Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-06-20

rest oil all 10 preserve it. lie who rejects all kind
nesses but such as are untainted with selfshness
will live wrecbed life OF il in this world and
ne who will receive no succor in danger but thai
which is prompted by The puresl motive, Wilt
very short one. But this is an ungenerous a nd
unfair way OF viewing the case. We moi only
have no reason 10 believe that splfishness was the
motive OF these men, but we have very good rea.
son for believing that il was not. Did the mass
OF inc democratic party e1pec 10 be made Pre-.
sIdents by siding with the Souih7 And vel The
mass mas come out on the side of - will no,
say Inc Sonla, but OF justice, equality, union and
peace. Ihe strong Stale OF New York Withdrew
her power from Iba, party because it would no,
60 me whole length OF Northern Whiagery in op-
poSi'ion 10 slavery; YET the party stood firm. The
barhourners appeared at The Baltimore Conven-
.ioni ana though they were treated with kindness
they could not drive The body from the position
wnich IL mad taken upon This head. The party
could not be blind 10 the fact, tina, its Grmness in
this respect would lose il, and perhaps for ever,
Inc strongest Stale in the Unon-yell II stood firm
ms does not look like selfishness The Demo.
cral1c party is once more formed upon the old
Republican principles. | say once more, for il
must be confessed thai il has Yaciaed al times
but nov Il comes forth with a tap0ritc Of JeHe7so7,
at ats neal, and the principles Of Jfe,Son on Us
0anncr Let Us have no more changes in Ill
no more bending or accommodating 10 times
and circumstances Lei US nail our flag with its
old inscription of 1901, reprinted in Is4S, 10 the
mast, and sink or swim with il. We need not
DC al all afraid OF ultimate and complete success
under these principles. Let The Wings get in
power, and the moment they begin 10 put their
principles in practical operation, The people will
overthrow them. There is vast difference in
rotng Tor principles and liuins under hcm-a
0lffSTpnCP oiriao Il
principles in practice. The people may be de-
ceived in the one case, bu, they will not be de-.
ceivsd IN the olher IL is marvellous that party
iachclans with The history OF the world before
them, have no; learned this lesson; thar ascendcn-
cy gained by any other means than sterling prin-
cp'e is not worth straw. Il can be mainiane!
out Tor momentum free county; and, when
LOST, generations must pass away before il can be
regained The principles of The Democratic par
~ ale those under which The government has
been administered for sevcn.eiohhs of The period
oil us existence, aud was there ever greater,
happier people than we have been under ii!
DO most devoully wish that every Southern State
would rally 10 these principles. But will they
No! South Carolina will not Here are the very
principles Tor which she has been conendine all
her lie. Why will she not supportlheln7 Why,
they do not GO quite Tar enough for her And
Why DO they not2 Because South Carolina ex-
icis little more now than she did in the days Of
Jefferson. And because the crumb is denied her
oT rather not offered to her. for it is not denied)
she will Withdraw from feast OF FAT things and
wander away in solitude in ques Of unried roots
10 appease her cravings. Possibly par, OF
Florida and Alabama may follow her example.
Now, ask, in all good feeling, what are We 10
expect from our colleagues OF The North il We
forsakc them when they come 10 The platform 10
which we have been inviting them for a dozen
years7 Is it right in Us TO exact OF them new
terms, which, TO say the least of them, are Of very
modern growth and OF no practical importance
whatever al This time? And, in The name Of rea-
son, are we 10 abandon the whole code OF Demo-
cratic principles, forsake our allies, neutraize
our power and thus virtually favor our enemies
for mere absiracton7 Suppose the Demo-
cratic nominee deeated-shall we have Pfesi-
dent who better agrees with US upon The abstract
point2 Shall we have one who agrees with Us
in any thng2 South Carolina has no better
friend than am, but il She goes against Demo
cratic nomination in this instance | am con-
strained 10 say that her course will be utterly in
deiensble aud suicidal. An active, decided
united action on the par, Of The South in this cleo
tion will, in my humble opinion, at one and the
same time, seal the fate OF Federalism and Abo.
litionism Tor ever. MOULTRlE.