Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-09-01
THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
ERIDAY MORNING, sEPT'K 1, Is
TIIE NATIONAL DEMOCRACY.

lmrlISsliI 'tA
l... ohs,rp,;on Of the Northern Wing party Ill
Suar, ab,litionism. BY alleging that b"tn parties al
,bo North are equally hostile 10 the South. NhIlc
,e are free TO admit that n small portion I" those
hitherto acting with the Northern Democracy are dis
nosed 10 mite in the mischievous Vaccinations OF the
fanatics, we contend that there is abundant evidence
,b,, the large mass of the Democracy at the North
are willing and ready to stand by the constitutional
Z rights of the South and the preservation OF inc '"'""
Th. Boston Post saws that the Democratic state OH
mi,tee of Massachusetts,, in full numbers P"Sse" "
resolution unanimously approving Of the national "d-
ministrution and its measures, ana tha' IL "c'eS"''
from different parts of tho State gave assurance that
the Nebraska and Kansas territorial Dill "oule oe
cordially supported BY the rank and file of the demo-
cratic party, rs a truly democratic, republican, inca
.urc. TINT the democrats fully understood the ques-
ton. that it placed Kansas and Nebraska III the same
,os,,oa on the slavery question rs that occupied by
Massachusetts,; namely, the right to decide niortnem-
selves: and they could not bcdeluded or frightened hy
any alarm cry gotten up by their opponents Tor INC
purpose Of gaining political power.
Governor Wright, the excencn, Governor "t 'oh-
servativc aud Democratic Indiana, has IN Il ie''cf
lately published. boldly and uncqnir"caHy endorsed
the e,rcar national principles ot The Nebraska act
He says:
From the first agitation in Congress of the Nebras-
ka.Kansas question up 10 the lf.s.ht hour? l. nuae
had but one opinion in regard 10 the gree" issue pre-.
sented 10 the American rcople by tina; question, and
that opinion has been i. :ar"r OF the rnilc! St non
intervention by Congress III the domestic aiia'ts vi
The STATES and Territories, and Of allowing the people
III, ein TO choose such forms of government tnot III
consistent with the constitution al the | nited States
As 10 them may be desirable. Neither have | M" my
opinions under n bushei' a. some ha'c 'ai'"'e
'rrl1 a. 81 ,n,y.I,i, ni noDjIar SOVEREIGNTY, rs NnH-
d.w-d forth by the Observation-Disclosures act, is The true
principle Of republicaniSm, have never Tor II moment
doubted; and the only question Tor lrdtnna 10 r"aS'd-
er, in relation thereto, Is whether she VIII continue |"
occupy her present proud position ut nationality, or
one OF sectionalism. Is is 10 he hoped that she VIII
maintain the dignity Of the former, for II Is believed
that no sectional party ca" Gr'Sf "nM ""Y "'P' q
sycc,<S as loag as tie princ9IeS IF .h.ge'S0" are %"<-
tanned.
the time when this momentous question Would CON
yulse this confederacy and eNdanEer the Union "f the
States. Hence. in hs letter to Mr.. Holmes, under
date OF April ~, 1870, concerning the Missouri Com
promise, lie says: But his momr"tomS gmeSf'"", "ke
a fre.btR an tic night, aHakeaSd and .hed me rnh
I,rro,. I considered Il at once as he kncN Of M'
Lpioa. II Is hashed, inleed, for Tic m0mcmt; bMt
t.ls as Il repriegC 0Riy-nGt a .hHn' sentence. o.
ooRArHIcAL LINE, coimc"diMg "h " mGr6ed p,'m;
cipl., moral and political, 0H't ro"tttr'd ara hti"
an N me gDyrg plSSIOHS Jf men, WiH HCcrr l." 0hd-
eta:st. and trtry Hsc ~irrttai'o" r'H m8rS " "e'yTr
and dtrpCr.'
