Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-08-21
For ne En9si''r.
Ir ,.e i2Gll Lrt!clc of the American platform, Ii

u a lfhtE. " h'f's - "f 'f'HsA AhE ANsA
Laws upon the suhjc.. % slavery, ms I final an. go:
elusive settlement al that subject, i'll spirit and in sul
stllcc.'
Very well. rcn.lvacn-So far, 80 good. But, Wi
were the nuthnr. uf these laws The Democrat
barry! Ani who are they that NE seckin. 10 repc,
:l,.r, and ui,rn mlrw iic Houi.,nroS uE agitation :
The murt!irri wing OF this very American party,
conjunction with tree->Uilrrs, Wings and abolition
is;,-all an!lnrtrl by Il cuGinHn l.ciInI nId cctu.t'
bY II common purpose, the uvrrt!'r"" Oi the Dem
cratic party. 10 whicl! tho cuur;ry, aud pn!ilcniis:
i!; sinyc States, arc iuJt:J."I tor t!o5G very laws
Is il not exceedingly graceful ia thi. American part,
To combine with the urlualIl"d AMI uiiro'nlf":sI7!i
"iicintts VI these lave. WHEN t!i'H approve ana ava
t!lci: purpose 10 muiuthin, laws vital Ia the p."c al
harmony ri tn" country, the constitutional r'@h;s
IN" Son!: and no pei prtu.ty 81 the Iii"', w ave
throw The vsry party hat adopted them, and = II"
rlgt-"'l III III n;drur rhd H." rtrHtc si:rg-ic IN ma
tan them /! !G"naan uf he aG:anrS ui this patio"
- in.":m The American people, bow r;nny "L";'
r.iS,' IN the sixteen iol-s!tvrhulilnS STATE
have adopted this article; and Il hin" "Ut "t ten
Ii!":n have hot r"puGlai.d and irj"Cl"l Il! I r.
this question, 80 VITA to t.r Cni,n nIl the +; -.it.
tn" SDltl. Northern nuI S,Hih,rH Gin-ricmIls'n 4
T., Gr,r: bya,iHy. and gel they on. engaged IN
'Ani" @i'",m"r' I" overthrow TIE Democratic par
l.rcul;r. with HE Southern Grincil. This Ii lur.;"
pur;...sr, and mn ;ahcgaciT .ir".'tUc feeling, win
vrn,s..rnrr. Accn,i!I. - this platform. he I'D -,
b-tw."n Wings and Democrats IT. killed riT. Il.
this rlav,'y ':ussti1n-.he lHw5 a> they Hs.--ls o.
great ail lD.OlllI!Ln l-fl ~ III i,lc W.. lH' i'rlli
Grrtir party arr the author, AMI Determines! -t.,,,o!
cs "i tics" luwS, AMI the North. rn "...uu~!cgl-H Il.
cXcrtlng every ltryc ~ r"ica! ;!lurn. AZ ST .Npfi.
rrn and S"ur:.c.h - nrcrcGr>' nre H".,.. ~ Il ,icci
struggle 10 urr:throv the DrEocrl;ic pnrty, IRE IN
'Y!tabic result nj whi'h viii lu the rrpcp! ~ ilr4
very inws: for %NortIIr:i' nm.riruni>h i much :rrrH.
~ t!iHn S"iIn,rn. l. mol ill.,. position ni Srui!cri
.inrrirl"i,Gl most ;i"rjn,ly luc"nsG-:ri.t ar! III
urvTuly r:,icdlUu9' That ia, SpltLcrn win. Ct H..
putv "Hl have 10 s~tirCn.nb, :,u! in;:r, I" >Ir""EIb
H. manifest from ylII, follows ia Ills len .:.i,i,.
wlicl, .rr'is fln':".trd regarding :::hc hi.'...,. dat; "a
nvow ih,ir o2iui"ns "i8"Ii Il subject :" !'nI,urTTr:, IN lis.
line; AMI unc!uivucal terms, II is hereby '.rclar.,
H. the sense If tbs NG;mnu! Council, ina; CII.r.s-
p"Srrs>ns 10 power, under IT," Constitution, 10 l":iS.
ial' upon II. subject u! shaver" il he States, wiprr.
