Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1859-10-13
an Immaterial Issue.

We thiak. with lhe De,rClL Free Press
tna. II Is every day becoming more evilen.
W ,iic people of all Sec .i,ns of the Uniled
la ,ne Ferri.orI.s 10 al i,nmatcrisl issue.
LII thiS View, IL muSi SOON cease Lo have
,n.t prominence which has been for soma
.i.Iic given 10 L.. |. Is, aud must remain.
s.n i.n.na-e,iai Issue. simply because there
are no lcrii,uricS IN whicu aHy dispute abou.
slavery iIKriy arise n ,ne win aris.
Ia Neo asAa, nor All. nor IL Wisninr on.
DIR ri Dacu.an. If tha. shall DC or;amize
None eau arise Ia New III xicJ, ,or tiese the
Ies'i>o.ia' Leg sis.a.ure ua, passed. laws Con
I'oiiins SLAVES properly, whIie, however
,heie Is lio s:a'c properly 20 DC controlled.
La ha"sas tne III. stion mas been disposed
vi. W"ere else can any dlspu.e arl,e?--
We S.ower, nowhere. fnel Is not th,.
w.,"le ILes iJn ot slavery Ia me Terri orle,
aa inns-e.ls lo dc? /, cer.aiAiy is
fnen way snodii me Dem .cra.Ic par.y To-
dis.rac.rd or divided Oy II? Way snoull
IL De discussed Win 50 much ye.iem.ac..!
Way need l, DC discussed Al ali! Ii, mere
aiter, terri.ory siouli DC acquitted In wnicn
d!spu - may ans, viii IL no. ue IN tIair
u dis uss tnem tuJ setIc them when prac
tIcai issues shall DE lalrly made up? sup
pose We acquire Cuoa-dnd thai wi. prot
aDiy be The nrs, acquisition tllal We sial,
uiakc-a practical issue will not then arise
for |. viii De slave terrl..ry already Sup
pose we acquire PORTIONS vf Mexico--ii
practical Issue might nol. and probably
would not ailse Iii That case, for either ~
slaves would DC taken there, or the Terri
lorial Legislatures would pass laws cuu.
trolling lnem if they should be introduced.
As The Territorial legislature Of New Mex
leo mas done. Bus acquisitions of Mrxl-
can territory Into wricn everybody would
wish TO carry slaves are far in the future,
and farther IN the future Is il when there
will be slaves with which To people new
Territories, however we'll they may b.
adapted 10 slave labor. 81 we see hat :.
will DE many years. anI perhaps the lime
may never come. when "A practical issue can
arise about slavery IN The Territories which |
will need to be discussed and settled.
Why not. then, lei The whole question
alone! What fruit can come of lis agi
talion other than further distraction ia the
Democratic parry? The great principle of
CONGRESSIONAL NON N-ISrERFEREXcE has been |
settled. Tnat WAS prec.ical and essential |
Issue. The queS .ion Involved in il was
whe.iier the slavery agitation snould b.
Withdrawn from the arena f Federal poll |
lies or remain perpetual subj e. of con
tension in Congress. The Democratic
party NJ Cincinnati. in 1856. solrmly
resolved that the asiia.ion should BE- win
irawn from Federal politics anJ the sub
Ject transferred to The people t, be affcc ell
by i.ani Tie courts having jarislietion over
IL. and the people. in the election Of JAMES
BUCHANAN, ria ited he decisiomg of the
Democratic parry. Therr mi sht have been.
and oush. ~ have been. al lhat p,inl, an
cni 10 the whole business. There NAV b
an end of 1t now ii dislins suish-d members
OF 'he Democratic parry will So will it,
rnere 10 no Necessity for. and there ID no
prorliety IN carrying i. into the Presilen
ial elvc Ion mex year. The true course is
% re.atflrm The doririne of CONGRESSIONAL
rNrERFERENcE. as'i To oppos- AN unbro
he" front 81 ,he Black Republican "irrep-
rrssble Conflict doctrine STATE Sentinel.