Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-08-17

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THE UNITY OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Il tNSAs ISSIlE


,r,.r ,rSl7,v or r1I, DEMOCRATIC PARTY
TIE KANSAS ISSUE, &c
It's row all established fact. that we have Du' i"o
par,les in our country, the National Democratic par
~. and the Black Republican, the latter made up o.
all the combined sna OF the tree States, for the oseh
sbe purpose OF warr1g the rights and equality oil
tha slsye States With the passage of the kansas
Nebraska bill, the South was told equally with the
North that the public domain was Tree to all the Sates'
The rsnaal of HE oiious Missouri restriction WasJu-t
r;h, snJ nroner II involved the great principle oi
eGnni,y ii rishs on the part of each sovereign Stale
i'm opp0slinu 10 territorial PARTITION when III o'ne'
words declared that norlh at certain ine' YOU ute
deprived OF your equality OF rights wnh your N"I'"
reignty wss also settled ~ fixed principle VIZ: lhHi
the people of a territory when III Tue ACT oi 'o'hs
State and putting on the armour OF u oh,e
~, sh8iI say what sort OF government ..ey ,ha,
live under and what kind OF domestic lnstltulio7 'e'
intend To adopt. l..oao
The only cause for difference ol opinion De'"eo"
members OF the Democratic party was me ih"ue "
manner ui submitting the Constitution 10 'he Peop,e
of slI-s- Tor ratification Inns difference OF p'',''
WAS and Ir We. one OF time and experience lhe LIZ
c,mptoni.e. never hav. nor never assa success
fully the position OF either MIR. Dougas or Governor
Wise. We al! believe Mr.. Buchanan To nave oeeh
honeat and patriotic III hs efforts 10 give peacs 10 Tue
country and remove from ,h- arena 81 Federal Legsia
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receive the Lecnmpon Constitution NJ IL came 10
Congress. admit ksusss a. State, aui theD tt merlin
hersOvereign capacity, alter amend, modify, or su'p
another Constitution, without Disturbing The harmony
which should exist between The North and The Souit
that Ia. quarrel. III kssas shculd be strictly local.
lied and thus peace and harmony would bt restored
aud this bone vi contention ana agitation removed
from the Halls OF Congress But dor- any sane man
contend the, Mr Buchanan, III The ret place. did not
prefer tina, tLi- qu-slion OF the Constitution OF Kan
ass should be submitted 10 the people tor rh'incailOn
before Karsas applied for ndmiss'on Certainly mere
is no one WHO behaves this was mol hs position lie
desired ih-he question al the Constiintl" 20 o. rel
tied sitter Kausa, Stale. by her peopla,"ho We're
then czeus Of II Sovereign State. by 'h- cal! IT con
vention if they IA minority ut The CITIZENS OF hnhshs)
were not sattfi-d with their new Constitution, as Ihe
convention failed 10 do 81 in the frat instance. The
great vital principle Of popular sovereignty, which
declared that the people should govern Themselves,
carried the Kansas Nebraska bill through both Houses
| of Congress.
The gallant Douglas is now at this hour battling
for IN. great principle q: popular sovereignty
and equality ot rights The phTt q. TIL shareholders
of the South with their Northern brethren, sustaining
;oo the bred Scott decision and warning against the
| Odnn. abolition doctrine OF negro equality.
There are, however asiute politicians OF the South
Jealous ot the high position et Gov Wise ana Judge
Douglas, who extremely anxious 10 make The
people believe that Wise iicnv.iI save thu nark!l l.
n" sound on the -lnv-ry fu-.'ion, and hnt Douglas
has gone. over hor-e foot aud rregrnns, Ia the Black
Republicans. Aud for what why tor assuming tbs
same po-lfiou aud advocating The same doctrIu-
,nurcated from The stump and every where Else IN thr
canvass of sc, and recognized at Circ.nnii, j. O..
that the people rhould govern Themselves upon the
question of their domestic policy, when emerging
from their territorial condition INFO that nj u spvr
reign State which il the highest act known to free
NEIL Tn. English bill or compromise L. total sur
render of he position ar-um-d hy Mr. Bn barhn
AMI M. administration. We do not essa Mr. or
hi. administration tor this, bur il shows that ihIs c'r
idea at getting the question out Congress hal SEIZED
upnn Mr. Is. Hd hls friends and consequently they
had al last To submit the constitution with mod Fl ID
schedul- in which acknowledged the principle 81
the Rockingham resolution, i.-. that the constitution
ought 10 he submitted tor popular ratification. 1t
was complete back ont on The part OF Mr.. Hunter
aud hia friends, too who mad taken strong grounds
again-t suhm-sion tor The means II provided In
the English bill by which the people of Kansas can
reject or nccept ths the constitution.
| This back down or submission al the Karses qr"a
rinn was but going back tn original petition ~! ir
Buchanan in August 1857, AZ which time Mr.. Burhsn
All aud his Cabinet with the entire Democracy, North
aud south dreamed c anytnlEI cl=.. than thai
The Constitution OF Kansas would be submitted 10 the
people for popular ratification and not upon tn prn
cipe of either "heads win. tss you lose
The English CuGpromlsr bill u also III direct CON
Gic with the RESOLUTIONS adopted last winter, by The
Virginia Legislature, which WA intended n " KIN
off, 10 Governor Wjsrs position. The friends ol Mr..
Hunter ardrnily churklin. over the supposed ~
buke which declared that Congress could not 20 he
hind the oi thu convcniiun Th- principle at non
intervention by Congress- wa completely surrender.
I'd by the Engah bill and we have Eow no right To
make any ,.st here in Virginia on that question, for
Congress sent back The Constitution under the In
gl-h bill and all the Virginia delegation voted for that
bill They adopted th- under the one idea
that any settlement WIS batter 'han hence the
passage or adopfion u. III. EnglI-h bill.
We are not arguing against ih- English bill, but
agaiEs: making L-compton or nnti L-c"mpton test
OF Democratic orthodoxy. IL il gross impudeac"
and species ot prli,IcG ed..-rIEHin, 10 attempt IN
read MIR. Dougla- or Gov. VI - ont oi IN" j-ro
cratic party. fp' opposing III" i4-r"'up'rh C"n-ti'u
ton when the Administration aud its friends had NJ
laat 10 come ihs principle OF submission; and by
saying ~ iha people al Kansas, submit the Con
siiiu,ion 10 you Tor popular rs csIon or rej-clion
but declare in the schedule, At you do accept il. wc
vii i4ke you take le.s land than yoT get: in
other words Won must ~ under our modified
schedule This Kansas affair should To longer b"
mair u test The mission oi the great Democrat"
party i. to tigh, Elsck k-publicani-m III 1860. We
need all strength We need all our gallant men,
although they may have differed with liz upon h-
question of Kansas. The Democratic party If the
oDly impossible barrier 10 The success I'll Northern
iariniiciam and secunh+m. Union md hnrm"hy
should be our watch word. What can we make by
division upon a question which should b- bye
gone
Let us organize for the great battle Of lS6O-under
the ever glorious banner Of Democracy and State
Richts; for upon the successful triumph Of our psry
and III principles, rect the perman-ucy OF this gov
ernrnrnt--the only lres model Republic on the face OF
the globe.
The liberty, the hopes Of millions rest upon the
preservation OF our great country. Let ~ then IN
scribe upon our banner the motto, that, I'm union
there strength and rally man, animated by
one common principle. in behalf ut the only great
party which preserve aud hand down unIm
paired the prceess blessings bequsalh-i 10 III by
cur ancestry. PIEDMONT
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