Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-05-15
NASHVILLE:
THURSDAY, MAY Is, 1856.
The Cincinnati VentiOn-Demands
of the Southern Democracy.
A LAND SLIDE AHEAD |!


of nationality on the slavery question. 1t
ought to be the province of the Cincinnati
Convention TO determine whether the Squat
ter iSousreigaty construction, or the anti
ISguattcr Sovereignty construction shall be
recognized as tenet of the Democratic
faith; but we venture to predict that it
will not discharge its duty in this respect.
Democracy in the North, slightly recovered
from the anti-Nebraska epidemic Of l854-5,
is still weak in the knees, and without the
staff of Squatter Sovereignty to lean upon,
could not stand day nor an hour. Con
scious of this, Northern leaders will resist
any attempt in the Convention to engraft
upon the party creed an Interpretation of
the Kansas-N Nebraska act. And we see
indications in the columns Of the Uni0n
and Amcrican, that the Democracy of Ten
nessee are prepared for submission. We
/ do not believe there is to be found in the
Tennessee delegation to Cincinnati, one
member who will have the moral courage
and manliness to assert in that Convention
the Southern understanding or construction
of the act in question. We note further
indications that the South is to yield to the
embraces of the "Squatter Sovereignty
courtezan." Mr.. ORR, of South Carolina,
in speech at Columbia on the 9th inst,
declared he has scanned the resolutions of
the Northern Democratic Conventions, and
he hesitated not to say that the great ma
jority of them are eminently satisfactory"
Not one of these resolutions which are
"eminently satisfactory" to Mr.. ORR, as
serts the Southern construction of the Kan
sas Nebraska act. All Of them studiously
avoid committing the Northern Democracy
to what the South regards as the true Con-
Stitutional doctrine. If Mr. ORR, South
Carolinan, disciple of the Calhoun school,
is ready to trust the Northern Democracy,
is it not significant indication Of what
is expected of the whole South? There is
to be a startling land-slide--a precipitate
retreat by Southern men from the lofty po-
sitions assumed by them. Mississippi, AL
ALBANIA, Florida, renowned for their chivalry
and irery zeal in defence of Southern
rights, are to bend before the shrine of the
modern Delphic oracle, and yield up GER
tainty to uncertainty. We see now in our
minds eye, the heretofore erect, bold, ar
dent sons of the South, in melancholy
groups worshipping at affairs which, but a
few short years ago, they denounced as
the nuclei of Plagiarism. To give our
readers some idea of the fall that South
ern Democrats are bound to realize, we in
troduce to their consideration the following
resolutions, adopted by State Conventions.
We will begin with
FLORIDA.
Here is brace of resolutions adopted
by the recent Democratic State Convention
held at Madison in that State
5. ResoIUed, That the passage by Congress
Columbia or prohibiting the slave trade be-
tween the States, or prohibiting slavery in the
Territories or other places subject to the laws
of Congress, or the refusal by Congress to ad-
NIT a State into the Union because its Con-
! stitution recognizes slavery, would afford evil
| dence Of fixed, aud deliberate design on the
! part of that body to impair, weaken, aud hnai-
| ly destroy the institution of slavery in the
! States, eand would be such violation of our
rights as would amount to intOlerabe Cypress
! ion, and justify resort to measures Of resis-
lance.
6. Rssotpsd, That the Delegates from Flori-
! da 10 the Cincinnati Convention are hereby
instructed 10 insist upon the adoption by that
| Convention, before the nomination of candi-
dates for President and Vice President of a
! platform of principles embodying the sub
| stance of the nth resolution of this OOngen-
! ton: and should said ConUention retaSet0 adopt
such resolution or resolutions the said delegates
are hereby instructed TO UithdraU.
The Democracy of Florida were not
more decided than their brethren of
ALABAMA.
who, at their Convention on the Sth of
January last adopted the following resolu-
| tons
RssoEred, rs. That 1t is expedient that we
! should be represented in the Democratic Ma
tional Convention upon such conditions as are
| hereby expressed.
20. That the delegates to the Democratic
! National Convention, TO nominate a President
and Vice President, are hereby expressly in
structSd 10 insist that the said convention shall
adopt a platform Of principles as the basis or a
/ national organization, prior TO the nomination
of candidates, unequivcoally asserting in sub
stance, the following propositions l. The
recognition and approval of the principles of
| non intervention by Congress upon the sub
| ject of slavery in the Territories. 2. That no
restriction or prohibition Of slGrcry IA any
Territory shall hereafter be made ia any act Of
Congress. 8. That no State shall be refused
admission into the Union because Of the exis-
tence Of slavery therein. 4. The faithful exc
oution and maintenance OF the fugitive slave
law.
40. That IL said National Convention shall
refuse to adopt the propositions embraced in
the preceding resolution, our delegates TO
said convention are HEREBY pOsitsOsly Instructed
70 VithdraD thersfrOm"
During the same month, (January LAST
the Democracy Of
MISSISSIPPI
held their State convention and adopted a
platform Of which the following is a frag-
ment.
Resolped, a. That our delegates TO the next
National Convention Of the Democratic party
10 be held for the purpose Of nominating can
didates for President and Vice President are
hereby instructed that they are 10 insist on
the adoption by said convention Of platform
OF principles which shall contain:
81 A.