The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-08-10

Ii the population of any one of the new
Territories are willing to favor the estab-
lishment of slavery in its borders, the peo>
pie of the South, we suppose, are quite
content to leave them to themselves. Not
so the extremists of the North. They de-
mand coercive legislation to compel the ter
ritorial population into constrained aboli-
tionism. If, on the other hand, the popu-
lation are disposed to discountenance the
institution, the Northern agitators are
willing to let them act for themselves. Not
so the propagandists of the South. They
call upon Congress to exercise coercive
powers, and to force upon the unwilling
population repugnant institution.
Thus both extremes are by their creed
forced to persecute the poor people of the
Territories, who are to enjoy their institu-
lions subject always to the alternating for
tunes Of parties and the caprices of Con-
gress. The Congress of 1862 passes a
slave code and invites the institution to
spread itself The Congress of 1864, re.
peals this and prohibits slavery in all the
Territories and so it goes on-one year
one way, the next reversed, and property,
laws and industry at the mercy of these de-
structive changes.
Judge DOUGLAS, in his speech at Troy,
illustrated this phase of the Intervention
principle, in striking language. We copy
an extract !:
We find today Northern Sectional
party-sectional in its organization, section.
al in its adherents, sectional in its candi-
dates and sectional in its platform of prn.
ciples, which assumes one side of this ques-
ton, and says that the Federal Government
should keep Slavery out of all the Terrific
ries of the United States whether the peo-
pie want it there or not. And we find on
the other hand Southern Sectional Party
sectional 10 its platform and sectional in
it's principies-which takes the other branch
of the issue, and contends that all the power
of the Federal Administration, and both
Houses of Congress shall be used to force
Slavery into all the Territories of the nation,
whether the people want it there or not.
The Republican party claim that they should
be put in possession of the Federal Govern
ment, for the purpose of welding its whole
power and bringing all its machinery to
bear against the institution of Slavery in
the Territories. They claim that by posi-
tive enactment the federal Government shall
prohibit Slavery where the people desire to
have it. The sectional party at the South
demands that all the power and patronage
of the Government shall be put into their
hands to enable them to force the institu~
tion upon the people of the Territories who
do not want it. Neither propose that the
principle shall be determined with any re.
ference to the wishes of the people, but
each is against leaving it to their interpre-
tatiOn.
The Republicans tell you that slavery
must be prevented forever and everywhere
in the Territories. And the notification
party tell you that slavery must be MAIN
tanned forever and everywhere in the Terri
tories. Both would settle the matter with.
out any reference whatever to the wishes of
the people. For if the people do not want
slavery they would prevent its existence by
means of unfriendly legislation they need
not have it, aud Intervention to keep them
from having it is entirely unnecessary. On
the other hand the southern party proposes
to crowd slavery where the people will not
have it, for if they do want it, assuredly no
Congressional legislation is required to force
it upon them. So both are seeking to fasten
upon the people of the Territories system
of laws which is unnecessary. and which
they do not want. There is no difference in
this respect, between the Northern Adolf
zionist and the southern sectional party.
They both stand in favor giving to the
Federal Government power which is for
eign to the object of its creation; and in
this regard, the principles of both are sub.
versive of the Constitution. The one would
muster all the prejudices and passions of the
North to war of pride upon the habits and
the institutions of the South. The other
would rally southern pride and prejudice
under the southern banner, and WELD the
whole power of the Government against the
North. On either hand the issue presented
is that of sectional contest.
The Washington correspondent of the
N. Y. Tribune says that "John Young
Brown, member of Congress from Ken.