Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-05-02

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ycu the result. The Democracy Of Missouri l. rrans
Ia stg: by the Democracy nj her old grand i"'n'I
VIRGINIA. and her sister S'H'.s i'll III" preservation o'
the blessings of civil and religious liberty.
| Considerable anxiety, M doubt, was manifesto"
in Other quarters III" time approached inI '''' &c
srmbiirg nj Convention. Missouri politics wste
always interesting, since Cob Benton c"ihu"h't:I n
curious sun!rrscs. and has bccnrne douhy so o me,
NJ il is well known that his party here have ""sfu
| Nm jmuacable warfare upon the present a':inIS,ra-
lion, aud particularly the kmnsar- Nebraska on''.
The Democrats of our sister States were auAlouS !"
kuu,, whether We, in order TO catch lew '"'rs'
woud take weak position OH the Kansas Nebraska
hill, or endorse II as fully "a they hhd u"ie' =:
! They had right IL expect that Msso','H,u
rvctly adjoining Kansas, and more Interested l''li
any other State, i'll having a sound PopuiHioI .
n.Zed there, whose rights have been trninpeu upon
by abolition cmissaru>, sent out BY enGr"ii ai so
rtes-wuuld proclaim n full anI uhqaai'ieu Gu
dorseueut of that bill, the perfection OF human ie
:islaIiun am happy to be able to say INIT ''eS nav
not been disappulnicd c, p,o -,,,
| To everything Democratic, It was c"'icnS eip.t.
ed by some, that they would unite VIII! US ~ tne
coming State and Federal elections. ms p'iei d.
hri.htrur, bv the tact that they called 'ner Con
y.uijun upou the sam. day previously iixed upon ny
| the Democrats for ours But II wac obvious ~ any
one acquainted with the two pnTtles. Una" 'ete c"u
be no union upon principle, and the Democrats "oui
not, Of COURSE listen TO any propose, ~ d;nis"m "t
sn,ils il was moreover, known uat Col. benton
party in this city, lwhere his strength i'hclpahy
lies. was thoroughly abolition IN lis sentiment was
led bv Francis Z. Blair, Jr., who had been appointed
| Inv GIs father nj Pittsburg, member OF the Dihck
HnpubIican Executive Committee, AMI III his letter
explaining his position on that subject, had openly
proclaimed thar, though he Intended I" remain De'
mucrat yetthe WAS opposed TO the repeal oi Inc MIS-
snuri COMPROMISE, was in favor al It's restoraton'
and intended 10 act in future with that party whose
Doii,rgl opiuiogS co,ncd,d ruth has Osa. That uvow-
81 lett no possible chance of his remaining in the De-
uocratc ranks and il was evident that he "ouu cur
nv with hin all he could, i'll order To Keep up stpa-
rate or.anizu cation, nid go to Congress from ms s'
trict Still, We knew that many Behton men, VINO
were honestly opposed To the rrpeal Oh the missouri
compromise, would now, III good la''h, anlue ny he
PRINCIPLES of The Kansas BILL and act with The Nation
| al Democratic party. , 49, r,
| In This condition of things, the two Conventions
met last Monday at Jefferson City. The Democratic
| Conyru.ou WAS the largest and hOlest ever HELD IN
the STATE every county being represented The Ben
ION lnuvsntinn Tor rather the BQirmnidtto Conven-
tioul numbered fhIr!ynns mculhers, twenty-five "l
whom were from ST. Louis, seven from another couh-
W. and the remaining ten IL represent thc pace Vi
the State-about 100 counties. Our Convention Set
10 work rs if there uitcr body III existence
uu nu,iriur Frank B!ar's, which WAS sitting III the
Senate Chamber, when any bar-r"om III the cry ~"uu
have been large enough to have hen M ms mem
b-rS. We laid down II platform s"uhd as the Io''L
stilu,ion and broad the Union, the substances ni
which has been enacted by every State that has hci
conventions platform that places lls side ny SIDE
with the national Democracy of the Cnion Here u
WHEREAS, The important issues now before the
,ouu,ry inyulye mnmen.ous consequences 10 the
n,r, mud we'll being Of these United States; and
WHEREAS the State of Missouri, from her geoGraihl.
cal position aud past history Is made Tue theare uh.
