Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-09-21

THE RICHMOND MORNING News, the spe-
. cial organ of Hon. John M. Bolts maintains
that his views afford slavery better chance in
the territories than any phase of the doctrine
of squatter sovereignty The Opposition" in
Virginia have openly declared in favor of
congressional slave code in the territories; and,
in behalf of Mr.. Bolts, the News says in reply
to the criticism of democratic paper, the Pc
tersburg Press
"Do we understand the Press to maintain
even admitting its statements with regard to
the opinions of Opposition gentlemen as cor
rect for the sake of argument-that squatter
sovereignty is better for the South than con-
gressional control over the territories Does
it mean that as choice of evils, control over
the territories by Congress is worse than con-
troll by unnaturazed, irresponsible, and heter-
ogene3us squatters on the public domain? If
it does, the Press is past argument and beyond
reason. Are the chances of the South-sup.
posing there was any more territory to come
in upon which the question could arise-not
better from a Congress where the nation is
represented, where the South in part votes
where all interests are considered, than from
motley crew of squatters? Is the doctrine not
less offensive and degrading to us? Have we
not at least some chance in Congress, by the
division of parties and the conflict of interests?
1t would undoubtedly be a very nice ma
neuver for slavery propagandisnl to get rid of
the Republican party by SIN othering it in such
an Opposition" party as would suit the wants
of the Richmond News and its friends. With
such party in power to "ignore" opposition
to slavery extension, and leave its southern
section, and its northern representatives who
could be debauched for the purpose, to work
with the national Democracy" inthe service of
the slave power, slavery would very soon tram
pie outthe lasthope of those who seek to restore
the federal government to the doctrine and
practice of its founders. 1t will be seen that
the Richmond News very carefully calculates
''the chances of the South" meaning the
the chances Of slavery extension, and profess
es a more hopeful concern for the spread of
slavery than some of its Democratic neighbors.
| 1t foreshadows and would reproduce Just
such party as made possible that atrocity,
the fugitive slave act. That Infamous enact
ment would not have been possible if the Wing
party had not been accidentally in power and
thus in condition to be made responsible for it,
Another such party is neither desirable nor
possible at the present time
The natural affinity of the Republican party
is for that large and growing class in Virginia
Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Mary
land Missouri and other slave States, who adj
vocate the cause of free labor against the pre-
tensions of chatte slavery. These men, and
these only, constitute the real Opposition" in
the South. Among the old political organi-
cations in that quarter, there is no actual con-
fict of principle. They are all agencies for
upholding and spreading slavery, and the only
strife between them is for precedence in the
favor Of slavery. They will at length have
there what we have had in the North, com
plete reorganization Of parties and the day
is not distant when the true Southern "opposi-
ton" will become the strongest political force
there also. The influence of the first Rcpub-
! lican administration at Washington will opc.