The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-05-30
THE MISSISSIPPIAN.
A. H. stephens' Misrepresentation o.
nr. Calhoun.

The NEST u1pardonaDte "a tue oAehSeS Of
which i. II. Stephens, the Georgia dcughface
who il 5 we'll known, is bidding forthe Doug
las influence for a place on the Presidential
ticket s his Misrepresentation of the opinion
ofMr. Calhoun, to support him in his own
unenyisble position.
In hisrecent Douglas Manifesto--he saws
In the first place, then, I assume, as an
unauesfioned and unquestionable fact, that
non-intefyention, as stated has been for MANY
years reeeived, recognized, and acted upon, as
the settled doctrine Of the South. By nom
interyen6an, I mean the principle, that Con-
yress sflsl pass no Law upon the subject of
slavery d the Territories, either for or against
it. in auf way-that they shall not interfere
or act urssl it at all--or, in the express words
OF Mr. Galhcun. the great Southern leader.
that CONFESS shall aleave the whole subject
where tie Constitution and the great princi
pies of self-government place it" This has
been eminentIy Southern doctrine 1t was
announces BY Dir. Calhoun, in his speech. in
the Senate, on the 9th of June, 1913 and,
after two years of discussion, was adopted as
the basisef the adjustment finally made in
1850. Ifwas the demand Of the South. put
forth by he South and since its establishment
has been gain and again affirmed as the set
tied police Of the South, by party conventions
and State legislatures. in every form that
people eaagise authoritative expression to
their win nd wishes.p
Precisely so intervention BY Con-
gress /; simply meaning that Congress should
NJ. 1911 "a establish NOR Il, al.,I;sb s,.,,o
-
iy' Out hos ello'ety .s'ei,Ao y '1' i'sh' o'
protection Hslach every eoVernins''t must ac-
cord to its citizens in their person and proper
ty or forteitAIl shadow of claim to their ALE
o;.noa x.n.;ptervention by Congress- with
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siaSery'ln o.Aeess iefli'orles anu 'ne DiSlrlc'
OF Co.umbiaF This IS the language OF the
Cincinnati PLATFORM; but if it was designed
70 ,,-aolnf,a ne ;daa of nroteetion ubv an
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'sie Avs p1o fe1's p.oPe,s' IN sia'eS
within the District OF Columbia continued IN
force HERBS a case Directly III point
Win any doIghace Dousiasite IN the South
venture to saI that those laws are contrary to
the c;nc;nn.a nlatsorm9 If 81 why are tbav
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nv eoAi'.s 'e"I W.. W. Pio'eS-
SONS to meyein hyor oil their repei
But let US see what Mr.. Calhoun did say on
this very snh;ect of nrotect;on
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character and OBJECT oil the Government he
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ie4.els - tes. = :. .ol II 70
NnoW eii,s = = = p.oPsf.y,
oi citizeh u onsoi .ne o1sees' 70 make II its
DUTY 70 P,ote1 y, t''aee'te1 ~ ne ieff't0faes
OF % Tue nlgn 80, u ah1 mhefs else. us
power anu au1i,os.y "eie coiierfsi On it, not
70 eseao.ish or ae4sn piopsf.y Ut l'sle Oh any
oeScrip'ioh' 0as soffOsee' U'eH''
Again, he sad
According to Col. Benten's doctrine that
Congress NAV legslate as it pleases upon the
subject of slaverTin the territories, il would
have the power, bat doubt whethenthere is
another individual who would agree With him.
But, if it has not he power to establish slave
~ in the territoris, how can it have tie pow
er to abolish it i? The one is the counterpart
of the other, and where IS the provisioz Of the
constitution to be bund which authorizes the
one and forbds The other
T.
There is another error akin to this, dat the
Mexic.n law aboIshing slavery, IS till in
force in New Mexico and California, WiRn not
a particle of its authority or sovereignty re-
mains in either. Their conqaests BY US, nd the
treaty that FOLLOWED, extinguishing the whole
and with it annuli,d all her laws applicable to
them, except thosereiating to such nhts of ,
property and relations between individuals as
may be necessaryto prevent anarchy and
even these are continued only By sgdFance
and on the Hnpt,e1 aHtho11fy q 1te eoi'lssF1'tg
ooIttry ana on Ise fupaoflty q ne conquered, t
and only nom tne iecessity OIL tne CASE Tier |
laws aoolishlng sssery, are not einoraed IN
the exception sna II were, y "ouio AK
en- cut OF II. as ineeassent OF congress co1ld
no' Is ~ p'.sa s. nsiii'le iA" "neil' had
But still higher round NAV be taken The .
moment the teritay becomes ours, thseo- =
stitution passes oy,r and covers the Fhde
an rs pios.sions N.lien, nom llelr htare,
the i9 F soysreientvof each and al The Sate
of the Union, and sfeeping away every lex
cah law ihcoAnpa.i1e WIN the rights piper
anu Ta: .e So. oep.lss - ee 9i.,ze,s o
State thew belone = whether e he stn,ts ss
in the Northern or southern section oflthe
Union TIE eitiseHsef alaiare equal rigid Of
Proteetso', IN see'r p2Psty relations ana Re-,
Gs 81, 's' The aosar III. go. e'" u,se
the laws of Mexico, which made the CatiSIc
religion the exclusive religion of the country, /
ana wnicn swept aWy all the laws pro1in- c
sna s d.lnrr. GueOs u plJPeri5 Oh. u MS
under the same eoadt;on If nsv;ns dnt;es "a q
letting them in dutyfee until otherwise mo- + /
yided for, swept tha which abolished slafe-
r. and let in properf in slaves. No dist1c-
ton can Be made bettsea Il and as1y other ds-
tnetion Of property q thing, consistently tdith
the Go,,st'tAtloa aaathe equal rights ofte fe-
''tr. Neases y re .I'os a''e ei'esr eas'7eas
nese eA'iao's lfqn .he puoilshed Oplnlfs
o. 'll. ea'uOun Afs Anpiy sulnelen' 70 silrl- ]
e1'e ms recofu,r0al sle Misrepresentation OF {
tne srOfeiiihs usmaslgae Wno' % WIN the iafor
u eOiiupe ueAs0i' l1sd ana oenatiOianfd
lac'lOhr Is seeAlhg 70 pas'er away the risits
oil ms own section.
But Is his present attitude consistent with
the position "nich he mas heretofore occupied!
EVeryood VINO mas thought his political te-
cord OF such sufneier importance to merit c
eohS,oefaalOh' anO~stnat Il s not Soineof
ms aoles1 speeches y Congress were against
'ne very o0eerlne oquattsr Sovereignty,
~alch ne Is no" preshing up iOr the guidance
Oh 'he people % pe0fla; and as late as last i
summer ne aeliveref speech IN Augusta N
~hicn, speaking o. tle hansas-Nebraska bil Il
ne usea tnese WOras u
II was IN my view no. the full measure q .
S oaeet h. $500 = y; Jag'af Is Is
protection OF slave property n de TsrrisorisI
so long as the 7srritolal condition LASTED.
But the question Of property rights in tie Q
territories was expressly RENTED 70 the judi =