Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-05-18

cratic party. The House OF Representatives
PASSED the Postal Deficiency bill.
The Letter Of Hon. \. II. STEPHENS, o!
Ca, in relation to the present condition OF
political affairs generally, and OF the Demo
cratic party particularly, has been published
at length, and will command the attention
0. the politicians. lie sustains the prlncl-
pie OF non-interventon, disapproycs OF the
secession of the Southern delegates, and
recommends that delegates be sent to the
Baltimore Convention. He also, thinks
it, "exceedngly strange that the people
of the South should at this late day,
begin to find fault with this Northern
construction, as it is tcrmed-cspeclally since
the decision of the Supreme Court IN the
case of bred Scott" lie contends that the
question really presented by the action of the
Srceders at Charleston, is, this: whether the
he Southern States, after all that has taken
place on the subject, should now reverse
heir previous course. and demand Congress
ional iHterrenti0n for the protection OF slave
ry in the Territories, as condition OF their
remaining longer in the Union, and he says
that his Judgment is against any such de-
mand. Why, he asks, ''should the Democrat
tic party desire Or want any other platform
OF principles than that adopted at Cinclnna-
Ii: if those who stood with us on it, in the
contest of 1856, are willing still to stand on
it, why should we not be equally willing?-
For my life cannot sec, unless we are de-
termined to have quarrel with the North
any how, on general account Speaking
of the subject of slavery and the Territories
generally, ne expresses no alarm about
'.squattcr sovereignty" as advocated by ITS
Democratic friends. '''rhey hold" says he,
that slavery can and will ~, under It's op-
GRAFTON, wherever the people want 1t. Squat
ters carried it to Tennessee, Kentucky, Mis-
souri,, Alabama Mississippi, and Arkansas.
without any law TO protect ii, and to Texas
against law prohibiting it, and they Will
carry it to all countries where climate, soil,
production, and population will allow
These are the natural laws that will regulate
it under non-intervention, according to their
construction; and no act Of Congress can
carry it into any Territory against these
laws. any more than it could make the rivers
run to the mountains instead Ut the sea. Ii
re have not enough of the right sorto pop
ulation to compete longer with the North III
the colonization of new Territories ana
States, this deficiency can never be supplied
by any such act of Congress rs that now
asked for The attempt would be as VAIN
as that of Nerxes to control the waters OF the
!lcllespont, hy whipping them IN his rage.
md he ADDS, the times. as you Intimate,
to indeed portend evil But | have no fears
for the institution of slavery, either in the
Union or out of it, if our people are but trne
TO themSelycs--true, stable, and loyal 10 liked
principles and settled policy: and if we are
not thus true. have little hope Of any thing
good, whether the present Union lasts, or
new one be formed There is, in my judg-
meat nothing to fear from the ''irrepreSSi-
bic conflict" Of which we hear 50 much.-
Slavery rests upon great truths, which can
neyc! be successfully assaulted by reason or
areument." This letter of Mr.. Stephens
has given great satisfaction to Mr.. Douglas
and his friends. Mr. Douglas caused 1t to
Ire read, as part Of his speech, in the Senate
on Wednesday, and complmented Mr.. Ste
phens in the highest terms. MIR. Stephens"
said Mr. Douglas, ''haS stated fairly the true
points of difference between Us, which points
we agreed should be left 10 the Courts for de-
csion. lie has said what think as a pat
riot and Il Democrat, he was bound - say.
that the Cincinnati platform was all that tue
South ought to ask, has a right to ask, or
that her interests require. On that platform
the party can remain a unit, presenting an
invincble front to the Republican and Alb
clifton phalanxeS of the North. So certain
rs YOU abandon non-interycntion and sui
stitute intervention, 50 certainly you yield
up power into the hands of those who will
sweep the Democratic party from the face OF
the globe"
The very excellent condensed report of the
recent speech of Senator Douglas, i'll the
Senate. furnished by the gentleman who re-
ports for the Gazette, as published in our
two last issues. will give all the points OF m
terest made hv the Senator. The last portion
of the speech WAS auimated-and through