny such protection, il Is the
duty oi Congress to intervene for the prcscrva
ton OF OR nights OF property. This is one Of
the most important phases which TIL, vcXci
question OF slavery IN the Territories at present.
a>SuncS. and unless are very much uiS.
taken the public mind is set 10 demand Of our
representatives, IN every department OF the
Federal Government, that they ,halI ackuow
ledge this ri.h, anI bc ready 10 accord tbs
protection
With these impressions, we must confess that
the article in the confederation OF Friday.
took Us completely BY surprise. That Journal
Acknowledges the pr!ncipl. III It's fullest eAteht,
for il SAYS:
For ourselves. we are clearly Of the opinion
that, either with az without the drci>lon of the
Supreme Cour; OF the Un.;cd States. the slave
holder is entitled 10 the protection OF his pro-
/ pcrty in the territories, and that. II the Tent
torial Legislature ahall be unlricndly, or hostile
legislation aitemptto iEinre II, Congress should
intervene ior lis protection.
Yet, thus believing it goes on 10 drnouncc
the principle a. the "mrIc>t abstraction, aud
/ the whole question - one Of no practical I'M
! portancc whatever. 1t declares Itsct willing
TO accept Of the principle on non-intcrvcntIon
! At least until II shall become absolutely IN
pcra.iye that some other ineai!s shall be Resort
I'd to for the protection OF our rights III the
territories ltdcprcc.tcs The idea oi the South
insisting upon tau rcco ,uiIlGn ol tins p'IncIpic
by the Charleston Convention, lest We staye oil
the Northern Democracy. and calls upon the
party in Alabama 10 make up their minds
now what they will do. Either TO CO operate
with the Democracy of the North upon ,he
non intervention platform. laid down al Cincin-
natl in lsj6. Ur 10 cut loose from the Northern
Democracy altogether.
From all this We are compelled 10 withhold
our assent.
We cannot agree 10 treat as 4 mere abstrac-
ton an important and recognized right OF the
South. We cannot regard "a practically un
important that principle upon which not only
the value OF slaves, but tie possibility oi the
existence Of slavery in tie territories depends,
nor can we treat ~ an Imaginary danger that
which is imminent ard nupend.ng every day
while we own square mile Of COMMON terri
tory. We cannot he brOueh, 10 believe that
we ought, in the Charleston Convention either
to meet the Northern Democracy upon the
'non-incrvcnion ground. or To suffer the
matter To be passed suJ sHHtio If the North
crn Democracy canno, accpid u this plain and
undcniablc rghtit they cannUt consent that
the same protection shall be secured to our
peculiar" property in the territories. which
theirs will III the nature oi things receive, then
il matters little how soon our connection DO
dissolved, for We can expect lttlr bcnclit from
} their fellowship. II the democracy Of the
North is such party as the SVu,i. can consis-
trntly continue 10 20 operate ~ H. II cannot
deny the Justice o! our claim. nor refuse thatit
shall be enforced.
IL strikes US that it would be piece Of folly
which would dc>ervc the punishment 1t would
certainly receive, TO torbcar insisting upon the
distinct recognition Of this right bv the Charles
ton Convention, when We remember that the
gentleman most prominently spoken OF aS the
nominee Of that Convention claims the power
on the part OF a territorial legislature To drive
out slavery in defiance OF Congress. We need
not be afraid Of shocking the constitutional
scrupes OF our Northern allies; tor unless our
memory has proved traitor tand II We are
wrong we are ready 10 he coircctcd) at the
time that he pro slavery legislature OF kaIsas
passed certain very stringent, and we confess,
improper laws for the encouragement OF slavery
in the territory, this same Senator Douglas tho
head aud front OF non-lntcrventiUn, ntIoiu, cd
into the Senate Of the United States y bill 10
abrogatc or repeal those la"s. He could very
easily discover then the right Of Congress 10
intervene, when the legislation OF the Territory
was IN favor uf slavery, but now he tells Us that
4 territory may lcgI>ate slavery clean ont o 4
territory aud. Oh the ground Of non-incrven-
ton. Congress ha, no right 10 interfere for It's
protection. Yet upon this nonIntcrvcntion
ground the Confederation would have the
South TO meet the Northern Democracy. Mr.
Douglas among them, in tine Charleston Con'
vcntion. To do so, would be in our opinion to
abandon principle and policy alike Inc North
has not been 50 rnuu,iiccnt IN l'S cphcsS'oh'
I, us rs TO cstab ish ANY ciain upon our gene
roSiv-it has not been 50 LIBERAL ~ u be tnti-
tied TO expect that we w ioreso Tie assertion
of plain and important right ior thc sake oil
their sweet companion>hip. There are doubt
less many tue men ut the Norm. but they
wll no, deny Lor require Us TO abandon cur
rights.
question because no territory happens at this
moment to lee threatening Save property with.
in lis limits. Ii we proceed TO elect 4 Con-
crcss aud a President upon the non-interSen-
ton platform, how can we expect them to H.
,crfc'e when the occasion does arise, II would
DC quite a. sensible for man To surround HIM.
self carefully with person, VINO could not
swim and call upon them for help when the
wat rS were over his head.
-&O.S-
ror The Enquirer
GREELEY ON A UNION TOR lsto
Horace Greeley sass
..if ,hro -h,ll he ! union ni the Opposition