The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1860-04-18

IN the NORTH anu spent MS NE tncre, ne l
was thorough believer in the institu.
ton Of negro slavery, whether regarded
in the moral, religious, social or political
aspects Of the question.
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Letter from Minnesota.
ST. PArL, MINNESOTA. ,
March 18th lSGO. !
EDiroR EASTERN CLARION.
Ny Dear Sr:-Since last wrote to you,
there has been no change in Northern !
political temper. The political RepubG-
cans. are as busy as over. in tanning the
anti-slavery sentiment; the Abolition ele-
ment relaxes not fibre Of its Southern
hate and the Free-soilcrs are divided in
to doubling followers Of the Republican
camp. and hopeful' disciples Of the doc
trinc Of Territorial sovereignty.
Point and positiveness Of Democratic
position, can win proud and enduring
triumph in the campaign before US. The
battle may be won without il, but il will
be a sickly victory, attained more by the
disorranization Of the enemy, than any
excellence Of our own victory indica-
tive Of overwhelming disaster. Territorial
sovereignty, IL not now crushed out in its
/ first flush Of YOUTH, haughuness, will
have grown beyond the power Of success
ful resistance. four years hence. it will have
swallowed up all the other rods Of South
ern antagonism The South is in more
4 danger from her own generous confidence,
or credulity in the patriotism Of the adj
vocates Of Territorial sovereignty, and in
It's want Of appreciation Of the degree
in which the dogma is inevitably connect
ed with the coming campaign. than from
any other source whatever. our last hat
tie was won under theft agofCongressional
non-intcrvention. TheCincinnati platform
purposely allowed latitude OF opinion in
relation 10 TcTrii9yial powers, because the
living issue Of the hour was, solely, the
powers ofCongress. Now the lapse oftime
has brought with il the requirement Of "a
? step in advance" The a5sohre rights Of
7 ~ .So.h csergarkert. but essecially in the
Territories, +, ihc one pressing question Of
!, the day. While the hepgblicen Party is
=, a motley post. without a tangible effective
issue such rs the Kansas legislation pre-
sented for the last campaign, the battle
= opening with their hosts disfirited by the
. John Brown explosion, their great mogu
ofthe " Y. T'rib,ae, advocating the shift
ing Of their play 10 hands heretofore uu
= seen in their ranks, and avowing that h,
would regard the nomination of Judg
Douglas with complacency, territorial
sovereignty Is nov the life-blood Of its owl
existence, and It's our hope Of futpr
power.
How then can the South deceive itseI
10 that territorial sovereignty is nota Twin
e. issue ~nl how can even the Clarion couI
D., sci federation. 4 :; he only fUing issue
lie Congressional intervention is s.t.icd an
d. the South has all her rights acknow
he edged and incorporated into the working
vat of the government, save alone her Statl
he in the Territories. No chenge in Norther
or popular sentiment sufficient 10 procpi
at respect for the laws and theFestoration
ny sectional peace, can possibly be secure
st without a clear declaration Of yourrequir
ny ments under the Constitution, their su
or cessfIi usaintainance at the polls, an
m. their incorporation l1tc the practice Of q
re- departments Of the government. Y
he such living issue. that il vauntingly d
mands recognition at your hands, at Cha
lesion. teyhumes the Cincinnati Pli
- form, and confident % ~ intrinsic vita
>. ty demands. either the simple re-shrn
" ton Of that Platform, or total silence
~ the subject. Its such a living issue, Il
!, il has blinded even some Southe
~ patriots into the orelulity that, in matu
-, ~, il will deal justly with the South a
~ othersit has caused to falter and hesitl
~ in is presence.
Il Is a living issue, in that, Kansa
knocking at the door for admission il
the Union, WITH scorstitution prohibit
49, slavery, conceived and raIihel throu
Ibis the labors OF Eastern patriots stufing I
be borders with mercenary voters and ey
lax while standing at the bar Of Congress.
hbt legislature usurps the very sovereignty
one question, and where a Democratic Cove
tia. or plants q righteous veto upon the mo
nd, ter's neck. Democratic gdsocaies q ia
hat Douglas and his dogma. JON hands icih
per- blaetes, AJoii,iouists, and thus ony attain
majority sufficient 10 override he uet0i No
practical question forsOoth ON the G
- ~ tray, has not everything conspircd
the make i tue practical question Of the h
The save the abandonment By tho Repu
or cans oftheir every other position ana c
az. eentration upon this alone! But II
sct South is not awakened by the speech
,yo- Senator Green. Of Missouri, delivered
un- the Senate on the 10th and llth Of ia
self AIRY. and by thet ~ senator Fitch. Of
~ diana. on the 2nd Of February, Al 20
ms sci /. ldls. The truth Of the follow
ros- passage from the sPeaeb Of the iai
and should be felt by every southern De-
he crat.
ir A luded - mr.. Douglas, with his pres
tat vieyys the entire North will deem the
10 An exrresslon Of Willingness upon Il
All mart that his views shall becoEe rs
ure- ture settled policy Of the GOyernme
row, - united North will act upon that I
No ~. carr, =. out 10 the full, and no
eace must be expecte6 u the South from
Mt portion Of the North In 49, effort {
Isat. may thereafter make TO prevent the
the gress OF that policy to the end. WheI
/ In surb Act u e5tablisaes his policy,
tioh South. and the senatSs irOm illinois, [
hich Douglas. will have done mOre u
"a by complish the favOrite and ayowed sch,
Of the republican party than any eiiol
that party could have done-the schl
one Of surrounding the Southern States ,
inns irae territory. and starving out their
lhib stiluton ~ under that policy, orga
rom Territory where ~, ..,Gy, whether /
c. IN Dakota OF the North, or Arizo1e %
they South, the bold adventurous, n0n-sl
solt holding frontiersmen Of the West, wi
anne I mesatles include no Injuries. whose
an cessaries are lsadily supplied by the
ONE and the ride, VII ~ igto the Territ
aid possess themselves Of rs legislature,
exclude Southern property, while
dBnals ~ that property are packing
Al hig0 h6pssalQl9 goods and preparing Il
In.. -!tSs Or fenoyif.g p"
ous en.- Va. Douglas as nominal
"a Not only n - '-->ad " aot
rot With his views either enao.-
Pudiated, at Charleston, viii the con