The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-08-03

'Ahty. 'Nl county CONVENTIONS Of physicians or
anEe lay down your rules Of professional oi'-er-
ance that you may the more effectualv su-erve the
anse which you profess, that Won may the sue
eSsinliy resist the mighty and imposing army oil
H'ehs anu llhpo.ttT~' who everywhere. unbtden'
"F'hI 'he N'hh-huhan beings who, yampyr'-1ih''
atten upon the blood and fleece pocketS Of credu
Gus humanity. This Is an undertaking IN which
very physician should feel direct personal interest
IS the character Of that high and noble profession Of
'mch he is a member Of no importance to him -
viii he pocket the commission Of his alma MATER and
lulety look upon those who heed not its teachings
ma Niolnte with mpunitt its.spirit. | hope not
put rather would he not hasten to it, rescue ana
puck a. It "ere' the honOred reputation OF ms De
loved profession a brands from eternal infamy.
Ana now. reader have onc. If hIE" failed IN
meeting your expectations I hope You will remem-
Der the difficulties incurred by the professional man /
IN the writing out Of hSonn Yeinacuar. These artl-
cle- were written mainlyT the general reader the |
intelligent physician needs no apology. may speak |
TO you again. but for the Present. bid yon adeu.
Mr.. Forsyth and the Territorial Question.
&C. We have been requested by a leading demo
Graf" Of East Mississippi, tpgive place To- the follow
ing article from the Mobile RsJ,rof last saturday:
The views held hy Mr. For-,,b and frequently If
late declared 10y hlm through these columns IA Tee
gard {" the territorial question now asit't'ng the
country, are made especial object Of attack by
the opposition. 4 loud ami sausel,s- caruur upon
TINS subject seems 10 be the strong card Of these
p''plr, -nr, ~" "uu House clique and such Ike
material 81 their el"ctl0nceriuu stock trade have
hrrn played out. Now what Z the position Of Mr..
Forsyth, which J. thus fur.ou-ly Ss-ed aud held
up o. the rePru"tlon q the Southern people u j.
-Hll\ u' p"l'A 70 Which the entire south has gwen
her adhesion aud support for the last five years IL
= the policy OF moderation which Was agreed 20
between tie representatives, Of the Democratic party
North and south, IN tAe enactment Of the kansas
Nebraska bill and afterwards ratified between the
two sections Of the patty In the Cincinnati eonyen-
uon and the last Presidential election and which
approved and sustained by the unanimous voice Of
the southern people. This policy Of non-interyen-
uon. mus 50 soiehnly sanctioned and established,
left the deStuIe- 4 Slverv in the Territories 10 the
control Of the people hereof restrained in their ac-
ton only by theSupreRa Court Of the United States,
aud without recourse IN aty event to Congress I0rN
It's Intervention. In prg2iff tIs We quote some eX-
tracts from speeches mi5em Congress hy leaing
southern benoernhe statcsInrA who were Item.
selves parties 20 the developments q this policy. aug
whose testimony upon the subject will hardly D.,
questioned
Extract from the speech Of the Hon. R. NJ T.
Hunter Of Virginia, delivered IN the United States
Senate, FEBRUARY p, 1854:
The hill provides that the Legislature Of these
Territories shall have power 20 legslate over all right
u subjects Of legislation. consistently with the Con
~tItiitiOn. And n they should assume. powers which
are thought 70 he inconsistent with the Constitution.
the courts viii decide that question wherever Il may
he raised. There y difference of opinion among
the friends Of this measure. 20 the extent Of the
limits which the constitution imposes upan the Ter
riturial Legislatures. This bl propns., Ia leave
these differences 20 the decision Of The cbprts To
that tribunal am willing % leave this decision. ~
was once before proposed 10 be left by the ceebra
ted compromss of the Senator from Delaware Mr..
] CLAYTON a measure which. according 20 nv under
standing the best compromise which was offer
ed upon the subject u slavery say. then that am
willing 20 leave this point, upon which the friends Of
the hill difference to the decision Of the courts
/ Extract from speech Of the Hon. Robt Toombs
/ in the senate the 9Th Of July, 1855:
Il thought 1t was the duty Of the Government 10
protect slave property in the Territories until they
should come into the Union States, and then let
them do A. they pleased. There not a large par
" To- sustain this doctrine but believed il was right
then. and believe 80 now. But large portion Of the
south and a great number Of the North true nation.
