Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-10-14
MEN OF ALPHABETICALLY ISSUES" l. :. ION :
cRESsIOEaL PROTECTION.


r:y thereof.
MEN OF 'IMFEAcTICaBLE ISSUES" l. : lON-
eRESsiOEAL PROTECTION.
The Examiner" says The rue wh'ch
should exclude Tie personal cncmes Of a c&''".-
date from Il National Convention should. also
most rgidly deny admission to that class of
politicians who seek to disturb ;;re harmony o!
the Democracy by raising UNNECESSARY and i'm
practicable issues y Democratic Convention
for the nomination o; >oG:c conservative states.
man Of well balanced mind and sound .juds-
uen, who is to lead the states Rights ncmoc-
racy agains, tine b!att. anu imcsaa.ary cohorts
Of Seward, is no. an appropriate place 10" ;Ae
agitation OF inpraciicab!e doctrines
We sh2!! not undertake TO GiScoycr tic idea
which lies entombci il tie a1oyc--hut give
the words Of our contemporary 4 praciica! "p-
p,icaton 10 certain u,cn in Virginia. The
"Exaniucr' stands committed b. the above.
70 oppose the nomination Of .'a,aeS y. Seldom,
Lewis E. ;Iayyic, Charles .RuSsc0. Thomas ;.
Bocock. and other friends 0. Mr. Hunter, 10
Charleston, because those gentlemen, IN ls&6,
without tie fear ot raising unnecessary and
impract!caLlc issues il the Cincinnati Con-
yentioa offered the following resolution as part
o: the Democratic platform:
Resolved, That the duty % aiibrding a(:e-
ocaty protection in the Territories previous TO
their !cra.l organization rs States. 10 equal
rights OF person and property re>Pecte,! ''nIcr
the CONSERVATION Of the union, : incumbent on
the proper legislative authority thereof.
y; cv viii the Examine" run the ,.,S, Of
having this same unnecessary and impracti-
cable i.,ue" raised BY Mr.. Seldom a; Charles
ton: VIII no, the "Exar.;ncr, forthwith, take
p.cper position again>; those men, vino, n 1873.
held tie above ''imprac;icaGlc doctrines. !. wc
understand MessrS. Seidon, iiar:e, Russell,
and Bocock, they are not men who play ";'s;
and loose" in politics, but having in !s"iiaken
ground upon AN improbable issue. they
vii stand by !. "a; I'll hazards and To tie last
extremity" Aui this We preSum" the e
a,aiter understands even better than ourselves.
Therefore, should an Of those gentlemen OF
''impracticajlc issues CON. before any district
Convention for Charleston, We shall! remind
our contemporary Of It's ife>:n. position. and
shall expec, the Examiner 10 oppose their
nomination. But if the "I.xn,n;ncr' coasc"ts
10 the nomination o: any OF these gentlemen.
VIC shall expect oar contemporary 70 rca'c a!l
opposition TO impracticable issues. The TcSo-
lutions which Mr.. Seldom offered in Cincinnati
will be offered in Charleston, audhc, If 4 dele.
gate will occurs. sustain il, and we hope will
be the first to offer it. IT. in l>lt when there
was TO candidate who held the doctrine, BOX
put forward by Mr.. Douglas, Mr.. Seldom 1,en.-
ed it TO be his duty to protect Southern RIGHTS
in the Territories by the above resolution" n"w
much more necessity will there DC in Charles
ton for this same resolution: II Nr. Seldom is
delegate 10 Charleston, his position in ic.6
Will compel him TO propose aglin tie above
resolution; and the Examiner. now - Geci-
dealy opposed TO ''imp,actcahle issues, should
dea!ai.i the defeat of those Dangerous men,
James :. Seldom ard Lewis +. llarYic-
With ucn OF such "npract;c,be doctrine" as
MesSrS. Seldom and iIarvic have proved thc,n-
selves 10 be, what would become of the bar
mony Of the party
The Examine! continues
an the appointments Of delegates 20 the
Charleston Convention, the Virginia Democracy
should take care that the action o? their dele
gates in 1860 does not violate, Ivy The agitation
Of the slavery question, the sacred pledge
which. the Democracy of the Juloa made to
The people Of the United States at C!N.iNv>rr"
Here is the sacred pledge
"Fuc DEMOCRATIC rAErY WILL RESIST AZ: A.
TENTS AT gENEwISG, IL CoSGREsS OR OFT "f II,
TaE AGITATION oy III. SLAVERY QUESTION, UNDER
WHATEVER sGArE or COLOR TIE ATTEMrT NAY
Be AN.i.
Let u t,st correct an error o. oar contcm-
porary. That sacred pledge" WAS given in
Baltimore N 1852, and merely renewed lat
Ct"eSim0't in 1876. And, notwithstanding
the sacred pledge" disoyga,d:ing Nj Seldom
and Mr.. Ea:T!e introduced their i,nprac;icatie
tissues ana doctrines, violating the pledge"
Of the party and renewing &" The agitation of
the slavery question" Now VIII the "Exami.
ner' trust. IN 1860, at Charleston, those cen.
te,ncn, who have proved thcm>c!yc, 80 r,.ck.
less of sacred pledges, party harmony. and
the agitation Of the slavery Gnes;oa:'-
BY 10 means. Our contemporary coasiS-
tency would be gone forever. Such vaciila;ion
Of purpose would destroy all claims 10 devotion
10 ps!uciy!c; aud degenerate the "Exaniner'
into aman'worshippiny organ. An opportunity
Cor the display OF Roman virtue does not offer
itself every day, nor the occasion OF sacrificing
irle;; upon the altar Of principle, present 1t
self often dU,ing the existence OF newspaper.
lie; not the rare chance forever slip. Let our
contemporary screw its courage to the stick
inS point OF Roman virtue, and anathcmatize
such reckless men rs Mess:s Seldom and Har-
ris-meI. Who, withou: the fear Of party har-