, 1859-11-15
THE DEMOcnATIC PLATFORM.

III s4uf -AUllHeIu ue1HoCFaL III 4o0L. Hltl
@''ca told that lie aud his party would, only a
year later; be qcquiescing in a Southern pro-
.ect Tor repeating; the Missouri Compromise.
aud re.opcuing the Slavery question, he would
have been justly indignant that he could lc
suspected Of SO mean thing. The history #
the period Of which We speak, proees that the
mem thing was not only acquiesced in but
t'ousummated by Northern voters, and that
The principle which served as the basis ef
the movement, became the corner stone Of the
modern Democratic party The advantages
gained by the breaking up oftbat honored CON-
pact were not commensurate with Southern
expectations. Kansas las, thanks to the 5rn-
ness and patriotism Of Northern men, taken
her place among the Free States. and will, dur
iaS the ensuing session Of Congress, be ad-
1nitted into tie Union. The Harper's Ferry
e.aczae furnishes tic Suutl m cxcusefor taking
another step in advance, in the hope Of retriev~
Ing tie ground which she las lo:t The Ricl.-
,nond Enquirer, tic most powerful and intly,-
tntial Of the Southern journals, assumes the
initiative, addressing itself to its own section,
thus: sat
tn the days Of Hnrper's Ferry fmeutes, VIC
Want thc tsfotct,aznt Of lars, and not their ne
Gatioa. Jrotesti"n Qf S1arfry is dt,nandsd Iytht
h'ood # slan9htstd eiti=tns, aud The traitorout
>y1tAsrn MT" tut da.ss deay tie right, Is tr.n
more criminal tdan th< i"tgat5s Of the Ghqrts-
:ona jail. Fanat;cts,a ndde trnitorUf Rroacr.
|.tk roL1TIcAL CAPITAL 4,4uEss the traitor OF tht
Southern ntan 1p1o questiohx the necessity Or d.
aits tie {ght Of .s2arfry to protection.
And in another article. :: few DAYS later, j.
lays down The law md cracks its whip over
tue Northern members Of the party, ns fol-
lows:
The moral Of 1iarl,er'S Ferry teaches that
intervention Of authority. both State and Fed
cral, is demanded US much IN khs Stats as IL tie
7'rrt.ort's, Intervention is not wanted to it,
trnducc, but 10 protect Slavery. Upon the
Charles Convention will devolvc tie duty OF
drawing LING Of ,lenlarcation, blond and dis
tinst 10 platform md candidata, from Black lie
publlcanlsnl. No compromise will be euter-
tanned: The South knows its rights, aud Har.
rcr's Ferry teaches that she must maintain
them. Should tie Union survive the aunroact
ing Congress. the Charleston Convention viii
decide its fate. II tile $outh is permitted by the
existing Union tn meet Northern Democracy il,
l,ocrntcd. The irst men Of the South will b.
tcians sceki,r y, t'ta ,h rh,'-
far public p1undcr, will be aLle to CRAFTY his
with d;tv en t1s doc,r;,e Jul III, ~ mrness anu
protection. will be insisted upon BY the South,
raocrsrx ~. III dsc;n .h o. inc Sorthern De'
"If for intervention, tic nomination will br
proceeded l wl't': n nya;ntt tAtre vii! he ltdre
sion lint viii tc not only nro,nos.;r l,f ts.sS .n
tent shadow of coning erents cast warningly
candidate, ,nust r % mr.sanad - ~ naoe1a's e' y,
nj! the States, upon the ulfi,natun. Of Tue Con.
nreenn & Us u1e's.ooo , anu decided oy tue sn"
enough ut ,lle North to elect conservative can.
a'datcs. there viii scarcely he found conserva.
~ ~ -: ''o"'' ~ sa'e a'e on'o"'
vs. i"1u' s'.se eA'''c's' ''o' lot t''c purpose
.,A' .'''"s ,''.',D. VI 4'o p'ot'0s'l'on vn'c''
Ivy .,n uos 'r' ~ P"' ',lc!n vi 'eeolo' LII!
WV oc"soe'''es u t"e NORM 1hay sec the goal