Daily American organ., 1856-03-13
The Richmond Enquirer against the

III ~ an ola ana tfuo saying, tnAl desperate
diseases require desperate remedies The Rich
mond Enquirer acts upon this principle. The
american platform contains doctrines and opin-
ions which all conservative men in the nation
can readily subscribe to and adopt. 1t demol-
ishes in its plain import and in unequivocal
language, the idea, 80 often hitherto advanced,
by the anti American press at the South, that
the tendencies of the American party are to-
wards Aboltionism. This idea, which was
false rs we'll in its inception, as in its utter
ance, and in its purposes, the American plat
form of principles effectually destroys, The
Southern mind, which had at one time received
as truth the calumnies uttered by the anti
American presses, had undergone change on
this point, by reason Of the promulgation Of
the principles adopted by the National Coun-
Gil in June last. But the phraseology in which
the 18th section of the June platform was
couched gave umbrage to a large portion of
the conservative Americans at the North,
whilst that used in the 9th section gave equal
offence to many in the South
To harmonic the conservative portions of
the American party, both North and South, a
change of phraseology became indispensably
necessary. This necessity led to the formation
of the present platform, which, 50 far as we
can learn, gives entire satisfaction to all who
are conservative and reasonable in their views,
save to a few who deemed it important to pre-
serve the June platform intact, as a matter of
policy. The general acquiescence of the coun-
try in the platform, and especially by all fair
minded men, now renders it point of the
highest Importance with the anti American
party, to misrepresent its provisions, and thus
to re-creats, in the Southern mind, the belief
that its tendencies are towards Abolitionsm.
To effect this partisan purpose, the Washing
ton Union and Richmond Enquirer are labor
ing with zeal worthy of an honest cause
The apparent sincerity of their assaults upon
the platform, may incline some people who are
uninitiated in the mysteries Of political hum
buggery and chicanery, to lend an easy ear to
their deceptious diatribes. Hence and hence
only, do we notice the Enquirer's article Of the
10th inst
The Richmond Enquirer says
"The 18th section of the new Philadelphia plat
buObt6uC6 anu clIcCt, the exact 0ncJDOOe
OF the old 18th section. This section endorses
and approves the doctrines of Abolition the old
section condemned it. The Missouri Compromise
admits that slavery is wrong that it is inferior
social system, which it is the duty of government
to discourage, and that shareholders are not enti-
tied to equal rights with other property holders
In effect, it brands them as wicked men, az wrong
doers, AZ an inferior CASTE For repeating this
great wrong, for wpng out this false stigma on the
South, the new platform condemns the administra-
ton. This, we maintain, is tinctured with Aboli-
ton, and makes the platform quite broad enough
for Black Republicans to stand upon"
There is no sort of relation, either in subject
matter, SUBSTANCE >or principle, between the
18th section of the new, and the 10Th section
of the old platform. The attempt to contrast
them is an attempt to deceive. Nor does the
18th section, as alleged, endorse or approve
the doctrine of Abolition Nor did the Mis-
souri, Compromise admit that slavery is wrong
nor that shareholders are not entitled to
equal rights with other property holders, As al
legged by the Enquirer The whole extract
above given is deceptious and untrue from be-
ginning to end
The 9th and Tth sections of the present plat
form stand in place of the 10Th section Of the
June platform, and they maintain, both in
form and substance, the rights Of the South,
and the rights of the citizens of the Territories
by language which no man can distort or ex-
plain away. Neither logic nor sophistry can
give them a double meaning, or assign to them
different interpretations.
1t u-ns tho intont, and il is the plain mean
ing of the 9th section, that the reserved rights
of the several States shall be unqualifedly re-
cognised and maintained Slavery is one of
those reserved rights. 1t was the intent, and
is the plain meaning of this section, that there
shall be no interference by Congress with
"questions" which appertain to the individual
States. Slavery is emphatically one Of those
Questions" II was the intent, and it is the
plain meaning Of the 7th section, that the per-
manent citizens of an organized Territory
shall be allowed, in framing their constitution
and laws, to regulate their domestic and social
affairs in their own mode, subject only to the
Constitution Of the United States, with the
privilege of admission into the Union when
they have sufficient population for one Rep
rcsentative in Congress. But it was not the
intent, and is not the meaning Of said 7th
section, that "squatter sovereignty" shall be
inangursted, nor that aliens shall be allowed
to control the elections in the Territories All
that is valuable in the Kansas Nebraska law
Is Incorporated into the creed Of the american
party, and all that is Objectionable in that law
Is omitted from this creed.
But the Richmond Enquirer
with optic. keen.
Sees what In not to be seem
IL pretends to discover the doctrine Of atrli-