al men. SAID: Let u leave the people Of the Tern
tories 20 pass on tins and all other domestic relation,
a. far a. the Constitution will allow" agreed t. IL
The folowong Is an an extract from speech Of
the Hon.J. p Benjamin, IN the Senate Of the United
States the 18th Of May. 1854 when the Kansas Ne
braska bill was before that body:
Il find. them that this bill. reracing the steps @
Federal Legislation 50 far A. Il Interi,reI with thr
subject from the year ls1J o. the present time pro
poses 90 back To the traditions Of the fathers
! proposes 20 put this Congress up to the year lsa
II proposes "a announce a a punciple To the peop
Of the United states that the General Government
10 legi-ate al all upon this question Of slavery
Il u n"t 70 leE>ate 90 extend IN It not lrgi.
! late 70 prohlnr u. II j. a forbidden subject. tn
/ flaming sword ought to guard all access to il. y
impous foot oughtto endeavor 10 tread within it
sacred precincts. That lS the principle which fin
IA this I'LL. and that i the principle which wish
see established IN the country, and when It sha
have been established. II Will he in vain for fanatic
either North south 20 endeayor. TO create any pc
manent excitement IN the minds Of the America
people
We make the following extract from speech
the Hon. James /. orr, Of South Carolina in speec
IN the House II Representatives, IN December, lS5'
.'Th. great object sought 70 be- accomplished in Oh
/ Introduction and % fult this Mi
continual agitation Of the slavery question upon n
! floor Of Congress had produced dlScord and dlsSe
SION here. II hal alenaed the different parties
r tn" Cuueisracy from each other and threate
= / ing the existence If the government itself: IN
hence 70 thought best by a majority of the mer
beers Of Congress IN l>4 {" transfer Tar A. pusshl
i the agitation from the Hs- q Congress TO the Te
= rtores themselves. Hence the great and lead.r
feature Of that bill transfer the legislation
i power If Congress- the slavery and all other QUE
tons the Territorial legislature. and let the 30
~ ular will there shape and form the laws for the
own government without restriction, save the pr
J. yI~o that such legislation shall be- consistent vi
e the constitution and general laws Of the Unit
- States
a Il say. although Ideuy tina, s4uatter sovereign
d exists IN the Territories Of Kansas and Nebraska
r virtue ~ thls Hlt = WAuer practically OF mt
consequence whether doe Vt not; and | think
" shall b. sble 10 satisfy the gentleman Of that II
e gentleman knows that in slave holding comm
r, uty # this Union have local legislation and ut
. | police regulations appertalning 70 that INSTITUTE
y without which the institution would not only he '
.s the stakeholder could not enforce IN rights when
. ysied by others and if ypu hai no local le-i-lat
AZ would H. 81 value. can appeal 10 every gent
man upon this floor Whp represents saveholdi
constituency oate~t the Truth u Hhat have stat
- upon thar point
u WOW the Legislative authority Of a Territory -
m, vested with discretion 90 vote for against Ia,
W thinks they ought Co PASS laws "a every Terrific
when the Territory D. open TO settlement and sla
BE- holders 20 there 20 protect slave property But
80, they decline 10 pass such Laws what l. the remad
.Tr lie of he 10 TTFrL
o. the Institution and II they do not desire ingri
l. 81 upon their Territory. all they have 20 do - SINH
x 20 decline L, Fass Laws ~ the Territorial Legisatj
f'r u pr0tscUuH and thea u ls we'll excluded a
70 20 prohibit a. Nov. ask the aaBtlen.au what -
n practical Importance 20 result from the agitation
h. discussion u this question as b whether squat
y. sovereignty does or does not EXIST Practically d
ne amattcr Of little moment"
hi Extracts from a speech Of Hon. l. H. stephe
ng ofGeorg delivered IN the House Of Representa-,
FEBRUARY l., 1851:
=. "The whole question Of slavery or no slavery '
20 b. left % the peopi. Of the Territories whet
m | north or south Of ~ deg % m other D
" The question to b. taken out Of Congress. VII
70 % lad been improperly thur~t from the bygIuni
ey and 90 be left q the people concerned in tn. n
"A | ter "a deGle for themselves. This ! saw was
position iuEsiiy held by the South when the
10 SCUM rs~tTic0a sas 81 Hfst BTqRosed The prnci
Pc upon which that pos ton rests e- AZ lie yerF fouI
re- tion Of all our republican institutions is that
= | citizens Of every distinct and separate COmmur
'h- az state should have the right a. govern them
~ YES IN their domestic matters a. tbs please 1
nv that they should he free from the nternsddnR
trctions and arbitrary dIcttti0n such matters fr
any other power or governments IN which they IA,
ne no voice"
Here is an extract from another speech Of
'ly stephens in the House Of Representative in ia
m AIRY. 1856:
aNow ,ir. as have stated. / voted for this :
ed leaving tho whole matter D. the people o. settle
Themselves subject o. ~ TdstrlltIoH OF lin, tat
the Constitution. With this distinct uuit r-ta
lat Ing 81 Its import and meaning and with deterUi
fl4u hat 81 Of this b.sIr.
