Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-11-30

principles, and thnse principles must be SO cic''
definitely expressed in such plain and ADMINISTRATIONS
Eurrli.L US To leave no room for observation-disclosures
This course the Democratic party Intends 10
aud if victory is not achieved 1t "I!l al least DC u'
honorable defeat
From t.. Cincinnati tihaHile'I mrs,
PLAT t'ORNS AND CANDIDATES. ,
There WIS one paragraph ~ ''e nr''',e ~ ~" ,hh
York Tribune, TO which We reieite" 49,. ,,,.
merits more consideration anu more us Wv '''''
Iliuu ". gave it, Ii /, III the following Mo'"s'
..rLe Cincinnati Gazette siSnheai''y I"''in'.s'
rim, .,ic ,rnnsou' will have 10 vote together w or
der 70 e,crt the next President Yer! "e"' Il van
only net together by "@tt'Rg ." F'"y"'w ~ ,
n, rL,rd all sSct,0nS 81 Il are S""""Rt'""y "S',"'
, na,.;nc ,tnSe y.0p0SIit0Hs on 1chirh as "e'n"'"
'.' .,,, J., M r,ir.Iucr. This il the ground we
took IN ,uu,itiom to the effort I" torch Pr""."i
nlauk into the Republican platform I" our ',''e, ~ q
the ground obviously dictated by i''' "'u!'''H "'
rnmn,uu sense. ii wCagrcr IN TWO pf"P"Si'i',' w
10 -. g. IA i, third we must make these lw" INC IA
~. ~ nur cnuinnt action, aud leave tue lilEu III
anon uu,slio on which rach IL III liberty 'o o"eE i
ntvu rrv;ctius. Any other rule WoHd nuke Poi"l'
cal action an imtolcraOc tyrann! "Eoi 'ne r""e
,nnJiurs and colscirnccs VI citizens Are Tie va
,, and ,ho .AmrricuIiS willing ~ cooperate Win
,,,a Remmb,icans Oh this basis Ii not what do they
propose . H., ,,,,,.,. ., ,,,.
,hnyr il il prnpcr 1" say ,nt we have very lille re-
.nrI far what nre uupularly called pIaturns-crcci
81 by polilicans nj political conventions lhey ere
generally the work Of few hanuS. lhty are 'i'''
Inv GINNING politicians i'll some back room u Il io'e
nr drawn 10y caadlcG; IN me once o s''le ns' &c
aud cumming LAWYER. They are brought forward al
conventions read by the author OF them, aud mp
nr,vr,i by the cunvelliun-n"t rnc-hail ol Inc mem
hers knowing what they contain, ana large share VI
the other members not caring wiat t'icy coha'i'-
Tn. object, first and last, Is 70 take ",''"'"S.
nnpular sentiments, and ii possible 10 hunbuS the
people. 49,, or,l .,
hc uoliica, sciences. The effect of them las been
m sh.ly. the most able and enlightened statesmen III
IN. land and to spawn upon the country sii"ai Vi
m,,.r;nr men for the Hughes, offices in the nanii:-
Platforms defeated Mr.. Clay and elected VII. i"ih
plat inr.ns defeated General Scott ANA ticItto .ce
raj Pierce; platforms brought Texas mt" 'hc mon
nnI forced the Mexican war; platforms repchrn thc
Missouri Compromise and opened anew iHc si'c'J
question: and platforms, II continued 10 oe Picsseu
upon colventuus will give continuous icaSe ~ 'e
Presidency of the Democratic party, ~llcn !'ie J.
buuo knows is the party i: this country when 10 '
.,uouru. and active advocate ui slavery cX'riHoi'
Tn. Tribune, we thought, had got enough ut poiI:i
cal conventional platforms. We rccoileci-ihc whoc
country rccullcc,r-tiIa it spit upon III" RiioFm
er.ctcd by In. convention which met nj Baltimore
and nominated General Scott. IL supported bravery
n. old hero OF II hundred bnies but II spit upon
th,. platform" This !iir truth throughout the
free States. The Wings wra Tor General Scott ana
not inr the platform In most ct The Southern St'cS
the Wigs went Tor the platform and not tor scott
There was an equal DIVISION North nnd South lie
ulnttrm and ;Ee candidate came out neck and neck,
although both were far behind General FIERCE
Two States in the North, viz: Vermont ana MHS-i-
chlSr.s voted for General scott AMI spii upon Inc
platform Two state: in the S"Hih, VIZ; tennessee
and Kentucky voted for Tie platform, and NC will rot
say "spt upon" General Sc";, but We d" say that
they won the battle the PLATFORM and not on TIE
candidate.
In 1915. the wing convention at Philadelphia mo-
1arl hmm
They made platform. They made only can
,!i!aics. The Tribune opposed Iayl"r' eirc'
ton because platform hat been hla"e Dy
the Convention which Nominated linn. II tell some
sa: sfuctiuu. however, III having 80 true northern
man as Mr. Fillmore inr Vice President. Ii gave a
ter willie aGuhsi support /" IN" ii""iI'':' ct Inc
'.saurltcr house cunvca,lon IN Use IL own heciarG-
ton IN" ticket elected ami Gen. Taylor proved
10 b. much better northern man than Mr. Fillmore
anu if he had lived, wou!, III uii human probability
have been Reelected hvA u vote approaching nearer
Ia Immunity than has been given I" Presidential
candidate Snc" Mnur"c'- TIM; and Ii" would have
been taken, too, without the incubus Vi IL Piainrn.
So much Tor tins
The question, however, rccur., put hy the Tribune,
mud vi. can only say that practically and theoretical
H. w, are uu,i.;laiorm. We look upon platforms.
rs frauds They u-' 10 put int" places ~ higti
rc.own the vcrss political lacks that ever cursed
ua,ioi II, however, III order 10 haTc union o Inc
opuo.,tiuu clements North and South, and among
AT prcscn. in which it eau be done. What will sui:
the North, won't suit the South, aud whit will sui
the Americans won't suit the Free Soil ncn and the
old Wings.
In view III t- state of things, and to insure sue
Cess we submit whether union could not be formed
on MES. Are there not prominent statesmen III
this country upon whom the opposition can Unite;
men whose well known opinions whose public ami
private life are GUARANTEES OF their fitness, their pa
irinism and their worth Men whom we could take
without the fraud of PLATFORM and support, believing
rhut ii they are elected, shall have oar govern
m.n wisely aud huncsly administered FOR four years.
We believe that there among us Just such Inc anu
W.T. hold tina, 4 ,ali- lie is surcr and more reliable
evidence of correct principles than any PLATFORM
however strongly endorsed, can he.
We throw on; these views and ask that they lnay
he considered III spirit "i candor. If there is virtue
in lll-ln they will not weaken by dlscussIon-it they
are u.suund and visionary, they will avail nothing
The Presidential election il upon H., and It the De-
mocruc party is to be- defeated, union OF the oppo'
stion is required DO it. II that union Is Imp"ssl
blr there is not much use 10 feel anxious about tht
result for the victory will be won before the canvass
has been opened.