Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-08-30
lrrsm the Huntsville ilabaria) Democrat!
Non Intervention not the Democratic Doctr!l

The "kdysratc." in its last week issue pro
fesses to bc satisfied with the approval OF the
advocates course by the people" How,
when, where. have the people Indicated Their
approyal of its cause The Democratic people
Of Alabama. 50 far "a wc are advised, ha'r
expressed their opinions on the subject IN an
,hortatiyc form IN Convention only, AMI thea
iavorably TO the democrats cause.
The States Rights Democracy Of Alabaina
were opposed 10 the So-cal!ed ccmpromSc mca
srrcS Of 1870 bur notwithstanding then re.
mons,ranccS, they were passed. For III" >aAr
of peace. however, and under the assurance
that they were to bc n iinality on III" siayery
question, the Democratic State Convention, held
at Montgomery 10Th January, ls5., adopted
the following resolution
Resolved, That the acqucscencc @! the cti'
zen, Of this State in those acts Of Congress
known AS the Compromise, evinccd by tie re
cent elections rests upon the consideration that
this compromise, is final settlement Of slave
nv agitation and J,,otscti"n f',' >""th'ri. lf"-
perty."
The Democratic and Anti-know-No,hing
State Convention, held AT Montgomery, in Jan
uarv, lsli. in the enumeration of principles.
which constitutes the true basis Of the nation.
al Democratic organization" mentions
Second, The qualified right of the people oi
the slavchoidlng States TO the ir"feri'",' Of
their Droy,rfy IN tie t,rriiorirs. IN Tie >i"'"
oad IN tie .rihi,rhcss in which Territorial GOV.
crnmcnts are rs yet unorganized.'
The Convention, also. declared their 'dclih
crate conviction. that the people Of the slave.
holding States should unite for the protection
Of their threatened rights, and for the proven
ton of further aggressons npon their dom'>ii'
institutions and that they should positsely
refuse longer To affiliate with any national pax
" which will not distinctly and rnclui, rally
recognise and maintain HE. fW msosgIeo iN5"
rights nn1.r tie CONSTITUTIONS
Here the Alabama Democracy claim the
right Of the people Of the s!avctcl'lins Stat
to the protection Of their property in thc state,
in tie T,rri,orio.; and in the wilderness and
that the people OF those States should :c.u'r
positively to affiliate with any National Party.
which will not distinctly and uncquivocay rc-
cosni>c and maintain tic .fNH m"s"rc r. mfT
rqhts lf this is no, distinct and GncqnI.
vocal recognition and approval by the Demo
cratic people, through their delegates IN Con
venton OF the " Democrats doctrine Of Con-
grcssional protection, we do not kno" "Hsf
would be And ii we are not mistaken, TIE
editor Of the " Advocate was in Montgomery
at the time, approving the action OF the ton'
rcntion. and when he got home endorsed rs
action through his editorial columns.
Thc" Advocate says:
The ADVOCATE hd, mt said, a. the "Dcmo-
crat'' charged, that il Is the Democratic DO.
trnc' that Congress cannot intervene {" pi".
tect slavery in Territories But It has sad
that non.inlcrvcntion is the doctrine Of thu
Cincinnati platform, of the Democratic party
and Of the Kansas bill
True the Advocate admits . Congre'S
has the yoictr To protect slavery the Ter!.
tores-Concrcss cM do 1t under the Consutn'
ton: but il contends Congress ci5H"t dc II M
der the doctrine of the Cincinnati platform.
Of the Democratic party, and Of the kansS'
bill" Senator Douglas says tho same thing
He admits the constitutional power OF Con
grcss to protect slavery, but he contends '''aI
the exercise Of such power by Congress woI.1
be ant.denocratic and inconsistent with me
Cincinnati Platform and Kansas hill. "lhe Al
vocate" and Senator Douglas do then s'i''
stantally agree With the advocate per
mission, therefore we will amend orr hecIa''
ton so as to read thus:
The Advocate declares Douglas doctrin'
that Congress cannot consistently WIN Wv
doctrine of the Cincinnati platform. OF 'h'
/ Democratic party. and o! the Kansas biij IL
( tcrycne to protect slavery IN the Ierrit"lie'' "
! be Democratic doctrine
/ We have shown above that sush Is mol 'ii'
doctrine of the Alabama Democracy, anh W.
( have, heretofore, shown it is not the doci:i"'
of the Cincinnati Platform nr Of the hai'Ni'
bill. We have never understood either u "H
( clude Southern slave property from The Pro'.s''
ton of the Federal Government. Congress ~
cluded, or they would not have received o"'
endorsement The fact. that different ''''
/ s;ructions, inconsistent with each other, nav
been put upon them by members Oh the pT
,nocra,ic party, proves the necessity oi an al
ditional plank in the platform OF the haf.,
! ton Convention. defining the meaning q: ''''
( Cincinnati Platform on this subject
/ By the way. the Advocate. to sustain us non
Intervention doctrine has lwc nope inhi'ef
tently) substituted, IN the Cincinnati Platform,
.'non.intervention for ''non-in,crierenie 'H
( Congress with slavery in State and TERRITORY.
.Noninterference' Is the word in that PI'ti';n,i"
! that is, no-intermeddling with slavery. -
are opposed to Congress interfering or ih's
medilng with slavery, b'It We claim in'eTNe'''
I ton for its protection. 'Noninier'cn'lon ~""
| slavery" is nonsense. CoagreSN cannot ne.
yene uitA slavery, but it can intervene .or ~
protection, and this is the true Democratic '','
triEs.