Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-09-22

'ne Poiicy ol the democratic party, and the protective policy of the administration is a new issue sprung for the purpose of ruin Ing the Little Giant-we invite the careful perusal of the following; revolve it, think of 1t, and refute the argument. or acknowl. edge your error:
 From the Avalanche. Protection to Slave Property in the
 Territories no New Doctrine.
 The twenty third Congress was one Q, the most talented that ever illustrated the history of this country. In the Senate that great trio, Clay, Calhoun and Webster were in the palmiest days of their brilliant reputation. They had then reached tbe acme of their fame. Amongst their illus, trlous associates in that body at that time. were, Samuel Printiss, Sias Wright. Theodore Freelinghuysen, $. l.. Southard John M. Clayton, Wm. c. Rives, John Tyler, John Forsyth, Felix Grundv, Hugh l.. White, Alexander Porter, George Pon- dexter, Wm. R. King and Thomas H. Benton.
 In the House of Representatives there were amongst others George Evans, Rufus Choate, John Quincy Adams, EDWARD EVERETT, Tristan Burgess, Churchill c. Camberling, MILLALD FILLMORE, Philemon Dlckerson, Horace Binney, Henry A. Muhenberg, William Coast Johnson. William 5. Archer, Andrew Stephenson, Henery A. Wise, Lewis Williams, Associ- ate Justice Wayne, of the Supreme Court. Richard II. Wilde, Richard NJ. Johnson, Robert P. Letcher, JOHN BELL, Balie Pay ton, David Crockett, Thomas Corwin, Edward A. Pennengton. Clement c. Clay, ST., Dixon H. Lewis, and John Mckinley,
 The executive administration was not less distinguished; Andrew Jackson was at it's head.
 Lewis McLane, Rodger B. Fancy, Levi Woodbury, Lewis Class, and Wm. T. Bar " were in the cabinet
 At this period i'll the history of our coun- try, the legislature of the then territory of Florida, assailed the property of non-resi- dent citizens of the United States bv tax Ing thelr slaves to an excessive extent. so as to perclude their introduction. One of the very devices suggested by Judge Doug las, by which territorial legislature may exclude slavery, no matter what the su- prem court may decide James NJ. Gar nett, NJ. Garnett, and Maira H. Garnett, ot Virginia were sufferers by this exercise of squatter sovereignty by the territorial leg lsIature. They petitioned Congress for it's protection.
 The petition was referred to commit tee ot nine, five oi whom were from the free states. and at the head of which was the celebrated Lewis Williams, of N. C., for many of the last years of his service the oldest consecutive member of the House.
 Their report will be found in the official volumes, being No. 25s, first session of 22d congress.
 It Is as follows
 February llth, 1894. " Mr. Williams, from the committee on territo ries, made the following report
 he committee on the territories to which was referred the memorial of James NJ. Garnett, NJ. Garnett, and Maria II. Garnett. of Essex county, Virginia, report:
 The memoraiists alege that they are the owners oi number of slaves removed several years ago from Virginia to the territory of Florida: that the legislature of said territory has imposed a tax of ten dollars ahead on all slaves of non-resi- dents which shall be hired oEt without reference to the amount for which said slaves may have been hired; that an er post facfo operation was given to ts enactment by applying it to slaves hired out -urvr,h muui,, liIe pls>s.r ur II,,. i,,. i that the same. perhaps anotle. law subjects anv non-reSJenf's slaves that may be sold in the terri. tory to father tax of fifteen dollars each. They therefore ask congress for relief"
 :" The committee are satisfied that the memori. <. a'ists are entitled to relief It is certainly acansr the policy of the United States, as well the dictates oi common justice to allow any territorial legislature to tax the property of the non residents higher the same property of re ident citizensr
 " The provis onary authority appointed under the act of 23d of February, 1879, having passed an ordinance providing for the natrralza- tion of the inh ,bitant; of Florida, and the city council of St. Augustine having imnosed by ordinance, certain taxes upon the inhabi tant, an act of congress was passed on the 7th of May, 1922, repeating both ordinances and making the execution penal" (See 7th vol laws of the l United States, page B, chap. S6)
 "lhe committee think congress should always fotect the property of the citizens of the United Ntes when sujected to the operation of an unjust {slation by the territorial government. In the Acase above referred to that rrinciple of pro T9n is asserted and maintained in practice noSame principle requires the same practice renh nhd for that purpose the committee herewith 'epA bill."
 bill so reported passed the congress, m"u iStinguised character we have DOT ". without a division, and was ap- pr"t.uN r T President Jackson on the 30th u' "ul' 1884. The law can be found in .,9 eo IL 1n Nne of Statutes at large, page oI, .""p It Is as follows:
 %, ta,;rss of,s the Senate and House of Repre- essembJed IT. SIied States of America in Congress hy ,ho ,oi,atS such acts or parts of acts passed
 s may n,ncse puncil of the territory of Florida nr tbo ,ronertv 6er or greater tax on the slaves ,,ossod o, tbo sla resident citizens than is i'm i;to,, ho ond ,b sor other propery of resident declared null and W no "'o eie'y' fcpe"icu anu
 .a,, .i,i a4taa,,. ~ ~ f,rther enacted, That if any pe. z t snl ,hnforce any of the acts or the territory of Florko e. '.,'c oouiioii o' a,',ln or ppostion, assessment :,: itlae Nebv, such persons shall ceeding two hundred dolt p1 niie9 ho' eA not exceeding six months5 :, v i, ,'onre!, punshments." @ V 'o'i' VI '"i'
 The Washington Ct,,a,ou ;n
 menting uponit says: s1awostabl;shas as a fact that democra oon o.ros. ,.eu ;,ton vened for the purpose of Ko.t;7,a rra,,or ty in territoy against the Sfr;ond,,, H,,etl loa islation of the territory, anAa a.t ;ntervo9 ton was approved by AndI, Jactson The report of the committeeI, ora 'l,oa' a;,oa which in 1894 met the unanilS,, ~ val of the democratic presid( on5 tho democratic party in congress, serts tho M same principles which are rcA;zed bv the supreme court of the United btos Ly the resolutions of the senate, alNbv tho platform reported by a majoritSf inc States at Charleston and adoptedN, tbo convention at Baltimore which noni ta5 Mir. Breckinridge for President, viz: TIT
 l" First, That the government of l.; tory organized by an act of Congresss provisional and temporary, and duringX existence oN cit;zens of the United StaA have an equal right to settle with the property in the territory without the rights, either of person or property bein destroyed or injured by congressional ( territorial legislation.
 "Secoad, That it is the dusy of the fec eral government in all its departments {