, and doubted. Il would - better and much more @
sisteut with our old trn" republican prime pies.
q the people settle it, than for Congress e. do n
lis although INV opinion J. that the people under
=. limitations 0f the Constitution, have not the RI IN
- power % exclude slavery 50 long a they remain
ell territorial condition, yet am willing that they
lli determine 70 f1r themselves. aud HheH they rte
hi, sh-l never negative any law they may pas. Il
A the result of fan leg-i1ve express on of ti,.
ular viii Never I am willing that the Tcrrit6
Oh | Legislature NAV act upon the subject when and
=. they may think preIar'
Extract from speech If TIE Hon SIR Masar
IS Virginia in the senate II The United states. in
- cemter 1856:
NY The previous debate had reference to the is
raised by the Kansa~-Nehra~ka bill and what /
led tended 10 say. ami IN more elaborate form W,
, I | have said. this that those with whom act h
uniformity denied any power whatever in Cong
rh To- peI-ate the SUBJECT Of slavery IN the Ter
at res The Kansas hill was intended 10 dclcgat,
49, the occupants u the Iorri'qTics Whatever n
~ Congress Possessed oEsT al, sll,,ts ~ rl iitrl
eN- i,lation. int Of course II could delegate no M,
and a
liz power to legl-te on ~. SUBJECT VI slavery y,
course denied that the Territorial lsgsInt.f, T..
have 70, because Congress could not delaget. "A IA
a. does not possess. need not amplfy 60 show y
.cs the Kansas hill shows on its face that in ordel
make the meaning more specific. the power Ia 4.
ing late ON any subject by the terms # the ~
.cs, farred To- the Constitution; an express power
sss given D., an aupeal to the supreme Couri ~ a,
mine whether the ivAIsatLtL l.Lll or r.t.li
righttuv lcgslate on the subject d si,, ery at
two Now from All these extracts to which we MIGHT
tn, a multitude Of testimony Of the same sart ana ~
same effect. il clearly appears that the p,Iicy ~
unit Kansa~-N ehri-ka act. which was adopted rs ih
car form Of TIA" l'"m9grqtr party in theCincinnati
all ycntisL ai.l t. Ifch the whole South t,ty,. b.,
49, | heson. eNcfuiee uirfer 10 8 Ci.e,,,,-,.b... a.,
Ph- Of any legislation by Congress- for. Tho rrntcct
ent ! slavery In the Territories. The whole suI5a,
slavery was gwen over TO the Territorial Iceislatr
49,, | under the limitations and restraints which tba
VI preme Court Of the United States might onpo.
ese any L"%n.st4u'lanYl ECiisl. fdft. 80 w. tic Ia
" | slayeh"td'IN- The tctnedy Tor any lTicyb6c,
which the people % the south hi GIT be- sulue,ta
e tins particular. was to be 10 20 the iudir
] a. and In no event "a Congress. Now II under tbs
to GRAFTON Of tins policy and with the guarantees ~
- bred scott decision IL is found that slavery j. No
- thoroughly protected might be desirable 10
" | southern people II = an cvl which The S.utt
ure herself voluntarily 5bu With toi oyos open ipdr
L., 1 and agreed 70 submit 90. What ground ihon. We
- l. there for all this furious c'am0r against Mr.
III syth Tor his uerances Upon tins Territorial are.t
rent What dreadful treason there IN his position "a
cor a. We have shown. he hat stands hy the comma
= which the southern and Northern Democracy sp1
The to settle between them tb~ veyrd question 90 3
hg- Tyi-ANrH NJ tgslpon b M lcl h1thlp more
ana less than Che Llstfarh Of ne Democrats party
Of the entire South. in the last presidential elect,
80, Details by the Europa.
Few PHLbf Htygat4falnGH q. Itrls-- 1Nr4at7
the AntudsF GarijaiE- hts-WteEfm Fal
Trouble at Milan, Veactta and Forru,
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