The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-02-08
Patriotic Northern Democrats are APP
pealing TO the Southern Democracy
70 Stand Firm.

Time-servers IN the ranks Oh the ooueneih
Democracy are rsbuked by the firm stand OF
reliable Northern Democrats in defence OF the
right of shareholders TO the protection Of then
property IN the Territories.
The duty Of the South at Charleston IS thus
forcibly presented in the Democratic Standard,
an able journal of the true faith published at
Concord, New Hampshire:
aft the South were to abandon the just
claim which she has now made to an equal
right in the common Territories of the Union,
and to the recognition of that right she can
never make another stand IN favor OF her
rights in the Union. All tests on that sub
iect between Democrats and Republicans IN
the North, will be broken down, and Congress
VIII be filed with Democratic Abolition Sem
ators and Representatives from the free States.
The only course for the South. is, to stand
firmly upon the claim Of Equality which she
has made, and be defeated rather than yield
up all for the benefit Of political ofice-hunters
In the North or South
The New York News, another orthodox
journal, N the paragraphs which we copy be-
low, forcibly presents the vital issues involved
in the territorial question and declares that 1t
is the duty Of the Democracy, when they meet
IN Convention, boldly and unequivocally to
define their position against the pernicious
dogma Of Squatter Sovereignty and IN favor
Of Congressional protection.
Compared to such examples of frmness
and patriotism on the partof Northern Dem
ocrats, how indescribably contemplate are the
missrble expedisnts Of Southern compromis-
es. Says the News:
'srhe Territories being the joint property of
all the States the Constitution requires that
the Government Of the United States shall
protect the citizens of every State moving in
to the Territories in the possession of the
property and franchises which they possess un-
der the laws Of any one Of the States. Hence
a citizen of State moving into Territory
must Be- protsaed IN The possession Of property
IN horses, IN cattle, or IN negro SLAVES, because
al tssss are recognized as individual property
By s0nse one Of al The States. A Territorial
Legislature cannot alter these laws IN regard
to property, because no sovereign power ex-
ists in the people Of Territory, nor in Ter
ritorial Legislature, except that which is con-
fsrred by Congress. Congress can confer no
power to legslate On these subjects, because it
does not possess the power ITSELF How, then,
can Territorial Legislature establish or pro-
hibit slavery? The Republican party and
some unsound Democrats claim this powerfor
Territorial Legislatures. The principles of the
Democratic party are against it; the constitu-
ton Is expounded by de decisions Of the Su-
preme Court IS against it, and right and JUS
tee to al the States Of our Confederacy are
against L.
aThis question has caused us more trouble
than any other question that has ever agitated
our country. Il Is time that it was settled.
The people understand it. The rapine, civil
war and murders that have grown outof itin
Kansas hare made them disgusted with it.
The Republican party processes to live upon
il, and will probably die with it.
The Democrssc party, the great CONSERVATION
Of our country's rights and Of our country's
best interests should settle this question at the
approaching election. They are called upon
to do 50 by everything that is sacred, by every
thing that Is honorable and just They should
az our approaching National Convention at
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