The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-02-06

OF the United States, IN reference to the FaiIdlt
of the above celebrated ordinance.
The decision to which We invite the notice
our readers will explain itself.
s.The old LaalImarks.''
Under this head the last number ofthe Aissis
sipptam endeayors identity sthe doctrines o
democracy, with the policy Of resistance, 10 tn
late Adjustment.
1t appeals to the vague generalities put fortt
by the Baltimore de n1ocratic convenfionss of pas
years to sustain the position that The democracy
are bound by their Confession of lath2 to re.
sist the late measures of Compromise, and quotes
in that connection the following stereotyped res
olution of the Baltimore platform
AResolred, That all Efforts Of the 45olitiouists o.
others, made to induce Congress to interfere acih
questions OF st0very, or 10 oke a,ctplent steps az re-
: tation thereto ARE CALCULATED TO LEAD TO THE
MOST ALARMING AND DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCES;
and that all such efforts hare ineritabe tendency
to diminish the happiness Of the PEOPLE, AND EN-
DANGER THE STABILITY AND PERMANENcY OF THE
UNION, and ought not to be cou5ueaalced by any
friend Of our political institntionsp
The Mississtppi@s then proceeds to remark
that !" the Southern Democracy demanded such
an avowal, and Abolition had not gained hold
upon their brethren of the non-slaveholding
States, strong enough to prevent. them from sub
scribing to those principles. fit had, the party
would have been rended into fragments, and the
Southern delegates, true to their homes and their
firesides, and mindful ofthe paramount duty they
owed to their constituents, would have turned
their backs upon those whom they had met in
council But no such necessity was forced upon
them. The resolution was triumphantly adopt
ed; and with it engraved upon the Democratic
banner, they went into the contests. Twice
they were victorious and twice defeated-but in
victory or defeat the banner always kept fly
ngn
Now we have peculiar veneration for sold
landmarks" and always regard an appeal to the
record as final and conclusive in reference to
their authority and teachings therefore pro-
pose merely to glance at the assertion of the
central organ, by the most recent lights of his
ry.n
The Baltimore convention, then of1S4s, which
nominated Gen. Cass, reported through major
ity of their committee, the above celebrated res
oluton with many others equally indefinite. Mr.
Yancy of Alabama, from the minority of the
same committee made counter report-setting t
forth the insuficiency of the above resolution to
meet the practical. controversy. between the /
North and South, and urging the propriety of an
express declaration by the Convention Of its |
views in regard TO slavery in the territories. Mr..
Yancy accompanied his report with the follow G
ing resolution: c
Resolved, That the doctrine of non-interfer-
enec with the rights of property of any portion i
of the people of this confederation be it, in the
States territories, by any other than the par c
ties interested, is the republican doctrine re-
cognized by this body t
This resolution was rejected by the decisive n
vote of ZIG nays and SO yeas ! The old true e
ism of 1885, 1910, 1914, was deemed most polit- 4
ic Was the democratic party rended into y
or did "the Southern delegates turn t
their backs upon those they had met in coun- q
cilm Oh no! According to democratic casuis- q
try at that time, s'no such necessity was forced =
upon them.n Mi Yancy, however under the
necessity which he conceived was @forcedo
upon him. "did turn his back upon those he had a
met in councilp leaving the balance of south
ern brethren to enjoy their northern alliance. I
What was the result2 Why Mr. Yancy and a
MS few friends were denounced as renegades, n
md deserters for turning their backs upon body,
which refused to make any declaration of prin- a
iple policy respecting SLAVERY the terrif0-
ieS-the practical-the alIabsorbing question n
# the country In the name of Martin Van Blu Lee
en-, how does the action of the Baltimore con o
ention then, commit the democracy to any pol n
ey, upon an issue which that body wouldn't
ouch, and for insisting upon the consideration i,
# which, few iustrious disciples even, suffer ~
d the apans and penalties of democratic abuse =
nd communication. 4,
The truth is, that if the proceedings of the ~
convention commit the democracy to. ol
ny policy respecting the territories, it is that of
xtreme forbearance, rather than resistance, and
Or the simple reason of the example set them
y their anliable delegates, when the issue was y
tst fairly and officially made by Mr. Yancys Eor
isolation in party council - Of
The CUBA AFFAIR.-The case of Judge Smith, TO
this State has been postponed until the next Isl
acation Of the Court The Jury hung in the 81
ase of Henderson. Attempts to procure a new. "a
ne were being made al the date of last accounts ~
rom New Orleans. Picks Wing. ba
Indiana has voted iii her State Senate
Z to IL, to lay Resolutions uporlthe table S
seking to disturb the Com promise meas g,
res By modification OF tile Fugitive 81
lave Law
de
To some merSit IS indi pensabIe to be ide