New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-10

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ciHag the diaerence which undoubtedly exists be
tsseen sound Democratic doctrine and sound Demo |
crata The doctrine il easily understood we mean
~. ,,o,tou u it rcases to The question Of slavery
i, s,e Terrtories- the classification OF individ
uais. holding to The same doctrine without = SUD
stantial ota OF difference, Is beset with opstacies
u tle most peculiar and, IN some respects incom-
prchensible character,
Douglas We speak Of him because he y the
man center Of attack on the part of the Admins
traton Democrats III denouncedas a traitor to the
Democracy on the alleged ground that he holds
that Territorial Legislatures may iegtinately per-
nit or exclude slavery from the Territories; and
Iii. Miles Taylor, of the Second Congressional
District of Louisiana is severely criticised. if not
absolutely ostracsed, because he thinks Douglas
ought to be nominated for the Presidency at the
Charleston Convention while, in the same breath,
President Buchanan, yice-president breckenridge,
Ex-Speaker Orr of South Carolina, Secretary Cobb,
Alex. n, Stephens Of Georgia, Senator'S Benjamin
and Mason, and other leading gentlemen holding
almost exactly the same opinions IS Douglas on
the same question, are pronounced true blue,
siI,loss pure Democrats.
On the given point at Issue they are all in the
same boat and should the boat be wrecked and
Tie crew drowned, they should all be wrecked and
drowned together But the effort is being made
to take I'LL the crew ashore save one, lash him to
the mast, and turn the vessel loose among the
breakers, headed directly for the rocks Of destruc
lion. Consequently, while the difference in doc
thine Is not worth The snap of ones finger, the
difference in the treatment Of individuals holding
to tie same doctrine becomes Of raranioaAt I'M
portance, at least to Them.
The principal Democratic sheet in the State
lie Baton Rouge Advocate in its issue Of the 18th
instant, had long article on the Territorial sub
| iect, from which We extract the following para
graph:
The Territories being the joint property Of all the
States the Constitution requires that the Govern
ment of the United States shall protect the citizens
of every State moving into the Territories in the
possession OF the property and franchises which
they possess under thelaws Of any ofthe States
Hence citizen of State moving into Territory
must be protected in the possession 81 property IN
horses in cattle, Or in negro slaves, because AL
these are recognized as individual property by
some one of all the States. Territorial Legisla-
tire cannot alter these laws in regard to property,
because no sovereign power exists IN the people Of
Territory. nor i'll Territorial Legislature, except
that which is conferred by Congress. Congress
ross confer no p0fsef to egislfe on dsese subjects
because II Dies not possess the 0lrei- asef. How,
them can Territorial Legislature establish or
prohibit slavery The Republican party and some
silnsound Democrats claim this power for Terrific
rial Legislatures. l7tsp,iacptes Of NE Daaiocratic
ta1fgp are against ii lie Constitution as srpotuaded
BIZ ts decisions at The Supreme Court are agdiast
II, and sgla and justice 10 al The States Of our Con-
fsfeirog are against 4.
The above enuneiates very sound doctrine, and
will meet with general approval throughout tile
south. al we said before, there il no trouble
about the solution Of the general principle in
Democratic individuals as much in the fog as ever
tsWhat ii sauce for the goose isn't sauce for the
gander', What is patriotism ia Buchanan is trea-
soli iii Douglass What Is entirely right III the Sec
rotary of the Treasury, Hon. Howell Cobb is rank
treachery in Miles Taylor. And 50 On to the end
of the chapter.
Now, the main in fact the only point at issue
is whether Territorial Legislatures have the pore
~ permit Or exclude slavery within their respect
i've jurisdictions. We say they have not. The
Advocate says they have not. Property i'll slaves,
like property in merchandise, any other kind Of
goods, no matter what, recognized by the laws Of
the United States, cannot be permitted or ex-
cluded legally. by tho Legislatures Of Territories
belonging to the United States the common pro-
pesty Of all the State soyeFeignties The Terrific.
ries being in condition Of pupilage the Terrific
rial Legislatures, when they act at ALT in regard
to property rights, only act So as best to pro-
tect al property rights.
Bat as the question il one Of poteei alone, let us
see whether there i any difference, Of material
character, between the views of Senator Douglas
and those promulgated BY Messrs. Buchanan, Cobb,
Orr, Stephens, Breckenridge, Benjamin, Mason,
Toombs and Butler. all tsaye one who is dead)
now bright and shining lights in the armament of
old-line Democracy.
We contend that there ii ne material difference,
and now proceed to submit the proof. Here it is
The people Of Territory, like those Of a State,
shall decide for themselves whether slavery shall
or shall not exist within their limits.
The majority Of the people, by the action of the
Territorial Legislature, viii decide the question:
and all must abide the decision when made.
HOWELL. COBB
The great and leading feature Of the Kansas Ne.
braska bill was to transfer the slavery question and
all other subjects to the Territorial Legislatures
JAMES l.. ORR, Of South Carolina
am willing that the Territorial Legis,atuae NAV
act upon the subject when and how they may think
proper.
lam connected with no party that has for its OBJ
ject the extension of slavery, 3cM any TO pre-
rem Tue people Of SAFE or Territory from deciding
the question Qf its existence o. a0iteristcnce icil
hem for themselves.
JOHN q BRECKINRIDGE
The principle of selfgovernment in the Terrific.
Ties enables rs to Danish from tine balls of Congress
another fertile source of discomfort and excite.
Inent.
.. p BENJAMIN, Of Louisiana. 4
Under tie Kansas act, citizens from the slave.
holding States may go into the Territory with their
slave property citizens Of the free States may go
there holding no such property and when they
get there, and meet in common council as legis-
latiFe body, they may determine whether the insti.
tuition shall prevail.
J. " MASON. of Virginia
We intend that the actual settlers in the Terrific
ries shall be protected in the full exercise OF all
rights OF freemen, and shall legisate for them.
selves, chile tleg hare Territorial Government
r. TooMBs, of Georgia.
believe that under the provisions Of this (Kan-
sas1 bill, and of the Utah and New Mexico bills,
there will be perfect carte blanche given to the
Territorial Legislatures to legislate as they may
think proper.
a. r. BUTLER, o. sonh Catolina
The question of po,ses, in the Territorial Iegis-
latures to permit Or prohibit slavery, il here I'M.
qualifedly admitted by nine leading Democratic
statesmen, tile list being headed b President Bill.
chaRan.
Did Douglas ever ask more than this for the
people Of Territory, acting through their Terrific
1 rial Legisiatures We are moi aware that he ever
1 DID, Tie posrer yielded by Buchanan & Co. covers