ii ducS ~ may cAsi. Or ~ exclude Gry = AZ i:DEl nj,
mi->iru im;1 the Eui"n, b",H.,~- IL Constitution
docs or does ~: r~aa"g;!Ea III" its;i;l:;ru If lave.
rs rs &. put nj its lUrH. .,,'ruI'-wIir:. .ny-
rut On. wp:d AZ Ia the puMrt ii C"l.rcss
10 p:niIn!t >ln"rry III II" t"rrIt"ri.a pr': inas Ia ,h,i !
n"cD :uiu.r SsGtcn-a power much uio!. tIrI!!Ghnir
:han tina: ni prohibiting St:tss from cI!'l:! intn the
l'l.iui ia: il w,ild enable Cun.irsS, by pr,.Ihiiing
slavery i'll :.lo te:r't"r'e+, t" stca:r IL" formation "i
n ire, Stri" al. II c",ry UIc t'la' "nlns ini" the
ir!na. iiut. 10 prove huy cutnr!o:riy !i:, pirtv WAS
t,H"Giins 20 ;lr anti--lrv".y lrCl.n; .: the North, ]
= H.: 10 what follow. III Tbs SIM" "r:iCic. ana III IN
mediate CONNECTION VIII the p.occ,t.m-:i IL = iL.ir
'..tm;! c~Xpgcs.ly prctrrm.t.!uS '"" ~ nTr>>,1t - oy3C-
.IF ulDI. l!' power III 'u'i.rtN" ~ "sli-jII-,l ~ I'DHs-
tr:t slavery III any Territory. /: = the scii>t 81 Tho Su.
t:nua! Council ;uat Co;IIres. ought nos 10 lcsisiGta
up,n tn. SUBJECT Of siavcrv w.:iiI the Tcrriiurlu, q.
the E..t"i States, ord tha: any interference b. Com
.:rcs. w.th slavery, Is. il c:isi, in tIe District II Co.
lulnEia, wGrIt ~ Il violation rf the spirit ;.m! in;rn.
lion OF the compact b" wi':ra tie sac =! Maryland
cc,lcd ii, District 80 the tm:tci s:.tcs, :Hi L br2.r!
of the national !aI;!!.'
This regard II. N attempt 10 p~rnp:t.a,r the North
err vim u. tie ".tmcr!"an party by Il virihI! -lr.
Of TIC wHciy iu".,inn. Ht!:trto, ID" South
La. ocru;,c,! lie .n:pr, -IHblc position that Congress
lui no ron.;iiu'i"Aal u''Str over H.. ~.a.i"c' ~! slave
either il the S:a;.s "r ia tao Territories, ".ccr:
10 vass laws Tor IL: reclamation al. Il :!ivr>; alu ti.Gi
,rtrh How State coming ma TIE tni.It, had u right
10 com. in on tcr:Is .; p"rt.r; cGTa.il? with tl. uri.
,inal States. and la! " right 10 drt"rri!nc the 1urs'
in,I ur slavery iuf Itself. This high, iinprccl.Jlr ani
conclusive :rnuEi, the authors nj tiis platform:
Yrrr not bold cnOu"l Ia take, but iGZing;nus-
v sEulscl it. II tho Snul. III II rely a;,":i
he generosity. l~ij"r:!ity, or magnaainity al the
Nort!i for the profession Of lis slave property, the re-.
inrcc will be vain, 10 The history o! tie irast s"ti--
demonstrates. II We ARE to rely UPON tii-
,la;fnr,n Instead 81 the Constitution, uur !i"I"o ri
urr.,s arc desperate" indeed. How the authors o.!