In view Ot these thClS, Is her u liAi i''IN WI va
Indiana who would wish 10 see this "momcnt"aS Iucs-
ton again opened up 10 agitation
Indiana. as a central State, hG- always maintained
high conservative position, especially on tfHt excl
ting question which So alarmed the patriotic heart "i
Mr.. Jefferson. And what IndiaIian is not proud oil
that exalted position Of his beloved state She ls,iii-
deed. convinced that she has wisely selected her own
domestic policy. She is satisfied with the degree OF
prosperity which, under that free policy, She has at
tsiued. While we AZ 4 State enjoy the privilege Oh
making our own laws in our own way, it would be
unjust in the extreme TO arrogatc to ourselves II course
OF policy that we would not freely accord 10 our TRENDS
and relatives in Nebraska and Kansas. The central
iza.ion of p0wcr and Irfvcnc" by the general govern
men, should be avoided rs inuc!! rs Is compatible WIZ!
q stric, maintenance OF the JUS! interests q! 'hc WI"ie
Union; hcuce | think that the principle ~ !i"n-intcr-
yentlon bv Congress III The domestic affairs ol tlt
States and Territories is the very corner stone "i ON
political Supcrstructirc.
The Democratic Congressional Convention III lii-
uois, which re-nomiuatci the gallant Richardson.
adopted a series of resolutions, among them the ;"!-
lowing, which sternly resist the Aboition schemes set
forth and advocated by the whole Wing party
North
Resolrsd, That congressional interference. with the
local institutions of the states or Of the t'rriiorles, Is
detrimental TO the peace and harmony az the | mon
and that the stability and perpc;uity "t The mon tie
ponds upon maintaining and enforcing the ieucrai coz
stitution in all its parts and provisions throughout inc
whole country.
R.solrcd, That our senators and representatives, IN
congress who have in the legislation of 1884 stood
bv the compromise measures of l>Jo, and =" maiiuNy
maintained the right OF the people oil me 'err'.or'es' l"
h' al ai"na .hsr ~ :, hn Governed. deserve the
APPRECIATION and high communication q! the lovers oi
the Union. rs faithful servants OF the people "'o"
'"'H fPIreSem Ill. ,no r,,;or., corrse of The federal
MISREPRESENTATION is measures and poEcv. based as they
are on the constitution, and recognizing: as they d" the
rights ut the states 4nd 'he Prine'n'es =" Ill. ~.
sfruTt;nn. ARE snprnQ 10 democracy. as well us luc
rights OF American cHlZe"s every" mere utsei,r ~
hiGL cninnnendatIon ana c"fuiai sulpI1. VI 'me n",,""
Il >"I'td, lhat We WIZ "PP"sc, oH "n lt"l|t n 'r"i,''
any candidate OF "nGt W"c >"'s" - "a1 :,
h'aiion or chd":f "' TIE i".tNHc s"Ne ""' a.
ISL. and also any candidate who shall iaf"r OF "u'o-
cate the rCptGI, change or ""od!hcI''"" "' re r!SM ?
the pt"!F' OF the territories "t Nebraska ana h"i>"S'
~ any other TERRITORY. 70 lrgislatc Tor themselves upon
all subjects not prohibited by the constitution of the
United States.
The Detroit Free Press, The organ ii the Demo
crs,;. Marty in M;cbirsu. refers f., ,h,. Convention IN
~ r. -
assemble Ill that city l" nominate u pcn"'r"' Tor
Congress and adds:
FIN. sentiment only neryades the Democracy. and
-. ~. sam n.no.rot in cnr,re., Who
IN. IN ~. h. d. Tnns,;,nt;nr of ,bs United State
~ "u = o"m.a -, onol;,> ,f r;gb,s T.,
I ", AZ : "a " n 60 The rh bcmocracv Of tbi,
!. s"r s. u" ,r,hart ~ .,aic .rcso.;on within orr
uNS'ir' o. $50 ., ,ha .,..I a{ Oh. Kansas aud
Nebraska law, and not 4 single man OF them VII
ro'e l: Any .A n,u o. ,t. 'T,S w confirm
this view.
Even the y. \. T.. Post, u profesScdlv Democratic
journal and one Of the chief leaders of the an,i-Ne-
br,sks excitement. is OBLIGED 70 give WOW before the
,,nhli, ouiniou of the Northern Democracy and to
admi, rim, !, would be- n labor al Sisvphus 10 attempt
,o rrocnl The rrcnt princinles Of the Nebraska act
Tb. r,., saw.
..I, Inns hoe, extensively proroscd tn restore the