Daily national Democrat., 1860-09-23
Letter from Gen. Denver to Missourion.

We are kindly permitted, says the Nap,
Reporter by NJ. T. Mcclellan, Esq, to pub.
lish the following extract from letter recent
ly addressed to him 10y Hon. j. w. Denver
1t contains sound Democratic doctrine. and i
worthy of the eminent writer.
SACRAMENTO CITY, Aug. 20 1sGo
The present contest is not a new one +,
Missourlans, except that it is prcsented in d
new phase The power claimed for Concr4s.
to regulate HE domestic otilirs Of u Territory
was fully discussed in Missouri in lS49. C6I
Benton taking the Affirmative That coDiro
verSy however had reference particularly ia
Northern intervention, or Intervention ia
exclude slavery from the Territories All that
the South then asked for, was that there
| should be no legislation by Congress on The
sulJect-that there should be Non interven-
iion on the part Of the legislative powers in
reference to the Territories. Finally this
became fixed not only as a portion Of The
Democratic creed but as the policy of the
general Government and after it had been
put into practice even the Republicans admit
ted that il was Just. All that the South asked
tor, was equal rights in the Territories they
wanted no legislation. and the Democracy
stood 10y them until all that was asked for
was accomplished, not withstanding their own
organization was shaken to the very founda-
ton Ny so doing, and in some of the States
they lost their ascendency entirely. 1t is not
strange then that just as the question seemed
to have been settled in the manner required
by the South that the same people who had
been SO clamorous for Non-iatervention
should now come forward and demand Con-
grcssional interference in favor of their side
of the line2 In 1876 Mr. Yuncev demanded
Non. .aterrcatioH at Cincinnati auG in 1860,
he drnanded Intervention at Charleston. Is
Tins not tactou>ness? If he was sincere in
the first, could he be sincere in tie last? |
think 1t Is altogether probablehe was sincere
in both but that in both he had an ullerior
object lie desired TO break up and destroy
the Democratic organization, and thus ulli
matelJ to bring about the dissolution Of the
Union. On no other hypothesis can his con-
duet be accounted for. and on Tat hypothesis
alone can he he accredited with honesty or
sincerity of purpose. Any other would make
him and his followers to be lnnutics. But
trust in God their schemes will lac frustrated
The world never hefure saw a nation v i!h 50
liberal, SO just. SO admirable Il government as
ours Jraousies and heart buruings have ex
isted under all forms Of government but
never before did the people have i, in theirown
hands to remedy any and all evils that exist
IN the body polite. SO long as the maioritv
Of people shall rule in accordance with the
provisions of the Constitution, there cannot
he much real danger, and th,re will be COM
pnratively little injustice done, but let the
government he once broken up, aud no one
can ever predict what will be our fute,-pcr
haps repetition OF lhe affairs Of the Mexican
Repul hc-perhnps of the German States Of
E0rope,-in Which the people will be cursed
with tends and intesiiues brois eugend-rrd
bet ween rival chiefs who alone will have any
voice in the affairs Of the country.
We have good news from every part of the
State, except one county In that | am
somewhat disappointed, as there are so many
Aissourians there who ought to be familiar
with all these questions. But the State will
go largely for Douglas.
Yours, Truly,