Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-07-01

HoH-lllAeiicIciice ~ prevent tue uifecl OF HUI
! rect prohibi,ioniof SLAVERY by the people of d
Territory applies when they assemble to form
, a .s'dts e@nsshatioa, to in force alter theii
admission as q. State Zh(g, qna tier oaly i$
I it that the kaus4s;Sebraska act denies to Con.
gress tho rightito regula,e and protect by. its
direct Legislation; the rights Of persons and
propertv. "'''''I '',' -'',,'''' ''''S' '''- ''''
F.ol the Kansas Nebraska astitsolf n,erycnes
Nbytwo clauses of Congressional intervention
to protect Slavery n'thc Territories. - 'e,
= This SORT Or n6n-inttrftrencc, and this sort M
'of protection, were, equally recognized by the
fraRcrS Of the Cincinnati, platfuTmy anu with
this interpretation that Platform was recognized
! and icleidUd in 1855. '''' - '''.' 'i q.
+ Within the last few months {. minority oi
iahe. SQrlhera, Democracy l!avoi started new
Interpretation of the plstloniAthe erroneous
sdua,,cr sbvereignty' Interpretation, which
! ave have already described. These innovators
'fhTe hele their meetings. announced their dc.
7 g.terminaian 10 secure the adoption of their
;. new Interpretation at Charleston and, in some
,instances, haze CONC so far as TO declare that
fthcy, will have no aiIiliat;on whatever with
those who refuse to acccds To- this. new inter.
,Tprc,ation. .-
r. And yet another Bald Of ;innovators has
Griseii, insisting that the whole matter shall be
: hushed up at Chareston; that the Democratic
:, Convention shall refuse to endorse either inter
,prctation; that the righuul defenders of con.
, stitutionals obligation aands sthei sddtScates of
squa.ier sorrroignty shnll be leit alike free to
apply their contradictory Interpretations to the
Democratic platform. '..,,". q ,i ...., -r;i. ..i
+. We have not, -hesitatch 10 condctnn both
! propositions, as oncratng to secure, inevitably
ftlie iFec-soilizlng Of tho Democratic platform.
10 our apprehension, there is nc, substantial
, difference between them. The one proposes to
announce directly that the rights Of slave pcsl
sons and slave property are not entitled to pro
itcctiun by Congress The other would pro
claim to all the world that there. is no pplticA
party in the United States which darcs asser;
this right Of equal. protection. And when this
rs once accomplished, it will secure every OBJ
ject of squatter soseTeigHt and frcc.soilisrh 4
political right which no political party in the.
tnitn will venture to assert is at once practi
: cally deprived Of all vindication. as thoroughly
and eilcctually as though it were directly de-
nled "uhlcrthe compromise proposal, equal.
, ly with the sIuattcr, sovereignty doctrine, our,
right to Congressional protection for ,persons
and property in the common territories would
not be worth a fig. indeed; the compromise
proposal is what il has justly been described
10 bc-i' is practical squattsr sovereignty" :.
r. The recommendation which 'this cnnpre'
mise proposal has is one which we have:ul-
ready AMPLY exposed. 1t is utterly impossible
to adopt it. The following undoubtcd facts.
arc all,suflicient TO establish this impossibilty:
p', lst The Charleston Convention cannot re-
fuse to endorse the Drrl Scott decision, Which
embodes the doctrine Of eiaAl protection in
the most explicit language. ..,.r.,., o-":l, ,.nd
. end. 'Squattcr Sovereignty" men wild I've at
Charleston and will there insist on the en-
durScment of their views "l'''
-. 3rd.' If il were possible to silence all other
action, the interpretation oithe platform would
depend on the sentiments of the Presidential
nominee; and no non:conlniitta! candidate can
possibly be dominated .r - ~,
- We have thus taken The trouble TO rcitcrats'
''onr views FOR the benefit Of the Sentinel 49,
We mean no elFunce to <thatj journal, when We.
say that the Interpretation which We hare ua;
dcrstood it 10 aftix 70 the Kansas Nebraska ac,
a,d the CINCINNATI platform, Is nothing less
than the assertion Of ''sluattcr sovereignty. o..
Whether the ''Scrisiner still atlhefct to tl:ii
erroneous Interpretation IS at lelst, doubtful :,
From the following extract, il would seem, !;
however, that our cotcmporary still! refuses to
recognise ours as thointriprntatiCn Of the Gin.
cnnali pAtfptm: .or ~ .a;,.a': >sr:of =
II tho att1tsstys should arise for giving ftr.,
ther sanctions t9 the. projection Of equal rlsbl>
Of pcrSonS and property in the territories, we
shall not fall short of our duty. We viii 60
With the "Emquirer,"iand asEiraas the 'Rhlhi
rer, in dcnandlnsi But, anhn v Iaiy, we nd,
wait: Why SEEK lp introduce INTO party plat
forms, that which has, not arisen rs 9p issue ~
tue legislation oi The country, and never may;
The Enquirer thinks, al%e eaiidarstahfl it;thit
the GDrtoils.L fsuDrnr rDntiirn$ rhei doe,rino'
'Jsr which .itcaitendSro Then why -pot Istat ~
take thpt platform as il is without .additinp e.
';lincndmtft? But the Enquirer says thai
Douglas construes that platform differently,
Sna &'h T hi asasss asn'9, accordance
- "Thcrc'is nd doubt, whatever, that a res6lu!;
ton win be @6ftrcd at Charleston, cmbodyins,
ii ono toai, ofanotherE tho lQle#m.;S Sssseftiohi
s":rhat tho: Democratic Republicanpsrty dc,'
ny the, risht and duty of: Congress Or. the ex,;
ltcltiye Of the United States under any circum
fstsnacs, 10 takc action f6r. riiG protection oi
Slave PROPERTY Or slave persons in The Terrific
lr;cs II i!re Gui1n'''sa, s.sse-oGi bGa .-ecGya
." Wcwould unite with it in opposing such n
fresqlulon,ip, the bitter. end either 40 aa ah7
straeliot now, Or as psastissLruls she1ld the
iloccsi4h ,rsc for hls IMPLICATION heysaiseFw The
thrcjeGa6n', Of. this apuclpated demand Of DOUG
las, SmnEllaqiref saysqwilt g ltsslf. ;:;ielS,,
tutc, .the mos enphsiic, asssr;.oa ol! thu dog
trine' of equal protection"
b, Esry well. Tben we4ppcala 10 the SsEnquia
,EcriH.to lethe Question and tho issue e9iue,up:
In tNat f9rjn;o vewill stapd by, heart ana
''haads LET po.llgls. ~ ths rnissbiet.aaksF nat
'sis. Lcl y9l9pence ihs UNNECESSARY styiisii
ron hin tbsn &Ill le The, PODS 6iALy l.at.
/ ,yifsihIs. DeInoeyats not d+4.uI6 thr
puGils.afithe PgLfs$ harmony. ,.pan, mere hygo.,
thellea ana lnpf9Gahse easss 10 a.=l b.:.:
-If thc,meeeuity shoufdmafse;sg at9oThe
necessity hssarisea, and IS even nov imminent.
e yesk 1! taiip!g1aaase Jig l. fSi
|. .lloresil The doctrine has already lheen, dp"
ptroduted iato thcopary platforms. sTAnd'hsrs
rsq,iarsc sotefvgntSaneh ard caaiptoaise men:
Eanas i pStosrdsidg lh,I: Fa sh sszeIudy s 51t:by
refusing: 10 recognise at nhAlssteathsjnst apa.
anecessarye ednte4ircatinn, Of. hlie;sIAat1ortI =.
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