III. platform ~cxpcarc'! To SAFE the rights of the South
~ thinking This "itnl question, 1t they hal any slch
| nm NJ {. lpss Is conceive, Unless they
we're entirely ignorant of tie history u! i!:c pa: ard
n. ,,;..cu, state III ;tis controversy. Inc C"iG3r"-
- caiiai, ~ 1850. ii, wpJ Gr>cL upon The Cos
Iilr;i,n. an! -ue,,.inrd H." mIny .Enr'Ir-n br'nu-
rats. Lr.uUsc: !; wi, ih @C"nr:Ga'" ':i:h .hg t"'s:i'
u';":. ii IL: Southern '''rnl'''.r* Of "a, t"nv'i';'"''
-. .,.i ,I,.i tu...:tsy 80. - i;l:,.!, U.i.n,l !r,'r
=. lr.. ..i. n3nn lic ~nh.y"yt"i sh.y,r. u. :h"i':r'"
GC.. yin did t.rI mo- a,v"v Il "is&li. hG! i,',i'ir:'
did i.cy nos ~ "" viii i3t.c thi. ~ l"'.i#L
NV were they c;n'aI! IN ic@Y" lis r.;"t question
Southern ri ri.& "pun the r."!" d-c.Irft"'i - -
'"iair.i. tia! Congress 0%-E re- T. !..;iHi'e "i'A
H.. Luuicci ir.;raui al s~iyi;r. 'Gay h.! 80 i'"""r -
rs,. I. - nL .;,,l,,JI IT, .,II,I an 10 ..'.fi. ~ |
!c'uIil-: mai Il, crI.;h e s!ir south. '..i, i:@. :'L.y'~t''-
lr ri. Gd,taIilv surrender "I Ill" r@"st."': vi S.i,-
pusTCr. IA. .i"riI i'r%Sc': 10 RECEIPT ii'S
cr, nave, vita il;n"st Inuraiirn front, r'lr'i.
=, -. |, would Lr ,rG tc,t!.ii- 10 GIGmcra'c lnG
,u,ri:cr e.! Suite .,giSilil"', G:Ti party I"nV'Eri"h
,srlu,iyns il ;hs H,ur,h. by winch. rnr,'ii :o!@:sIn-
r,.rni:Iiing var has been d"r'':Erd n.'nli'H' ~,
.y:ucipir. g. Iii. nI;;slu, Ii.:he!y. "rdN, t""hIe, ;t""
.g;i:cIap:iLlc q, i Is. ret ;ii'e 'tnh:'c7n parry ~
T., S.u;h. %'ruIi u"surd, the SaT.iirTn people thai
III !, ririIt, all IS web. me Constitutional !;!'SIin"
r,.n doubtful unr. amG ii - Iha c;Ir siuU;'i IL"
,nui.. .n,l snic.y 0crri'T. i.Et cue hi."i occupy u
,,urlr;,y ard ,:,c.si.,. j.. II s;@ ."ii.ra, il ihr emit
quest ,"ir. were cen ''oih'!Nir yer a"iNc pre-"
y:, ,v.ilL b., .:rn+.I Gown. Ills III. article ii
ii. f;,;.,rabla ]jldli,rIi. dus.l!'c! 1" he rAccrnioG 'y
I'm. SIu'lrUu, places slavery ~ H." S"t->
i; :.c Territories at the mercy Of ,rurih"r: IL
Hg;!ri>l.!.
! .9yirc H.. render 4, contrast This milk and wafer
rrl:r,l n. tho Know. %"ihiLs Nn:.uI,Hl CpHvrIi-
Nsal wv lIfitlah = hi 80 80 ''s - - w I
rf tn. EntIiuInrr pc.nprIrl:.c Convention,
nh. ,rDviny, ;G tie .ar; i.rrsi'c1lia! clrr;i"n, upon
ms ]sl..icct. nn: ht tho S~Ya'hcgn I,."; il. ali !rank
,.sg hI,i ,..H!.,. ~air4IgrT Il, h;li,-ci: the question:, winch
Mo lao ,irC!l.i : uJ"l "tcI u" can mot rely
-. M. ,.,,,.y.irir a,ni y.nd!c.rim =: ~.cu,l':l !,.ni,!
,,r h., ing y.:t ate! and niui.r''! the ever I"riinra. ,
vir-;i;l resolutions -! '?S-'Tl, lie Baltimore
an, :, .;i,u adopted the following, vita r!;i.c ana.
- 49, nr = M 'Il H.. ,t,r.n.ti. ,u-,:- .
~. p, o.. ..;c..' =; ~, ErG ;l#i s,?clI State re !
