Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-05-06

down resolutions approving Il. the Union Is
equally delighted and halls such action as an aus
picious omen of the reunion of the Democracy on
the COMPROMISE platform.
1t will be seen that the Democrats of Florida
follow closely in the wake of their Virginia allies
reaffirmiug the resolutions of 9S aud go and en-
dorsing the Baltimore resolutions of 1914 and
lS4a, - so far applicable to the present coudi-
ton of the country" In view of the repeated
endorsement of these Baltimore resolutions by
the Democracy of the various Southern States,
1T may be we'll to reproduce them in order to
show the grounds upon which our opponents stand,
and we shall avail ourselves of an early opportu-
nifty to do In the meantime we beg leave to re-
fresh the memory Of our readers by quoting the
only one OF the series that relates to the subject
of slavery. tits in these words:
THAT Congress has power under the Constitution to
interfere with control the domestic institutions of fine
several States and that such States the sole and
proper Judges OF everything appertanng their own af
fairs not prohibited by the Constitution and that all
efforts OF the aboonsts and others made to induce Con
gress to interfere with questions of slavery or take in
cpen steps in relation thereto calculated to lead TO
the most alarming and dangerous consequences and that
all such efforts have inevitable tendency to diminish
the happiness OF the people and endanger the stability and
harmony of the Union and ought be countenanced
This is the Wanted slavery platform upon which
the Democracy of Virginia, Florida and other
Southern States now plant themselves. From the
compacency with which they re affirm it and their
failure to make any additions or explanations we
are left to infer that they look upon as platform
good enough for any Southern man to stand upon.
and as amply sufficient to meet all the exigencies
OF the approaching campaign.
1t were work of supererogation to comment
on the vague and unsatisfactory language of this
resolution. From beginning to end it is tissue
OF barren and unmeaning generalities for which
the worst abolitionist in the land would have not
the slightest hesitation in voting. Itappears that
this resolution first the light on the Goth of
February, 1874, when it was offered in the House
of Representatives by member of that body.-
1t was adopted by vote of ISL yeas to nays.
Messrs. Joshua R. Giddings, John P. Hale, along
with the whole abolition and free-soil host voting
in the affirmative. These bitter enemies and re-
vilers fthe South and her institutions could see
nothing in the letter spirit of this resolution
that conflicted with their pernicious dogmas and
accordingly gave it their countenance and support.
And yet the lynx-eyed guardians of southern
rights in this and other slave States, the men who
assume to be the peculiar champions of our do
nestle institutions, can find no better slavery plat
form to stand upon than this. They tail to tell
us whether they will maintain tho Compromise
measures, the fugitive slave law included, but 90
utof their way to re-adopt an exposition of
their creed on this subject, resolution which
comes commended by the sanction and approval
of those sound and orthodox southern rights
champions, Giddings, Hale and King.