Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-12-17

= The Petersburg Intcliigencer.
The above press beautifully illustrates the
truth OF the poets words, which run:
Convince man against his win,
He's OF the same opinion still"
The Intelligencer, without attempting to
oontrovert our positions, sums up its conclu-
sions in the following very logical manner
1--WE are now more than ever satisfied that the
present course Of the editor of the Organ Is d.
roctly and wholly in conflict with the act in ques-
ton, aud we should be happy TO see him reconcile
by consistent logic his opposition to section OF
the Platform, which received, according to his own
admission, the sanction of his vote upon its pas
sage, and to which he confesses that ne himself
still adheres." A
+" His opposition to a section Of the Platform
= to which he confesses that
he himself still adheres'' So the Intelligenccr
logically prores, by his own ipss dirit, that we
oppose tho 18th section of the Philadelphia
Platform, whilst it admits that we still adhere
to It'll A funny conclusion o s
But the most interesting part Of the Intelli-
gencei 3 argument follows. It says:
uThe whole platform Is a test by which the
faith Of the party adopting 1t is to be measured and
regulated In this view It is perfectly clear that if
We admit the doctrine of the editor Of the Organ,
that, whilst he himself stands upon the 18th sec
ton plank others Of the party have right to re-
ject it, then we must admit also tho same right to
them to reject any and eUsry plank in the platform
if they think proper to do 80. And to what absurd
results would the admission and exercise of such
right lead? There would and could be no such
thing DIS a binding stable declaration of principles,
however soIemnly framed and adopted by party,
if each member could afterwards repudiate, at his
own pleasure, this that and the other section OF
such document" gt & Ts4a{55 n y,s rs,
There is some sense in this declaration Of
the Intelligencer, and we win now point it out
to him, as he seems not fully to comprehend
the import and effect Of his own argument.
Every State south Of Maryland has either d.
rectly repudiated the 9Th or anti Catholic sec
ton ofthe platform, or explained it away. In
several States South, the 9th plank has been
wholly repudiated. The Lynchburg Virginia
Convention let it stand, but declared that it
had no meaning at ALL isa
Now, what right has the South, upon the
principles laid down above by the fntelligencer,
to demand that the North shall maintain the 18th
plank, when itself refuses to stand upon the
9Th plank In the language Of the Intelligen-
Ger, to what absurd results would the admis-
sion and exercise Of such right leads"
surely no man will deny that the 9th plank
has been either repudiated or explained away,
by every State between Maryland and Texas,
and there can be emo binding stable declara-
ton Of principles - = if each mem
Der Tor State) could repudiate at his own plea
sure this, that and the other section of such a
document" The Intelligencer is right on this
point
But it SO happens that "this, that, and the
other section have been repudiated, that the
Philadelphia platform is emascnlated and i'm
paired, land is not recognised as a whole by
moro than five or six States in the Union
Now, with what propriety, with what sem
blance Of right, can those who have repudia-
ted the 9th plank. demand Of others, that they
shall stand nolens polens" on the 12th plank
We have ourselves, in fact repudiated no
portion Of the platform; yet in the eyes Of
the Southern ultraists, who have rcpudiated
at least one plank in it we deserve ostracism
because we will not apply the lash to those
who dare refuse to get upon that single 10Th
plank and sink with il, when they cannot swim
upon it, 81
This is the upshot Of our offence. Wewill
not aid in driving others, nor will we be driven.
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