I, som. extent the centre of the excitement when
mug distUrbs the tranquility OF the kepu0ic anu
,vh.r.ss ih. Democracy of Missouri deem 1t essen
III, ia the welfare OF the State und the purity vi ther
political organization, that all these disturbing Issues
should receive plain and equlvocsl expression OF
opinion; therefore. -.
ri R.solyed. That we reafrm the principles Of the
| Danorrntc platform adopted at Baltimore and Jet
| ferSpn City III 1872 -, ~,
| E.soiyed That the true friends of the Union OF
these States those who defend their equasity'
faithfully execute all the spuiations 4" the c"stItu-
tion and oppose in sentiment ind action the Anti sa-
vary partv in its efforts destroy the equal rights
Of the STAKEHOLDER aud the s!nvehodlIg States
3 Resolved That the Constitution of the United
States i. the fundamental law nour Unon' and thnt
| tb, great aIr leading principles upon which II Il
based il perfect equality among The Stntes between
which /, has been adopted; aud that in all things III
yulvin. the joint Shts of the States there eau be u"
discrimination nude by tn" Generni government IN
f,yrr of nny one OF IN" States, 10 the eXclu-
s,s of the Others wi;huu, palpab" departure from
the Justice and equnity which the Government was
instituted to maintain
l. KesolyeA Tint we cordially approve the pas
say. of the Kansa. Nebraska net, and of the prncl
pl which il recognizes that the people of the Terri
tories have the right IL form and regulate their do
nestle institutions in their own way subject only to
IN. Constitution nj the United States.
j. Resolved, Tint il IL not competent for Con-
rr-ss or any other power under the constitution, 10
iuuo,e upon new States comm into the Union, any
condition restriction i'll Respect 10 their domestic
| institutions internal concerns, WHICH tir tcicrn!
! Constitution has not imposed upon the Original
a.,: M! that any effort the part "t CvDSress, or
ANY other power to violate this principle, should d"
mt, and opposed by all good ciLens' H. IN allcp'
f.. tramplc upon The constitution aud destroy our
! Union.
,s opIv u pluiu fuflnrnt ot Constitutional REQUIRE
ment, and any modification OF That measure III any
manner mpaJing it, force VIII strike t"la DO" III
m, existence OF the Union and should be Resisted ny
| ali good citizens.
| = Resolved That we denuunce the doctrines OF
Aboli,innsts Free5uicrs and Back Republicans and
Al ATTEMPTS to restore the Missouri Compromise, II.
subvcr.ivc uf the principles at the Governments anu
dangerous Ia the peace Of tue country.
| j. Resolved, That the open discussion nt pubic A.
fairs is the foundation OF all true republican govern
ineu,, and the safeguard OF freedom; thai the ciV
and political privilege "r capacities :" any c'tIcN
should be in No wise diminished "r enlarged, Oh nc
count of hi. religion; should any citizen be pro
scribcd ON accouu; al the place of his birth TINT ali
attempts to nbrdc the privilege OF becoming citizens
among us should b. resisted with the same SplrIt t'ia
swept The alien and sedon laws from the statat
hook: md that we are opposed In any change III the
iZation laws. ,,
9 Resolved, That the American or Know Nothing
uArty by It's secret meetings, s cerein"'ni. us oas
and .'mmm,nerirs," has tended Ia denorniIze public
sentiment; whilst by embracing, rs It now does, Il
wren; sectional ISSUE and adopting, rs II Inns done III
il. very inccpri"n religious intolerance and poitca
an civil l1cnparity because o the accident nf brth
~ primary principles ni pn ca action II violates I'm
snirir nf huh the Stat. aud Federal Constitutions and
aims deadly blow at the highest and most sacred
rights of na1.
| TO- Resolved, That we believe these principles t.
be vital for the maintenance of the Constitution anC
the preservation of the Union mud therefore we in
woke all patriotic citizens, irrespective of pat party
differences, 10 unite with for the perpc;uaton d
the iucstmabe blessings OF civil liberty and religious
| freedom. ,
success of the principles which we holl in common
with our Democratic brethren OF the different States
that there should bC unity of action on the part OF a!
| Democrats throughout the Union; aud to secure thu
| end we will appoint delegates tn represent the De
| nucrGcv Of the State OF Missouri in the Nauna
| Convention, to be held a. Cincinnati.
Still we were willing to recognise a. Democrats al
those Benton who opposed nj first To the ropea
OF the Missouri Compromise, would Row subscribe tt
our platform, support our Nominees and pledge mem
| selves to support the nominees Of the Cincinnati
Convention. The Benton Convention would nn
do that. Their platform agreed only to arqu
escc in the Nebraska bill to prevent slavery agitation
Recognised Know No;hingism as the only issue be-
fore The country, and would support no one who dld
not stand on their platform Meanwhile, Frank BaIT
had made dGnunclatory speech, abusing Gen. Pierce
and sr,nriRg that he would never vote for hun o
Judge Douglas; and resolution offered by Governor
King, nominating Mr.. Buchanan, had been voted
d Dwn. About this time the delegates from tour o
the counties catching u strong scent OF BiHck lie
puhlcaGislr lett the MuIaito Convention and came
over to ours, and were received with the most vnc
erous applause. 1t was really amusing to see thos,
honest fellows give their experience in that Tore tcn"
The Democratic Convention, after the adoption
Of the platform, proceeded To the nomination o.
State officers, and The abest in the party wer,
put up. There is not an inferior man OH the list
| Although so many of our able were spoken 81
iur Governor vet SO evident WAS the unanimous wsi
OF the Stat. for certain great man, that he WAS 81!
motion of Hon. Peter Carr, good Virginia Demo
Al. nm