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

The Doctrine Of Non-Intervention,

Not ruE po-rRlSE ~ PorUL,R t~Qr,rrEE) SovERuGN1T
c0NrLNDED ToR ny JuD1E DJuGLAs N Ms REILLY
~ Gov BEowN.
The very frame worl, and character Of the govern
meut of the Union, properly considered and under
stood, negatives this conclusion Of Mr. Douglas. To
reduce the proposition OF the Illinois senator to q
A.w words It is simply this " That Territorial Leg
stature. called into existence only by congressional
legislation. las sovereign power to deprive a citizen
81 prop ry the right to hold which Is chartered and
guaranteed hy the Constitution II the United States.
AZ once the Of all power, both 60 the Congress
anil o. the territorial legislature, hc concsdug and
| c1nteudiug that the Congress has no such power.
Il is submitted that the proposition itself D. para
d1xctl and absurd In this that il claims power and
discretion f,r the agent which the puucpa has not;
that the mere tenant ~ Will may cucumber aud vast,
tb. estate o. the prejudice of the rights ~ the lani
IprI that The trustee may "mh"Ezl" the trust i1ut
tn dcrugaron ct the rights Of the ccs'si gee trust
/ To- such an extreme does Judge Douglas propo
/ stou extend that Dee would have the people II The
states of this Un.n bcisv, that their rights upon
domun. the common properly of aL and which the,
bold ~ virtue Of the operation of ths Constitution OF
! che Union. are O., DE- .ubrogtei to the will 81 th'
first occupant Of the soil II territorial legislature
mere -nt TRANS erected upon the soil only by fe,l
| rral legislation aud may rghtfu'ly d. prejudice.
thereby, In cuntutventipn of that Constitution au,
the solemn adiudraton~ q the court u last resort
A. NJ WAT said in relation to Burr'- arces-pra
guilt "neithcT the human heart nor n" human an
dsrstanding can entertain perver-i"n m"u~trou-
| Il is one thing o. deny that IN. Congress has M
power to destroy property aud yet T. another au'
very different thing 10 deny that % b. the duty oi th
Congress 10 intervene to protect property.
Now the southern understanding 81 the doctrin
of n0nntsrvention always has heen that there Shout
b no congressional legislation II q character 20 iu
husucc the social or commercial status Il the pops
stion gathered upon the sol terutoraI of the Unor
upon the ground thar all that was required II N
Congress BY the Constitution. was to guarantee sue
people a Republican form Of government; aud IN.
while fsrit0riai government existed, the Con~titJ
tom of the Union, with al it- guarantees and reco.
nitious The right u property IN slaves among N
rrstliz a. everywhere else where the government
the Juiou has Jurisdiction, the supreme law II n
land. j. aud this Interpretation T. IN perfect harmon
with that other admitted doctrine that when a terri
tory about, by popular action. IN conformity wit
Inv and usage ~ De- erected into state, such eolrs
t,aa. representing sorcreigaty In the ordin1snn q
STATE Constitution has right and power to declare N
social and commercial status Of the people Of q
state then and thereby about % Ne constituted.
But until such time arrives, th. territorial Cover
meut being merely police agent far the time hein
has no power g. DO anything except. a. JJdge bou
las himself we'll said IN lisa such nets and dougs
are authorized hy the at of Congress. erecting 500
territorial government The doctrine conteuded 9
~ the IInnas senator and hrs coaiiutor-, ndunit
My leads % a consolidation of power, the frier
government ami ~ provincial dependencies, 60 u
detrmeut Of aud n dcrrouanon Of the indrpenic
equal sovereignty of the StI'ss \ thas Taign,
, ! whose will alone such federal government exist
, | and IN whom the title u the sol common 10 q
| UniguJ resides. ~ ioint-tenaut- cs-parccner-.
! We are told that the doctrine aud discussion
wolves sniy an abstraction In answer 20 that We q
| only say thu the slavery interest has been rune
almost entirely ny distractions u two kinds; Dou
, las. political abtrsCgoRs aud LoyeIoy's feonio
abstraction q Lomhari's zlaYc. Il is the cand
opinion II the writer that thc l.-, great battle Tor
maintenance u slavery, as the prcd ate u our
r political and commercial prosperity, Is nov about
be fought: and his opinion further Is. that the
temp. on the part &C southern men and presses,
!, -enrneer" Mr.. Douglas, the great expounder
q this noustrous politisid heresy, through the d
preaching Chariesto1 Convention. EJth ms arroga
' and iasalent Dubuque bulletin, starring sham IN
face. amounts 10 No more nor less than mere p
n 0iI has surrender Of the citadel. Prom a comPl
| ~ IN such ucfsri0u~ confederation may God ia
mercy keep the Mssissippi Democracy. Bccau
brave men. struggling Tor tho right may he stricb
= down in the strife, but when an 10 lo~t, gall
a bearing and a manly resignation will imPrt d,gn
: IN Misfortune which will command the respect q,
y Of their enemies, while the vain glorious Boosting
4 ! prgtcpd,rs over achievements where al has ho
e disaster. brings down upon them their silent ,
. | AMI deliberate contempt AGRICOLA