Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-05-22

rogi-ag;ou pri.y 10 the nomination If candidates
unequivocally asserting in substance the follow
| ing propositions; l. The recognition and nppfo'
val of the principles of non Intervention by Con
gress upon the subject of slavery in The Terrific
ries. 2. That no restriction or prohibition STA
rsfy in any Territory shall htFeafftf Be hiads "a
anu act OF Cong. ess. 3 That M State shnll be
refused admission into the Union heeapse # the
existence Of slavery therein. 1. The faithful OK
ccuiion and maintenance of the fugitive slave
law
10 Tint If said National Convention shall re.
fuse To adopt the propositions embraeed IN the
preceding resolution, cur Delegates 10 said con.
vention arr hereby positively instructed 10 NTH
drGlr."
We need scarcely remark that ihese proceed
ings Of the Florida and Alabama Democracy in
dictate very suspicious aud significant lack OF
confidence in their brethren Of the other states
In their judgment. n, least, the party st large is
MT 20 perfectly national md Trustworthy a. some
Of its supporters in Virginia would hive Us be
lipvo But it Is note worthy that even these very
cautious Southern Democrats fail 10 make the
r'pudiaiien Of squattcr sovereignty condition
on which they will abide the action of the Gin
cinnati Convention. In 1913 they resolved in
Alabama that this doctrine was 'as indefensible
in principle md as odious in practice the Will
mot proviso" They take milder ground now,
lut this will not relieve the Convention from tho
necessity Of passing on the question: for the
Richmond Enquirer has issued its edlet that the
ugly idol" must be thrown down from its prdes
tall where il receives the alteration of fools and
dcmagogues. That "iho, gun must be spiked" and
that The false and fatal theory must be rcpu-
the ordeal, unless those who demand it shall back
out.
When these matters shall have been got rid
of it is not impossible that the attempt will he
made to abolish the twothirds rnle-that Gun.
ming invention of small men to defeat great ones.
Should tho attempt be made, it will produce the
livelest sort of "A breeze.
The final aud feroest struggle will be on the
nomination. And here affirm, without fcnr
of contradiction, that if, in obedience TO the do
mand Of the Florida aud Alabama delegations,
platform shnll have been previously alopted,&
that platform embraces distinct AMI unequvocal
declaration of sentiment upon MI the great ques.
tons Of the day, it viii DO impossible for any
one of the aspiranis yet spoken Of to present n
record IN accordance with these declarations
Either the creed must be made general aud
ambiguous IA 10 cover all diversities Of opinion,
or some candidate must be chosen with principles
and conscience 50 plnnt as to permit his acccp-
lance Of anything. or ontcccdents 80 obscure "a
10 prevent the possibility Of collision between
such acts he may have heretofore performed
of his own accord, and such rs The Convention
mny now require OF him
Upon the wholc.wc think the reader will agree
with us in the conclusion TINT the Cincinnati
Convention promises very little either for tho
country or the pnrty-Hnd that il is safer t, sup.
port such man as Willard Fillmore. with the
mobile record OF hi administration for n platform,
than any man whom accident, intrigue or neccs.
sty may make the democratic nominee.