I, t.I. ,ci priy:r :dG.". nf "y".Y i,ui, -l.I!.. .a.,G. ,
f., ,i,.;r n.I ni,GIfs go; ,rnl,:b!'ri hy tn crhair
m;i,u. ,l,af All aa,t"', 4 the nblEtibE.,i, -" "f!"2..
raGc 10 iaiu'" CONFESS :, 'ui"r;"r" "'f:i G'"'i'"1"
= 49,. 49,. :" I:rc I~n",J.tr. %ty,S ~ ,'iI'.R Hr;.''.
=. I,,jcnis,.! r. l#.i tc ~ I..a.. ~.,a:i.inI "ri ."r-
~I cnu. arcIr.a. ani .!:t ri! s!,!i r!iur:7 haze
:, i. yi;.i,t ;,,:l-Lry 10 L.,,n:.s!i :lr' Ecup:a,s' ~
nc,,.r. ana c,,jaI,or Inc s'rbIl.;y AMI gr.in'ii,''-
-, =, rho i'ulun, an! uIch' not 10 l." c'rlnir Ii.:Ic"a
:, az. :irit,'l al nUr p"i:col irsiiir.i"h".
'..Ersni. Ell, Iva; IEr I.i".,".u;S i:'C,n' lI"n "ovcf'
ma VA. Intended 20 embrace the w!,"!" .a!:'t ri
I,v.ry ~nciiut;"n III Congress; and ii~lr"..o.c :ir H'a:-
,c,,,ir ,:.riv 81 ;hr Union, srnn,lin- Upon ;.ia nari"a-
i ,%,a.cn. ~, III rhifc b. al! mihera ~ he in:'Etui
....ri,,i,;, I'll t,,,: not Lar sal 1t. ;nc tp'n,r,"..it. 'M:eh-
,ir,.e, scl:lci hy the lasi G"acTc-s-tho arii To- a..
ec!c;n,irg ii fugitive FROM service =; labor %uic!uticd,
,i::h at, being designed (" cary or an 'Eprr'' pro
if,r, oi lie redistribution, rnantIi, "::E i'.rl.,: fl!,;"-
g. hr ~.cpealrd, or 80 lt!thaei a, 10 dcs;'': Ut i'hlar
- ct:!"m'y. -,
rY,snlrcd. Tint the ErIa"CrGfic parf: vii resi-:
IL a,;clApi. at :':.'wiUg, is. lo!'.rcs" - oar u! u.
he agitation u: INC .:"!cry G~i'htIGl. Lnd"r "'iat1"'r
;hnpr "a color Iii" Hitu;npt ma: Jr mait.'
These C0;rrruiainc Lloasu"c. :rcrr woe; :F ana
,oriIet b. H." Drno,r&t.c pur.y, NnTli end South.
md rot H. n. Southern lIr!norra:s a!gi:r. ltM";
Democratic party, North aud Soul, that repealed
he. ,..iroustltl'.nr, .i:.'Dir: restriction, and r":'i-
.:ar.d the constitutional equality of THO Sta;cs IN refer
r,. :, Tie Territories. aIri not the c"ic- "i S'i:hrrn
,lrn,n:ga.s GiJna. ~ WIS H. 80" With MS !!rh n::i-
~ ni ";hG An."rienn ilAit"rin.' II IA".c wa II"
ii.i!.t,.curi d; 10 the tul! scope rft;'osy Resolutions,
il wouiG h.. removed by r-gtlrg Inc following, ioGnl
a..oi.c tie ,n.rprrn!ia" rasniatnHHr relating - thu
ii tiuh md Nrw hcSlco:
And. yic.I a,imit;ct! ~ e. STATE, i!m. sad ic::!.or%.
or INV ru.r!sn .: tho -Giii-, shall be receives! Ir:u TIE
I'nin:l, with or wlt:ioWt slavery, IL their constitution
NAV mescritr ut .!n ti:,:c O. their aCI.!ssipu. Docs
lu,, t.r .hlu.fi-uE Platform" cvadri--rny, tar" Sur
render the Southern mruaLd aid Gur. la, IL: i,tit,
more Democratic REGULATIONS come .lndrri.r ri.d tI!iy
IN to Il Why. then, yc men II the Sou:h,in y"n h,,s1'
: 49, H., M, a, .t..f 49,. "a H." T. ,,nlT- "a