Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-24
For the Journal.

Messrs. Editors Is the principle of snon.intero,n
nor the principle for the South not? Is the-princ
ole of nonntervention the doctrine heretofore consnd
ior by the South? Have certain leading politician,
tried to change this doctrine OF the South as declared at
Cincinnati in 1856
Let us see What would be the effect fthe 'nteryen
ton of Congress in the domestic affairs Of the Terrific
ries majority of both houses Of Congress- represent
ing free constituencies will necessarily represent them in
favour of freedom from slavery and will establish no
slave code without which slavery cannot exist to anv
extent The practical effect of insisting that Congress-
shall intervene in the affairs of the territories is to make
them all free as Territories. Let us look at the practical
effect of no1-intervenion We say to Congress- hands
off" Let us alone in the Territories. Organize the
forms and governments and let us make our own local
laws If we want slavery we will legaze it, and make
such code will protect and regulate It, If don't
want it. we will say So and no power on earth can spc
cessfuy force it upon people that are generally oppos
ed to it. fit will pay we'll, all will want it, if it will
not pay, none will want it.
That seems to be the great rule regulating the ips
tuition all over this counry-if not the world over
The above are some of the thoughts that will be suc
gested to the mind in reading the speech of Mr. Cline
man and the great speech of Judge Douglas both deS
cred in reply to Col. Davis and on his resolutions
Now to the facts. Did the Democratic Convention
at Cincinnati affirm Mr. Calhoun's doctrine of nonnter
vention? Certainly it did. Was Mr.. Buchanan elected
with such doctrines in his mouth? He says distinctly
in his letter of acceptance OF the nomination. that the
platform is one of non-intervention by Congress On
slavery in the Territories.
Everybody recollects that all of here at the South
said so then and that the black republicans took Issue
with that doctrine then they do nowhave Just done
at Chicago Shall we then repudiae our long cherished
principles and destroy the last hope of the South BY
making an issue with Congress that it shall inervene
our favor when we know it cannot be DONE for the sake
of giving the dsunion party ground to stand up-tO
enable them to erect their works of destruction that will
overthrow the best and nobest structure of human gov
eminent the world has ever seen The hope the down
trodden and oppressed of every land Let us pause for
a moment and see whittier we are tending. say, let
u.s. the people, not the Leaders-they 60 for place too
often regardless of their countrys noble destiny)-
pause and see if the platform actually adopted at Charles
ton is not all that is necessary to our protection and
success. The principles OF non-ntervention by Con.
gress that were universally adopted in all the South four
years ago should be maintained with the decisions
of the Supreme Court. Who was the favorite candi.
date of the South four years ago. as shown by the votes
at Cincinnati? Judge Douglas, the long tried champ.
ion of Southern rights For fifteen years he has never
faered in the of equal rights to all the States
and Territories under the Constitution for one now
but can see how much better he defended our rights
the Lecompton issue than did the President He main
tanned the principle of nonnterventon out and out and
what has been the result matters have quoted down.
and the people there, the bona fde peopLe-no John
Browns or straightforward come in with fraudulent
: Constitution, like the Lecompton" or Topeka
but the people will bring in Constitution expressing
the wishes of majority of themselves Do we want
any thing else? Then we say Judge Douglas stands
to-day higher throughout the country than he did four
years ago. He is undoubtedly the greatest man in
the Senate or 10 the country He stands up noby as
a Constitutional Union Senator.
Let rally at Baltimore and put him in nomination
and the Convention will express by majority the voice
of the PEOPLE.