Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-04-30

Tnr DrsocxArc PAxr AND IT'S PstyesrtrS-
This great old party ID ancient a< the eoss.ssS.
ton. and 1t must survive while thas shah endure
Il has ever been. and ever yin bc. the wasehfsl
guardian and protector Of this sacred bound Of our
Union II Il now in . soundsr and stronger e5risii.
ton than Il has been for years. Like The aided giant
Of old, at the moment when its enemies in shrss
fierce AMI persistent struggle ssins. ], on the slave.
~ question vainly believed they hal bsoushs q 10
the ground II has rrbounasd with isvxh sisus AMI
power Every whcfv-Nosth. South. Esss. and
Wcst-thc reaction Il astounsiin. lie enemies The
traitors to its principles arc everywhere leaving i.s
organization, and win soon be clean over 10 the
backrvpublican party. The true msa are Esss sss.
sing the ranks and preparing Zoe stern snd tr;.
umphant conflict With The enemies Of the Conss;sr.
ton and the Union. There Il no lca:vs any inssS-
tine discussion Of The least importance in the eue
cratic party on the slavery question The psineiplcs
cmblaxoucd on It's banner arc nss.i.tsssssfs~a Az
Cen2rc~ or BY 7sritsrisi Lxgisisssyss sislsr a
sstssisa Or prsaihH strsry ritAis tAs Territories
asd tie ero'se'ies # sirs property tisssix s.s iss
as ne 7srTi'sriai essJitiss sAsh y.z.-is. ~ sas
Judiciary wsasr &c Cs@stifstiss e tie tasss.I
Sts'ss when the people ef any sach Tsr,isosy
tas the President stated in his Sillsnsp strs ef Az
gust Is, 1857, TO the Conuevtieut s,ersym<nl p-s.
cccd to franc State coa<situsoa shsn Il h their
right to decide the important question fos hsusri
vcs, whether they ul ceotinue modify. 90 abolish
slavery In the mean time. What the epostitussoo
has recognised TO be property the Constitution can
protect property through the inst.unrn,,lisy %
the judiciary. The bred Scott decision. svepsns.in-
the right Of the people of any State to take shsss
slaves into the territories Of the United States vsl
stand a. landmark wkilss the Union shalI endure
The waves Of black rvpubliesnisa May heat s.sn..
Il in vain How this principle epa ever have been
seriously doubted Is . mystery. A. the Psvsssisa:
observes in the same letter: "lf eans,ivssioa d
sovereign States acquire new Territory al The sx
pcnsc Of their common blood and treasure. surely
one set Of the partners can have right 10 sxeius
the other from It's epjeymens by psehsbssin< them
from taking into Il Whatsoever Z fvcaxnissd 10 b
property by the common Constitution"
We shall hear but little more within the ranks O,
the Democratic party of sntsxoosstie % unfrseudly
legislation In the Territories against slavery, she
Constitution and the Dscd Scott aecsssoa il slors
not seem TO be generally known that even the Nan
sas legislature. al their last session after severe
struggle rcputhatcd this doct1ins. and svfassi "a
adopt unficndly legislation as&ins, slavery within
the Territory. Tho advocates Of The powss In q
territorial legislature either directly Or isvrsly Ia
nullify decision u tho Supreme Court Of the tn;
ted States. must eventually Join Sesars and Hscs
man in asserting the incompstibilisy Of Slave and
free States to live together In the same eenksssey:
and this Is nothing nor less than rank dssunso
-WasAis2tss rsiss.