Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-08-02

can never abandon this great priuci.
i pie Of State equality in The UniOr
without. self-deSrsdatien. ["Neyer!H
Never without an acknowledgment
that they are inferior in this respect
TO their sister Ststss. Whilst it j,
vital to them 10 preserve their equal
itv. tbs Northern States surrender
nothing by admitting this principle
In doing this they only yield obedi
encs 10 the Constitution of theil
country as expounded by the Su.
preme Court of toe United States
Whils for ths North it is compare
lively a mare abstraction, silh tbs
South it is question Of co equal
State Sovereignty in the Union.
If the DEGREES Of the bigh iribu-
nsl established by. the Constitution
for the very purpose are 10 be set it
naught and disregarded, it will tsnG
to render all property of every de-
scrption insecure. What, then, have
the North to do2 Merely to say
that, IS good citizens, they will yield
obedience to tee decisien of the
Suprsms Court, ard sdmt the right
| of Southern nlaa to take bis prop
erty into the Territories, aa,l bod il
there, just as Northern man may
tdo; and it is to me the most extra.
Iordinary thing in the werld that this
country should nov be distracted
sad divided because certain persens
tat the North viii not agres that their
brethren at the South shall baye
the same rights in the Territories
shieh they enjoy. What would !
IS Pennsylvania say OF do, sup
posing any body to contend that tbe
Legislature of any Territory could
outlaw iron and coal within the Ter
ritory2 Laughter aud cheers The
principle is precisely the sane. The
Supreme Court of the United States
have decidtd--whst was known 10 us
all to have been the existing state Of
affairs for fifly yeara--thst slaves are
property. Admit that fact, and you
admit every thing. Thase that pro-
perty in the Territories must be
protected precisely in the same man-
ner ss any other property. IL it be
not so protected in the Territories,
the holders Of ii are degsadsd before
the world. ra
We have been told that non-in-
ttrventioG on the part OF Congress
with slavery is the true policy
Very we'll. / most cheerfaAy ADMIT
that Congress has no right to pass
any Law to establish. lEps.r or abolish
slavery III the Territories, Let this
principle Of non-in,eIventien be sx-
tended to .he territorial egislaturta,
aud let it be declared that they III like
manner lase no peael to establish,
impair, or destroy slavery, and then
the controversy is in effect ended
This is all thatis required a: present,
and verify believe all that viii esel
be required. Hands CT BY CsG'
gress aud hands Of by the ,eFgiteria
legislature Loud spplsuss.l Viii
the Supreme Court Of the UAitet
States | hold that neither Congress
tner the territorial Legislature la
any power TO establisb, impair o
abolish slavery in the Territories
| But il, in tia face of this positiy,
prohibition. the territorial Legislature
,I'should exercise the poser Of inter
yeuipg, then this would be ner
! transfer of the WiEmot pEUviso aa,
! the Bulfale platloIra from Cengres,
10 be carried into execution in th
!, Territories tostbe destruction Of q
i property in slaves. lsenssed az
! plaase.
;. An attempt Of this kind, il mad
10 Congress, would be resisted b.
, able men ont the Goor Of both house:
} and probably defeated. Ncs so in
remote Territory. To every ne
: Territory shere will be rush Of frs'
/ soilsrs from the Northern States.
0 They would elect the Grst territcri'
j legislature tofore The people of Il
!. South could arrive with their prcpe
r lty, and this legislature would pro
8 ably settle forever the question
a slavery according to thsir ovn vi
RI Aud shalt we for the saks
). sauatser soyeroignty, which, from j
: pafurs, can only eontinue for. L
eAbrief period of territorial exlsien,
It incur.ths risk Of dividing The gre
!. democratic party Of the country in
e. two sectional parties, the ore Nel