The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-09-12

Or THE PURPOSE OF AFFoRDING
PROTECTION (T0 SLAVEPROPERTY9.
= like the majority report that b
now offered (vH the second majority report,
which Is the "Breckinridge Platfonn') better
than the former one Ohe first majority Re-
port) BECAUSE IT is MORE UNDISGUIS-
ED. 1T ISTHE DOCTRINE OF INTER
VENTI0N (FoR PRoTEcTIoN, j DIRECTLY,
BROADLY AND PALPABLY. ALL THE
DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS OF THE
GOVERNMENT ARE CALLED UPON
TO INTERVENE, INCLUDING OF
COURSE THE CONGRESS OF THE u. 8.
AS THAT IS ONE OF HE1DEPART-
MENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT.
STATE, THEN, THAT THE DOCTRINE
OF INTERVENTION IS BROADLY,
CLEARLY, PLAINLY AND EXPLICITLY
CONTAINED IN THE RESOLUTION OF
THE MAJORITY.
Thus spoke, Mr.. Samuels, one ofthe accred-
led oracles of the Douglas faction in the Con-
yention, and so spoke all of them. This con-
struction so far from being denied by the adj
yocates Of the majority report" (Which has
since become the breckenridge PLATFORM was
accepted. They claimed intervention for
establishing or prohibiting slavery in the ter
ritories but Intervention for its protection,
without ambiguity or equivocation, in the
territories, or wherever else the federal juris-
diction extends. :. And what does Douglas
himself-the head Leader of the traitorous and
disorganizing faction which be represents,
say:
When you come to analyze the platform
Of t..e Northern Alolitionists and the Southern
secessionists, you will find that there is more
reason for the sympathy which exists be-
sween them than you would imagine at the
first BUSH In the frst place both Of these
parties are sectional. The one is sectional
North, and the other (the- Breckenridge plat
form) is sectional South. The Northern
abolitionists demand the possession Of the
Federal Government for the purpose Of prohi-
hibiting slavery in the territories wherever
the people desire to have 1.-THE Southern
secessionists demand possession of the FEEDER
al Government FOR THE PURPOSE OF
MAINTAINING AND PROTECTING
SLAVERY BY ACT OF CONGRESS, &C.,
&c. sss
And this is the tenor Of all his speeches.
Is it not strange, then, in view of the avow-
ed construction Of the advocates ofthe "Breck-
inridge platform" at Charleston-in view of
the uncontradicted Interpretation of its oppos-
ers-in view of the rupture in the Conven-
tion--the speeches of Douglas-and the plain,
direct and unequivocal language of the plat
form itself that we should be told that at
.a l..
does not meet the issues' Fortunately, Gov.
Brown is alone in that opinion. Not single
delegate to the Convention holds it. Yancy,
with all bis alleged ultraism, does not hold it.
The South Carolina State Rights men, with
all their punctiliousness about matters Of
principle, do not hold it; and we for one are
willing to abide the verdict of the true and
reliable Democracy of the South, upon this
point, at the polls in the coming election
We wont ask the mantle Of any mans charity
in its construction. We stand upon it as a
full, and unequieocal declaration of great
constitutional principle and as clear rule Of
action, which iffollowed out by the represen-
tatives of the people IN the several depart
ments Of the Government, will give to the
South ample and complete protection and Sc.
cnrity against the schemes of plumber and
spoliaticn of the Black Republicans under
Lincoln on the one hand, or Of the Douglas
faction on the other.
In his notice Of the position of Mr.. Breck.
inridge, we think that Gov. Brown utterly
fails to do him justice. ale thinks (says
Gov. B. we are entitled to protection and thai
tits the duty of Congress to afford it p but
then adds Gov. B. at is very difficult to un
derstand how he proposes to secure US in oul
rights since he tells us that he wants nj
eslave code'' or any other code in regard tt
property in the territories" It would have
been more in accordance with fairness if tn,
real language Of Mr.. Breckenridge had beer
given. After declaring the right ofthe South
ern States to an equal enjoyment OF the terri
tories, with the Northern States, and denying
the power of territorial legislature, the mer,
agent of Congress which itself is but the trus
tee.of the States, invested with limited powers
to exclude slave property-he says:
The friends of constitutional equality do not
/ and never did demand q Congressional Slave
Code" nor any other code in regard to slave
property in the Territories. They hold the
doctrine of non-intervention by Congress or by
a Territorial Legislature, EITHER TO ES-
/ TABLISH OR PROHIBIT SLAVERY; but
they assert Certified By the highest judicial
tribunal in the Union) THE PLAIN DUTY
OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, IN
ALL IT'S DEPARTMENTS TO SECURE,
| WHEN NECESSARY, TO THE CITI-
| ZENS OF ALL THE STATES, THE EN-
JOYMENT OF THEIR PROPERTY IN
THE COMMON TERRITORIES, AS EVE
RYWHERE ELSE WITHIN ITS JURIS-
DICTION.
Hence when he says that the Democracy
do not ask a "slave code, "he explains that his
object is to repell the charge thatit is the pur-
pose ofthe Democracy to legislate slavery into
the territories-that their policy is to intervene
neither to establish or prohibit slavery
but to protect it whenever and wherever pro-
lection may be needed.
His language is, that the "duty" of the
Federal Government in this respect ais plain;'
and without hesitation, equivocation or COM
promise, he endorses the platform upon which
he was nominated, and which asserts this
principle. In his Frankfort speech he laid
down the broad doctrine that II the Govern'
ment does conform to this rule OF action,
at is A FAILURE" We have not read
or heard stronger utterance nom the Veriest
Fire-eater on this subject, in Congress or out
ofCongress. And even now, while these lines
ara be;ne nenned we have before us a sketch
80 p -
OF ms late speech al Lexington, IN Whicn ne
asserts this doctrine, and argues it with mas.
terly ability. e
We sunnosa that Governor .Rrown ,vbe,
sepl''ss - -s - - - oa' "Asn
ne protesls against tue Jus'ice ol Ihe charge
that Douglas is . renegade" does not mean
to raise aquibble about mere terms; but to
indicate an opinion as to iaets' and that
"nen ne says tna1 II Is not just thus to