Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-06-13
CONSERVATISM AND HARMONY OF THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

The well established character Of the candidates
nominate, ~ the Cincinnati Convention. As we'll as
the platform which it adopted, furnishes further eri.
deuce "i he n. aa!ity ani conservatism of our par
~. The orderly manner OF its proceedings, and the
uuauni,y with which il disposed Of the great section
al question which seemed to imper the Union, show
tina; Is '2rm",ious rs it is conservative. Ii thus
presents all the ce,nsnts tina, should recommend it /"
Old Inc Wigs, Southern Know. nihngs, and ma.
tional of all sections. Ii is equally strong, uni
:e. patriotic and conservative. Its solid and serred
rank, present noble contrast 10 the fru!s, dissen
sio'.. !..d chickering's of its opponents. The Know
Nothing Conventions at Philadelphia split up that par
~, agreed upon nothing and almost not quite, broke
up in row. Nor has quiet peace been restored
by ;l,riG adjournment The Stanton Convention for
;s numbers has been quite prolific Of dissensons
and difficulties, its predecessors. Aud the New
Yer: Convention, with the help of Bolts, will be
TO leave nothing of Know Nothingism, but its Rich
IncHt Tail This tail, the Immortal has at last at.
Tackled, adjunct and ornament to Black Re.
pubcansn. 1t is the most sensible and patriotic ACT
OF Ms I! Cor such he and his clique To
be dangerous, when they become avowed eneme.
instead of pretended friends We doubt not thai
abolition will vote for the Democratic candidates
We hope aud believe that they are generally sounc
on the slavery question. The luarr-s and splits a
Philadelphia go far to sustain our opinion.
They are disguised with the low trckery, aud in
dgnant the abolition procivtes Of the party int
wh"S., ranks they had been deluled. They canno
unite with the Black Republicans, nor can they al
patriots remain neutral, whilst that traitorous part,
is in the field.
The OldH.ue Wings, every where. look the
Know Nothing organization with luathiug aud con
tempt. They tried hard bu, Intellectually, destroy
that organizations aud to improve their platform
their principles. Latery, they have been formal.
withdrawing from their alliance and Waiting the
suit of the Cincinnati nominations Ihuse nomina
tons cannot but be- pleasing 10 them. They coulc
not expect US to nominate men with Wing principle,
aud opinions. They only hoped and expected tina
We would nominate national and conservative men
Surely we have not disappointed their hopes and tx
pectations. We confidently rely on powerful al
from the Old Line Wings of the North, the South
the East, and the West
The mrrted castigation of Sumner and Greeley, ant
the dsgracetul exhibitions of backguardsm and pol
troonery of Hale and Wilson, coming at the sam
of their brother traitors in Kansas, have furnished
the Black Republicans with fertile themes of agita
ton, but will not increase their number, heal thei
discussions, or unite their ranks. Few SUutherner
read do the abolition press, and therefore
no, that their quarrellinss aud chickering's
coed those If the Know Nu,hinss. They abuse eacI
other quite much they do the Bible, the South
Washington, Webster aud the Constitution.
YET they will probably act together and Act under
the lead of the extreme nfidel licentious and dis
union wing of the party, to which Garrison, Park
er, Phillips, Sumner, Wilson, and the pan,aoon
ed A,nazons belong. The talent and the inhn
ence Of the party decidedly with this wing. Ger
ri, Smith aud Goodells faction, who have got no far
Their than immediate emancipation, total agrnriansl
and pulling down the churches are quite thrown i
the shade by the holder and more COMPREHENSIVE
schemes OF the Boston and New Haven Garrisu
mans. The very boldness Of those schemes may f.
the present Brighten off many tnid aboitonis's froi
their ranks. They will hardly be able to drill til
whole party into concert of action by next fall
they do, We shall sill easily defeat them. But the
recover stronger and more audac;ous from every d,
feat. 10 Vanquish Thorn is not enough. We ma
dsar;:i and silence then The strength aud harm,
ny .! "nr party Increased Is II will be by accession
from the good m-n al all parties, will afford a ia
opportunity to devise ncaus extirpate this cank,
OF abolition, inhdeli,y and immortality that equal
threatens and eudaugers the North ara the SOUTH
"The safety of the people is the supreme law" All
that safety is seriously imperlied by aboli,ions
ms 10 justify any extremity OF harshness or scvcri,
in thwariug their Vaccinations. We shall elect 0,
cardidaes but that will only he means to enable
to eradicate the caucerous treason Of abolition, tn
L. e.tinu INN the yitnls of the Hrnuhlic.