Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-06-15
THE PLATFORM.
Tho letter in the American organ to which refer
enco was made in Geographic dispatch to tho E"-
qut,er Of yesterday, is us follows:

Tho letter in the american Organ tn which rcirr
enco was made in Geographic dispatch to tho f."
qu.rer Of yesterday, is us follows:
PHILADELPHIA, june 9, IL. p NJ.
/ did not write you OH yesterday, for the reason
that no prugrrss had been made, which il was impor
tant tn report. The Co nmttee the Platform have
this moment adjourned after two sessions to-day GOV
criug eight hours OF constant action. More thai
twenty propositons have been considered aud deer
,ed in committee but have ueher time strength
even wero il proper, 10 detail the proceedings Some
progress has been made Tonight, and think the
committee will report platform On MONDAY, though
it will not perhaps be satisfactory Ia Nil the mciu.
bcrs.
No concession has as yet been rendered either by
the extreme North or Oh. extreme South and yet four
resolutions OF national character have been adopted
10y the committee dCring the last hour New York and
New Jersey are conservative, and Pennsylvania IL
not ultra in her views. ALI | can now say Is that
believe we shall adopt conservative national plat
form of principles by respectable majority feel
somewhat embarrassed in reference developing the
movements that are being made. Our platform will
be made public when finally agreed upon. This i.
all can now say.
The correspondent of the New York HyaId is ter
riby perplexed by tho matter Th. is the language
of his Inst letter
The absorbing topic here is tho plattorm--a mea'
sue rrpctc with much difficulty, that its early sD
ippat;erty, awaited. To the full extent of my OBJ
scrva!bii4 ald they lave been general as we'll n'
critcal-I am inclined i1 iib icrt ,l4i 70 platform
can or will be erected upon Tl!i.:h the entire party
can or will stand. The distinctive dogTas If the
North and Suuththe very aI,lpodes of each IN pos.'
tive Demands eau never be harmoniZcd and con-
vcred into unity Of sentiment and opinion, and the
cffOr, now being sednously made by io Intelligent
committee appointed in this behalf must fail, ia al!
similar ones have done, in the proposed reconcia
ton OF such uncougenal. inconyrunus and opposite
principles. am aware that the hope IL held out In
Tie eGr and sought to be imprcstcd "n The heart,
TINT the thing i!sC!: = not Only perfectly Pracil
cable, but that considerable pfngIts- ise iGa:%c-
Is been made towards rhe Northumberland IN proof
lis stated that the great and Disturbing question o!
slavery has already found ali imprcsnabIs constItu.
onni d,s.ce and in terms no: Ia bu misunderstood
aud misin,orpreted fis ,re. the plank Of the pint
form on this vcyed questions ha,, ~ III! committee
and at tho Suggestion of tho District OF CoIl:,D'd
found constitutional basis, and inr tie tmo being
resta secure by Il urge vote. But what Qi that
Does that plank suit Mussaoh,.0!.r mud New Eng
land generally, and perhaps ono Two VI Tie J. tn;
err Siacs' VINO will affirm that il doe! ii it suit
Cd wby IN il uos' being made. was eIoit instl'u-
ted yrdtcriny tc cOnyrne caucus on tomorrow eve
nin:: to tuGs gto cOnsiderat IN he .:irsncncd en-
cruachments Of "thc slG.c pGi"er, and 70 cH.ncla"
tie New England uItllIaun OF tho subject
Rely upon il, compromise can NJ VIII be I!hdr,
and the npshn, OF the whole business will be-, TINT all
tbs di-sertlcnts ~ national constitutional party VIII
have caso 10 ,,rii, rat those in lie nvor, ben.:
the not:.rql men Of New England. NJ whom NOR
than seven iiIous.E! GnT he found who have not bow
ed tho knee }aa viii rCiitiitc tho SrEat constr
tutunal, conservative American party,